The Mysteries of Crop Circles

The mysteries of crop circles have intrigued many individuals throughout history.
Crop circles consist of strange and unusual formations that are typically created in grain based crops. The crop that is affected normally exhibits patterns that seem to appear quickly and with no logical explanation. These unusual patterns and designs started to receive a lot of attention in the 20th century, but there are accounts of unusual crop circles dating back to earlier periods in history. The earliest documented account occurred in the year of 1678.


A news story surrounding a particular crop circle in the year of 1678 was released and it was called "Strange News out of Hartford-shire". When the story came out, it displayed a creature that reflected the devil with a scythe cutting a crop. It was based on the story of a farmer that possessed a high level of greed. This farmer was said to be so stingy that he refused to pay a professional mower a reasonable price to reap the oats that he had grown.


He made a statement that he would much rather that the devil himself did the work than pay to have it done. He went to bed that night and slept peacefully. The next day he started towards the crop and realized that it had been harvested. However, it was done so with such a perfect hand that no person could have done it. He refused to go into the fields afterwards. This is only one of many of the mysteries of crop circles that exist.


Amazingly, in the year of 1999, there were nearly two hundred crop circles documented. The exact number is actually one hundred ninety. It is believed that whatever created the crop circles had the purpose and intent of expressing things to come when the new millennium occurred. Many believe that the mysteries of crop circles are related to UFOs and aliens or extraterrestrial beings. There are others that believe that humans create the amazingly detailed artistic circles. Despite the real reason and culprit of the crop circles, they remain to be one of the world’s greatest mysteries