McMinnville UFO photographs
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The McMinnville UFO photographs are a famous pair of 1950 images taken on a farm near McMinnville, Oregon, that are among the most widely publicized and debated UFO photos in history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McMinnville UFO photographs canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12779448 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: McMinnville UFO photographs Context triple: [McMinnville, Oregon, hasHistoricEvent, McMinnville UFO photographs]
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A.
The Hynek UFO Report
The Hynek UFO Report is a comprehensive book by astronomer and ufologist J. Allen Hynek that analyzes and categorizes notable UFO sightings and case studies from his work with the U.S. Air Force and beyond.
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B.
UFOria
UFOria is a 1985 offbeat romantic comedy film blending UFO fanaticism and small-town eccentricity, starring Fred Ward, Harry Dean Stanton, and Cindy Williams.
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C.
1997 Phoenix Lights
The 1997 Phoenix Lights were a widely witnessed mass UFO sighting over Arizona, famous for its large V-shaped formation of lights and enduring mystery.
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D.
1966 Westall UFO sighting
The 1966 Westall UFO sighting was a widely reported incident near a Melbourne school in Australia where over 200 students and teachers claimed to witness a mysterious flying object landing and taking off, becoming one of the country’s most famous UFO cases.
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E.
Project U.F.O.
Project U.F.O. is a late-1970s American television series that dramatizes investigations into alleged UFO sightings, inspired by real-life government case files.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McMinnville UFO photographs Target entity description: The McMinnville UFO photographs are a famous pair of 1950 images taken on a farm near McMinnville, Oregon, that are among the most widely publicized and debated UFO photos in history.
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A.
The Hynek UFO Report
The Hynek UFO Report is a comprehensive book by astronomer and ufologist J. Allen Hynek that analyzes and categorizes notable UFO sightings and case studies from his work with the U.S. Air Force and beyond.
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B.
UFOria
UFOria is a 1985 offbeat romantic comedy film blending UFO fanaticism and small-town eccentricity, starring Fred Ward, Harry Dean Stanton, and Cindy Williams.
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C.
1997 Phoenix Lights
The 1997 Phoenix Lights were a widely witnessed mass UFO sighting over Arizona, famous for its large V-shaped formation of lights and enduring mystery.
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D.
1966 Westall UFO sighting
The 1966 Westall UFO sighting was a widely reported incident near a Melbourne school in Australia where over 200 students and teachers claimed to witness a mysterious flying object landing and taking off, becoming one of the country’s most famous UFO cases.
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E.
Project U.F.O.
Project U.F.O. is a late-1970s American television series that dramatizes investigations into alleged UFO sightings, inspired by real-life government case files.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UFO photograph
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historical photograph ⓘ |
| analyzedFor |
lighting and shadows
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perspective and scale ⓘ signs of suspension or hoaxing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
McMinnville UFO Festival
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linked to:
UFO Festival
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| consideredByOthersAs |
misidentified object
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probable hoax ⓘ |
| consideredBySomeAs | authentic UFO evidence ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalImpact | influential in popular imagery of flying saucers ⓘ |
| dateTaken | 1950-05-11 ⓘ |
| depicts | unidentified flying object ⓘ |
| filmType | roll film ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1950-06-09 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | McMinnville Telephone-Register ⓘ |
| hasArchiveLocation | various newspaper archives ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
one of the most debated UFO photographs
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one of the most famous UFO photographs ⓘ one of the most widely publicized UFO photographs ⓘ |
| imageOrientation | object tilted slightly ⓘ |
| imageShows | disc-shaped object with apparent dome ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry researchers
ⓘ
J. Allen Hynek ⓘ Project Blue Book ⓘ U.S. Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
United States Air Force
|
| languageOfEarlyCoverage | English ⓘ |
| laterPublishedIn |
Life magazine
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The Oregonian ⓘ |
| location | near McMinnville, Oregon ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| numberOfImages | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | history of UFO sightings in the United States ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
photographic analysis
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ufology debate ⓘ |
| takenAt | Trent family farm ⓘ |
| takenBy |
Evelyn Trent
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Paul Trent ⓘ |
| takenInCounty | Yamhill County, Oregon ⓘ |
| takenNear |
McMinnville
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linked to:
McMinnville, Oregon
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| takenWith |
Kodak camera
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linked to:
Kodak cameras
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| timeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
| topic | unidentified aerial phenomena ⓘ |
| witness |
Evelyn Trent
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Paul Trent ⓘ Trent family ⓘ |
| yearTaken | 1950 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McMinnville UFO photographs Description of subject: The McMinnville UFO photographs are a famous pair of 1950 images taken on a farm near McMinnville, Oregon, that are among the most widely publicized and debated UFO photos in history.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects
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notableCaseIncluded
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McMinnville UFO photographs
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subject linked to:
UFO Festival