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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

Circles on the field and other formations. Russia

ID	#1521539945
Added	Tue, 20/03/2018
Author	July N.
Sources	nlo-mir.ru
Phenomena	Circles on the field and other formations
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

06.08.1981

Location:

Большие Коты

Irkutskaya oblast

Russia

According to the eyewitness A. Swarin from the Irkutsk region:

"August 6, 1981, approximately five miles from the village of Bolshie Koty, on the coast of lake Baikal, and I gathered in the forest mushrooms. Went to some clearing and suddenly see — in the grass a clear six-foot circle of dried on the vine vegetation. This is an amazing spot in the grass was so perfectly round, as if drawn by a compass. The grass in it was torn out at the roots and randomly scattered inside the circle".

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Mycelium

Usually, this phenomenon, in addition to crop circles, is called Fairy circles, the circles of the fairies, the witches ' ring. In Germany, for example, they claimed that such circles were trampled by witches at night, in Holland - devils beat up butter, and in Russia - circles indicate an enchanted treasure.

In fact, circles with a diameter of several tens of centimeters to several meters are formed by fungi. These circles form the various types of fungi: the mlechnikov, Govorushko, mushrooms, toadstools, morels, etc.

Events

Rocket launches (from space.skyrocket.de)

Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida (USA) Vehicle: Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR Payload: FLTSATCOM 5
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