The shot begins with two balls of light at A flying in a clockwise direction over the field, as if one were chasing the other. After a few seconds, when the balls are roughly at position B the central circle of the formation starts to appear, growing larger and more distinct over about two seconds.

Meanwhile, the larger outlying circles start to pop up over 3 or 4 seconds. The first pair of light balls makes a left turn at C and fly through the hedge on their way off. At the same time another smaller ball of light becomes visible at D, and flying through the hedge also, it gives birth to another, even smaller light at E, and these two fly around close together like the first two.

During this second stage, the smaller outlying circles appear, and the straight lines form last. Finally, the smallest light fades away as the pair fly to the right, and its partner exits frame right. The total action time is about 15 seconds, with the crop formation materialising in about five seconds.

The lights appear to be about 3 to 5 feet in diameter, with a fuzzy outline. They are white, but not bright enough to illuminate the crop in the overcast morning (purple) light. Compared to the videos shot by Steve Alexander and Von Durkheim brothers, these lights are larger and flying much faster.

Oddly, he makes no attempt to follow the lights on the occasions when they go off screen, but stays centred and zoomed in on the crop formation - even before it appears.

Image and report by Peter R.Sorensen. Copyright 1996.

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