REF: UAP/1950s/025Contested
1950-05-11
McMinnville (Trent) photos
McMinnville, OR · USA·Photographic·1950s
Contested
§ ASummary
Farm couple photographed a metallic disc; two photos among the most analyzed in UFO history; endorsed as unexplained by Condon photo analyst William Hartmann.
§ BWitnesses
Paul & Evelyn Trent
§ CEvidence & Documentation
2 negatives; multiple photogrammetric analyses (Hartmann 1968; Maccabee 1976; skeptics' suspension analyses)
§ DOfficial Investigation
Condon Committee case 46
§ EStatus Assessment
Contested: Condon report left unexplained; skeptics argue model hoax
§ FVerifiable Sources
Condon Report (1969); Maccabee analyses; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMinnville_UFO_photographs
§ GCross-referenced cases6