What Causes Crop Circles?
There are many possible explanations for crop circles. Many are, without doubt, man-made hoaxes. A number of people have come forward over the years and “confessed” to making circles. Often their methods for doing so without disturbing the surrounding crops are highly ingenious. Although it is a fact that many crop circles are fakes, the known hoaxers do not account for all known circles. As with UFO sightings, although the majority can be explained there is a core that remains interesting. The fact that many crop circles are hoaxes does not necessarily mean that all of them are hoaxes. We cannot tell for sure how all crop circles are formed. Some of the theories behind the origin of these remaining crop circles include: Aliens A popular theory is that crop circles are made by alien visitors. Sometimes the circle is thought to be caused by the alien ship landing. Some of the more complicated crop circle formations could, it has been suggested, be aliens trying to communicate with us. W