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Pipe-smoking alien crop circle attracts tourists

12:00pm Friday 5th August 2011 in News By Tom Mooney

The intricate crop circle of an alien smoking a pipe near the Cherhill white horse The intricate crop circle of an alien smoking a pipe near the Cherhill white horse

HUNDREDS of people from all over Europe descended on the Cherhill white horse after a mysterious crop circle – featuring an alien smoking a pipe – appeared in a corn field below the monument.

The bizarre creation appeared in the early hours of Wednesday last week.

Since then, enthusiasts have travelled from as far away as the Netherlands, Austria, Scandinavia and Germany to see it.

Theo Wierdsma, a Dutch primary school manager, who also lectures in crop circles and phenomena research, travelled to England with his 21-year-old son Justin to look at the many crop circles in the West Country.

Mr Wierdsma, 55, said: “I have been coming over to England every summer for the past eight years to look at crop circles.

“We came here in Calne to look at one in 2006 as well.

“I don’t know if this one might be a hoax but I think from looking at the shape of it that it is a real one. I have thought they were a hoax before and was wrong so it is very interesting.”

Local small aircraft clubs have been assisting the tourists by taking them above the crop circle in planes and microlights to film and take photos of the phenomenon.

The farmer has also allowed them to go inside the circle to do tests and take pictures.

Mr Wierdsma said he will stay in Wiltshire for another week to study other crop circles.

He added: “Next spring we will see for sure if this was a hoax or not because, if it is real, there will be a ghost of it still in the crop.

“I have seen some amazing things in my time and this is one of them.

“I think there is a big magnetic field around it and we have sensed some radioactivity in the air.

“After eight years of doing this, I don’t believe it is people making these, it is alien activity.”

Comments(20)

The Maxter says...
2:26pm Fri 5 Aug 11

Mr Wierdsma... You couldn't make it up could you?

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Granti says...
3:38pm Fri 5 Aug 11

what rot! Ghost circles happen because people trample the seeds into the ground and they germinate in early spring.
No one has been able to prove beyond doubt that a single formation was made by anything other people.
People who believe they are supernatural are miss informed by the so called researchers who make the money from the conferences and calendars.
Dutch circlemakers Ossebard & Jansenn charge for their tours to see the circles they stomped down the previous night. Pay extra and be the first inside!
It's all a CON people!

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devizesgirl says...
3:44pm Fri 5 Aug 11

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the comment 'I think that it is a real one'. Hilarious - it's a cross between The Stig and Paul!!!

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The Maxter says...
3:56pm Fri 5 Aug 11

"we have sensed some radioactivity in the air"

I'm 200 miles away and I can sense complete ****.

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Triton says...
4:44pm Fri 5 Aug 11

A synopsis of this article may read: "I don’t know if this one might be a hoax but I think from looking at the shape of it that it is a real one. I think there is a big magnetic field around it and we have sensed some radioactivity in the air. It is alien activity".
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This chap may be a Primary School manager but his imagination is certainly that of a child's. I think it's only people who live outside of Wiltshire who actually believe these crop circles to be of extra-terrestrial origin. Maxter, your comments are bang on!

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wilts-girl says...
4:50pm Fri 5 Aug 11

Is it April 1st? Mr Weirdsma? LMAO! Devizesgirl - you are spot on, the Stig or Paul???

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Phorever says...
5:49pm Fri 5 Aug 11

Well it is real. It's in a field under the white horse.
But who really cares how these happen?
People pay to come and see these. Surely they are good for tourism?
It's just a bit of a laugh. Lets treat it as such.

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Astraman says...
10:13pm Fri 5 Aug 11

Definitely a Top Gear stunt!

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SaveMatabeleland says...
11:38pm Fri 5 Aug 11

Phorever, I couldn't have said it better. Killjoys are having a field day, forgive the pun. If people wish to believe in extraterrestrial art, let them. It's no more silly than every mainstream faith. Laugh and let live.

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notscot says...
12:13am Sat 6 Aug 11

SaveMatabeleland wrote:
Phorever, I couldn't have said it better. Killjoys are having a field day, forgive the pun. If people wish to believe in extraterrestrial art, let them. It's no more silly than every mainstream faith. Laugh and let live.
nuff said....

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Bottom Of The Barrel says...
8:15am Sat 6 Aug 11

Fools and marbles. So easily separated.

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The Maxter says...
8:02pm Tue 9 Aug 11

I'm no killjoy, I'm loving every minite of it.

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jaguarsky says...
2:30pm Wed 10 Aug 11

For those with concerns, I have it on good authority that the "pipe" is purely medicinal.

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MrUnderhill says...
1:32am Thu 11 Aug 11

This is clearly a hoax and a laughable article but by a mere glance most of the commentate here are by people who refuse to look outside of their very narrow minded boxes and have done zero research into this area because they are too busy laughing away while the red herrings and smokescreens such as swamp gas and weather balloons cloud their vision and clog their brains.

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cjtsmith says...
10:15am Thu 11 Aug 11

Don't tell them they are all made by locals. The croppies bring much needed seasonal income to local businesses. Ssshhhhh ....

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Soozieqty says...
11:06am Thu 11 Aug 11

They're coming for our weed!!!! Hurry hide your stash!

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HughBriss says...
12:28pm Thu 11 Aug 11

I'm no killjoy, either, but if I was the farmer whose crops had been damaged, I'd be mad as hell.

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derryhawk says...
8:14pm Sat 13 Aug 11

People should remember that the Wiltshire 'Yokels' who were apparently trying to rake the Moon out of the water really did know what they were doing, and fooled those who thought they were stupid.

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derryhawk says...
8:14pm Sat 13 Aug 11

People should remember that the Wiltshire 'Yokels' who were apparently trying to rake the Moon out of the water really did know what they were doing, and fooled those who thought they were stupid.

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trafficlightsgalore says...
11:12am Wed 17 Aug 11

Andrew
I sympathise with the cash loss to you and the loss of a valuable food resource to the rest of us.
Seems odd that as far as I know no-one has ever been caught 'in the act' because this can't be done in just 5 minutes.
Visit Wiltshire actually proposed promoting these about 2 years ago and were surprised when there was an outcry from the farming community - idiots for even seriously thinking of it.
Actually these circles cost the farmer £1000 a time to remove.

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