1943 - Tangmere
Of all the historical accounts, this is perhaps the most tantalising. We
have nothing concrete to go on, not even a first-hand report, and yet
it could be among the most important ever.
The reason for the high interest in this account is the alleged existence of two recognisable aerial photographs. Although independent searches of old aerial photography have not provided a great deal (see separate section on this website), in this instance images were handed directly to circles researcher David Kingston at a public meeting in Bognor Regis.
Highly experienced as a circles researcher, writer and speaker, Mr Kingston would have been excellently placed to judge whether the circles in the photos were of the usual crop circle type. Mr Kingston reported on the case as follows:
The reason for the high interest in this account is the alleged existence of two recognisable aerial photographs. Although independent searches of old aerial photography have not provided a great deal (see separate section on this website), in this instance images were handed directly to circles researcher David Kingston at a public meeting in Bognor Regis.
Highly experienced as a circles researcher, writer and speaker, Mr Kingston would have been excellently placed to judge whether the circles in the photos were of the usual crop circle type. Mr Kingston reported on the case as follows:
The photographs were thrust into his hand at the end of a
public meeting at which Mr Kingston was a speaker. Surrounded by people
wishing to talk with him, he spoke to the photographer about the images
but ultimately did not get his contact details. From recollection, the two images showed the circles
to be of around 20 to 30 feet diameter (ie in the region of 8 metres).
The crop field had no tramlines in it, and there was no evidence that
anyone had walked through the standing crop.
Mr Kingston tried subsequently to locate the images, without success:
Mr Kingston tried subsequently to locate the images, without success:
RAF Tangmere in Sussex was an important facility for the Air Force in
World War II, and played a major part in the Battle of Britain. However,
according to the Air Ministry Museum, photographs such as this would
normally be discarded, unless they contained something of official
interest. The copies shown to Mr Kingston are probably the only ones to
survive.
historic old crop circles - UK circles
