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McMinnvile UFO Incident

This UFO Sighting occurred on May 11th, 1950 in a farm near McMinnville (https://www.google.com/maps/place/45%C2%B006'15.0%22N+123%C2%B019'50.…), Oregon, USA. At approximately 07:30 PM. Evelyn Trent (http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/a1dd470fcc39fd6d_large) was walking back to her farmhouse (http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/47873363a86d14f7_large) after feeding her caged rabbits. Before reaching the house, she noticed a slow-moving, metallic disk-shaped object heading in her direction from the northeast. She yelled for her husband, Paul Trent (http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/0be7a1506d9904aa_large), who was inside the house; he claimed that upon leaving the house, he also saw the object. After watching the object for a short time, he went back inside their home to obtain a camera; he said he managed to take two photos of the object before it sped away to the west. The photos were not developed until a few days later after the Trents had used all of the film on Mother's Day which was on Sunday, May 14th, 1950. Here is the segment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYU0bbEKVu0) from "The Phenomenon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onEXmLX2ZZQ&t=16s)" where an elderly Evelyn Trent describes the UFO's behavior as her husband, Paul, snapped the photos.

"It'd just come up, like that. And then just tipped, and just ssssshhh. I mean, it really went. It went fast! I've never seen anything go so fast in my life as that thing went. Yup."—Evelyn Trent

Camera used to take the photographs was a Kodak Folding Brownie Six-20 (http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Kodak_Folding_Brownie_Six-20). In the photos, one can observe the two different views of the UFO:

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Photo 1 (https://www.debunker.com/images2/Trent2_Full_400dpi.jpg) shows the sideview of the UFO. Which was described as looking somewhat like a Chinese Coolie Hat (https://i.etsystatic.com/13522763/r/il/7e496b/1591787896/il_794xN.159…).

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Photo 2 (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Trent1_600dpi.jpg) shows the underside of the UFO. Which was described as being between 20 to 30 feet in diameter (https://external-preview.redd.it/rnwZIzXvpeCn_V72T-VUMByLlsticcWaQwat…).

For reference here are some photos taken by LIFE Magazine reporters from the very same spot where Paul photographed the UFO. LIFE 01 (http://www.roswellproof.com/Garage_view--Trent_son.jpg) / LIFE 02 (http://www.roswellproof.com/Garage_view_hills--like_UFO_photo2.jpg) / Trent 01 (https://www.debunker.com/images2/Trent2_Full_400dpi.jpg) / Trent 02 (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Trent1_600dpi.jpg). Description of the UFO's surface according to Evelyn Trent:

"The object was coming in toward us and seemed to be tipped up a little bit. It was very bright -- almost silvery -- and there was no noise or smoke." —Evelyn Trent

[At Long Last--Authentic Photographs of Flying Saucer[?]](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*Z5TNgJ8YYXw8fHWHl0c_PA.jpeg) ---> June 8th, 1950 Headline of Telephone Register (http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/b41b0dad41023343_large). Local newspaper in Oregon which covered the McMinnville UFO Incident.

Farmer Trent's Flying Saucer (http://www.roswellproof.com/LIFE_June_26_1950.jpg) ---> June 26th, 1950 LIFE magazine issue, page 40 (https://books.google.com/books?id=50oEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40&dq=life+magazi…). Here (http://www.roswellproof.com/LIFE_Magazine_Trent_Photoshoot_1950.html) is a link providing more information. Apparently, the LIFE Magazine reporters took over 40 photographs (http://images.google.com/hosted/life/ce1e896213dc4d61.html) for their report of the incident.

Note that the McMinnville UFO Case was deemed as "Unknown" by Project Blue Book.

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F-18 UFO Video (UPDATE: Possibly NOT a F-18 (https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/po8ykw/you_know_who_else_flew_…))

This alleged UFO video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogHb5diJkus), is speculated to have been taken from the inside of the cockpit of an F-18 (https://nationalinterest.org/sites/default/files/main_images/5157686.…). Probably sometime in the late 1990s or early 2000s. The video format appears to be videotape. Possibly filmed using with some kind of mounted camera (https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/309550main_EC02-0072-…). The film appears to have been digitalized in 2008. Very little is known about this tantalizing footage. What makes it incredibly interesting is that the UFO in this video is extremely reminiscent to what Paul Trent photographed.

For instance, the UFO is flying while tipped on its side. the top of the object (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Trent2_UFOA…) reflects the sunlight and it appears much brighter than the bottom. The UFO appears to be a metallic disc shaped object (https://i.redd.it/a7yg8xnsr4n71.jpg), and it also appears to be concave at its bottom (https://d3o372dlsg9lxo.cloudfront.net/catalog/products/c9466/images/e…). Remember the description from LIFE Magazine "Looking somewhat like a "Chinese Coolie Hat (http://www.roswellproof.com/LIFE_June_26_1950.jpg)." Which would suggest a concave bottom. When the craft maneuvers upwards in the video (https://youtu.be/ogHb5diJkus?t=12) footage the bottom portion becomes very dark. This is the shadow created by the concave shape of the bottom part. Which is NOT flat. Again this matches what Paul Trent Photographed (http://worldwideparanormal.weebly.com/uploads/7/4/5/4/7454860/3967193…). In addition, although it's hard to determine the size of the disc. It correlates with the description given by the Trents. That the disc-shaped metallic object was between 20 feet to 30 feet in diameter.

Similarities to Other Sightings

Last, but not least: u/SirRobertSlim put together a post (https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/n8m8ax/the_same_flying_saucer_…), highlighting the similarities of the F18 UFO Video to other well-known historical UFO sightings. I would recommend checking out that post as well. If you keep in mind the Chinese Coolie Hat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_conical_hat) description. You'll notice that most of these discs appear to follow this concave shape. It's actually hard not to see it.

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July 29th, 1952 Passaic (https://www.google.com/maps/place/381+Brooks+Ave,+Rochelle+Park,+NJ+0…), New Jersey, USA:

1. Photos (http://www.santafeghostandhistorytours.com/UFO-SIGHTINGS.html) by *George Stock*.
2. Notice the Dark Bottom (https://www.backstoryradio.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/10/Pu…) of the UFO.
3. Concave Bottom (http://www.santafeghostandhistorytours.com/images/xUFO-PASSIAC1952A.j…) clearly visible.
4. UFO was estimated to be between 25 to 29 feet in diameter.

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1964. Over Vandenberg Air Force (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vandenberg+Airfield+(VBG),+Lompoc,+…), California, USA:

1. Dr. Robert Jacobs Sighting (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1oKqdiAM1g) - The alleged UAP was described as "disc-shaped with a ping-pong ball on top" which proceeded to shoot a plasma beam and destroy a dummy ICBM. Segment from Out of The Blue (https://musicart.xboxlive.com/7/c4a21100-0000-0000-0000-000000000002/…).

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August 3rd, 1965 Santa Ana (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Santa+Ana,+CA/@33.7379,-117.9221671…), California, USA:

1. Photo (https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/150222-ufo-sightings-…) by *Rex E. Heflin*.
2. Detailed Analysis (https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.552.6587&re…) of Heflin's Photos.
3. Notice the Dark Bottom (https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/ksc/kscna3-b7…) of the UFO.
4. UFO is reminiscent to a "Flat Top Straw Hat (https://mossant.com/web/image/product.product/51/image_1024/%5B217101…;
5. UFO was estimated to be about 30 feet in diameter (https://trantor.is/read/DSNDUHx7YP33TrgU/ops/xhtml/ch10.html).

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January 7th, 1966 Near Alderly Rd. (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alderley+Rd,+Wilmslow,+UK/@53.32067…) Wimslow, Cheshire, UK:

1. Sketch of Disc-Shaped UFO (https://www.fourcornersbooks.co.uk/files/articles/david-clarke-interv…) resembling a Hat.
2. Was seen at night (https://books.google.com/books?id=PC_6or5kQ9EC&pg=PA74&lpg=PA74&dq=PC…). Described as being about 30 feet in diameter.

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April 6th, 1966 Westall Secondary College (https://www.google.com/maps/search/Wesfall+secondary+college/@-37.941…), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:

1. Detailed sketch (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VN_O6Yj-Hqk/T4bGaEF4aJI/AAAAAAAAMp0/5xaIW7c…) by former Wesfall student.
2. Artist Rendition showing Dark Bottom (https://images.theconversation.com/files/117177/original/image-201604…) based on eye witness accounts.

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March 12, 1967 West of Picacho Peak (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Prehistoric+Trackways+National+Monu…), Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA:

1. Disc-Shaped UFO (https://media.wnyc.org/i/1860/1446/l/80/2021/05/AP08072409044.jpeg) appears to be sideways.
2. UFO looks like a Flat Top Straw Hat (https://i.etsystatic.com/23806689/r/il/806f8d/2417998943/il_794xN.241…) seen from above.

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April 12th, 1971 State Highway 5 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Taupo+District,+New+Zealand/@-38.68…), Taupo District, North Island, New Zealand:

1. Newspaper Article (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EySxod-VIAMuBpr?format=jpg&name=large) including sketch by eyewitness.
2. UFO was described as "Shaped like an inverted ice-cream cone (https://helloyummy.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ice-cream-cone-chris…) or Mexican hat (https://www.attitude-europe.com/_clientfiles/King/17000132%20Zacharia…;

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September 14th, 1971 Lake Cote (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lago+Cote/@10.5813886,-84.9204215,4…), Lake Arenal Region, Costa Rica:

1. Original Photo (https://miro.medium.com/max/4664/1*wGYAay1-BpTUA1-54-plsA.png) by *by Sergio Loaiza* taken using a mounted camera on a plane.
2. Close-Up 1 (https://miro.medium.com/max/2000/1*0eL2T6n_2pJ8vOJYPxSXQQ.png) / Close-Up 2 (https://goop-img.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/UFO_photographed_from…)

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August 23rd, 1974 Manhattan, (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Manhattan,+New+York,+NY/@40.7590403…) NYC, New York, USA:

1. John Lennon Sighting (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdic7NdLQF0).
2. Sketch (https://slappedham.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/John-Lennons-UFO-Sk…) by *John Lennon*.

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July 26th, 1975 Zwischbergen (https://www.google.com/maps/place/3907+Zwischbergen,+Switzerland/@46.…), Switzerland:

1. Notice the Dark Bottom (https://nitter.nixnet.services/pic/media%2FEt0-HRjXAAEpCtE.jpg%3Fname…) of the UFO.
2. This shows (https://i.redd.it/x01857e232c21.jpg) another photograph taken on same day by a different witness.

Umbrella-like Flying Saucer. (https://preview.redd.it/ojryt5c6zi781.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto…)

1977 - 1978 (Flap) Colares (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Colares+-+State+of+Par%C3%A1,+68785…), Pará, Brazil:

1. Sketch by Brazilian Airforce (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOHZ17_WAAAjHMD.jpg:large) based on eyewitness accounts dated June 11th, 1977.
2. Photograph (https://gdsit.cdn-immedia.net/2017/12/ufo.jpg) taken by Brazilian Air Force showing disc-shaped object.
3. One of the UFOs from this Flap was described as a dome coming out of the water and "Looking like an Umbrella (https://www.umbrellaheaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Cambridge-W…;

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June 26TH, 1977 Stockport (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stockport,+UK/@53.4150009,-2.179478…), Cheshire, UK:

1. Similar type of UFO (https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/defe24…) shaped like Coolie Hat.
2. Witness claimed to have received telepathic images of the UFO leaving Saturn.

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April 19th, 1978 Colfax, near Tainter Lake (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tainter+Lake,+WI/@44.9823154,-91.87…), Wisconsin, USA:

1. Colfax Sighting (https://www.openminds.tv/ufo-photographs-from-colfax-wisconsin/11015).
2. Sketch (https://www.openminds.tv/wp-content/uploads/rsz_colfax_ufo_diagram.jpg) by eyewitness.
3. Notice the Dark Bottom (https://www.openminds.tv/wp-content/uploads/rsz_colfax_ufo_5.jpg) of the UFO.

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November 12th, 1978 Brigthon (https://www.google.com/maps/place/54+Hanby+St,+Brighton+VIC+3186,+Aus…), Victoria, Australia

1. Sketch (https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/434e8058db180ce3cef189f2b604db…) by *Fin Jolly* showing Hat Shaped UFO.
2. Witness described UFO as "Inverted Saucer with Dome on Top."
3. Witness described UFO as having "Hollow Bottom."
4. UFO was estimated to be approximately 22 feet in diameter. (Page 119 (https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/ufos/australia/A9755_4_…))

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July 26th, 2003 Brzostek (https://www.google.com/maps/place/39-230+Brzostek,+Poland/@49.880681,…), Poland:

1. Disc-shaped UFO (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/29/18/7d/29187d93caf4e67d2c2b9eb6d7239…) appears to be tipped while flying.
2. UFO has Dark Bottom (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/c3/58/4ac358d7bbd842e20bd769b3ba859…).

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February, 2005 Tintagel (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tintagel,+UK/@50.6626562,-4.757453,…), Cornwall, UK:

1. Disc-shaped UFO (http://www.beamsinvestigations.org/TintagelCornwallUK05v1.jpg) appears to be tipped while flying.
2. UFO has Dark Bottom (http://www.beamsinvestigations.org/TintagelCornwallUK05v2.jpg).

Thank you for your time.