Confirmed Dumbbell

Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire Formation 1996-1471

1996-07-16
Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England
162m diameter

FIELD DESCRIPTION

A dumbbell formation documented in 1996. Diameter approximately 162 meters.

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH

What Are Node Anomalies?

In genuine crop formations, the plant stems are bent — not broken — at the nodes (growth joints). This bending is accompanied by elongated nodes and sometimes expulsion cavities — small holes blown through the node wall from the inside, consistent with a rapid, intense heat source.

Confirmed

Node elongation and/or expulsion cavities confirmed by field investigation. Inconsistent with mechanical flattening.

Not Present

No node anomalies detected. Formation may be man-made or insufficient investigation was conducted.

Unknown

Node status not recorded or formation was not physically investigated by researchers.

Research by BLT Research Team (W.C. Levengood, Nancy Talbott) documented node elongation in 300+ formations across 30+ countries. The phenomenon requires a brief, intense electromagnetic or microwave energy source — incompatible with boards and rope.

PRIMARY SOURCE

DCCA

FORMATION DATA

Formation ID#1424
Year1996
CountryEngland
LocationBishops Cannings, Wiltshire
Shape TypeDumbbell
Diameter162m
MonthJuly
Complexity9/10
Extraordinary

GPS COORDINATES

Latitude52.018080°
Longitude0.948122°
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CITE THIS FORMATION

Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire Formation 1996-1471. (1996). Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England. Decoding the Codes Crop Circle Database. Formation ID: #1424. URL: https://cropdecoder.com/formation/1424?manus_scraper=1