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Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Science
- Yahoo
Living Nostradamus and Baba Vanga made the same chilling prophecy for 2025 — but will it actually come true?
Aliens are — soon to be — among us, according to these allegedly all-seeing psychics. Though Baba Vanga, the blind Bulgarian oracle, died back in 1996, she made a few major predictions for the future, and psychics of today, the renowned Living Nostradamus included, concur on this particular prognosis. She prophesied that humans would come into contact with extraterrestrials in the year 2025, and that the event would likely coincide with a 'major sporting event.' Though a few of the year's most notable games and championships have already occurred — Wimbledon, the Super Bowl and the NBA playoffs, to name a few — the year is only halfway over, so there are still plenty of rowdy sporting events to draw extraterrestrial visitors in. Athos Salomé — also known as the Living Nostradamus, after the 15th-century French astrologer and seer of the same name — has also predicted that humanity can cross alien contact off its bucket list at some point this year. Salomé, a 38-year-old self-proclaimed paranormal expert and fortune teller from Brazil, told the Daily Mail that technological advancements and increased space exploration would result in our humble species' eventual convergence with extraterrestrial life. 'Thanks to the James Webb Telescope, humanity might finally get the answer to the existence of alien life, while governments like the US may declassify UFO files,' he explained. 'If true, these discoveries could revolutionize one's view about the universe in which we exist — and about ourselves.' The telescope, which departed our home planet in December 2021, is currently orbiting the sun. While it has certainly led to some major new astronomical findings, including the discovery of an exoplanet back in June 2025, it hasn't yet discovered any extraterrestrial life — though, never say never. However, some experts say that excessive alien anticipation can be harmful to society. 'Too much background noise about UFOs and UAPs can also get in the way of legitimate science communication about the possibility of finding microbial extraterrestrial life,' wrote Tony Milligan, a research fellow in the philosophy of ethics at King's College in London, for a paper published in the Conversation. 'It is increasingly clear that belief in alien visitation is no longer just a fun speculation, but something that has real and damaging consequences,' he continued. Both the Living Nostradamus and Baba Vanga claim to have accurately predicted major events in the past — though in Baba Vanga's case, there is no official record of her premonitions. Before her death, which she also factually foretold, Baba Vanga is attributed with correctly prophesying Princess Diana's untimely passing and the 9/11 attacks, as well as several other notable global events. Meanwhile, Salomé claims to have accurately predicted Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, Queen Elizabeth's death and the COVID-19 pandemic. Aside from extraterrestrial contact, he also predicted that World War III could occur in 2025 and additionally speculated that AI technology would become increasingly more powerful. 'Advanced systems will be able to operate in multiple domains at the same time, mimicking human reasoning,' he said in the same Daily Mail interview. 'An AI will be able to design buildings, plan advertising campaigns and diagnose diseases in a matter of seconds. But as we transfer so much power to machines, the question arises: What happens if we lose control?' Solve the daily Crossword
Gizmodo
6 days ago
- Science
- Gizmodo
Aliens Can Detect Earth's Airports From 200 Light-Years Away
Humans might not know of any intelligent beings beyond Earth, but if they exist, they might already know about us. New research shows that radar systems at commercial and military airports are inadvertently announcing our presence to any aliens with the ability to listen. Preliminary results from a study led by Ramiro Caisse Saide, an astrophysics PhD candidate at the University of Manchester, suggest extraterrestrials up to 200 light-years away could theoretically detect electromagnetic signals leaking from global airline hubs such as John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Heathrow Airport in London. Military radar systems are also detectable, and thanks to their unique pattern, these signals would look 'clearly artificial to anyone watching from interstellar distances with powerful radio telescopes,' Caisse Saide said in a statement. 'In fact, these military signals can appear up to a hundred times stronger from certain points in space, depending on where an observer is located,' he added. 'Our findings suggest that radar signals—produced unintentionally by any planet with advanced technology and complex aviation system—could act as a universal sign of intelligent life.' It's important to note, however, that it will take many more years for signals to reach any extraterrestrial civilizations located 200 light-years away from Earth. Airports and military operations have only been emitting signals of this strength since the 1950s, and therefore, the maximum distance at which aliens could currently detect them is about 75 light-years in all directions. Seeing as we live in an unfathomably vast, ancient universe with billions of trillions of planets and moons, it stands to reason that we aren't the only intelligent lifeforms in it. Humanity's desire to contact extraterrestrials dates back more than 150 years. The first real communication attempt took place in 1974, when astronomers beamed a radio signal from a powerful transmitter at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico into space. This signal, known as the Arecibo message, consisted of binary code that conveyed information about the basic chemicals of life, the structure of DNA, Earth's place in the solar system, and even a stick figure of a human. If any aliens received it, they haven't responded. That hasn't discouraged scientists from trying to find them. Those working on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) do this passively, scanning space for electromagnetic signals that can't be explained by natural phenomena. Others have taken a more active approach by intentionally transmitting signals or messages to space, like the Arecibo message. These efforts are called METI (Messaging to Extraterrestrial Intelligence) or CETI (Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence). Not everyone believes this is a good idea. Detractors point out that telling aliens where we are could have disastrous consequences if these beings are capable of harming us or our planet. That's a scary thought. Perhaps even more frightening is the fact that Earth is unwittingly shouting out our existence and location to any radar-detecting extraterrestrial civilizations within earshot. To get an idea of just how noisy our planet is, Caisse Saide and his colleagues simulated how radar signals from airports proliferate across time and space, then analyzed how detectable they would be from stars such as Barnard's Star and AU Microscopii. These stars are located roughly 6 and 32 light-years away from the Sun, respectively. They found that airport radar systems, which sweep the skies for airplanes to inform air traffic control, send out a combined radio signal strong enough for aliens to detect it from up to 200 light-years away using telescopes similar to the Green Bank radio telescope in West Virginia. That's a vast distance. The nearest potentially habitable planet outside our solar system—Proxima Centauri b—is just over 4 light-years away, and it would still take humanity's most advanced spacecraft tens of thousands of years to get there. Signals from Earth's military radar systems are weaker, but more focused and directional, creating an obviously artificial pattern similar to a lighthouse beam sweeping the sky. It's important to note, however, that it will take many more years for signals to reach any extraterrestrial civilizations located 200 light-years away from Earth. Airports and military operations have only been emitting signals of this strength since the 1950s, and therefore, the maximum distance at which aliens could currently detect them is about 75 light-years in all directions. But the point of the study stands; aliens located on a planet 200 light-years away should be able to detect airport signals—but not for another 125 years. Understanding how intelligent extraterrestrials might become aware of our existence can also help guide our search for them, according to Caisse Saide. Identifying and characterizing our own planet's technosignatures, or detectable signs of technology, can tell astronomers what to look for from other planets, he said. At the same time, 'we gain valuable insights into how to protect the radio spectrum for communications and design future radar systems,' said co-researcher Michael Garrett, a professor of astrophysics at the University of Manchester, in the statement. 'The methods developed for modeling and detecting these weak signals can also be used in astronomy, planetary defense, and even in monitoring the impact of human technology on our space environment.' 'In this way, our work supports both the scientific quest to answer the question 'Are we alone?' and practical efforts to manage the influence of technology on our world and beyond,' Caisse Saide said.
Russia Today
04-07-2025
- Science
- Russia Today
This Russian radio signal might end the world. Scared? Maybe you should be
At 4625 kHz, a dull mechanical buzz echoes endlessly – day and night, winter and summer, across borders and decades. The sound is steady, almost hypnotic. Sometimes it falters. A brief pause. Then a voice emerges through the static: 'I am 143. Not receiving any response.' Then – silence. And the buzz resumes. No one has officially claimed responsibility for the transmission. There are no station identifications, no explanations, and no confirmed purpose. But it's been broadcasting, almost without interruption, since the late 1970s. Radio enthusiasts around the world call it 'The Buzzer'. Over the years, the signal has inspired a growing mythology. Some believe it's part of a Soviet-era dead man's switch – a last-resort nuclear system designed to retaliate automatically if Russia's leadership is wiped out. Others think it might be a tool for communicating with spies, or perhaps even extraterrestrials. Theories range from the plausible to the absurd. Like all good Cold War mysteries, its real power lies not in what we know – but in what we don't. Like the Kola Superdeep Borehole – the real Soviet drilling project that inspired urban legends about 'sounds from hell' – The Buzzer lives in that fertile twilight between fact and fiction, secrecy and speculation. In the West, Cold War history is often well-documented and declassified. But Soviet-era experiments remain buried under layers of myth, rumor, and deliberate silence. That opacity has given rise to a unique genre of post-Soviet folklore – eerie, atmospheric, and deeply compelling. And few stories illustrate that better than the one about a drilling rig in the icy Siberian tundra, a descent into the Earth's crust, and a scream from the abyss. One of the most enduring tales from this shadowy canon emerged online in the mid-2000s and still circulates in corners of the internet today. According to the story, a team of Soviet scientists drilling deep into the Siberian permafrost broke through to something unexpected. At unprecedented depths – allegedly beyond even the Mariana Trench – temperatures spiked dramatically. Curious, they lowered a heat-resistant microphone into the borehole. What came back was... unnatural. Screams. Thousands of them. Indistinct voices crying out in agony, echoing from the deep. The scientists, the story goes, either went mad or fled the site in horror. The 'sounds from hell' legend became an instant internet classic – and a perfect storm of Cold War paranoia, spiritual anxiety, and post-Soviet mystery. In reality, there was a borehole. The Kola Superdeep Borehole was a real scientific endeavor, and it did reach greater depths than the Mariana Trench. Temperatures did rise dramatically – not because of a gateway to the underworld, but due to the Earth's geothermal gradient. No screams were recorded. No scientists fled in terror. The project was quietly shut down in the early 1990s when equipment costs became prohibitive. Still, the myth persisted – because it fed something deeper than curiosity. It evoked the unknowable, the terrifying, the secret world beneath official explanations. And that same feeling, that same dark fascination, surrounds The Buzzer. Frequency 4625 kHz still exists today and anyone can tune in – though the chances of hearing anything besides the persistent buzz are slim. Sometimes, the buzz is interrupted by short messages appearing every few weeks or even months. The messages are brief and unsettling. Strings of numbers. Disjointed letters. Nonsense words like 'shlikomops' or 'verhojom'. Others sound oddly evocative, even poetic: 'Hryukostyag' – loosely translated as 'hog banner' – and 'bezzlobie', meaning 'non-anger'. The only fully coherent sentence – the one already mentioned, 'I am 143. Not receiving any response' – was recorded in 1997. Nothing quite like it has been heard since. On June 30, 2025, at 12:57pm Moscow time, the first word of the day broke through the static: 'zevoseul'. Later, at 2:26pm, the station broadcast another word: 'trunonord'. Just days earlier, on June 25, The Buzzer transmitted 18 separate messages in a single day – including 'bueroprysh', 'khryakokhrych', and 'kranofai'. As always, no explanation followed. No pattern revealed itself. Just more echoes from nowhere. Officially, the station is called UVB-76. It originally transmitted from near Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) but went silent briefly in 2010 before resuming operations from a new location, presumably somewhere near Moscow. The purpose of its transmissions remains a mystery, but the most popular theory suggests it sends coded messages for military use. This has never been officially confirmed, as the Russian authorities have not commented on its existence. However, in response to a recent inquiry from RT, they stated that information regarding this radio frequency is not public. Furthermore, there are no officially registered private owners. As such, very little can be said about the radio station with certainty. According to both Russian and foreign military experts, it may be part of a system known as Perimeter and more commonly referred to as Dead Hand. Perimeter is a backup automatic nuclear retaliatory system developed in the USSR during the 1980s, designed to respond in case command centers are destroyed in the initial minutes of a nuclear conflict. If the country's top leadership (i.e., the president and general staff) dies or loses communication with the missile forces, a system known as Perimeter automatically activates. It analyzes seismic activity, radiation levels, and the absence of contact with command centers. If indicators of a nuclear strike are confirmed, Perimeter autonomously issues launch orders through backup communication channels. This means that even if leaders are suddenly eliminated, a retaliatory strike can still be executed, creating a situation of mutually assured destruction. Initial information about this system emerged in the 1980s. By the 1990s, experts began sharing declassified details. Dmitry Volkogonov, a Russian general and former adviser to Russian President Boris Yeltsin, indirectly confirmed its existence. For this type of system to function effectively, reliable communication is essential – and reportedly, The Buzzer may serve as one of its primary communication hubs. This is why it has earned the ominous nickname 'Doomsday Radio'. The theory connecting the station to military operations is supported by the fact that the buzz is often interrupted following major international events. For example, the messages 'hryukostyag' and 'bezzlobie' were broadcast shortly after negotiations in Istanbul. However, the recent conflict between Israel and Iran didn't elicit any new messages from the station. There's also a less dire explanation for the mysterious buzz – it may simply serve as a tool of intimidation. The protocols for launching missiles without direct orders from leaders have already proven unreliable. The most infamous incident occurred in 1983 when a warning system mistakenly indicated that the US had launched ballistic missiles, prompting the USSR to prepare for a counterstrike. Averted only by Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov, who realized the system had malfunctioned and alerted his superiors, this incident nearly led to nuclear war. Some experts believe that due to incidents like this, the Perimeter system is not operational anymore. The Russian authorities haven't officially confirmed whether this is true or not. Potential adversaries remain unsure if the Dead Hand would activate, which compels them to proceed with caution. In the meantime, The Buzzer adds to this uncertainty by transmitting enigmatic signals. Naturally, some people aren't satisfied with such a simple explanation. Over the past 50 years, many have proposed more intriguing theories to explain the mystery of The Buzzer. Some of the more conservative theories suggest that the station transmits signals to Russian agents operating undercover abroad or to secure government bunkers where officials can shelter in the event of war. Indeed, Russia has external intelligence services and secret shelters for its leaders, and the nonsensical messages transmitted by the station bear some resemblance to codes used by Russian security agencies. They also resemble military communication methods – typically, the Russian Armed Forces prefer less 'poetic' codes compared to the more allegorical terms like 'broken arrow' or 'bent spear' used by their American counterparts. A more captivating theory posits that this enigmatic station served a mystical doomsday cult that included Soviet military personnel and politicians who awaited the Apocalypse. Soviet leaders were indeed familiar with occult practices. The OGPU and NKVD explored possibilities in parapsychology, psychotropic weapons, and even telepathy. Strange sects and cults emerged in the USSR, particularly toward the end of the Soviet Union. One group, Amram Shambala, even attempted to infiltrate the military. However, these endeavors did not progress far, and the cults mostly remained marginal organizations. Finally, there are those theories that claim The Buzzer maintains contact with aliens. The USSR did send messages into space; in 1962, signals containing the words 'peace', 'Lenin', and 'USSR' were dispatched from the Deep Space Communication Center in Yevpatoria. They bounced off Venus and returned to Earth. But these were intended to test planetary radar systems, not to reach alien civilizations. For a long time, only military enthusiasts and radio amateurs showed interest in UVB-76. However, it began attracting significant attention in recent years as the likelihood of a major conflict arose again. This interest is understandable: Many people want to believe they can intercept military secrets or at least detect patterns in the signals to prepare for the next crisis. In an environment where accurate information is lacking – and with the Russian military still cautiously guarding its secrets – people start crafting their own interpretations. Initially, these theories astonish, shock, or entertain the public, but over time, they may start to seem plausible. However, reality is often less exciting than fiction. History shows that governments and generals are reluctant to reveal their secret developments to the world. They are even less inclined to make them accessible to anyone with a radio receiver. In the end, most classified military installations serve less thrilling roles: Relays, redundancies, or elaborate exercises in deterrence. But in a world starved of clarity, even a meaningless buzz can become a message. As it continues, indifferent and eternal, it carries with it a strange power: The less we know, the more we imagine. And in the silence between the beeps, the apocalypse is always just one signal away.
Russia Today
01-07-2025
- Science
- Russia Today
This Russian radio signal might end the world. Scared? Maybe you should be.
At 4625 kHz, a dull mechanical buzz echoes endlessly – day and night, winter and summer, across borders and decades. The sound is steady, almost hypnotic. Sometimes it falters. A brief pause. Then a voice emerges through the static: 'I am 143. Not receiving any response.' Then – silence. And the buzz resumes. No one has officially claimed responsibility for the transmission. There are no station identifications, no explanations, and no confirmed purpose. But it's been broadcasting, almost without interruption, since the late 1970s. Radio enthusiasts around the world call it 'The Buzzer.' Over the years, the signal has inspired a growing mythology. Some believe it's part of a Soviet-era dead man's switch – a last-resort nuclear system designed to retaliate automatically if Russia's leadership is wiped out. Others think it might be a tool for communicating with spies, or perhaps even extraterrestrials. Theories range from the plausible to the absurd. Like all good Cold War mysteries, its real power lies not in what we know – but in what we don't. Like the Kola Superdeep Borehole – the real Soviet drilling project that inspired urban legends about 'sounds from hell' – The Buzzer lives in that fertile twilight between fact and fiction, secrecy and speculation. In the West, Cold War history is often well-documented and declassified. But Soviet-era experiments remain buried under layers of myth, rumor, and deliberate silence. That opacity has given rise to a unique genre of post-Soviet folklore – eerie, atmospheric, and deeply compelling. And few stories illustrate that better than the one about a drilling rig in the icy Siberian tundra, a descent into the Earth's crust, and a scream from the abyss. One of the most enduring tales from this shadowy canon emerged online in the mid-2000s and still circulates in corners of the internet today. According to the story, a team of Soviet scientists drilling deep into the Siberian permafrost broke through to something unexpected. At unprecedented depths – allegedly beyond even the Mariana Trench – temperatures spiked dramatically. Curious, they lowered a heat-resistant microphone into the borehole. What came back was... unnatural. Screams. Thousands of them. Indistinct voices crying out in agony, echoing from the deep. The scientists, the story goes, either went mad or fled the site in horror. The 'sounds from hell' legend became an instant internet classic – and a perfect storm of Cold War paranoia, spiritual anxiety, and post-Soviet mystery. In reality, there was a borehole. The Kola Superdeep Borehole was a real scientific endeavor, and it did reach greater depths than the Mariana Trench. Temperatures did rise dramatically – not because of a gateway to the underworld, but due to the Earth's geothermal gradient. No screams were recorded. No scientists fled in terror. The project was quietly shut down in the early 1990s when equipment costs became prohibitive. Still, the myth persisted – because it fed something deeper than curiosity. It evoked the unknowable, the terrifying, the secret world beneath official explanations. And that same feeling, that same dark fascination, surrounds The Buzzer. Frequency 4625 kHz still exists today and anyone can tune in – though the chances of hearing anything besides the persistent buzz are slim. Sometimes, the buzz is interrupted by short messages appearing every few weeks or even months. The messages are brief and unsettling. Strings of numbers. Disjointed letters. Nonsense words like 'Shlikomops' or 'Verhojom.' Others sound oddly evocative, even poetic: 'Hryukostyag' – loosely translated as 'hog banner' – or 'Bezzlobie,' meaning 'non-anger.' The only fully coherent sentence – the one already mentioned, 'I am 143. Not receiving any response' – was recorded in 1997. Nothing quite like it has been heard since. On June 30, 2025, at 12:57 p.m. Moscow time, the first word of the day broke through the static: 'Zevoseul.' Later, at 14:26, the station broadcast another word: 'Trunonord.' Just days earlier, on June 25, The Buzzer transmitted 18 separate messages in a single day — including 'Bueroprysh,''Khryakokhrych,' and 'Kranofai.' As always, no explanation followed. No pattern revealed itself. Just more echoes from nowhere. Officially, the station is called UVB-76. It originally transmitted from near Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) but went silent briefly in 2010 before resuming operations from a new location, presumably somewhere near Moscow. The purpose of its transmissions remains a mystery, but the most popular theory suggests it sends coded messages for military use. This has never been officially confirmed, as Russian authorities have not commented on its existence. However, in response to a recent inquiry from RT, they stated that information regarding this radio frequency is not public. Furthermore, there are no officially registered private owners. As such, very little can be said about the radio station with certainty. According to both Russian and foreign military experts, it may be part of a system known as Perimeter and more commonly referred to as Dead Hand. Perimeter is a backup automatic nuclear retaliatory system developed in the USSR during the 1980s, designed to respond in case command centers are destroyed in the initial minutes of a nuclear conflict. If the country's top leadership (i.e., the president and general staff) dies or loses communication with the missile forces, a system known as Perimeter automatically activates. It analyzes seismic activity, radiation levels, and the absence of contact with command centers. If indicators of a nuclear strike are confirmed, Perimeter autonomously issues launch orders through backup communication channels. This means that even if leaders are suddenly eliminated, a retaliatory strike can still be executed, creating a situation of mutually assured destruction. Initial information about this system emerged in the 1980s. By the 1990s, experts began sharing declassified details. Dmitry Volkogonov, a Russian general and former adviser to Russian President Boris Yeltsin, indirectly confirmed its existence. For such a system to function effectively, reliable communication is essential – and reportedly, The Buzzer may serve as one of its primary communication hubs. This is why it has earned the ominous nickname 'Doomsday Radio.' The theory connecting the station to military operations is supported by the fact that the buzz is often interrupted following major international events: for example, the messages 'Hryukostyag' and 'Bezlobiye' were broadcast shortly after negotiations in Istanbul. However, the recent conflict between Israel and Iran didn't elicit any new messages from the station. There's also a less dire explanation for the mysterious buzz – it may simply serve as a tool of intimidation. The protocols for launching missiles without direct orders from leaders have already proven unreliable. The most infamous incident occurred in 1983 when a warning system mistakenly indicated that the US had launched ballistic missiles, prompting the USSR to prepare for a counterstrike. Averted only by Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov, who realized the system had malfunctioned and alerted his superiors, this incident nearly led to nuclear war. Some experts believe that due to incidents like this, the Perimeter system is not operational anymore. Russian authorities haven't officially confirmed whether this is true or not. Potential adversaries remain unsure if the Dead Hand would activate, which compels them to proceed with caution. In the meantime, The Buzzer adds to this uncertainty by transmitting enigmatic signals. Naturally, some people aren't satisfied with such a simple explanation. Over the past 50 years, many have proposed more intriguing theories to explain the mystery of The Buzzer. Some of the more conservative theories suggest that the station transmits signals to Russian agents operating undercover abroad or to secure government bunkers where officials can shelter in the event of war. Indeed, Russia has external intelligence services and secret shelters for its leaders, and the nonsensical messages transmitted by the station bear some resemblance to codes used by Russian security agencies. They also resemble military communication methods – typically, the Russian Armed Forces prefer less 'poetic' codes compared to the more allegorical terms like 'Broken Arrow' or 'Bent Spear' used by their American counterparts. A more captivating theory posits that this enigmatic station served a mystical doomsday cult that included Soviet military personnel and politicians who awaited the Apocalypse. Soviet leaders were indeed familiar with occult practices: the OGPU and NKVD explored possibilities in parapsychology, psychotropic weapons, and even telepathy. Strange sects and cults emerged in the USSR, particularly toward the end of the Soviet Union. One group, Amram Shambala, even attempted to infiltrate the military. However, these endeavors did not progress far, and the cults mostly remained marginal organizations. Finally, there are those theories that claim The Buzzer maintains contact with aliens. The USSR did send messages into space; in 1962, signals containing the words 'Peace,' 'Lenin,' and 'USSR' were dispatched from the Deep Space Communication Center in Yevpatoria. They bounced off Venus and returned to Earth. But these were intended to test planetary radar systems, not to reach alien civilizations. For a long time, only military enthusiasts and radio amateurs showed interest in UVB-76. However, it began attracting significant attention in recent years as the likelihood of a major conflict arose again. This interest is understandable: many people want to believe they can intercept military secrets or at least detect patterns in the signals to prepare for the next crisis. In an environment where accurate information is lacking – and with the Russian military still cautiously guarding its secrets – people start crafting their own interpretations. Initially, these theories astonish, shock, or entertain the public, but over time, they may start to seem plausible. However, reality is often less exciting than fiction. History shows that governments and generals are reluctant to reveal their secret developments to the world. They are even less inclined to make them accessible to anyone with a radio receiver. In the end, most classified military installations serve less thrilling roles: relays, redundancies, or elaborate exercises in deterrence. But in a world starved of clarity, even a meaningless buzz can become a message. As it continues, indifferent and eternal, it carries with it a strange power: the less we know, the more we imagine. And in the silence between the beeps, the apocalypse is always just one signal away.
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Science
- Daily Mail
Mystery as crop circles appear on farms in world-famous UFO hotspot
Mysterious crop circles have been discovered etched into fields in one of the world's most famous UFO hotspots. Wiltshire in the UK has become the epicenter of the phenomenon since the 1970s, and the bizarre designs were recently found just 13 miles away from Stonehenge. A perfectly crafted geometric design was spotted in a farmer's field in the Wiltshire village of Sutton Veny on May 15. The pattern included a central design resembling a Celtic knot or a four-pointed star within a circle. On May 19, another unique crop circles was found in a grass field 30 miles away in the nearby county of Dorset. That design featured several geometric shapes set inside two overlapping circles. Crop circles are large, unexplained formations that appear, typically in the middle of the night, in fields with tall grass or fresh crops like wheat or corn. While many suspect the massive designs are the work of artists or pranksters, UFO conspiracy theorists have maintained that crop circles are made by extraterrestrials who are leaving cryptic messages for humans. However, it's been proven that many are man-made, using tools like planks to push down and flatten crops as a mean to spark fears or artistic expression. But some people truly believe the crop circles are the work of aliens as they can range between 50 and 1,000 feet in length but apparently take only minutes to create in the dark of night. Although these strange patterns have been discovered in dozens of countries, including the US, Canada, Australia, and Japan, crop circles have been most commonly found in the UK. Moreover, roughly 80 percent of all UK crop circles have been reported in Wiltshire. Since 2005, there have been more than 380 crop circles recorded in this area alone. The formations are typically found in crop fields and their appearance often coincides with the growing season, when crops are mature enough to show visible patterns but haven't been harvested yet. In countries in Earth's Northern Hemisphere, like the US and UK, crop circles tend to appear between May and August when the crops are tall enough to be flattened into circular patterns. Images and footage of the recent crop circles have flooded the internet where people claim they are a form of 'communication.' UAP researcher Holly Wood posted on X: 'Who or what is trying to get our attention?' Another Ufologist shared: 'People say when you look at it from the top, the symbol makes them 'download' certain information to their subconscious mind.' While the crop circles have sparked theories of alien visitors, the owner of the field where the Celtic knot was found was reportedly 'very upset' that someone or something flattened his valuable crops. However, he's making the most of the setback by opening the field up to crop circle enthusiasts to come and view the new pattern for a small donation, according to Coast to Coast AM, hosted by UFO enthusiast George Noory. Monique Klinkenbergh, founder of the crop circle exhibition in Wiltshire's Pewsey Vale, admitted that there are definitely man-made crop circles on Earth, but others are much harder to explain without considering UFOs and aliens. 'If you listen to eye witness accounts, the unexplained circles have one thing in common - they were formed in minutes, or seconds, by an invisible source,' Klinkenbergh told the BBC in 2023. 'There is definitely a mystery going on, but it's very hard to label the source, whether it is extra-terrestrial, paranormal or just nature,' she added. For example, the 2001 'Milk Hill circle' in Wiltshire had over 400 circles spanning 787 feet and was said to be too complex for humans to quickly create in one night. UFO researchers have also claimed that crop circles display several unusual features, like crop stalks which have all been perfectly bent but not broken or cut by machinery. Witnesses have also claimed to have seen orbs of light and other strange beams appearing over fields moments before the crop circles formed. Despite these strange occurrences, several people have come forward since the 1990s to claim that they were the culprits behind crop circles around the world. In 1991, Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, two Englishmen from Southampton, confessed to creating over 200 crop circles in southern England during the late 1970s. They claimed that they used simple tools like planks, ropes, and a sighting device (a baseball cap with a wire loop) to flatten crops into circular patterns. In 2002, five aeronautics and astronautics graduate students from MIT were recruited by a television show to create crop circles, aiming to replicate the work of Bower and Chorley. The students successfully produced a formation that could be mistaken as an alien message.
