By Tim Binnall
The 2024 crop circle season is officially underway in the UK as the first formation of the year has been found by researchers. The rather sizeable design (showcased in the drone video above) was reportedly discovered on Wednesday near a two-century-old windmill that serves as tourist attraction in the British town of Wilton. The appearance of the formation likely brings a sigh of relief to crop circle enthusiasts who have spent the past few weeks patiently waiting to see the first design of the season, which generally begins in late May. With the proverbial starting gun having been fired, drone operators and researchers rushed to document the discovery while also celebrating its late arrival.
As for the design itself, it seems to be planetary in nature, featuring a row of five circles of varying size that connects to a larger piece containing three more spheres 'orbiting' around a central circle. Whether formation is a message from interstellar visitors or simply a design that was fairly easy for a group of people to surreptitiously create is a question that speaks to the longstanding debate at the center of the crop circle mystery and one that is unlikely to be settled with this particular find in Wilton. Be that as it may, with the first formation of 2024 now in the books, additional designs will undoubtedly begin to appear in fields throughout the UK over the weeks and months to come as this year's crop circle season unfolds.