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February 27, 2002
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'RADIAL PATTERN' ANOMALY - MIDALE, SASKATCHEWAN 2001
While doing a talk this past weekend, a sharp-eyed observer pointed out a
previously unnoticed peculiarity in one of the aerial photos from Midale,
Saskatchewan last summer.
It is a shot of the 'celtic cross' formation (Midale #5) beside the oil
pump, the same one where the previously discussed 'blind spot' anomaly
showed up in other photos and video. This picture was taken by CCCRN field
research assistant Robert Leslie a few days after we had been in the
formation ourselves. The farmer had by now harvested around the formation,
leaving a band of standing crop surrounding it, with the rest of the field
cut. In the area of cut crop, you can see a subtle pattern of very thin
straight 'lines' radiating out from where the formation is, almost like a
secondary 'extension' of the formation in some way. In other words, the
formation appears to be at the center of the radial pattern, which is more
easily seen on one side of the formation but also faintly visible in places
on the other side. The pattern is not visible in the area of standing crop
immediately surrounding the formation, suggesting it is perhaps only very
close to or on the ground. Shadowing and relief of the lines from the
sunlight can be seen. It looks somewhat like a magnetic lines of force or
sunburst type pattern - could this be some kind of magnetic or energy
'imprint' in the crop? How far out the pattern radiates is unknown, as it
goes off the edges of the photo. It is perhaps reminiscent of a photo from
Busty Taylor in England several years ago showing a formation of thin
straight radial lines very lightly 'imprinted' into a field. If some normal
part of the field, why does the pattern appear to radiate out from the crop
formation? Why is it only visible in the cut part of the field? It may be
noted also that the power lines between the two electric towers (one near
the oil pump, the other out of range in this shot, to the right of the
formation) pass directly over the formation, roughly in line with the
radial pattern at the point where they cross over above it. Explanations or
theories, anyone?
Photo attached: midale501radial.jpg, © Robert Leslie, CCCRN
Anyone wishing a larger version, I can e-mail or mail you one. The pattern
is somewhat clearer in the original print than the jpg version.
On another note, there will be a two hour webcast radio interview today on
the Canadian circles for 'Wake Up USA' on the Stardust Radio Network
(Virginia), live from 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm ET.
http://stardustent.com/stardustradio.htm
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