By Tim Binnall
In a testament to the global nature of the crop circle phenomenon, a fantastic formation has recently been found in Switzerland. The design (seen below) was reportedly discovered earlier this week in Zürcher Weinland, the country's wine-growing region. Though not altogether unheard of, Swiss crop circles or 'kornkreise' occur far less frequently than in England, where they are rather plentiful each year. To that end, this week's formation was the first to be found in the country since 2022, when the discovery of a mysterious design garnered national media attention.
According to Kornkreise Schweiz, a website devoted to chronicling the crop circle phenomenon in Switzerland, professional photographer Ricardo Perret noticed the newfound spiral-shaped design while driving to work on Tuesday morning. Swiss researchers who subsequently descended upon the site indicated that the landowner was on vacation when the formation was created and, much like his counterparts in England, was "not very pleased with the delicate pattern in his wheat field" when he returned home from his trip. While access to the design was possible via tractor tracks, the farmer understandably did not allow the visitors to venture into the sizeable design, lest more of his crops get damaged.
That said, overhead photos captured by Perret's drone allowed for some analysis of the formation, which was found to measure approximately 167 feet wide and a staggering 216 feet long. The wheat that comprised the three circles was described as being "placed down in a spiral-shaped clockwise direction." Ultimately, while there has been no determination as to what was responsible for creating the formation, researchers noted that Swiss crop circles largely fall into three categories: undoubtedly man-made, possibly created by people, and tantalizing instances wherein the human hand "can be ruled out" because of "the very short time of origin or the type of creation."