Crop Circles Attract Curious Spectators
Throngs of UFO enthusiasts, New Agers and assorted believers in the paranormal have been flocking to the Sacramento Valley to take in the dozen or so crop circles that mysteriously appeared in a wheat field two weeks ago.
Some brought hope that the circles would help cure their ailments and others looked for spiritual insight.
But it appears the simplest explanation is at hand for why a sleepy farming community halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento has become a tourist destination: Four bored Fairfield teenagers confessed to the Vacaville Reporter that the circles were their handiwork.
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