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The Arecibo Reply

Chilbolton, Hampshire

A coded 'answer' to a message humans beamed into space, next to a radio telescope.

In August 2001 two formations appeared beside the Chilbolton radio observatory. One was a human-like face made of dots, like a newspaper photograph.

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When
August 2001
Where
51.1445, -1.4380
Group
Crop circles

Visiting

The observatory dishes can be seen from public roads around Chilbolton. The fields are private.

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UFO Cases of Britain

Fifty-four real and closely examined British UFO cases, weighed with honesty rather than hype. From Rendlesham Forest, the best-documented UFO case the United Kingdom has ever produced, to the Berwyn Mountains, the Broad Haven schoolchildren, the Calvine photograph and the Bonnybridge hotspot, each case sets out what was seen, who saw it and what the explanations are.

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