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The Julia Set

Opposite Stonehenge, Wiltshire

A spiral of 151 circles said to have appeared in broad daylight.

On a Sunday afternoon in July 1996, a sweeping spiral of 151 circles was spotted in a field across the road from Stonehenge. A pilot said he had flown over less than an hour earlier and seen nothing, and that claim made it one of the most famous formations ever.

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When
7 July 1996
Where
51.1745, -1.8320
Group
Crop circles

Visiting

The field is private farmland. Stonehenge visitor centre is nearby.

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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