McMinnville UFO photographs
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The McMinnville UFO photographs are a famous pair of 1950 images taken on a farm near McMinnville, Oregon, that are among the most widely publicized and debated UFO photos in history.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UFO photograph
ⓘ
historical photograph ⓘ |
| analyzedFor |
lighting and shadows
ⓘ
perspective and scale ⓘ signs of suspension or hoaxing ⓘ |
| associatedWith | McMinnville UFO Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consideredByOthersAs |
misidentified object
ⓘ
probable hoax ⓘ |
| consideredBySomeAs | authentic UFO evidence ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | influential in popular imagery of flying saucers ⓘ |
| dateTaken | 1950-05-11 ⓘ |
| depicts | unidentified flying object ⓘ |
| filmType | roll film ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1950-06-09 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | McMinnville Telephone-Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchiveLocation | various newspaper archives ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
one of the most debated UFO photographs
ⓘ
one of the most famous UFO photographs ⓘ one of the most widely publicized UFO photographs ⓘ |
| imageOrientation | object tilted slightly ⓘ |
| imageShows | disc-shaped object with apparent dome ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry researchers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J. Allen Hynek NERFINISHED ⓘ Project Blue Book NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfEarlyCoverage | English ⓘ |
| laterPublishedIn |
Life magazine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Oregonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | near McMinnville, Oregon ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| numberOfImages | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | history of UFO sightings in the United States ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
photographic analysis
ⓘ
ufology debate ⓘ |
| takenAt | Trent family farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takenBy |
Evelyn Trent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takenInCounty | Yamhill County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takenNear | McMinnville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takenWith | Kodak camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
| topic | unidentified aerial phenomena ⓘ |
| witness |
Evelyn Trent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ Trent family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearTaken | 1950 ⓘ |
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