Reported Crop Circles for the State of Ohio -

Payne, Paulding County (June 27, 1997)

A circle reported after a strong electrical storm in which lightning hit a nearby antenna; farmer thought the circle was a hoax.

Eyewitness report only.

Crop type: unknown

Source: Reported to Jeffrey Wilson by the farmer.

City / County / Date:

• Middletown, Butler County (1941)
• Carolton (now Carrolton / Center Township), Carrol County (1960)
• Dellroy, Carroll County
  (June 26, 1965)
• Gallipolis, Gallia County (November 1966)
• Rush County (1968)
• Meigs County (1968)
• Columbus, Franklin County (October 16, 1973)
• Mariemont, Hamilton County (January 4, 1975)
• Lancaster, Fairfield County (1977)
• Oak Harbor, Ottawa County (1979)
• Helena, Guernsey County (1986)
• Millersburg, Holmes County (November 10, 1989)
• Millersburg, Holmes County (February, 1991)
• Dundee, Tuscarawas County (March 20, 1992)
• Austinberg / Ashtabula, Ashtabula County (August 30, 1992)
• Worthington, Franklin County (April 1995)
• Paulding / Jackson Township, Paulding County (July 4, 1996)
• Sugar Creek Township / Elida, Allen County (August 1, 1996)
• Payne, Paulding County
  (June 27, 1997)
• Broughton / Latty Township, Paulding County (June 27, 1998)
• Lafayette, Allen County
  (June 1999)
• Bainbridge, Ross County
  (June 29, 2000)
• Careytown, Highland County (June 24, 2002)
• Sardinia, Brown County
  (June 30, 2002)
• Locust Grove, Adams County (August 24, 2003)
• Bourneville, Ross County (September 6, 2003)
• Paint Creek Island, Bainbridge, Ross County
  (September 25, 2003)
• West Union, Adams County (October 25, 2003)
• Cuba, Clinton County
  (June 15, 2004)
• Hillsboro, Highland County
  (July 5, 2004)
• West Union, Adams County (August 16, 2004)
• Miamisburg, Montgomery County (August 24, 2004)
• Rarden, Scioto County (September 15, 2004)
• Patterson’s Corner, Greene County (July 5, 2005)
• Yellow Springs, Greene County (August 12, 2005)
• Fairfax, Highland County
  (April 21, 2006)
• Eagle Township, Brown County (May 21, 2006)
• Newbury, Geauga County
  (July 7, 2006)
• Sandyville, Tuscarawas County (July 22, 2006)
• Bucyrus, Crawford County (August 31, 2006)
• Madisonburg, Wayne County (September 1, 2007)
• Moscow, Clermont County
  (June 6, 2010)
• Owensville, Clermont County (June 24, 2010)
• Chillicothe, Ross County
  (Mid Sept 2012)