For a long time, strange circles in the fields like giant cogs were considered "alien" phenomena, before their author was revealed.
Mysterious "alien" circles have caused a stir for a long time
On the night of May 22, in a large wheat field on the Conholt farm near the border of Hampshire and Wiltshire in southern England, visitors easily noticed something strange.
Looking down from above, the scene is clear. Those are 4 large circles like giant gears.
This scene caused a stir because it recreated the mysterious patterns that once left the world unable to explain, appearing in the 1980s of the last century. They even raised conspiracy theories about "alien" phenomena or some supernatural thing.
More than 30 years after the craze for mysterious circles, when they reappeared, this phenomenon took on new meaning. They are said to be a reminder of how quickly even with the advent of social networks, technology and the Internet, hoaxes or untrue information can still be spread around the world.
The secret is revealed
The British Today newspaper on September 9, 1991 had an article titled "Pranksters around the world". The content of the article revealed the identities of two men from Southampton. They are the people behind more than 200 patterns painted in the fields in the 1980s.
Revealing the author of the secret circles in the English fields
That is Mr. Doug Bower, 67 years old, and his friend, Mr. Dave Chorley, 62 years old. At that time, the two admitted to reporter Graham Brough that, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, they used wooden planks with ropes attached at each end to create circles in the wheat field.
Immediately, the giant and strange patterns soon attracted attention from the media as well as public opinion. Not long after, strange circular shapes appeared in fields in many places, from America to Australia. The two British men were delighted to see that their anonymous joke had such appeal and began to be copied by imitators around the world.
Reporter Graham then went to Mr. Doug's warehouse to check. Here, he discovered more than 200 drawings of circular patterns. They match patterns that have appeared in the field over the years.
At first, reporter Graham did not believe that the giant circle was created by human hands. Until Mr. Doug and Dave showed how they painted in the fields.
"At that time, when public opinion was still buzzing that aliens had come to earth through a secret circular symbol, it was actually all a hoax," said reporter Graham.
Then, this reporter and his colleagues filmed how Mr. Doug and Dave created giant patterns in the field. They also invited Pat Delgado, the author who wrote the book "The Mystery of the Circles in the Field", to witness it with their own eyes. Previously, the author of this book asserted that "these circles could only be created by species with higher intelligence than humans".
When he witnessed it, Delgado realized the truth and admitted he was "cheated". However, Colin Andrews, co-author of the book with Delgado, still insisted that the strange circles appearing in the fields in many places could not have been drawn by Mr. Doug and Dave.
Returning to the current story, up to now no one has come forward to admit that they are the author of the circles in the wheat field in Conholt that appeared on the night of May 22. The pattern is so attractive that many tourists flock to admire it. This upset farmers in neighboring plots of land.
"Curious people are more harmful than the person who created the circle. When the world is short of food, there are still irresponsible people willing to trample on wheat to satisfy their curiosity," said a farmer. language.
