Farmers are asked to watch for crop circles this fall while driving the combine.
Farmers, during harvest, report the majority of crop circles spotted in Canada, said Paul Anderson with the Vancouver-based Circles Phenomenon Research International.
“That’s when the most are found,” said Anderson.
Last year, 14 crop circles were reported, the majority in Saskatchewan.
Already this year two crop circles have been found on a First Nations reserve near Hagersville, Ont.
Crop circles are a controversial phenomenon seen around the world.
Believers feel the circles are forms of communication from other beings. Skeptics think the crop trampled into unusual shapes is just a prank.
With more reports each year, Anderson
doesn’t know if there are actually more crop circles or whether more people are aware of how to report them.
“Now there is more of a network. It’s coming together.”
Anderson hopes farmers will report any circles to his agency’s regional offices. An investigator will then take samples for lab analysis, photos and investigate other possibly related phenomena.
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