Levengood proposed a theory
And under the circumstances, he had a right to his theory. That he was taken in by hoaxters, is a blight to his professionalism. There have been other circles with unusual and unexplained anomalies that people stomping field with planks of wood just can't replicate.
Let's not get into semantics about people running small labs or organizations from their homes, now shall we? It's not a "garden shed", but a real lab. Your snide remarks about his professionalism are uncalled for.