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The Summer 1991 Crop Circles: The Data Emerges

Many people will be unaware that during the summer of 1991, Michael Chorost, Director of North American Circle was supported by a grant from the Fund for UFO Research, to carry out a study of the crop circle phenomena in southern England.

The research followed up on:

  • radiation measurements of soil samples previously carried out by Marshall Dudley
  • Dr. W.C. Levengood’s early work on plant sampling and  
  • Sheldon Wernikoff’s reproduction of quintuplet-forms in a plasma chamber.

Additionally, photographs were taken, lay was analysed and an attempt was made to catalogue every formation that year.

This was followed up in 1992 with Project Argus and in 1993 with Project Relate.

“Most crop circle theories these days resemble sinking ships. Launched amid fanfare and high hopes, they have come to grief against those sharp-edged objects known as facts.

The hoax theorists are in trouble, because they have not explained how the supposed hoaxers could create so many formations in so many countries, nor how they could change the biological and radiological characteristics of the plants and soil. There is now good proof that extremely anomalous changes do take place…”

Graphs of Radiation Measurements as a percentage variation from the controls

Clicking on the image above will take you to the full 88-page
Data Emerges report