First Canadian Crop Formation of 2003
The first known formation for this year was found yesterday,
July 23, near Stewartown, Ontario.
Preliminary ground photos are of a large ringed circle with
two other circles attached in wheat. Centre circle is
approximately 7.6 metres (25 feet) diameter, with a
surrounding ring approximately 15 metres (50 feet)
diameter and the two attached circles are approximately
12 metres (40 feet) diameter each. Near location of
formations at Georgetown and Limehouse in 2002.
Some preliminary details noted already from an initial
inspection by CCCRN Ontario coordinator Joanna Emery
include swollen / stretched stalk nodes, a small fly or
fly-like insect seemingly "stuck" to a cloverleaf plant by
it's head and odd "splays" of "randomly downed appearing
crop" in all the circles as well as a small "grapeshot" splay
nearby, suggesting again there may be a connection in
some cases between circular or geometric formations and
random ones. Apparent lodging can also be seen in some
nearby fields. Lay in all circles and ring is counterclockwise.
CCCRN field report and additional photos to be posted
later today.
Also...
Another interesting formation was reported by Matt Rock
of CCCRN Ontario on July 22. Another field in the nearby
region which he had seen as empty the evening before,
was covered with randomly downed areas by the next
morning. In among these areas is another long "snake-
like" pathway of flattened crop running through the field,
in which the plants are flattened both radially outward
from the centre part of the pathway and in large swirls,
following the valley contours of the field and up (or down?)
a hill along the edge of a nearby road. Further details
pending on this report also.
Some other additional recently obtained ground photos
have also been added to the Crop Circles in Canada
Archives for a couple older reports, the Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan (1993) and Midale, Saskatchewan #5
(1999) formations.
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