Results and Discussion:

Large numbers of sample sets were taken at precise locations in three of the seven circles: Circle "A," a 19'-diameter northerly circle, Circle "B," a 36'-diameter northerly circle, and Circle "C," the large 100'-diameter center circle (see Figs. 5, 6). A total of 71 plant sample-sets (approx. 10 plants/sample or 710 plants total) and 23 plant control-sets (approx. 230 plants total) were examined. One control set was highly aberrant and was not included in this analysis. (Click on diagrams below to enlarge)

Fig. 5: Field sampling diagram for Circle "C" (100 ft.-diam. center circle)
and Controls #1-16. [KS-04-176]


 

Fig. 6: Field sampling diagram for Circles "A" (19 ft.-diam.) and "B" (36 ft.-diam.) and Controls 17 through 24. [KS-04-176]

The most obvious physical change to the sample plants from inside the three circles was the presence of massive numbers of expulsion cavities at the plant stem nodes--occurring in this formation not only at the apical and penultimate nodes, but also in the third node below the seed-head (see Fig. 7). These expulsion cavities are caused as the moisture inside the plant nodes expands rapidly, due to exposure to very brief bursts of intense heat, causing the inelastic fibers of the older plant stems to burst open at the nodes as the steam escapes.

Fig. 7: Node-elongation and expulsion cavities in 5 plants from inside the large circle, compared to 5 control plants sampled 75 ft. south of formation. This was one of the first cases in which multiple expulsion cavities were found in a single plant stem, with all--or nearly all--of the nodes affected down to the stem base.

In many crop formations which have occurred in mature crop we have noted similar holes at the apical (first) and to a lesser extent the penultimate (second) nodes; this event is the first in which we have found expulsion cavities all the way down the plant stem to the third node. We also noted that in some of the plant samples which displayed multiple expulsion cavities, the seed-heads were missing (see Fig. 8); we speculate, here, that these seed-heads may have been either weakened by exposure to the energy system responsible for causing the multiple expulsion cavities found in their stems, and subsequently have fallen off, or perhaps were literally "blown" off at the time the formation occurred.

Fig. 8: (a) Lab photo showing expulsion cavities in first three nodes beneath seed-head of sample (S-42), from Circle "B." Even the 4th node, at the base of the plant, is affected.

Fig 8: (b) Lab photo showing seed-head from another Circle "B" sample (on left), compared to control (on right). This sample (S-47) was missing seeds and "beards" which had either been blown off stem, or weakened to the point where they fell off after, or while, circle formed.

The node length changes found in plant stems in each sampled circle are summarized in Fig. 9, with the percent (%) change relative to the controls indicated above each bar.

Fig. 9: Apical Node Elongation in Sampled Circles "A" (19' diam.), "B" (36' diam.), and "C" (100' diam. center circle) Compared to Mean Node Length of Controls (KS-04-176). [Note that in this formation, as in several others examined, the node-length increase is greatest in the plants from the smallest circle, and decreases as circle-diameter increases.]

All three sampled circles disclosed very significant node length increases (from +65% to +109%). It was interesting to find that Circle "A" (the sampled circle with the smallest diameter) had the greatest node expansion, a fact which reflects data from other formations examined in this laboratory over the years. In this smaller-diameter circle the angular momentum, or vorticity, of the plasma vortex would be expected to be much greater than that within either of the larger sampled circles, a fact which is pertinent, later, when discusing the volume of magnetic particles found in the soils.

In the 100'-diameter center circle (Circle "C") radial samples were taken at 45 degree intervals around the formation; the node length data in Fig. 10(a) shows a relatively uniform distribution of the energy components which produce node expansion. At the same sampling locations in Circle "C," however the soil samples, as seen in Fig. 10(b) below, reveal a distribution of magnetic material that was very non-uniform. The magnetic particle data produces the appearance of an undulating pattern, with maximum deposits of magnetic material at the primary compass directions.

Fig. 10 (a): Distribution of Node-Length Increases Along Radii of Circle "C" (100'-diameter), Revealing a Relatively Uniform Distribution (KS-04-176).

Fig 10 (b): Distribution of Magnetic Material in Circle "C" (100'-diameter) Soils, Revealing a Rough "wave-like" Pattern (KS-04-176).

The differences in node-length increase and magnetic particle distribution, illustrated above, demonstrate once again that multiple, probably interacting energies are involved in the crop circle creation process. Perhaps what we are seeing here is a resonance-effect between the cloud of magnetic particles in the vortex energy system and the Earth's magnetic field. The uniform distribution of node length changes and the undulating pattern of the magnetic particle distribution, both found in Circle "C," is further evidence that the energies responsible for the node expansions operates entirely independently of the energies distributing the magnetic material.

An 8-day germination test disclosed no significant growth differences between the seeds from the circle plants and those from the control plants. Since this formation occurred late in the growing season, the seeds were at--or very near--harvest maturity and would, therefore, be less likely to be influenced by the formation energies.

If, as suggested from the node length data for Circle "A," the energy system responsible for creating this circle was rotating at a much higher angular momentum (as would be expected), then one might expect this circle to contain the minimum volume of magnetic material. We have found in the analyses of many other formations that the distribution of magnetic material (see Fig. 11) within and outside a circle vortex area follows the physical principles of centrifugal forces: that is, the smaller-diameter vortices with higher rotational energy deposit the least amount of magnetic material inside the downed-crop area--because it has been "thrown" outside the confines of the visibly-downed region.

Fig. 11: Photomicrograph (x 100) of Magnetic Material--Both Spherical and Partially Ablated--Adhering to Soil Chunks (KS-04-176). [Note melted ridge of magnetic material at lower arrow.]

In Table 1 the magnetic drag data from soil samples taken within the three circles and control regions are summarized; as expected, the smallest circle, (Circle "A") contained the least amount of magnetic material of the three circles sampled.