Since the 1600s, crop circles have fascinated millions of people. Originating from the town of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, the first circle is believed to have been that of the "Mowing Devil", as discovered in an English newspaper dating from 1678. (Gail) The image in the center of the paper depicts a small, evil creature with a scythe, mowing two offset rectangular circles. Modern circles form in anything that can be printed, usually in fields of oats, barley or corn. (Pringle 5) Since the 1600s, crop circles have become considerably more complex. Many people think it's artwork, while others think it's vandalism. But who, or what, forms these magnificent patterns? Some say they are natural, created by the wind or by a strange force beneath the earth's core. Others believe that they are created as messages to the human race by an indigenous species on earth, namely trolls, gnomes and fairies, although there is no real evidence to support this hypothesis. . Contrary to these ideas, however, extraterrestrial life might be the more likely answer. There is no doubt that somewhere; there is a group of vandals whose only goal is to destroy farmland to create this “art”. There is even evidence of these vandals on websites such as circlemakers.com. Interestingly, it is easy to distinguish a fake circle from a genuine circle. To begin with, all genuine circles have a 90 degree warp at the stem node of all plants in the circle. This creates the “flattened” shape that makes the impression of the circle; Additionally, this effect is only achieved through intense heat applied to the plants, with the heat source believed to be plasma, not through wooden planks. (Burns 22) Many counter this idea by...... middle of paper ...... four anomalies, none of which were seen while the photographs were taken. The photograph was taken with a 35mm SLR camera using standard 1(00 ASA color slide film. Exposure was set at 1/125 and 1/250 of a second. "The images were sent to the ufologist Andy Collins for analysis (Lundberg) Besides the paranormal activity, the absence of footprints leading to formations or crushed plants favors the idea of ​​an aerial formation of the circles. are created from above. Many think that crop circles are recent, but they have been around for hundreds of years, and since then, have transformed to become more creative. Plant formations are an art, and the real ones. crop circles are, in all likelihood, created by an extraterrestrial source Although part of the mystery is solved, why these beings create them still remains a mystery..