Wiltshire - England
STONEHENGE
Discovered on May 9, 2010
Also visible on the website of Lucy Pringle
Geometric reconstruction by Zef Damen
(Automatic translation generated by the author)
VANDALISM AT STONEHENGE — THE SECOND EPISODE OF THE 2010 SEASON
In spring 2010, a formation appeared near Stonehenge, in a field of oilseed rape already well advanced. The photographs show how difficult it is to stamp geometric figures into a crop at that stage of flowering. The stems, rigid and brittle, had nothing in common with what was seen at Golden Ball Hill in 2005 or at Rutlands Farm in 2009, where plant flexion produced a “lower level” effect without massive breakage.
The question remains: why did the makers choose that precise moment, when younger, more supple oilseed rape would have allowed a “cleaner” result? Was it to keep to a timetable imposed by the telluric line linking Old Sarum and Stonehenge? The first formation, which appeared on May 5 at Old Sarum, seems to support the idea of a staged sequence.
Everything suggests not just isolated experimenters, but an organization attentive to the rhythm of appearances and their impact. The crop-circle scene was already part of a thriving market: aerial rides, “initiatory” tours, and images distributed online. The priority was to feed the mystery and guarantee regular subjects for the “aerial archivists,” even if on-the-ground work revealed clear signs of human origin.
The essential point remains: if such formations can be unmasked so easily, why produce them at all? Who benefits from the game, and who commissions it?
OILSEED RAPE DOSSIER — Other photo galleries of oilseed rape formations made with boards
READ THE SECTIONS FROM WILLIAM’S BOOK RELATED TO THIS CROP CIRCLE 
