Bedford Co., VA - We didn't get a lot of rain Sunday, but the stuff that fell, fell hard. And it brought an unusual sight in Bedford County in the Forest area. We're not really sure exactly how this happened.

They are strange formations, and a lot of people are trying to figure out what caused them. A lot of them have answers of their own. And, no- most of them aren't what you're probably thinking.

It's a small farm, about 12 miles outside the city and, overnight, the unexplainable happens. Let's just get this out of our system up front: it's not aliens, right? Ralph White, who owns the damaged field doesn’t think it is.

What it is, is pretty darn interesting. Some have another word for it. "Unearthly," said Jeff Kraber, who lives near the field. Unearthly, yes. But not aliens. It doesn't matter. People can't get enough. "It's pretty sturdy, but at the same time, you can see how it's laid down. And, it's laid down in all different directions," Kraber said.

The patterns are distinct, yet unpredictable. The crops are bent, yet unbroken. 

Francesco Lupinetti, who live near field, said, "Perhaps there is some electro-magnetic field, something like that."

We're not sure about the electro-magnetic fields, but these fields -- grain and barley -- probably needed more than just those powerlines to do damage like this.

"We haven't had any strong winds here," Lupinetti said. Ralph White agreed, "We really haven't had any severe thunderstorms, which can deal this sort of problem."

"Maybe you guys can ask your weathermen," Lupinetti said.  So we did. Shane Butler, ABC-13 Weather meteorologist said, "I have seen where straight line winds do damage, but when I look at that, that's a swirling motion, here. So, I would think, due to the fact that we had rain yesterday, and probably some heavy rain, that would be my explanation."

Heavy rain, not aliens. Just keep that between us. This guy just lost his crop, he's got to make a dime, somehow. 

"We actually thought about setting up a booth, here, and charge admission," White said.

Ralph White, who owns that field, tells us rain sounds like the most likely problem, though it wasn't as bad as usual Sunday night.

We got a call from another viewer who spotted a field off English Tavern Road in Campbell County that also looks like it has "crop circles" on it.  Farmers we spoke with say they may be able to salvage some of it, but only if the field dries out in the next couple days.

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