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The Crabwood Face

Near Sparsholt, Winchester, Hampshire

An alien face holding a disc with a coded warning about 'false gifts'.

In August 2002 a grey alien face appeared in a field beside Crab Wood, drawn in lines of different widths so that from the air it looked like a photograph. It held a disc covered in a spiral of computer code.

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When
August 2002
Where
51.0700, -1.3830
Group
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Visiting

Crab Wood is a nature reserve with public paths. The field is farmland next to it.

Cover of UFO Cases of Britain by Cale Mills
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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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