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� ;�;�:;:�� The lndepend ch Centre for Unexplained Phenomena Issue 4- Autumn 1994 £1.50 Eclitorial 1st October 1994 The hoaxers know that their days are I numbered - unless they want to waste countless more hours and expense, @r®(i> @ir<ilei: As the 1994 crop circle season has travelling around the coWltry - all for a fmally drawn to a close, we are once bit of a laugh. again filled with a renewed sense of The mHil:,er H @®nl:,inuei mystery and awe. Although there has I think that despite the desperate antics of Wldoubtedly been widespread and the hoaxers, the genuine message from organised hoaxing going on, at the end the circle-makers is still getting through. Paul Vigay summarises the of the day we are still left with a major It's a ladder of commWlication. The events up to date. scientific puzzle as to the origins of the circles are talking to our inner Yes, in 1992 circles genuine circles. consciousness; the inner mind that has continued to appear. Of been lost through the ages. Nineteen ninety-four was certainly a course, D&D then come up with the It's all too easy for sceptics to sit at significant year for the crop circles. In excuse that someone is copying their home and 'claim' that all formations are As we climb up the ladder of cosmic fact, it could be said that the subject has idea. Full marks for originality! merely hoaxes. This is the easy claim awareness, inevitably a few people will come 'full circle'. Before 1991 and Doug that cowards make when they don't want encounter problems and challenges along and Dave came forward to make their I'm not going to waste time discussing the to face the consequences of what the the way and fall back a few rungs. claims, there was not the widespread various groups of hoaxers who would genuine phenomenon could mean to the However, by perseverance and tolerance hoaxing and misinformation going on like us to believe that they did indeed people of this planet. we continue to climb up. that has occurred in recent years. The copy D&D, merely to state that they circles had a certain innocence to them. seemed to have had the desired effect. ie. Until you have witnessed first hand the There is no race. Why should there be? people lose interest and researchers get anomalous effects and sightings By thoughtful progress, each of us travels When D&D made their claim in 1991, the generic term 'crank' or 'nutcase'. In surrounding the crop circles it is the ladder of communication at our own the circles community began to fall fact, I often get the comment, "Oh, you're difficult to comprehend what drives the rate. There is no prize for the first person apart. Experts needed to re-assess their not still researching those crop circles. I 'crackpot croppies'. Until you have to the top. Is there even a top? How do criteria for genuineness and to re­ thought they were all hoaxed." electronic equipment malfunction, we know when we get there? What will evaluate their research. Some dropped experience headaches or nausea, witness we see when we get there? out of the subject, which others injected During 1992 and 1993, with less media anomalous aerial phenomena or just a new level of enthusiasm into coverage and sightseers trampling visit a crop formation, you can have no The answers to these questions lie within themselves - After all, who really farmers fields, the serious researchers concept of the genuine mystery. the grasp of all of us. The only difference believed D&D's claims after all? were able to continue their work in is the scenery we each see along the way. relative peace. Circles still appeared and If you think to yourself, "well it's all one For some it's deceit and destruction. For Well, it seems that the media did, which hoaxers would still try to claim them. If big hoax. I've read about Doug and others it's enlightenment and spiritual in turn made the general public believe it there's one lesson the hoaxers learnt, it Dave etc etc", while you sit in the freedom. was all one big hoax. Doug and Dave was that it's far easier to 'claim' a comfort of your down-to-earth armchair In which category do you belong? may not be the worlds best hoaxers but formation, than to 'actually' go out and then my message to you is: "GET UP they sure are good debunkers. With make it. AND THINK FOR YOURSELF. Cover photo: The O&ver's Castle "Crescenls of Consciousness" fonmtKlll. believers losing interest as fast as D&D EXAMINE THE EVIDENCE AND RE­ For more information see IXI!Ie 5. Photo ©P.Y"1g0y can say "fooled you!", the phenomenon Despite more and more crop watches and ASSESS THE PHENOMENON. Contents: SUilllllJIIY of 1994 puge 3-4 was left with a certain numbness. nightwatches, no hoaxers have been Surveys of 1994 5-9 caught yet. Perhaps they have mastered YGOOU ANDRSEL VFI."S IT A FORMATION FOR LBUFiook/VghOts N andeidweos C revircliesew s 111041-- 1163 Of course, as stated in Enigma 3, the the art of invisibility. No! Judging by the Roswell: The Evidence 17-31 Subscription details 31 Page3 \:To intelligence me hoaxers I have met, I and surveyed during the 1994 season. I think the best they can manage is to get have deliberately refrained from labelling themselves seen lurking around the day them genuine or hoax (apart from the after a formation has been discovered, so well-publicised Arthur C.Clarke hoax) that less thorough researchers will My purpose being to merely report on my believe, mistakenly, that the formation findings and let you, the reader, make has indeed been man-made. your own mind up. During the quiet years of 1992/3 some Wherever possible I have tried to keep quite interesting results began to manifest the diagrams to scale and include as themselves. Scientists began to realise many measurements as possible without that perhaps there was a genuine mystery making the end result too cluttered. As after all. This seems to have been anyone who has seen them will verify, emphasised by the events of 1994 so far. my original sketches are very much more ineligible, but if anyone wants exact This year saw interest returning to the dimensions and/or scales in imperial or media. They, at last, realised that the megalithic yards then please contact me. hoaxers were merely small pebbles in the vast ocean of the circles mystery. They I would also like to take this opportunity wanted to investigate themselves, to find to thank all those people who helped me /Wont to run oown aN hoaxoerr?t?h I f so, Alton Priors is the place to (11. Photo� Andy Botey out more about this perennial puzzle. to survey the formations out in the fields. OUVER'S CASTLE Now that the media had decided to give It's only when you start measuring a Direction of (Nr Devizes), WILTSHIRE the subject a fair crack of the whip, the formation yourself that you realise just lay knock-on effect was that the public how long it takes. Some took nearly four OS. Ref: SU999649 became interested once more. hours to measure; no doubt the hoaxers Creation date: 27/ 28th July "Oh-dear", thought the hoaxers. "Did we would say it only took them twenty Survey date: 30th July fail to debunk the subject?" Yes they did minutes or so. fail, so out they come from the wood lt was later discovered that two work to try and throw confusion on this Anyway, wholehearted thanks are due to small grapeshot circles were added years' formations. The whole Vince Palmer, Chad and Gwen Deetken to the main formafton. These were phenomenon seems to move in cycles: and Andy Batey, without whom it would formed after 30th Ju� but before Hoaxers try to debunk, the public lose have probably taken me several hours 1 9th August. A strong band of radio interest, researchers carry out longer. interference was also detectOO experiments without interference, running north-south through the interesting results are discovered, media If anyone has any diagrams or aerial formafton. interest re-awakens, public gains interest photos of formations they would like to again, hoaxers must try to debunk again. include in future issues of Enigma, please feel free to send me any relevant So continues the happy games played in information. Don't worry if you think I the corn fields of the world. On the may have already seen it. Duplicated following few pages, I have displayed material is much better than material 0���� �'�'l'l!1�ul0•!l� ll�2l�m!ll0!!!� !m3l!l�!!!0ll!ml !!�4l�!l!0!�ll l!5!mh�l!!0!!ml l�!!6dl!0ll�/u um7l�m0llul !�8mh!u0!ll�lm !l!!9lu�0!!I1!�I"'L-0�0� -- ��--� 115--0L I__ L_ _L��2/0 0 il some of the varied formations discovered missed altogether. Metres l Page4 PageS ( li!f' ( "' t.·, \11ul\ 111 (I' 'I' ( 11' ;, 11111/11/ I CHEESEFOOT HEAD PUNCHBOWL FROXFIELD IIGALAXYII HAMPSHIRE WILTSHIRE OS. Ref: SU527282 OS. Ref: SU170716 Creation dote: 281h July Creation dote: Unknown Survey dote: 31st July Survey dote: 9th August A level of rooio interference was detectoo in a broad band across the centre of the formation, becoming stronger towards the slope of the punchoowl The signal seeffiOO to be originating from the woods to the oost of the punchbowl. Further investigations are pending. V Page6 Page 7 ( I 1 '/' ( /11 /c \11ufl I I I ( I 1 '/' ( /11 f, \1111fl I I I BROAD HINTON .. Arthur C.Ciarke Hoax". WILTSHIRE HACKPEN HILL .. Dragon. .. WILTSHIRE OS. Ref: SU1257 63 (approx.) Creaffon date: Unknown OS. Ref: SU119735 Survey date: 9th August Creation date: Unknown Survey date: 9th August NoS/ope , Direction of lay N -· \ :.e; 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 15 20 25 30 35 40 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Adtiodi nal Notes: Very impresswe, light� swiried centres, coupled Metres with anomalous radio intelference reatfmgs were what impressed me with this formation. The radio intErlerooce seemed localised to the Actiitioml Notes: formation and dropped off after alx>ut 5-6 f�t No anomalous effects were found, a�hough some stalks were stil standing, espocial¥ ou1side the formation. Both Chad, Gwen and I all along the edges of the trom6nes. This was interesting to note as it was a known hoax· felt OIZZ'{ whilst surveying this formation. commissioned by the Arthur C.Ciarke T.V. t�m. Verdict: I liked it! PageB Page9 L I ()''')\I t:.•/J ( '''""" {}Ill/\ IM'MMIH The following message was uploaded to the CompuServe New-Age Forum Library: Title: Crop Circle Apocalypse Author: John Macnish John became interested in the circles in 1989 and rapidly wanted to investigate them. This he duly ***ANNOUNCEMENT*** ISBN: 09522580 3X did, initially whilst working on BBC's Daytime Live As of September 1st 1994, I will be retiring from UFO research and investigations. Price: £12.00 programme. The first few chapters of the book My tenure in UFO research has in some ways been very rewarding, especially the Published by Circlevision Publications, PO Box describe how he was introduced to Pat Delgado and many close friendships that I've developed and enjoyed over the years. In many other 36, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 3ZZ Colin Andrews. amongst others, and describe early events such as the (in)famous 'trilling' noise and ways the effects of my involvement have been quite debilitating, especially to my Operation Blackbird. family. I don't like what I've seen this phenomenon do to otherwise concerned rational Well, this is the book that everyone has been talking about. John Macnish's personal people, including myself. The malicious libel, slander, distortion and unchecked Although the book seems dismissive of the trilling investigation into the crop circle controversy. The fabrication that runs rampant in the UFO field is destructive and counterproductive. noise, no conclusive explanation is provided and an book is sub-titled "Crop Circles: Case Closed", so assumption is made that it was probably some kind My belief is that UFOs are indeed real and that the management and spokespersons for is it? and how did John's investigation lead him to of radio-mike interference. ufology suffer greatly from egocentricity and self-importance when the evidence is this conclusion. clear that few really care much beyond the novelty. Therefore, I've decided to extricate Doug and Dave are introduced 'centre stage' about a In fact, you may well consider that I am not the myself from this eternal abyss and return to the family life that I've sorely neglected. quarter of the way through the book, after which ideal person to review this book, in light of Jayne John turns his attention towards the hoax hypothesis Macnish's aggressive correspondence towards me and sets out to capture hoaxing on film. This he My final effort over the course of the summer will be dedicated to writing and (see last issue). However, if one is to remain does and becomes more and more convinced that rational and scientific in one's quest for the truth, publishing the truth of the matter regarding the guardian UFO Landing investigation in every circle has been hoaxed. then one must open one's mind to all possibilities. the Carp area of Ontario, Canada. My archives and research will be turned over to a Thus, I will write this review in an unbiased This is where the evidence in the book starts to private research institute where my work will continue. the institute is dedicated solely manner and merely point out where the reader wobble a bit. For example, John describes a third to unmitigated academic discourse and scientific research into UFO organizations, should investigate further to verify or disprove hand story of how two cars had been seen parked at John's account. governments or public media. The institute wishes to remain anonymous at this time. the end of a track the night before the great Barbury Anyone interested in a synopsis of my research and the discoveries that I've made over castle pictogram of 1991 appeared. That seems to be However, my first criticism of the book comes the extent of his 'secrets' of Barbury Castle. the years can contact Project Awareness for a copy of the video tape of my farewell from it's amateurish quality. John has obviously presentation. Their Address is PO Box 730, Gulf Breeze, Fl 32562. I do not share in had some problems with his DTP and spell­ Similarly, the Mandelbrot formation of 1991 is checker as sections of text seem to change style the proceeds. After September 1st, I will not accept any orders for UFO materials quickly dismissed, as "strong evidence of human rather erratically. The index is also in a rather odd which I have made available to assist in my research costs. For those of you who have involvement is apparent". The only evidence I seem format; people are indexed under their christian to be able to find in the book is a second-hand maintained an interest in my research efforts, I thank you sincerely for your support names rather than the usual method of indexing the account of how someone (Mike Inns) discovered and encouragement. It is because of you that I regret that this decision has become surname. what appeared to be post holes when he surveyed necessary. the field -after the farmer had harvested AND burnt Computer skills aside, it's the content that matters - the stubble. not the way it's put across. As the saying goes, My final opinion is that there is no mystery to the UFO phenomenon, the real mystery never judge a book by it's cover. The whole style Most hoaxers get a mention -even unknown ones - involves the sociology of how it affects and polarizes those drawn to it. This may be of the book is a chatty, personal account of how such as "a group of hoaxers" claiming responsibility John became engrossed in the mystery of the the best reason for government secrecy. There is a great need for comprehensive for circles in rice paddy fields in Japan. This almost circles, met with the various circles 'experts', change in the attitude and management of the current UFO organizational approach to seems an easy way to dismiss circles for which no followed the hoaxers and ended up believing that solid evidence of hoaxing is available; simply say, UFO study if the subject matter is ever to receive and retain the attention of serious the subject had been one big prank. "a group of hoaxers later claimed responsibility". scientific professionals. My final recommendation for those seriously interested in the Whoopy Do! Obviously, not everyone would believe him, so he potential scope and possible origins of the UFO Phenomenon is to read "Hyperspace" attempted to film circles actually being created by by Michio Kaku (1994 Oxford University Press, non fiction). Scattered throughout the book are a few time-lapse the various hoaxers, using high-tech cameras and sequences of images of circles being formed by night vision equipment. There are numerous black hoaxers, although with the hundreds of documented Farewell all of my friends, colleagues and antagonists, good luck in all your and white photographs to accompany the dialogue formations throughout the years, not many serious as he recalls how the subject progressed from the endeavours. researchers are going to give up investigations early days right up until the book was published in Signed: Bob Oechlar /family simply because of one or two photos in this book. 1993. Page 70 Page 7 7 WWlifNII In general, the book seems a rather desperate greenish. travelling over East Field towards Knap analysis failed to reveal what actually caused the before or after the fonnations -you have only their attempt to debunk the subject - even going to the Hill. All I can say is that what we saw was circles to appear. word for it. extent of claiming that the small white ball filmed DEFINITELY NOT balloons -in any case, we had by the Von Durkheim brothers was a thistledown East Field pretty well covered from all angles and It then goes on to describe how, in 1991 Doug and The only revelation in the video (as far as I can see - seed. He then describes in the book how a man any hoaxers would have been easily discovered, Dave made their announcement to the World, and Ed.) is the claim that John Macnish commissioned shouted "I've never heard anything so stupid in my especially if they were unloading helium canisters how Pat Delgado was set up by The Today Doug and Dave to make the HMS Mercury life!", during a talk at Covent Garden, before from the back of a car. Newspaper at a location in Kent, The subsequent formation at East Meon in 1992. Even then, the storming out of the room. The book then goes on to circle-making contest is then shown in some depth, night-time footage doesn't really show any say that... "This man felt that my explanation was On the whole, the book makes a humorous, if with interviews from Or Rupert Sheldrake, Richard distinctive landmarks. Again, it's worth comparing ridiculous, he preferred to believe in the far more sometimes vague attempt to debunk the entire Andrews and Jurgen Kronig. Circle hoaxer Jim the slope of the field and the position of the gap in likely story that the objects on the video were in fact subject. Unfortunately, before any hoaxer can do Schnabel, who incidentally only started making the hedge in the night-time shots, with the colour probes from another planet." that, he (or she) must PROVE. beyond reasonable formations in 1991, is briefly interviewed, as is day-time sequence shown after creation. Further doubt, that ALL formations are man-made. John Adrian Dexter, the winner of the competition. footage shows Doug demonstrating the (in)famous Well. I think even probes from another planet are a Macnish unfortunately can't, thus the mystery of the Dexter then gives the camera a demonstration of baseball cap with sighting device and 'stomping bit more feasible than. ... thistledown! Perhaps John circles remains, despite the clutching at straws that how they made their formation - complete with sticks'. should view the excellent video of another white seems to have gone on throughout the pages of this ladders and poles. Although difficult enough to ball, captured by Steve Alexander in 1990, which book. carry equipment into the fields without being seen, One of the most interesting parts in the video (for travels across two fields. over a farmers tractor and Dexter also went on to say how they used the me anyway) was the rather humorous way Schnabel up a hill slope. If you want a brief history of the circles entire five hours in order to complete their and Irving tried to fool UFO researchers by phenomenon from the early days (well, only as far formation. releasing helium balloons filled with small flashing As if to debunk surrounding enigmas as well, John back as the late 1970's) from one mans perspective, lights. There is an intriguing bit of footage where moves on to describe hoaxers attempts to fool then this book makes quite an interesting couple of Macnish decided that the only way to really the balloon is drifting slowly across the night sky, researchers with phoney UFO sightings, such as nights read. If however, you are looking for a book convince himself of the hoaxing was to get some occasionally flashing on and off. Watch carefully launching helium filled balloons in the dead of which puts forward serious, hard evidence to close high-tech surveillance equipment and go out when the balloon passes in front of some clouds and night. the case of crop circles, then I'm afraid this isn't the personally into the fields to watch. This he started momentarily blinks out. Personally I would have clear-cut answer circle debunkers would like it to to do in April 1992, during which he filmed his expected to see the dark outline of the balloon One event described in the book took place in be. first time-lapse sequence - in an Oil Seed Rape visible in front of the clouds instead of totally August of 1993 and consisted of Adrian Dexter field. This black and white sequence is shown on disappearing. Perhaps my eyes aren't as good as (winner of the 1992 Circlemaking competition) I think John sums up the book quite well in his own the video, cutting to a colour aerial sequence. To they used to be. .... launching gas filled balloons each containing a words when, at the end, concluding a round-up of anyone analysing the footage, it's worth watching green chemical light. over East Field in Alton circles throughout the years, he quotes for the total for the position of the tramlines and the bush in the More footage shows Dexter repeating the Bames. reported sites in 1993, "Who Cares?". With this sort foreground of the time-lapse photographs and then experiment, this time using luminous green of attitude, it's probably a wise step to move over the same things in the aerial shots. fairground-type toys stuffed inside helium balloons. I'm not sure if this was supposed to be the same and let the real researchers investigate the The date they give for this experiment is the event that I witnessed at about the same time, which continuing genuine phenomena. A couple more sequences are shown before summer of 1993. All I can say is that my sightings consisted of two small balls, one bluish and one Macnish goes on to interview some of the hoaxers reported around the same time (see Enigma 2) were such as Jim Schnabel and Rob Irving - who defmitely NOT helium balloons. surprise contained in it, as I already knew John's confesses that hoaxing makes you 'feel larger than Title: Crop Circle Communique 11 - stand point from reading his book. This video is life' ("I suppose it depends on how sad you are" - On the whole, my personal view of this video was 'Revelations' very much an attempt to close the subject and make Ed.) that it was an insult to my intelligence. Any serious Length: 1 hour the viewer believe that all circles are hoaxed. researchers will immediately see that no solid Price: £15.00 Doug and Dave are then interviewed again and evidence is put forward by any of the hoaxers -and The video contains plenty of aerial shots of Doug tells how it became an obsession and sceptics won't see conclusive proof that ALL Produced by Circlevision Publications, PO Box 36, fonnations. These are very high quality and John describes it [hoaxing] as 'a most beautiful feeling'. formations are hoaxed. As Or Rupert Sheldrake has Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 3ZZ has obviously taken the chance to collect a vast ("I can't see how criminal damage to farmers said, "You can hoax good £20 notes, but that doesn't footage of aerial views over the years. livelihood can be a beautiful feeling" -Ed.) mean that all £20 notes are forgeries". While still with the subject of hoaxers, and having There is some footage of Doug and Dave recently viewed John's new video while staying It starts from the early years and includes interviews (although. due to the quality you can only discern I was even more convinced, after watching this with friends in Wiltshire. I thought I'd write a with a number of circles 'experts' such as Pat the shapes of people - not who they are) filmed video, that there is a genuine phenomenon, and review to summarise it's content for other Enigma Delgado, Colin Andrews and Richard Andrews. The through night vision equipment and a number of puzzled as to why people should want to try so hard readers. 1991 Operation Blackbird is mentioned in some Doug's paintings of crop formations. I can't really to debunk it. I can think of better things to spend my detail, noting that although formations appeared see the point of showing their paintings, as no money on than this video. After all, you only need Not surprisingly, there was nothing of any major seemingly in front of the cameras, subsequent proof is provided as to whether the paintings came one genuine circle for there to be a genuine mystery. Page72 Page 73 I have for many years had clearly was an important attempt a nocturnal visit. More produce the same feelings .as. s..ome 1*!? 4! an interest in stone circles site when first information and illustrations of less known and remote circles. In fact on and barrows. With the constructed - but what Castlerigg can be found in the one occasion I had strong feelings about a advent of crop circles, it [L�[ii[Nf[i was its purpose ? John "Traveller's History of Britain and very insignificant and isolated stone seemed no coincidence Glover, one researcher Ireland" by Richard Muir. circle. On a holiday in South Wales that they largely occurred Ill who has been trying to near Llandovery, we walked miles in in the same areas as stone find out, observed the Awesome Feelings search of a Roman camp called Y Pigwn. circles and ancient ����[L�� phenomenon of shadow There is a strange feeling of awe and On the first day we gave up but made a earthworks. Nowadays paths. At sunset on the wonder upon entering stone circles in second attempt approaching from the many would suggest that by John Vigay summer solstice the remote areas, perhaps this is similar to opposite direction armed with an 0/S they occur in areas tallest stone casts a long that experienced by some on entering a map along the course of a Roman road convenient for access by shadow. This shadow crop circle, but then - there is the down straight over the top of the hills. When hoaxers. This may be a reason for there was possibly used by the ancients for to earth feeling that the modem circle we estimated that we were nearly there being few, if any crop circles in the more astronomical calculations, because at might be a hoax not usually we saw a few stones about a hundred remote parts of the country where there Candlemas (2nd February) it points to the experienced with ·stone circles. Can you yards to the right. On approaching we are spectacular stone circles, perhaps sunrise." imagine the possibility of an Iron Age or discovered two circles of stones, one had fewer fields growing a suitable crop, but "Earlier this century, two men walking Roman warrior going up to Stonehenge several stones and holes in the ground nevertheless possibly of interest to the home to Keswick at night passed close to and saying "I do not think it's genuine! where some had been removed, the other genuine makers of crop circles. Those the stones and saw white lights moving we'll knock it down." I suppose it's just had just four stones, but each with a flat faithful to a belief in crop circles are still around. One came straight towards possible that this is what did happen to side arranged at about 45 degrees towards looking for clues to their origin and there them, but it went out as it drew near. Stonehenge. Monuments like Stone­ the sky. Strange feelings entered our is an increase in the awareness of small Mysterious lights of this kind may be of henge and Av ebury do not however heads as, all alone, we puzzled over their balls of light moving in the region of crop supernatural origin, or they may be circles. Is there just possibly a formed as a result of earth movements connection between ancient circles in (similar to earthquake lights) or they may stone, modem circles in crops and be ball lightning. At present although moving lights ? similar lights are quite often seen worldwide, their true nature and origin Magical Places are unknown." Imagine my surprise when reading a book entitled "Atlas of Magical Britain" Strange Lights by J ane t and Col in B ord, I came across I wonder if any reader has experienced an entry under Keswick - Cast/erigg seeing lights around ancient stone circles Stone Circle I visited this amazing at night. Castlerigg, although only one - stone circle with the family whilst on and a half miles east of keswick (Map holiday in the Lake District in 1982 - Ref: NY292237) is in a fairly remote but surrounded by mountains, a lonely spot exposed site, worth a visit if you are in but well worth a visit. Janet and Colin the Lake District. It is very photogenic Bord give the following description:- and who knows? - a night walk may find the lights are around again. It was a "One of the most spectacular sited stone pleasant sunny day when I visited, but circles in the British Isles, Castlerigg next time I'm in the area I will certainly An atmospheric scene at Cas�erigg stone circle. Photo: M.Vff1!1 Page 74 Page 75 purpose and who placed them in position Most crop circle personalities are mentioned in the in such a remote spot, perhaps they are book. In fact, in the vein of Private Eye, if you're not mentioned in the book, you're probably not a still important to beings unknown. They worthy enough researcher - or haven't been ROSWELL: certainly do not have many human introduced to Jim yet. visitors and at night I would think any visitors would have total peace and From reading the book, it seems that Jim has a meticulous eye for detail, for there are so many seclusion. Maybe this would be a good short snippets of information of a very detailed The Evidence spot for a night watch, you could at least nature, such as what certain people were doing on be assured that anything that appeared particular nights, when they received phone calls was the genuine thing ! and even what paintings they have hanging on the walls in their home. Although the book has been rumoured to be Title: Round In Circles damaging to the crop circle subject, I found it very The Roswell case represents one of the most more closely associated with this event than informative and enlightening. I certainly found out intriguing and most investigated cases of UFO Corona, even though Corona is closer to the crash Author: Jim Schnabel things that I didn't know before. Rather than History. What exactly happened on July 2nd 1947 site.) ISBN: 0-14-017952-6 dismissing the whole subject as a hoax, the book is in a deserted part of New Mexico? Price: £6.99 (paperback) written very much as a concise history of the On July 3, 1947. William "Mac" Braze! (rhymes Published by Penguin Books, 27 Wrights Lane, subject. Did, as UFO buffs claim, an alien spacecraft crash with "frazzle") and his 7- year-old neighbour Dee on a remote ranch. or did, as the American Proctor found the remains of the crashed flying London W8 51Z I would certainly recommend that researchers read Government says, a weather balloon crash? saucer. Braze! was foreman of the Foster Ranch. this book for its fascinating account of the events in The pieces were spread out over a large area, After reading all these books by hoaxers you may the last decade or so. Major hoaxing isn't really Over the years more witnesses have come forward perhaps more than half a mile long. When Braze! well think that I have lost grasp of my senses. On discussed until almost the end of the book, when and more UFO researchers have investigated to drove Dee back home, he showed a piece of the the contrary though. I decided that I would do some Doug and Dave are introduced. find out exactly what did happen. As nearly fifty wreckage to Dee's parents, Aoyd and Loretta detailed research on them in order to further my years have past since the event, Hollywood is even Proctor. They all agreed the piece was unlike understanding of their motives and activities. Jim then goes on to describe how he became getting in on the case with at least two films anything they had ever seen. fascinated by the hoaxing hypothesis and wanted to chronicling the event, one planned for release in This book is actually very well written and before investigate further. He tells of how he met up and 1997 by no less than ET enthusiast Steven On July 6, 1947, Braze! showed pieces of the you dismiss it as the silly rantings of a hoaxer and became acquainted with other groups of hoaxers. Spielberg. wreckage to Chaves County Sheriff George Wilcox. debunker, I would genuinely recommend that you Wilcox called Roswell Army Air Field (AAF) and read it. It you don't want to give money to the Towards the end of the book, he makes some quite Lets look now then, at some of the evidence talked to Major Jesse Marcel. the intelligence pocket of a hoaxer, then it's worth borrowing from derogatory comments about certain circle collected over the years, including many first-hand officer. Marcel drove to the sheriffs office and some one who has. researchers, which I'm sure may hit a nerve with accounts from eye-witnesses and people involved inspected the wreckage. Marcel reported to his some people - unless they have a good sense of with the case. commanding officer, Colonel William "Butch" Firstly, Round In Circles is very well researched and humour. Blanchard. contains a mine of interesting information. Most of the testimony in this document is from the Blanchard ordered Marcel to get someone from the Secondly, reading this book will give you a broad The overall tone of the book strikes me as a rather 1992 book "Crash at Corona" by Stanton Friedman Counter Intelligence Corps, and to proceed to the insight into the crop circle phenomenon. Although light-hearted account of how an innocent prankster and Don Berliner, published in the United States ranch with Braze!, and to collect as much of the Schnabel is known for his hoaxing abilities, he such as Schnabel became entwined in the ever­ by Paragon House. That book contains lots of wreckage as they could load into their two vehicles. actually seems to believe in a genuine, albeit rare, engulfmg crop circles web of conspiracy. On the other interesting material, including material phenomenon, and hoaxing isn't really mentioned in other hand, it may be a well-planned exercise to regarding another crash site in New Mexico. That Soon after this, military police arrived at the the book until the fmal chapters. undermine the serious study of the crop circles book is the source of all testimony in this sheriffs office, collected the wreckage Braze! had phenomenon. document except where noted. left there, and delivered the wreckage to Blanchard's Most of the book deals with grasping a better office. The wreckage was then flown to Eighth Air understanding of the personalities and events Either way, I would certainly recommend reading Sequence of Events Force headquarters in Fort Worth, and from there to associated with the subject. How he obtained his this book. I don't think it contains anything to On July 2, 1947, during the evening, a flying Washington. information, and how accurate it is, I can only seriously change your existing views on the origins saucer crashed on the Foster Ranch near Corona, speculate. However, it all seems harmless enough of the crop circles, but provides some very New Mexico. The crash occurred during a severe Meanwhile, Marcel and Sheridan Cavitt of the and no doubt reflects a great deal of time in interesting and fascinating 'background' thunderstorm. (The military base nearest the crash Counter Intelligence Corps drove to the ranch with studying the subject. information. site is in Roswell, New Mexico; hence, Roswell is Mac Braze!. They arrived late in the evening. They Page76 Page 77 [but] we didn't on account of the transportation and was worse than annoyed. spent the night in sleeping bags in a small out­ that what had crashed at Corona was a weather everything wasn't too good. He didn't get anybody He was definitely under some stress, and felt that he building on the ranch, and in the morning proceeded balloon, not a flying saucer. To make this story to come out who was interested in it. had been kicked around. to the crash site. convincing, he showed the press the remains of a The piece he brought looked like a kind of tan, damaged weather balloon that he claimed was the light brown plastic. It was very lightweight, like He was threatened that if he opened his mouth, he On July 7, 1947, Marcel and Cavitt collected actual wreckage from the crash site. (Apparently, balsa wood. It wasn't a large piece, maybe about might get thrown in the back side of the jail. He wreckage from the crash site. After filling Cavitt's the obliging press did not ask why the Army four inches long, maybe gave that impression, defmitely. vehicle with wreckage, Marcel told Cavitt to go on hurriedly transported weather balloon wreckage to just a little larger than a pencil. ahead, that Marcel would collect more wreckage, Fort Worth, Texas, site of the press conference, from Bessie Brazel Schreiber and they would meet later back at Roswell AAF. the crash site in a remote area of New Mexico.) We cut on it with a knife and would hold a match [Bessie Brazel Schreiber is Mac Brazel's daughter. Marcel filled his vehicle with wreckage. On the way back to the air field, Marcel stopped at The only newspapers that carried the initial flying on it, and it wouldn't burn. We knew it wasn't Here is her description of wreckage from the crash.] wood. It was smooth like plastic, it didn't have home to show his wife and son the strange material saucer version of the story were evening papers real sharp corners, kind of like a dowel stick. Kind [The material resembled] a sort of aluminum-like he had found. from the Midwest to the West, including the Chicago Daily News, the Los Angeles Herald of dark tan. It didn't have any grain, just smooth. I foil. Some of [these] pieces had a sort of tape stuck On July 7, 1947, around 4:00 pm, Lydia Sleppy at Express, the San Francisco Examiner, and the hadn't seen anything like it. to them. Even though the stuff looked like tape, it could not be peeled off or removed at all. Some of Roswell radio station KSWS began transmitting a Roswell Daily Record. The New York Times, the (The following statement by Loretta Proctor these pieces had something like numbers and story on the teletype machine regarding a crashed Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune were suggests the possibility that Mac Brazel had been lettering on them, but there were no words we were flying saucer out on the Foster Ranch. morning papers and so carried only the cover-up Transmission was interrupted, seemingly by the story the next morning. bribed to keep quiet.] able to make out. The figures were written out like you would write numbers in columns, but they FBI. At some point, a large group of soldiers were sent to I think that within that year, he had moved off the didn't look like the numbers we use at all. On July 8, 1947, in the morning, Marcel and Cavitt the debris field on the Foster Ranch, including a lot ranch and moved to Alamagordo or to Tularosa arrived back at Roswell AAF with two car loads of of MPs whose job was to limit access to the field. A and he put in a locker there. That was before [There was also] a piece of something made out of wreckage. Marcel accompanied this wreckage. or wide search was launched well beyond the limits of people had home freezers, and it was a large the same metal-like foil that looked like a pipe most it, on a flight to Fort Worth AAF. the debris field. Within a day or two, a few miles refrigerated building. You would buy beef and cut sleeve. About four inches across and equally long, from the debris field, the main body of the flying it up and put it in those lockers and you had a key with a flange on one end. [Also] what appeared to On July 8, 1947, around noon, Colonel Blanchard at saucer was found, and a mile or two from that to it and you could get your beef out when you be pieces of heavily waxed paper. Roswell AAF ordered Second Lieutenant Waiter several bodies of small humanoids were found. wanted it. I think it would have been pretty Haut to issue a press release telling the country that expensive, and we kind of wondered how he could William Brazel Jr the Army had found the remains of a crashed flying The military took Mac Brazel into custody for about put it in with rancher's wages. [William Brazel Jr is Mac Brazel's son. Here is his saucer. Haut was the public information officer for a week, during which time he was seen on the description of wreckage from the crash.] the 509th Bomb Group at Roswell AAF. streets of Roswell with a military escort. His [Here is what Loretta Proctor said on the American Haut delivered the press release to Frank Joyce at behaviour aroused the curiosity of friends when he television program "Unsolved Mysteries".] [One of the pieces looked like] something on the radio station KGFL. Joyce waited long enough for passed them without any sign of recognition. order of tinfoil, except that [it] wouldn't tear .... You Haut to return to the base, then called Haut there to Following this period of detention, Brazel Floyd [Loretta's husband] and a neighbour were in could wrinkle it and lay it back down and it confirm the story. repudiated his initial story. Roswell and saw Mac sururo nded by some of the immediately resumed its original shape... quite Joyce then sent the story on the Western Union wire Air Force people. And they walked right by them pliable, but you couldn't crease or bend it like to the United Press bureau. THE CIVILIANS and Mac wouldn't speak to them. ordinary metal. Almost like a plastic, but definitely They thought it was kind of funny, I guess, really metallic. Dad once said that the Army had once told On July 8, 1947, in the afternoon, General Loretta Proctor wondered what he'd got into. And Mac, he him it was not anything made by us. Clemence McMullen in Washington spoke by [NB: In the sections of this document that contain wouldn't talk about it after he come back home. telephone with Colonel (later Brigadier General) testimony, all text not enclosed in brackets, like But he did say if he ever found something else he [There was also] some thread-like material. It Thomas DuBose in Fort Worth, chief of staff to those that enclose this sentence, is verbatim wouldn't report it. looked like silk, but was not silk, a very strong Eighth Air Force Commander General Roger testimony.] material [without] strands or fibres like silk would Ramey. Marian Strickland have. This was more like a wire, all one piece or McMullen ordered DuBose to tell Ramey to quash [Loretta Proctor, Mac Brazel's nearest neighbour, [Marian Strickland was a neighbour of Mac substance. the flying saucer story by creating a cover story, and was one of the first to see pieces of the wreckage Brazel. She was interviewed in 1990.] to send some of the crash material immediately to Brazel had found. She was interviewed in July [There were also] some wooden-like particles like Washington. 1990.] [Mac] made it plain he was not supposed to tell balsa wood in weight, but a bit darker in colour and that there was any excitement about the material he much harder.... It was pliable but wouldn't break. On July 8, 1947, in the afternoon, General Roger [Mac] had this piece of material that he had picked found on the ranch. Weighed nothing, but you couldn't scratch it with Ramey held a press conference at Eighth Air Force up. He wanted to show it to us and wanted us to go He was a man who had integrity. He definitely felt your fingernail. All I had was a few small bits. headquarters in Fort Worth in which he announced down and see the rest of the debris or whatever, insulted and misused-used, and disrespected. He [There was no writing or markings on the pieces I Page 78 Page 79

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� ;�;�:;:�� The lndepend ch Centre for Unexplained Phenomena Issue 4- Autumn 1994 £1.50 Eclitorial 1st October 1994 The hoaxers know that their days are I numbered - unless they want to waste countless more hours and expense, @r®(i> @ir<ilei: As the 1994 crop circle season has travelling around the coWltry - all for a fmally drawn to a close, we are once bit of a laugh. again filled with a renewed sense of The mHil:,er H @®nl:,inuei mystery and awe. Although there has I think that despite the desperate antics of Wldoubtedly been widespread and the hoaxers, the genuine message from organised hoaxing going on, at the end the circle-makers is still getting through. Paul Vigay summarises the of the day we are still left with a major It's a ladder of commWlication. The events up to date. scientific puzzle as to the origins of the circles are talking to our inner Yes, in 1992 circles genuine circles. consciousness; the inner mind that has continued to appear. Of been lost through the ages. Nineteen ninety-four was certainly a course, D&D then come up with the It's all too easy for sceptics to sit at significant year for the crop circles. In excuse that someone is copying their home and 'claim' that all formations are As we climb up the ladder of cosmic fact, it could be said that the subject has idea. Full marks for originality! merely hoaxes. This is the easy claim awareness, inevitably a few people will come 'full circle'. Before 1991 and Doug that cowards make when they don't want encounter problems and challenges along and Dave came forward to make their I'm not going to waste time discussing the to face the consequences of what the the way and fall back a few rungs. claims, there was not the widespread various groups of hoaxers who would genuine phenomenon could mean to the However, by perseverance and tolerance hoaxing and misinformation going on like us to believe that they did indeed people of this planet. we continue to climb up. that has occurred in recent years. The copy D&D, merely to state that they circles had a certain innocence to them. seemed to have had the desired effect. ie. Until you have witnessed first hand the There is no race. Why should there be? people lose interest and researchers get anomalous effects and sightings By thoughtful progress, each of us travels When D&D made their claim in 1991, the generic term 'crank' or 'nutcase'. In surrounding the crop circles it is the ladder of communication at our own the circles community began to fall fact, I often get the comment, "Oh, you're difficult to comprehend what drives the rate. There is no prize for the first person apart. Experts needed to re-assess their not still researching those crop circles. I 'crackpot croppies'. Until you have to the top. Is there even a top? How do criteria for genuineness and to re­ thought they were all hoaxed." electronic equipment malfunction, we know when we get there? What will evaluate their research. Some dropped experience headaches or nausea, witness we see when we get there? out of the subject, which others injected During 1992 and 1993, with less media anomalous aerial phenomena or just a new level of enthusiasm into coverage and sightseers trampling visit a crop formation, you can have no The answers to these questions lie within themselves - After all, who really farmers fields, the serious researchers concept of the genuine mystery. the grasp of all of us. The only difference believed D&D's claims after all? were able to continue their work in is the scenery we each see along the way. relative peace. Circles still appeared and If you think to yourself, "well it's all one For some it's deceit and destruction. For Well, it seems that the media did, which hoaxers would still try to claim them. If big hoax. I've read about Doug and others it's enlightenment and spiritual in turn made the general public believe it there's one lesson the hoaxers learnt, it Dave etc etc", while you sit in the freedom. was all one big hoax. Doug and Dave was that it's far easier to 'claim' a comfort of your down-to-earth armchair In which category do you belong? may not be the worlds best hoaxers but formation, than to 'actually' go out and then my message to you is: "GET UP they sure are good debunkers. With make it. AND THINK FOR YOURSELF. Cover photo: The O&ver's Castle "Crescenls of Consciousness" fonmtKlll. believers losing interest as fast as D&D EXAMINE THE EVIDENCE AND RE­ For more information see IXI!Ie 5. Photo ©P.Y"1g0y can say "fooled you!", the phenomenon Despite more and more crop watches and ASSESS THE PHENOMENON. Contents: SUilllllJIIY of 1994 puge 3-4 was left with a certain numbness. nightwatches, no hoaxers have been Surveys of 1994 5-9 caught yet. Perhaps they have mastered YGOOU ANDRSEL VFI."S IT A FORMATION FOR LBUFiook/VghOts N andeidweos C revircliesew s 111041-- 1163 Of course, as stated in Enigma 3, the the art of invisibility. No! Judging by the Roswell: The Evidence 17-31 Subscription details 31 Page3 \:To intelligence me hoaxers I have met, I and surveyed during the 1994 season. I think the best they can manage is to get have deliberately refrained from labelling themselves seen lurking around the day them genuine or hoax (apart from the after a formation has been discovered, so well-publicised Arthur C.Clarke hoax) that less thorough researchers will My purpose being to merely report on my believe, mistakenly, that the formation findings and let you, the reader, make has indeed been man-made. your own mind up. During the quiet years of 1992/3 some Wherever possible I have tried to keep quite interesting results began to manifest the diagrams to scale and include as themselves. Scientists began to realise many measurements as possible without that perhaps there was a genuine mystery making the end result too cluttered. As after all. This seems to have been anyone who has seen them will verify, emphasised by the events of 1994 so far. my original sketches are very much more ineligible, but if anyone wants exact This year saw interest returning to the dimensions and/or scales in imperial or media. They, at last, realised that the megalithic yards then please contact me. hoaxers were merely small pebbles in the vast ocean of the circles mystery. They I would also like to take this opportunity wanted to investigate themselves, to find to thank all those people who helped me /Wont to run oown aN hoaxoerr?t?h I f so, Alton Priors is the place to (11. Photo� Andy Botey out more about this perennial puzzle. to survey the formations out in the fields. OUVER'S CASTLE Now that the media had decided to give It's only when you start measuring a Direction of (Nr Devizes), WILTSHIRE the subject a fair crack of the whip, the formation yourself that you realise just lay knock-on effect was that the public how long it takes. Some took nearly four OS. Ref: SU999649 became interested once more. hours to measure; no doubt the hoaxers Creation date: 27/ 28th July "Oh-dear", thought the hoaxers. "Did we would say it only took them twenty Survey date: 30th July fail to debunk the subject?" Yes they did minutes or so. fail, so out they come from the wood lt was later discovered that two work to try and throw confusion on this Anyway, wholehearted thanks are due to small grapeshot circles were added years' formations. The whole Vince Palmer, Chad and Gwen Deetken to the main formafton. These were phenomenon seems to move in cycles: and Andy Batey, without whom it would formed after 30th Ju� but before Hoaxers try to debunk, the public lose have probably taken me several hours 1 9th August. A strong band of radio interest, researchers carry out longer. interference was also detectOO experiments without interference, running north-south through the interesting results are discovered, media If anyone has any diagrams or aerial formafton. interest re-awakens, public gains interest photos of formations they would like to again, hoaxers must try to debunk again. include in future issues of Enigma, please feel free to send me any relevant So continues the happy games played in information. Don't worry if you think I the corn fields of the world. On the may have already seen it. Duplicated following few pages, I have displayed material is much better than material 0���� �'�'l'l!1�ul0•!l� ll�2l�m!ll0!!!� !m3l!l�!!!0ll!ml !!�4l�!l!0!�ll l!5!mh�l!!0!!ml l�!!6dl!0ll�/u um7l�m0llul !�8mh!u0!ll�lm !l!!9lu�0!!I1!�I"'L-0�0� -- ��--� 115--0L I__ L_ _L��2/0 0 il some of the varied formations discovered missed altogether. Metres l Page4 PageS ( li!f' ( "' t.·, \11ul\ 111 (I' 'I' ( 11' ;, 11111/11/ I CHEESEFOOT HEAD PUNCHBOWL FROXFIELD IIGALAXYII HAMPSHIRE WILTSHIRE OS. Ref: SU527282 OS. Ref: SU170716 Creation dote: 281h July Creation dote: Unknown Survey dote: 31st July Survey dote: 9th August A level of rooio interference was detectoo in a broad band across the centre of the formation, becoming stronger towards the slope of the punchoowl The signal seeffiOO to be originating from the woods to the oost of the punchbowl. Further investigations are pending. V Page6 Page 7 ( I 1 '/' ( /11 /c \11ufl I I I ( I 1 '/' ( /11 f, \1111fl I I I BROAD HINTON .. Arthur C.Ciarke Hoax". WILTSHIRE HACKPEN HILL .. Dragon. .. WILTSHIRE OS. Ref: SU1257 63 (approx.) Creaffon date: Unknown OS. Ref: SU119735 Survey date: 9th August Creation date: Unknown Survey date: 9th August NoS/ope , Direction of lay N -· \ :.e; 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 15 20 25 30 35 40 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Adtiodi nal Notes: Very impresswe, light� swiried centres, coupled Metres with anomalous radio intelference reatfmgs were what impressed me with this formation. The radio intErlerooce seemed localised to the Actiitioml Notes: formation and dropped off after alx>ut 5-6 f�t No anomalous effects were found, a�hough some stalks were stil standing, espocial¥ ou1side the formation. Both Chad, Gwen and I all along the edges of the trom6nes. This was interesting to note as it was a known hoax· felt OIZZ'{ whilst surveying this formation. commissioned by the Arthur C.Ciarke T.V. t�m. Verdict: I liked it! PageB Page9 L I ()''')\I t:.•/J ( '''""" {}Ill/\ IM'MMIH The following message was uploaded to the CompuServe New-Age Forum Library: Title: Crop Circle Apocalypse Author: John Macnish John became interested in the circles in 1989 and rapidly wanted to investigate them. This he duly ***ANNOUNCEMENT*** ISBN: 09522580 3X did, initially whilst working on BBC's Daytime Live As of September 1st 1994, I will be retiring from UFO research and investigations. Price: £12.00 programme. The first few chapters of the book My tenure in UFO research has in some ways been very rewarding, especially the Published by Circlevision Publications, PO Box describe how he was introduced to Pat Delgado and many close friendships that I've developed and enjoyed over the years. In many other 36, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 3ZZ Colin Andrews. amongst others, and describe early events such as the (in)famous 'trilling' noise and ways the effects of my involvement have been quite debilitating, especially to my Operation Blackbird. family. I don't like what I've seen this phenomenon do to otherwise concerned rational Well, this is the book that everyone has been talking about. John Macnish's personal people, including myself. The malicious libel, slander, distortion and unchecked Although the book seems dismissive of the trilling investigation into the crop circle controversy. The fabrication that runs rampant in the UFO field is destructive and counterproductive. noise, no conclusive explanation is provided and an book is sub-titled "Crop Circles: Case Closed", so assumption is made that it was probably some kind My belief is that UFOs are indeed real and that the management and spokespersons for is it? and how did John's investigation lead him to of radio-mike interference. ufology suffer greatly from egocentricity and self-importance when the evidence is this conclusion. clear that few really care much beyond the novelty. Therefore, I've decided to extricate Doug and Dave are introduced 'centre stage' about a In fact, you may well consider that I am not the myself from this eternal abyss and return to the family life that I've sorely neglected. quarter of the way through the book, after which ideal person to review this book, in light of Jayne John turns his attention towards the hoax hypothesis Macnish's aggressive correspondence towards me and sets out to capture hoaxing on film. This he My final effort over the course of the summer will be dedicated to writing and (see last issue). However, if one is to remain does and becomes more and more convinced that rational and scientific in one's quest for the truth, publishing the truth of the matter regarding the guardian UFO Landing investigation in every circle has been hoaxed. then one must open one's mind to all possibilities. the Carp area of Ontario, Canada. My archives and research will be turned over to a Thus, I will write this review in an unbiased This is where the evidence in the book starts to private research institute where my work will continue. the institute is dedicated solely manner and merely point out where the reader wobble a bit. For example, John describes a third to unmitigated academic discourse and scientific research into UFO organizations, should investigate further to verify or disprove hand story of how two cars had been seen parked at John's account. governments or public media. The institute wishes to remain anonymous at this time. the end of a track the night before the great Barbury Anyone interested in a synopsis of my research and the discoveries that I've made over castle pictogram of 1991 appeared. That seems to be However, my first criticism of the book comes the extent of his 'secrets' of Barbury Castle. the years can contact Project Awareness for a copy of the video tape of my farewell from it's amateurish quality. John has obviously presentation. Their Address is PO Box 730, Gulf Breeze, Fl 32562. I do not share in had some problems with his DTP and spell­ Similarly, the Mandelbrot formation of 1991 is checker as sections of text seem to change style the proceeds. After September 1st, I will not accept any orders for UFO materials quickly dismissed, as "strong evidence of human rather erratically. The index is also in a rather odd which I have made available to assist in my research costs. For those of you who have involvement is apparent". The only evidence I seem format; people are indexed under their christian to be able to find in the book is a second-hand maintained an interest in my research efforts, I thank you sincerely for your support names rather than the usual method of indexing the account of how someone (Mike Inns) discovered and encouragement. It is because of you that I regret that this decision has become surname. what appeared to be post holes when he surveyed necessary. the field -after the farmer had harvested AND burnt Computer skills aside, it's the content that matters - the stubble. not the way it's put across. As the saying goes, My final opinion is that there is no mystery to the UFO phenomenon, the real mystery never judge a book by it's cover. The whole style Most hoaxers get a mention -even unknown ones - involves the sociology of how it affects and polarizes those drawn to it. This may be of the book is a chatty, personal account of how such as "a group of hoaxers" claiming responsibility John became engrossed in the mystery of the the best reason for government secrecy. There is a great need for comprehensive for circles in rice paddy fields in Japan. This almost circles, met with the various circles 'experts', change in the attitude and management of the current UFO organizational approach to seems an easy way to dismiss circles for which no followed the hoaxers and ended up believing that solid evidence of hoaxing is available; simply say, UFO study if the subject matter is ever to receive and retain the attention of serious the subject had been one big prank. "a group of hoaxers later claimed responsibility". scientific professionals. My final recommendation for those seriously interested in the Whoopy Do! Obviously, not everyone would believe him, so he potential scope and possible origins of the UFO Phenomenon is to read "Hyperspace" attempted to film circles actually being created by by Michio Kaku (1994 Oxford University Press, non fiction). Scattered throughout the book are a few time-lapse the various hoaxers, using high-tech cameras and sequences of images of circles being formed by night vision equipment. There are numerous black hoaxers, although with the hundreds of documented Farewell all of my friends, colleagues and antagonists, good luck in all your and white photographs to accompany the dialogue formations throughout the years, not many serious as he recalls how the subject progressed from the endeavours. researchers are going to give up investigations early days right up until the book was published in Signed: Bob Oechlar /family simply because of one or two photos in this book. 1993. Page 70 Page 7 7 WWlifNII In general, the book seems a rather desperate greenish. travelling over East Field towards Knap analysis failed to reveal what actually caused the before or after the fonnations -you have only their attempt to debunk the subject - even going to the Hill. All I can say is that what we saw was circles to appear. word for it. extent of claiming that the small white ball filmed DEFINITELY NOT balloons -in any case, we had by the Von Durkheim brothers was a thistledown East Field pretty well covered from all angles and It then goes on to describe how, in 1991 Doug and The only revelation in the video (as far as I can see - seed. He then describes in the book how a man any hoaxers would have been easily discovered, Dave made their announcement to the World, and Ed.) is the claim that John Macnish commissioned shouted "I've never heard anything so stupid in my especially if they were unloading helium canisters how Pat Delgado was set up by The Today Doug and Dave to make the HMS Mercury life!", during a talk at Covent Garden, before from the back of a car. Newspaper at a location in Kent, The subsequent formation at East Meon in 1992. Even then, the storming out of the room. The book then goes on to circle-making contest is then shown in some depth, night-time footage doesn't really show any say that... "This man felt that my explanation was On the whole, the book makes a humorous, if with interviews from Or Rupert Sheldrake, Richard distinctive landmarks. Again, it's worth comparing ridiculous, he preferred to believe in the far more sometimes vague attempt to debunk the entire Andrews and Jurgen Kronig. Circle hoaxer Jim the slope of the field and the position of the gap in likely story that the objects on the video were in fact subject. Unfortunately, before any hoaxer can do Schnabel, who incidentally only started making the hedge in the night-time shots, with the colour probes from another planet." that, he (or she) must PROVE. beyond reasonable formations in 1991, is briefly interviewed, as is day-time sequence shown after creation. Further doubt, that ALL formations are man-made. John Adrian Dexter, the winner of the competition. footage shows Doug demonstrating the (in)famous Well. I think even probes from another planet are a Macnish unfortunately can't, thus the mystery of the Dexter then gives the camera a demonstration of baseball cap with sighting device and 'stomping bit more feasible than. ... thistledown! Perhaps John circles remains, despite the clutching at straws that how they made their formation - complete with sticks'. should view the excellent video of another white seems to have gone on throughout the pages of this ladders and poles. Although difficult enough to ball, captured by Steve Alexander in 1990, which book. carry equipment into the fields without being seen, One of the most interesting parts in the video (for travels across two fields. over a farmers tractor and Dexter also went on to say how they used the me anyway) was the rather humorous way Schnabel up a hill slope. If you want a brief history of the circles entire five hours in order to complete their and Irving tried to fool UFO researchers by phenomenon from the early days (well, only as far formation. releasing helium balloons filled with small flashing As if to debunk surrounding enigmas as well, John back as the late 1970's) from one mans perspective, lights. There is an intriguing bit of footage where moves on to describe hoaxers attempts to fool then this book makes quite an interesting couple of Macnish decided that the only way to really the balloon is drifting slowly across the night sky, researchers with phoney UFO sightings, such as nights read. If however, you are looking for a book convince himself of the hoaxing was to get some occasionally flashing on and off. Watch carefully launching helium filled balloons in the dead of which puts forward serious, hard evidence to close high-tech surveillance equipment and go out when the balloon passes in front of some clouds and night. the case of crop circles, then I'm afraid this isn't the personally into the fields to watch. This he started momentarily blinks out. Personally I would have clear-cut answer circle debunkers would like it to to do in April 1992, during which he filmed his expected to see the dark outline of the balloon One event described in the book took place in be. first time-lapse sequence - in an Oil Seed Rape visible in front of the clouds instead of totally August of 1993 and consisted of Adrian Dexter field. This black and white sequence is shown on disappearing. Perhaps my eyes aren't as good as (winner of the 1992 Circlemaking competition) I think John sums up the book quite well in his own the video, cutting to a colour aerial sequence. To they used to be. .... launching gas filled balloons each containing a words when, at the end, concluding a round-up of anyone analysing the footage, it's worth watching green chemical light. over East Field in Alton circles throughout the years, he quotes for the total for the position of the tramlines and the bush in the More footage shows Dexter repeating the Bames. reported sites in 1993, "Who Cares?". With this sort foreground of the time-lapse photographs and then experiment, this time using luminous green of attitude, it's probably a wise step to move over the same things in the aerial shots. fairground-type toys stuffed inside helium balloons. I'm not sure if this was supposed to be the same and let the real researchers investigate the The date they give for this experiment is the event that I witnessed at about the same time, which continuing genuine phenomena. A couple more sequences are shown before summer of 1993. All I can say is that my sightings consisted of two small balls, one bluish and one Macnish goes on to interview some of the hoaxers reported around the same time (see Enigma 2) were such as Jim Schnabel and Rob Irving - who defmitely NOT helium balloons. surprise contained in it, as I already knew John's confesses that hoaxing makes you 'feel larger than Title: Crop Circle Communique 11 - stand point from reading his book. This video is life' ("I suppose it depends on how sad you are" - On the whole, my personal view of this video was 'Revelations' very much an attempt to close the subject and make Ed.) that it was an insult to my intelligence. Any serious Length: 1 hour the viewer believe that all circles are hoaxed. researchers will immediately see that no solid Price: £15.00 Doug and Dave are then interviewed again and evidence is put forward by any of the hoaxers -and The video contains plenty of aerial shots of Doug tells how it became an obsession and sceptics won't see conclusive proof that ALL Produced by Circlevision Publications, PO Box 36, fonnations. These are very high quality and John describes it [hoaxing] as 'a most beautiful feeling'. formations are hoaxed. As Or Rupert Sheldrake has Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 3ZZ has obviously taken the chance to collect a vast ("I can't see how criminal damage to farmers said, "You can hoax good £20 notes, but that doesn't footage of aerial views over the years. livelihood can be a beautiful feeling" -Ed.) mean that all £20 notes are forgeries". While still with the subject of hoaxers, and having There is some footage of Doug and Dave recently viewed John's new video while staying It starts from the early years and includes interviews (although. due to the quality you can only discern I was even more convinced, after watching this with friends in Wiltshire. I thought I'd write a with a number of circles 'experts' such as Pat the shapes of people - not who they are) filmed video, that there is a genuine phenomenon, and review to summarise it's content for other Enigma Delgado, Colin Andrews and Richard Andrews. The through night vision equipment and a number of puzzled as to why people should want to try so hard readers. 1991 Operation Blackbird is mentioned in some Doug's paintings of crop formations. I can't really to debunk it. I can think of better things to spend my detail, noting that although formations appeared see the point of showing their paintings, as no money on than this video. After all, you only need Not surprisingly, there was nothing of any major seemingly in front of the cameras, subsequent proof is provided as to whether the paintings came one genuine circle for there to be a genuine mystery. Page72 Page 73 I have for many years had clearly was an important attempt a nocturnal visit. More produce the same feelings .as. s..ome 1*!? 4! an interest in stone circles site when first information and illustrations of less known and remote circles. In fact on and barrows. With the constructed - but what Castlerigg can be found in the one occasion I had strong feelings about a advent of crop circles, it [L�[ii[Nf[i was its purpose ? John "Traveller's History of Britain and very insignificant and isolated stone seemed no coincidence Glover, one researcher Ireland" by Richard Muir. circle. On a holiday in South Wales that they largely occurred Ill who has been trying to near Llandovery, we walked miles in in the same areas as stone find out, observed the Awesome Feelings search of a Roman camp called Y Pigwn. circles and ancient ����[L�� phenomenon of shadow There is a strange feeling of awe and On the first day we gave up but made a earthworks. Nowadays paths. At sunset on the wonder upon entering stone circles in second attempt approaching from the many would suggest that by John Vigay summer solstice the remote areas, perhaps this is similar to opposite direction armed with an 0/S they occur in areas tallest stone casts a long that experienced by some on entering a map along the course of a Roman road convenient for access by shadow. This shadow crop circle, but then - there is the down straight over the top of the hills. When hoaxers. This may be a reason for there was possibly used by the ancients for to earth feeling that the modem circle we estimated that we were nearly there being few, if any crop circles in the more astronomical calculations, because at might be a hoax not usually we saw a few stones about a hundred remote parts of the country where there Candlemas (2nd February) it points to the experienced with ·stone circles. Can you yards to the right. On approaching we are spectacular stone circles, perhaps sunrise." imagine the possibility of an Iron Age or discovered two circles of stones, one had fewer fields growing a suitable crop, but "Earlier this century, two men walking Roman warrior going up to Stonehenge several stones and holes in the ground nevertheless possibly of interest to the home to Keswick at night passed close to and saying "I do not think it's genuine! where some had been removed, the other genuine makers of crop circles. Those the stones and saw white lights moving we'll knock it down." I suppose it's just had just four stones, but each with a flat faithful to a belief in crop circles are still around. One came straight towards possible that this is what did happen to side arranged at about 45 degrees towards looking for clues to their origin and there them, but it went out as it drew near. Stonehenge. Monuments like Stone­ the sky. Strange feelings entered our is an increase in the awareness of small Mysterious lights of this kind may be of henge and Av ebury do not however heads as, all alone, we puzzled over their balls of light moving in the region of crop supernatural origin, or they may be circles. Is there just possibly a formed as a result of earth movements connection between ancient circles in (similar to earthquake lights) or they may stone, modem circles in crops and be ball lightning. At present although moving lights ? similar lights are quite often seen worldwide, their true nature and origin Magical Places are unknown." Imagine my surprise when reading a book entitled "Atlas of Magical Britain" Strange Lights by J ane t and Col in B ord, I came across I wonder if any reader has experienced an entry under Keswick - Cast/erigg seeing lights around ancient stone circles Stone Circle I visited this amazing at night. Castlerigg, although only one - stone circle with the family whilst on and a half miles east of keswick (Map holiday in the Lake District in 1982 - Ref: NY292237) is in a fairly remote but surrounded by mountains, a lonely spot exposed site, worth a visit if you are in but well worth a visit. Janet and Colin the Lake District. It is very photogenic Bord give the following description:- and who knows? - a night walk may find the lights are around again. It was a "One of the most spectacular sited stone pleasant sunny day when I visited, but circles in the British Isles, Castlerigg next time I'm in the area I will certainly An atmospheric scene at Cas�erigg stone circle. Photo: M.Vff1!1 Page 74 Page 75 purpose and who placed them in position Most crop circle personalities are mentioned in the in such a remote spot, perhaps they are book. In fact, in the vein of Private Eye, if you're not mentioned in the book, you're probably not a still important to beings unknown. They worthy enough researcher - or haven't been ROSWELL: certainly do not have many human introduced to Jim yet. visitors and at night I would think any visitors would have total peace and From reading the book, it seems that Jim has a meticulous eye for detail, for there are so many seclusion. Maybe this would be a good short snippets of information of a very detailed The Evidence spot for a night watch, you could at least nature, such as what certain people were doing on be assured that anything that appeared particular nights, when they received phone calls was the genuine thing ! and even what paintings they have hanging on the walls in their home. Although the book has been rumoured to be Title: Round In Circles damaging to the crop circle subject, I found it very The Roswell case represents one of the most more closely associated with this event than informative and enlightening. I certainly found out intriguing and most investigated cases of UFO Corona, even though Corona is closer to the crash Author: Jim Schnabel things that I didn't know before. Rather than History. What exactly happened on July 2nd 1947 site.) ISBN: 0-14-017952-6 dismissing the whole subject as a hoax, the book is in a deserted part of New Mexico? Price: £6.99 (paperback) written very much as a concise history of the On July 3, 1947. William "Mac" Braze! (rhymes Published by Penguin Books, 27 Wrights Lane, subject. Did, as UFO buffs claim, an alien spacecraft crash with "frazzle") and his 7- year-old neighbour Dee on a remote ranch. or did, as the American Proctor found the remains of the crashed flying London W8 51Z I would certainly recommend that researchers read Government says, a weather balloon crash? saucer. Braze! was foreman of the Foster Ranch. this book for its fascinating account of the events in The pieces were spread out over a large area, After reading all these books by hoaxers you may the last decade or so. Major hoaxing isn't really Over the years more witnesses have come forward perhaps more than half a mile long. When Braze! well think that I have lost grasp of my senses. On discussed until almost the end of the book, when and more UFO researchers have investigated to drove Dee back home, he showed a piece of the the contrary though. I decided that I would do some Doug and Dave are introduced. find out exactly what did happen. As nearly fifty wreckage to Dee's parents, Aoyd and Loretta detailed research on them in order to further my years have past since the event, Hollywood is even Proctor. They all agreed the piece was unlike understanding of their motives and activities. Jim then goes on to describe how he became getting in on the case with at least two films anything they had ever seen. fascinated by the hoaxing hypothesis and wanted to chronicling the event, one planned for release in This book is actually very well written and before investigate further. He tells of how he met up and 1997 by no less than ET enthusiast Steven On July 6, 1947, Braze! showed pieces of the you dismiss it as the silly rantings of a hoaxer and became acquainted with other groups of hoaxers. Spielberg. wreckage to Chaves County Sheriff George Wilcox. debunker, I would genuinely recommend that you Wilcox called Roswell Army Air Field (AAF) and read it. It you don't want to give money to the Towards the end of the book, he makes some quite Lets look now then, at some of the evidence talked to Major Jesse Marcel. the intelligence pocket of a hoaxer, then it's worth borrowing from derogatory comments about certain circle collected over the years, including many first-hand officer. Marcel drove to the sheriffs office and some one who has. researchers, which I'm sure may hit a nerve with accounts from eye-witnesses and people involved inspected the wreckage. Marcel reported to his some people - unless they have a good sense of with the case. commanding officer, Colonel William "Butch" Firstly, Round In Circles is very well researched and humour. Blanchard. contains a mine of interesting information. Most of the testimony in this document is from the Blanchard ordered Marcel to get someone from the Secondly, reading this book will give you a broad The overall tone of the book strikes me as a rather 1992 book "Crash at Corona" by Stanton Friedman Counter Intelligence Corps, and to proceed to the insight into the crop circle phenomenon. Although light-hearted account of how an innocent prankster and Don Berliner, published in the United States ranch with Braze!, and to collect as much of the Schnabel is known for his hoaxing abilities, he such as Schnabel became entwined in the ever­ by Paragon House. That book contains lots of wreckage as they could load into their two vehicles. actually seems to believe in a genuine, albeit rare, engulfmg crop circles web of conspiracy. On the other interesting material, including material phenomenon, and hoaxing isn't really mentioned in other hand, it may be a well-planned exercise to regarding another crash site in New Mexico. That Soon after this, military police arrived at the the book until the fmal chapters. undermine the serious study of the crop circles book is the source of all testimony in this sheriffs office, collected the wreckage Braze! had phenomenon. document except where noted. left there, and delivered the wreckage to Blanchard's Most of the book deals with grasping a better office. The wreckage was then flown to Eighth Air understanding of the personalities and events Either way, I would certainly recommend reading Sequence of Events Force headquarters in Fort Worth, and from there to associated with the subject. How he obtained his this book. I don't think it contains anything to On July 2, 1947, during the evening, a flying Washington. information, and how accurate it is, I can only seriously change your existing views on the origins saucer crashed on the Foster Ranch near Corona, speculate. However, it all seems harmless enough of the crop circles, but provides some very New Mexico. The crash occurred during a severe Meanwhile, Marcel and Sheridan Cavitt of the and no doubt reflects a great deal of time in interesting and fascinating 'background' thunderstorm. (The military base nearest the crash Counter Intelligence Corps drove to the ranch with studying the subject. information. site is in Roswell, New Mexico; hence, Roswell is Mac Braze!. They arrived late in the evening. They Page76 Page 77 [but] we didn't on account of the transportation and was worse than annoyed. spent the night in sleeping bags in a small out­ that what had crashed at Corona was a weather everything wasn't too good. He didn't get anybody He was definitely under some stress, and felt that he building on the ranch, and in the morning proceeded balloon, not a flying saucer. To make this story to come out who was interested in it. had been kicked around. to the crash site. convincing, he showed the press the remains of a The piece he brought looked like a kind of tan, damaged weather balloon that he claimed was the light brown plastic. It was very lightweight, like He was threatened that if he opened his mouth, he On July 7, 1947, Marcel and Cavitt collected actual wreckage from the crash site. (Apparently, balsa wood. It wasn't a large piece, maybe about might get thrown in the back side of the jail. He wreckage from the crash site. After filling Cavitt's the obliging press did not ask why the Army four inches long, maybe gave that impression, defmitely. vehicle with wreckage, Marcel told Cavitt to go on hurriedly transported weather balloon wreckage to just a little larger than a pencil. ahead, that Marcel would collect more wreckage, Fort Worth, Texas, site of the press conference, from Bessie Brazel Schreiber and they would meet later back at Roswell AAF. the crash site in a remote area of New Mexico.) We cut on it with a knife and would hold a match [Bessie Brazel Schreiber is Mac Brazel's daughter. Marcel filled his vehicle with wreckage. On the way back to the air field, Marcel stopped at The only newspapers that carried the initial flying on it, and it wouldn't burn. We knew it wasn't Here is her description of wreckage from the crash.] wood. It was smooth like plastic, it didn't have home to show his wife and son the strange material saucer version of the story were evening papers real sharp corners, kind of like a dowel stick. Kind [The material resembled] a sort of aluminum-like he had found. from the Midwest to the West, including the Chicago Daily News, the Los Angeles Herald of dark tan. It didn't have any grain, just smooth. I foil. Some of [these] pieces had a sort of tape stuck On July 7, 1947, around 4:00 pm, Lydia Sleppy at Express, the San Francisco Examiner, and the hadn't seen anything like it. to them. Even though the stuff looked like tape, it could not be peeled off or removed at all. Some of Roswell radio station KSWS began transmitting a Roswell Daily Record. The New York Times, the (The following statement by Loretta Proctor these pieces had something like numbers and story on the teletype machine regarding a crashed Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune were suggests the possibility that Mac Brazel had been lettering on them, but there were no words we were flying saucer out on the Foster Ranch. morning papers and so carried only the cover-up Transmission was interrupted, seemingly by the story the next morning. bribed to keep quiet.] able to make out. The figures were written out like you would write numbers in columns, but they FBI. At some point, a large group of soldiers were sent to I think that within that year, he had moved off the didn't look like the numbers we use at all. On July 8, 1947, in the morning, Marcel and Cavitt the debris field on the Foster Ranch, including a lot ranch and moved to Alamagordo or to Tularosa arrived back at Roswell AAF with two car loads of of MPs whose job was to limit access to the field. A and he put in a locker there. That was before [There was also] a piece of something made out of wreckage. Marcel accompanied this wreckage. or wide search was launched well beyond the limits of people had home freezers, and it was a large the same metal-like foil that looked like a pipe most it, on a flight to Fort Worth AAF. the debris field. Within a day or two, a few miles refrigerated building. You would buy beef and cut sleeve. About four inches across and equally long, from the debris field, the main body of the flying it up and put it in those lockers and you had a key with a flange on one end. [Also] what appeared to On July 8, 1947, around noon, Colonel Blanchard at saucer was found, and a mile or two from that to it and you could get your beef out when you be pieces of heavily waxed paper. Roswell AAF ordered Second Lieutenant Waiter several bodies of small humanoids were found. wanted it. I think it would have been pretty Haut to issue a press release telling the country that expensive, and we kind of wondered how he could William Brazel Jr the Army had found the remains of a crashed flying The military took Mac Brazel into custody for about put it in with rancher's wages. [William Brazel Jr is Mac Brazel's son. Here is his saucer. Haut was the public information officer for a week, during which time he was seen on the description of wreckage from the crash.] the 509th Bomb Group at Roswell AAF. streets of Roswell with a military escort. His [Here is what Loretta Proctor said on the American Haut delivered the press release to Frank Joyce at behaviour aroused the curiosity of friends when he television program "Unsolved Mysteries".] [One of the pieces looked like] something on the radio station KGFL. Joyce waited long enough for passed them without any sign of recognition. order of tinfoil, except that [it] wouldn't tear .... You Haut to return to the base, then called Haut there to Following this period of detention, Brazel Floyd [Loretta's husband] and a neighbour were in could wrinkle it and lay it back down and it confirm the story. repudiated his initial story. Roswell and saw Mac sururo nded by some of the immediately resumed its original shape... quite Joyce then sent the story on the Western Union wire Air Force people. And they walked right by them pliable, but you couldn't crease or bend it like to the United Press bureau. THE CIVILIANS and Mac wouldn't speak to them. ordinary metal. Almost like a plastic, but definitely They thought it was kind of funny, I guess, really metallic. Dad once said that the Army had once told On July 8, 1947, in the afternoon, General Loretta Proctor wondered what he'd got into. And Mac, he him it was not anything made by us. Clemence McMullen in Washington spoke by [NB: In the sections of this document that contain wouldn't talk about it after he come back home. telephone with Colonel (later Brigadier General) testimony, all text not enclosed in brackets, like But he did say if he ever found something else he [There was also] some thread-like material. It Thomas DuBose in Fort Worth, chief of staff to those that enclose this sentence, is verbatim wouldn't report it. looked like silk, but was not silk, a very strong Eighth Air Force Commander General Roger testimony.] material [without] strands or fibres like silk would Ramey. Marian Strickland have. This was more like a wire, all one piece or McMullen ordered DuBose to tell Ramey to quash [Loretta Proctor, Mac Brazel's nearest neighbour, [Marian Strickland was a neighbour of Mac substance. the flying saucer story by creating a cover story, and was one of the first to see pieces of the wreckage Brazel. She was interviewed in 1990.] to send some of the crash material immediately to Brazel had found. She was interviewed in July [There were also] some wooden-like particles like Washington. 1990.] [Mac] made it plain he was not supposed to tell balsa wood in weight, but a bit darker in colour and that there was any excitement about the material he much harder.... It was pliable but wouldn't break. On July 8, 1947, in the afternoon, General Roger [Mac] had this piece of material that he had picked found on the ranch. Weighed nothing, but you couldn't scratch it with Ramey held a press conference at Eighth Air Force up. He wanted to show it to us and wanted us to go He was a man who had integrity. He definitely felt your fingernail. All I had was a few small bits. headquarters in Fort Worth in which he announced down and see the rest of the debris or whatever, insulted and misused-used, and disrespected. He [There was no writing or markings on the pieces I Page 78 Page 79

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