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I saw a video of one of those silver orbs hovering over a field and making the crop circle in real time. That’s not to say that the government isn’t controlling them, they probably are seeing as they never try to shoot the down.

“We need to find a way to communicate with these humans, something that will let them know we’re here!”

“I know, we’ve been studying them, we have examples of their languages, their writings. We know from examination of the various electromagnetic spectrums how they exchange information through their various methods of communication”

“Yes, so, I think the best way is to ruin some farmer’s crop by leaving cryptic circular design imprints made under cover of darkness that they can discover, hopefully, the next day.”

“Indeed, that’s far more likely to accomplish our goals than landing in one of their major cities, like, Paris or London, Washington, Moscow, or even for laughs, Poyngyang…

Even better than putting on an air show over a major metropolitan area in broad daylight that they couldn’t possibly cover up.”

“Yes. Have you picked a field?”

“Yup, farmer dobbins place, Sutton Veny, Wilts
The ‘Gallops’ below Whiten Hill.”

“Right, so we wait till about 2 hours before midnight and deploy the crew. ”

“I thought I’d go with a vaguely Celtic Knotwork pattern, will that be satisfactory?”

“I think so, something vaguely from the British Isles is appropriate given your location choice.”

“Till then, we can watch their video broadcasts, we’ve fallen behind on Real Housewives of New Jersey I think.”

I think that Durn Yankee has some powerful arguments but I see a serious weakness in his analysis:

Surely Aliens have (the equivalent of) rebellious teenagers who take great glee in ignoring their elders’ prohibition of going “to the other side of the tracks” (the slum section of the universe?) and making deniable contact.

This would be the spaceship equivalent of “doing doughnuts*” on the lawn of your high-school. “Zorg![Dad] we weren’t anywhere near there last solar cycle. We were hanging out around Jupiter all night(or whatever time cycle they use, okay?)!

* For those who didn’t grow up in the states in the 70’s, “doing doughnuts” is driving your car in a tight circle fast enough to spin the tires and leave rubber from the tires marking a circle on the pavement. Doughnuts could also be done on a nice slippery soft surface like a big lawn of a church or a school using the spinning tires to tear up the grass.

I never did this! I just ah, heard about it from a friend who heard about it from somebody who goes to a different school. You wouldn’t know her.

@Some Veg – I thought about that scenario, but alas can’t claim it was an original idea for me because of both Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Men In Black.

However, yes, it’s really the most likely explanation assuming there are ( there are…) Aliens. 👽
I don’t think there’s a galactic enforcement arm though.
I think it’s more of a “my dad won’t care” thing.

And I never did that stuff either!
It doesn’t count if you do it in an ice covered parking lot!
Even if your subsequent uncontrolled skid takes out the loading zone sign…