Crop Circles

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf folk
Design Pattern
Unexplained phenomenon
gptkbp:alternativeTheories Earth energies
Extraterrestrial activity
Plasma vortices
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Wiltshire,_England
UFOs
Hoaxes
Paranormal
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Humans
unknown
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Inspired art
Inspired literature
Inspired movies
gptkbp:debatedBy Natural vs. artificial origin
gptkbp:debunkedBy gptkb:Dave_Chorley
gptkb:Doug_Bower
Skeptics
gptkbp:describedBy Patterns created by flattening crops such as wheat, barley, rye, or maize
gptkbp:feature gptkb:Symmetry
Geometric shapes
Large scale
Flattened crops
Complex patterns
gptkbp:firstReported 1970s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Crop Circles
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Publicity
Media attention
Artistic expression
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
Worldwide
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Widespread since 1980s
gptkbp:notableEvent 1990 East Field formation
1991 Doug and Dave confession
1996 Julia Set formation near Stonehenge
gptkbp:notableExample Milk Hill crop circle
Stonehenge crop circle
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:New_Age_communities
1990s
gptkbp:relatedTo Sacred geometry
Art installations
Extraterrestrials
Ley lines
gptkbp:scientificConsensus Mostly man-made
gptkbp:studiedBy Cereologists
gptkbp:subjectOf Books
Documentaries
Scientific studies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dean_Brody
gptkb:Corn_Circles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7