Disputed
The McMinnville Photos
Paul Trent took two photographs of a metallic disc over his farm while his wife Evelyn watched. The photos ran in Life magazine. The Condon Committee's photo analyst wrote that the case was one of the few in which every factor seemed consistent with a real, unusual flying object.
Weigh the evidence
The ledger
What the record shows, what people say, and the best explanation available so far.
What's documented
- The negatives survive and have been analyzed many times.
What's claimed
- A genuine unknown craft photographed in daylight.
Best explanation so far
Later analysts argue the disc is a small model, possibly a truck mirror, hung from overhead wires. Others defend the photos. Neither side has settled it.
Where to look
Check the sources
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