Case: McMinnville UFO
Timeline: May 11, 1950
Location: McMinnville, OR
Map: Google UFO Map
Type: DD
Classification: NL DD RV CE1 2 3 4 5 (see about classification)
Source: Source: UFOEvidence.org, Wikipedia.org, visitmcminnville.com
Synopsis: Evelyn and Paul Trent were at home on their family farm southwest of town on the evening of May 11, 1950, when Evelyn walked outside to feed her chickens. She looked up and saw what looked like a large disc silently hovering in the sky. She called for her husband Paul to bring their folding Kodak camera outside.
The metallic-looking object was still there when Paul emerged. He took a picture and advanced the film as fast as he could. The disc began to gain speed, so Paul quickly moved to his right for a second shot. Then, they later recalled, the object disappeared over the horizon with what they called a silent wind. Trent knew two things: They took two pictures in 30 seconds. And, they could not identify the object in those pictures.
McMinnville UFO Photo
Paul Trent shared the photos with the local paper, the Telephone Register, which published the photos and article and transmitted same to the wire services. Soon, the Trents and their UFO photos were national news.
The U.S. government, historically quick to declare a sighting as swamp gas or an errant weather balloon, had no explanation for what the Trents saw. The photographs were examined and experts declared the images had not been altered.
Now, 69 years later, the Trent pictures are perhaps the most recognized UFO photos in the world. This world at least.
McMinnville UFO Photo appeared in the Telephone Register Newspaper
Trent with camera
McMinnville UFO Photo Closeup of second photo
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