Government2011

Sleman crop circle judged man-made by Indonesia's space agency

When: 23 Jan 2011
Where: Sleman, Indonesia
Sources: 3 public sources

The crop circle in a rice field at Berbah, Sleman, in January 2011 Daddy Hidayat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A farmer found a roughly 70 m circular pattern in a rice field at Berbah, Sleman, in January 2011, prompting talk of a UFO landing. After examining it and a second circle in Bantul, Indonesia's space agency LAPAN said both were made by people using a stake and boards.

Sources

PressMysterious crop circle found by farmer in Yogyakarta (opens in a new tab)The Jakarta Post / 2011-01-25
PressLAPAN Pastikan Crop Circle Kreasi Seniman (opens in a new tab)JPNN / 2011-01-27
PressIssue: Crop circles found in Yogya rice field (opens in a new tab)The Jakarta Post / 2011-01-26

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