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The Charlton Crater

Charlton, near Pewsey, Wiltshire

A mysterious crater in a potato field that the Army came to investigate.

In July 1963 a farmer near Charlton found a large crater in his potato field, with the crops around it flattened in a pattern. Newspapers wondered whether a meteorite or a spacecraft had landed.

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When
July 1963
Where
51.3200, -1.8200
Group
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Private farmland in the Vale of Pewsey, close to many crop circle sites.

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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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