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Paul Trent McMinnville Photographic Case

May 11, 1950McMinnville area, Oregon, United States

Paul Trent photographed a disc-like object in two exposures after he and Evelyn Trent reported seeing it near their farm; Hall gives the case his strongest photographic rating.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Disc / Saucer(C-000253)→Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-693128reported
“Paul Trent photographed a disc-like object in two exposures after he and Evelyn Trent reported seeing it near their farm; Hall gives the case his strongest photographic rating.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Photographs: Paul Trent McMinnville Photographic Case; uploaded PDF pp. 161-161
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Encounter · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-693129reported
“Important historical photographic case, but the original negatives and later independent analyses are outside this phase. NICAP’s “strongest” rating is source metadata, not ANOMALY verification.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Photographs: evidential caveat for Paul Trent McMinnville Photographic Case; uploaded PDF pp. 161-161
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Hall Photographic Evidence Dossier · Hall Phase 05 Special-Evidence Analysis

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CLAIM-693009reported
“Hall’s photographic table contains 64 cases and uses explicit ratings: strongest (*), potentially strong ((*)), worth analysis/context (#), dubious/negative (X), and incomplete (Inc), alongside film-data/status codes.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Photographic catalogue and rating key; uploaded PDF pp. 157-160
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Paul Trent McMinnville Photographic Case (May 11, 1950): Evidence Dossier & Witness Reports | ANOMALY | ANOMALY UAP Archive & Controlled Vocabulary