Dave Chorley

British crop circle hoaxer

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Dave Chorley was a British man who, along with Doug Bower, confessed in 1991 to creating over 200 crop circles in southern England since the late 1970s. They were inspired by a UFO sighting and used simple tools like ropes and boards to flatten crops, often at night. Their creations became increasingly complex over the years, leading some to believe they were made by extraterrestrials or an unknown natural phenomenon. Chorley and Bower took delight in confounding those who studied the circles. While crop circles appear globally, many are now acknowledged to be human-made hoaxes.12

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In 1991 Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, of Southampton, England, confessed to having made more than 200 crop circles since the late 1970s with nothing more complex than ropes and boards. They had initially been inspired by a 1966 account of a UFO sighting near Tully, Queensland, Australia, in which…
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In 1991 Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, of Southampton, England, confessed to having made more than 200 crop circles since the late 1970s with nothing more complex than ropes and boards. They had initially been inspired by a 1966 account of a UFO sighting near Tully, Queensland, Australia, in which…
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