| http://www.geocities.com/cropcirclecanada/newsrelease7-15-02.html Canadian Crop Circle Reports 2002 CCCRN NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: July 15, 2002 Canadian Crop Circle Research Network www.geocities.com/cropcirclecanada CANADIAN CROP CIRCLE REPORTS 2002 Notice to Farmers, Pilots, Media and the Public The Canadian Crop Circle Research Network is requesting the continued assistance of farmers, pilots, media and the general public in its investigative efforts regarding 'crop circles', those circular or geometric patterns of flattened field crops which continue to be reported worldwide every year, and apart from some known hoaxes and man-made 'land art', still remain largely unexplained. CCCRN is a non-profit research organization which has been investigating this phenomenon in-depth across the country since 1995, with coordinators and field research assistants now in seven provinces. CCCRN is requesting that reports of formations again this year be forwarded to the main office or to any of the provincial branches (CCCRN currently has coordinators and field research assistants in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia). Contact information for all CCCRN representatives is on the web site. It is requested that reports be forwarded as soon after discovery as possible so that a proper investigation can be initiated. As many formations are discovered initially by farmers and pilots (crop dusters in particular), sometimes in remote locations, it is also of importance for the farming community and pilots to be aware of this phenomenon, and to report formations when they are found. In Canada, most formations are reported in August and September (the typical circle 'season'), near or during harvest, primarily in Saskatchewan, although they can also be reported year-round (in pastures, wild grasses or even ice, for example). While like in other countries, most circles have been appearing since the late 1970s, some reports in Canada and elsewhere go back to at least the 1950s and possibly much earlier as far as is now known. Twenty one known formations were reported across the country in 2001, in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia. Full reports are in the Crop Circles in Canada 2001 report archive on the web site and in print in the Canadian Crop Circle Summary Report 2001. So far in 2002, there have been seven reports as of mid-July, in BC , Ontario, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. See the Crop Circles in Canada 2002 report archive on the web site for current updates. They have also been reported in at least seven other countries so far this year. CCCRN will be conducting field research studies later this summer, including field investigations and studies of formations, aerial surveillance and awareness initiatives for farmers, the public and the media, in particular during the prime August / September 'circle season' on the Canadian prairies. Field research studies are conducted at circle locations as they are found, including photo and video documentation (both aerial and ground if possible), surveying and plant / soil sampling for lab analysis, as well as investigation of other possibly related phenomena. Sampling is done when possible for the BLT Research Team in the United States, which has been conducting serious scientific lab studies of plant and soil samples from crop formations worldwide for the past decade, now including additional independent labs. All applicable laws are strictly adhered to, and under no circumstance is a farmer's field or other property entered without expressed permission. Names and locations are kept confidential if requested and will not be released publicly in those cases. Scientific evidence from studies of a large number of formations worldwide continues to indicate that there is a real phenomenon occurring (common to formations in all countries), apart from known hoaxes or man-made 'land art', including physical plant deformities, soil composition changes, failure or malfunction of electronic equipment and compasses, photo and video anomalies, small 'balls of light' seen and videotaped and complex layering and weaving of plant stalks, even in simple circles. A graphic overview of some of the scientific evidence and the phenomenon in general can be seen in The Phenomenon on the CCCRN web site. CCCRN has also recently been assisting with the production of various films and documentaries, including ones for Unsolved Mysteries, Space: the Imagination Station, The Canadian Learning Channel and others, a number of which are to tie in with the upcoming Hollywood film about the crop circle phenomenon, 'Signs' starring Mel Gibson (bventertainment.go.com/movies/signs/index.html), coming to theatres August 2, 2002. See Media on the CCCRN web site for complete listings. The first North American crop circle conference, 'Signs of Destiny' (www.chetsnow.com/signs.html), will be held in Phoenix, Arizona from November 22-24, 2002, and will include presentations from CCCRN founder and director Paul Anderson and a number of other international speakers. For more information, see the CCCRN web site: www.geocities.com/cropcirclecanada CONTACT INFORMATION Paul Anderson Founder / Director Tel / Fax: 604.731.8522 Cell: 604.727.1454 E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.geocities.com/cropcirclecanada |
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