Pro tip: use a magnet to find UFO landing spots in the woods

I kept finding weird circular patches of flattened grass in the field behind my house in Ohio. My buddy said it might be deer but the pattern was too perfect. So I grabbed a cheap fishing magnet from Amazon and swept the area. Pulled out three rusty bolts that looked nothing like any farm equipment I've seen. Anyone else try this trick to find proof of landings?

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lunah123d ago

Wouldn't a fishing magnet pick up anything metal, not just alien bolts?

blake7923d ago

Grab a stronger magnet, not those weak little fishing ones. Those bolts could be off an old tractor or fence post, but the circle pattern is still weird. Maybe check if there's any scorching or discoloration in the grass under the flattened spots. Ohio has a ton of old farm junk buried everywhere, but you never know. Keep at it, you might find something actually strange.

charles6402d ago

Wait, isn't that exactly what makes it more interesting though? If a fishing magnet picks up all metal, then finding bolts in a perfect circle pattern is already a solid lead, not a reason to shrug it off. Those old farm junk pieces don't usually arrange themselves in neat geometric shapes unless something put them there, like a machine or some weird structure. Blake's right about checking for scorch marks too - you see burn rings or flattened grass in a dead perfect circle, that's a whole different story than just rusted bolts. Ohio's got plenty of buried history, but regular junk doesn't usually come with a pattern and heat damage. I'd say keep sweeping that same spot with a stronger magnet and see if the circle gets bigger or if there's more metal underneath.