On social media, hundreds of sheep stand in concentric circles like to alien ship, leaving numerous viewers stunned.
A man from Rottingdean, East Sussex, spotted the sheep in a field in concentric circles
Christopher Hogg, 47, accidentally spotted a peculiar spectacle that left onlookers amazed.
Christopher Hogg, who captured hundreds of sheep in a field in Rottingdean, East Sussex, was spotted standing in concentric circles, leaving several viewers with comparisons with an 'alien ship'.
Christopher Hogg, 47, captured the bizarre scene during his daily bike ride.
While out on his bike, Christopher Hogg stumbled upon a mesmerizing scene in a field in Rottingdean. The sheep, standing in perfect concentric circles, immediately struck him as an unusual and almost otherworldly sight.
Christopher Hogg then shared a strange picture, showing hundreds of sheep standing in concentric circles in a field on Facebook.
Father-of-one shared photos of unusual occurrence to Facebook, with many saying it looked like an 'alien ship'
The father-of-one later shared photos of the unusual occurrence to Facebook before dozens of social media users claimed it looked like an 'alien ship'.
In the picture, Chris Hogg, who teaches at Royal Holloway University in London, described the initial sighting as saucer-shaped, akin to an alien ship. The beauty of the scene, however, did not negate the inherent weirdness of the encounter.
Many couldn't help but draw comparisons to an 'alien ship,' adding an extra layer of intrigue to the mysterious phenomenon.
There was a lot of debate on social media regarding whether it was a crop circle or a flock circle, and whether the sheep were being summoned by a strange force.
On person said: In a disced, fallow field with the sheep face down, it's rather obvious that the farmer laid out some sort of feed in concentric circles then turned the sheep out into the field.
A second wrote: The crop circles were made by sheep and we were conned into believing it was either aliens or the cast from Xfiles or pranksters!
While a third commented: There is also a picture of reindeer in a circle as well
Someone else said: Depending on where the farmer dropped the feed pellets
The truth behind the mystery of sheep standing in concentric circles in a field
As the speculation swirled, the mystery behind the concentric circles unraveled. The sheep, it turns out, had formed the intricate pattern by following a sheep snacker—a livestock feeder—as it dispensed their food in a circular motion across the field.
The Facebook post was originally made in 2021; however, it went viral again after a user shared a strange image on Reddit, leaving several users baffled. The post prompted lively debates among users, with speculations ranging from crop or flock circles to the sheep being summoned by a mysterious force. Others humorously considered the possibility of the sheep pranking the farmer.
