Collection 100 - Crop Circles

A crop circle (or crop formation) is a large pattern created by the flattening of a crop. Although the origin of crop formations are unknown, the documented cases have substantially increased from the 1970s to current times. Twenty-six countries ended up reporting approximately ten-thousand crop circles,since the 70s and 90% of those were located in southern England.


Some crop formations are paid for by companies who use them as advertising but various paranormal, ufological and anomalistic investigators believe that they were created by bizarre phenomena or used as communication from extraterrestrials. 

Some of the thousands of reported crop circles.

The first English crop circle of 2010 is spotted in a field of oil seed rape near Salisbury. The car in the road at the top gives a sense of how large it is
Daily mail

Jellyfish out of water: This 600ft crop circle - the first such shape to be seen in the world - appeared in Oxfordshire last year.

Daily Mail

This crop circle was found in Wiltshire last year. Just how these creations come into being is the subject of heated debate with some arguing they are deliberately created to bring in tourism.

Martinsell Hill Wiltshire, UK

Collection 100 - Aliens portrayed in films

Avatar (2009)

A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. He begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with the alien Neytiri. The restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora.

District 9 (2009)

In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new 'Prawn' friends.

ET: Extra Terrestrial (1982)

A group of aliens visit earth and one of them is lost and left behind stranded on this planet. The alien is found by a 10 year old boy, Elliot. Soon the two begin to communicate, and start a different kind of friendship in which E.T learns about life on earth and Elliot learns about some new values for the true meaning of friendship. E.T. wants to go home, but if Elliot helps him, he'll lose a friend.

Independence Day (1996)

The ultimate encounter when mysterious and powerful aliens launch an all out invasion against the human race. The spectacle begins when massive spaceships appear in Earth's skies. But wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities all over the planet. Now the world's only hope lies with a determined band of survivors, uniting for one last strike against the invaders - before it's the end of mankind.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

During the Cold War, Soviet agents watch Professor Henry Jones when a young man brings him a coded message from an aged, demented colleague, Henry Oxley. Led by the brilliant Irina Spalko, the Soviets tail Jones and the young man, Mutt, to Peru. With Oxley's code, they find a legendary skull made of a single piece of quartz. If Jones can deliver the skull to its rightful place, all may be well; but if Irina takes it to its origin, she'll gain powers that could endanger the West. Aging professor and young buck join forces with a woman from Jones's past to face the dangers of the jungle, Russia, and the supernatural.

Men in Black (1997 and 2002 with a third in 2012)

Men in Black follows the exploits of agents Kay and Jay, members of a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth. The two Men in Black find themselves in the middle of the deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies. In order to prevent worlds from colliding, the MiB must track down the terrorist and prevent the destruction of Earth.

Paul (2011)

Paul is an ensemble science fiction comedy film featuring two British comic geeks go on a road trip through America. On the way, they discover an alien named Paul at Area 51.

Signs (2002)

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a five-hundred-foot crop circle is found on the farm of Graham Hess, the town's reverend. The circles cause a media frenzy and test Hess's faith as he journeys to find out the truth behind the crop circles. 

War of the Worlds (2005)

Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He's estranged from his family, his life isn't in order, and he's too caught up with himself. But the unthinkable and, ultimately, the unexpected happens to him in an extraordinary sense. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens which have come en masse to destroy Earth. As they plow through the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must come to the defense of his children. As the world must fend for itself by a new and very advanced enemy not of this world, its inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy it.

Collection 100 - Questionnaire Responses

1) Do you think there are life forms living on other planets? If not, why?

2) Have you ever witnessed a UFO? If so, what did it look like?

3) Do you believe higher authorities are hiding information from the public regarding UFOs and aliens?

4) Are there any particular films, tv shows or books that causes you to question your beliefs or views on the existence of aliens? 

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1) Yes 

2) No

3) It's possible

4) I don't know

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1) Yes 

2) No

3) Yes

4) No

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1) Yes 

2) No

3) Yes

4) Yes

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1) Yes 

2) No

3) No

4) No

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1) Yes 

2) Nope (I know someone who thought they did but it was only the moon)

3) Maybe? They could be but if they are we don't know obviously.

4) No

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1) Yes, but not green with big black eyes. There's thousands of galaxies we can't even reach, if earth exists why could another planet somewhere else? 

2) No, I don't think 'aliens' would fly across our skies in spaceships

3) It's possible but I don't think they've actually found another life form on another planet, just maybe evidence suggesting it.

4) No I believe what I believe. However ET made me want one.

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1) No because our chance of being here was so tiny anyway like a gazillion to one so i doubt it'd happen again, yet. 

2) No

3) Possibly 

4) Joe Warburtons autobiography

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1) Yes, however I don't think they have the capabilities to visit us. 

2) No

3) Yes

4) Documentaries especially but I try to keep an open mind

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1) No because there is no evidence to suggest there is 

2) No

3) No

4) No

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1) Yes, 100% 

2) No

3) Possibly

4) No

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1) No but there I believe there is possibilities of lifeforms in the sense of bacteria

2) No

3) Yes regarding them trying to find them

4) No

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1) Yes without a doubt. We are just one planet in the midst of thousands of planets in millions of galaxies. I find people who think there are no other life forms quite silly really. You can't believe there are no life forms at all in my opinion. 

2) I thought i did but i know it wasn't real, so no. It was like a white line in the sky so i was like..weird.

3) Yes, definitely. There is a building in my town i heard of the other day that is like some high security place on tv and they only let you in with those id cards and eye scanners and everything. So yeah i think there is research going on for sure.

4) I have a vague memory of reading a book about it but i cant remember :/ so no

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1) Nope, we would of found out about them by now. 

2) No

3) Yeah, of course they are.

4) Probably sci-fi/horror films such as E.T, paranormal activity (unless you count that as more of a demon kinda thing not alien), and the fourth kind

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1) I think there's life in terms of bacterial life, not developed forms - because of the evidence of growth and living such as 'the water on mars' 

2) No

3) I hope they have better things to be getting on with

4) Not so much, but I used to be genuinely terrified by ET when I was about 4

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1) Yes 

2) No

3) Yes

4) No

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1) Maybe 

2) No

3) I doubt it

4) I don't do alien films

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1) I think considering the amount of infinite and undiscovered space out there, there could well be life forms but who knows how advanced they would be 

2) I've never witnessed any UFOs

3) I reckon they would if there had been any incidents involving aliens

4) No not really, I just watch films for fun

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1) It's quite likely I reckon 

2) Of course not

3) I doubt it

4) Not at all

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1) There has got to be somewhere, but I doubt they are as advanced as us. 

2) I saw a round thing in the sky about a year ago, so technically it was a UFO cos i couldn't identify it. But i doubt it was aliens ha.

3) I very much doubt they have made a giant breakthrough, so if they're hiding anything then it'll only be sightings imo.

4) The fourth kind is quite strange, and its the film that's made me question it the most, but i still don't believe in them sort of aliens.

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1) Yeah, well I hope so anyway 

2) No but my mum+dad swear they saw something while walking the dog once, weird orange lights that were just floating in the sky, then shot off super fast and dissapeared. 

3) Probably - Americas hiding something

4) Hmm… cant think of anything about aliens but there was this awesome program on discovery last night about ufo's, this guy made a levitating craft out of wood, aluminium foil and a bit of wire.

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1) I think there probably is somewhere 

2) No 

3) I think they would if they have information. This is a bit geeky but there was an episode of torchwood about the government hiding stuff! 

4) The bible maybe?

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1) Probably because there is so many other galaxies

2) No

3) They could be

4) No

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1) Perhaps somewhere, but i think they are far, far away from us.

2) No

3) There's a good chance, they hide everything else from us, so why not that?

4) Well I'm a big fan of sci-fi shows but no, nothing influences me particularly.

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1) Yes

2) No

3) No

4) No

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1) Yes

2) I thought I did but it turned out to be one of those chinese lanterns

3) Possibly but I'm not entirely sure

4) Doctor who

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1) Yes
2) No
3) Yes
2) No

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For question 1:

Yes (or at least believed in bacterial life) - 19

Maybe - 3

No - 4

Collection 100 - Short questionnaire

I will ask the following questions to as many people as possible to gain insight into what peoples true beliefs are regarding aliens and UFOs and how they came to this conclusion.

1) Do you think there are life forms living on other planets? If not, why?
Simply, this will provide an accurate comparison between those who believe in aliens and those who do not.

2) Have you ever witnessed a UFO? If so, what did it look like?
In news stories, those who have witnessed UFO's (unidentified flying objects) describe what they saw and why it was deemed unusual. I want to know if anyone I ask have witnessed a UFO sighting themselves.

3) Do you believe higher authorities are hiding information from the public regarding UFOs and aliens?
Area 51 has been portrayed in pop culture as being the home of answers regarding the existence of aliens -  signs surrounding the area warn that trespassers will be shot and CCTV cameras watch its surroundings day and night. No one has clear information or facts to prove this to be true but I will ask people their own views and what they believe to be true - do they think higher authorities are hiding something? 

4) Area there any particular films, tv shows or books that causes you to question your beliefs or views on the existence of aliens?
The only portrayal of aliens we see are through forms of pop culture therefore our views regarding their appearance or character, for example will be influenced by the films we watch and the books we read - how else would we create a picture or belief in our head without inspiration from pop culture. I want to see whether certain films, documentaries, books or tv shows are most prominent.

'100...' Research Proposal

My subject is.. Aliens & UFO's

I am going to collect/record document...

I will create a short questionnaire with questions regarding their beliefs surrounding the existence of extraterrestrial life and UFO sightings. I will also ask if believe that higher authorities are hiding information from the public regarding aliens and UFOs (such as Area 51) and ask for any forms of pop culture i.e. movies, tv programmes and books, which affect their beliefs or views on their existence.

Alongside this, I will look into articles and news stories documenting UFO sightings, apparent alien abductions and look at various forms of pop culture to compare the portrayal of aliens. I will try to watch the many documentaries which have been made throughout the years and try to discover the 'true' facts.

With the help of YouTube, people have been able to upload their own sightings, therefore this will be a great source of information - however, many images and videos have been deemed to be false therefore I will need to back the findings with facts.

Possible categories will include...

UFO sightings
Alien abductions
Area 51

Portrayal of aliens in pop culture

NASA and space mission findings

Documentaries for and against

Crop circles

PRIMARY methods of research

How will you research?

Questionnaires asking for peoples own views on the existence of aliens.

Clear and concise statistics for example, who does and doesn't believe in aliens.

Hopefully contacting those who have witnessed UFO's and ask them what they saw, whether this affected their beliefs etc

Own sightings perhaps?

Looking at movies, tv programmes and books and their portrayal of extraterrestrial life

Who/where/what will you research?

I will ask... family and friends, the general public and create online questionnaires which I could publish online to access a wider and more diverse audience.

I will also watch films, tv programmes, books and documentaries.

What form and quantity will be produced?

Clear data representation of statistics 

Opinions categorised into for and against

SECONDARY methods of research

How will you research?

Videos and images relating to alien & UFO sightings, abductions etc

Artwork in books, films etc

Information released by higher authorities - NASA space missions

Crop circles - possibly on Google Maps

Articles and news stories on possible sightings

Who/where/what will you research?

I will use the internet primarily but will also look at films, tv programmes, documentaries, books, broadcasts, statements etc. I will look at everything aforementioned aswell as Area 51 and its true origins, crop circles etc. Also, I want to see if those devoted to the research regarding extra terrestrial life have published any findings themselves and what they believe to be fact or fiction.

What form and quantity will be produced?

For and against arguments, images & sightings, facts & statistics etc.