Crop circles — strange patterns that appear
mysteriously overnight in farmers' fields and often attributed to
aliens or UFOs — are not simply the wild fantasies of Hollywood
directors. No, Crop circles are real.
This phenomena provokes puzzlement, delight and intrigue among the
press and public alike. The circles are mostly found in the United
Kingdom, particularly in South-West England according to BBC Travel,
but have spread to dozens of countries around the world in past
decades. The mystery has inspired countless books, blogs, fan groups,
researchers (dubbed "cereologists" according to Pacific Standard) and
even Hollywood television series and films such as
The X Files and M Night Shyamalan's Signs.
Despite having been studied for decades, the question remains: Who, or what, is making them?
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