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Genuine UFO Photo Stands Test Of Time
What was historic date? For residents of McMinnville, Oregon it was June 9, 1950. That is when the photo of an unidentified flying object snapped by Paul Trent appeared in an edition of the Telephone Register newspaper. The historic photos were actually taken a month earlier in May. To be precise, May 11.
UFO Photo Makes Rounds
The puzzling photo was published in The Oregonian. Life Magazine, a rag so fired up to frame innocent United States Marine Lee Harvey Oswald a few years later, provided the UFO photo with a national audience.
Wife First To View Unusual Object
Mrs. Trent was the first to see the object which resembled a classic flying saucer. She pointed it out to her husband who quickly obtained a camera from inside their farmhouse. The farmer was only able to capture two images of the UFO during its overflight. UFO believers proclaim the photos genuine. Skeptics, as expected, cry hoax.
No Rush To Develop Film
The farm couple was so unimpressed with the photos that they did not rush out immediately to have the film processed. Skeptics have attempted to utilize this as indication of a hoax. What it indicates is that Trent wanted to complete all pictures on the roll before having it developed. Sounds reasonable to me.
Backgrounds Give Skeptics No Ammunition
Both the Trents were subjected to exhaustive background checks. To date no evidence has surfaced which would in any way shape, form or fashion implicate them in a hoax. A UFO Festival is held every year in McMinnville. This is the largest such gathering in the Pacific Northwest.
