Re: Crop Circle Makers revealed!
If it was anywhere near the White Sea, it was a failed Russian submarine rocket launch.
Some pretty cool effects on the videos though.
>UPDATE: Circumstantial evidence is mounting that the phenomenon was caused by a malfunctioning rocket, possibly an ICBM launched from a Russian submarine. A Navtex no-fly alert was issued for the White Sea on Dec. 9th, and photographers appear to have recorded the initial boost phase of a launch below the spiral (see inset). A rocket motor spinning out of control could indeed explain the spiral pattern, so this explanation seems plausible, although it has not yet been confirmed. 😎
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