McMinnville, Oregon UFO photos

Newbeak · 8th January 2011, 12:52 PM

What is forum member's take on the subject incident? Even the Condon Report investigators seem to have been impressed with it.In a nutshell,a couple of hicks photographed a discoid object.I seem to recall that the negatives were found on the floor of the witnesses home when the researchers came calling.

Gord_in_Toronto · 8th January 2011, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by Newbeak

What is forum member's take on the subject incident? Even the Condon Report investigators seem to have been impressed with it.In a nutshell,a couple of hicks photographed a discoid object.I seem to recall that the negatives were found on the floor of the witnesses home when the researchers came calling.

Please. Please. Please. Please. Please. Please. Please.

Search this site for prior UFO threads. You will find at least one of inordinate length. Spend the dozens of hours required to read all the posts.

Alternatively, cancel your post and PM me for a succinct one paragraph answer.

Fnord · 8th January 2011, 07:14 PM

They're called the "Trent UFO Photos", and were taken in or around McMinnville, Oregon, on or about May 11, 1950.

They were thoroughly debunked by Robert Sheaffer in 1969.

Quote:

... at approximately 8:20 in the morning of May 11, 1950, a small asymmetrical model was suspended from overhead telephone wires by two very thin threads. It was photographed once, then reoriented either by hand or by its assumption of a pendulum-type motion, and photographed again.

End of story ... nothing more to discuss.

Gord_in_Toronto · 8th January 2011, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by Fnord

They're called the "Trent UFO Photos", and were taken in or around McMinnville, Oregon, on or about May 11, 1950.

They were thoroughly debunked by Robert Sheaffer in 1969.

End of story ... nothing more to discuss.

Spoilsport.

Fnord · 8th January 2011, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Gord_in_Toronto

Spoilsport.

Sorry, mate! I'm on a bit of short fuse, since having to give yet another lecture to my minions on the deep, philosophical meaning of, "Activate the cloaking device".

Gord_in_Toronto · 8th January 2011, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by Fnord

Sorry, mate! I'm on a bit of short fuse, since having to give yet another lecture to my minions on the deep, philosophical meaning of, "Activate the cloaking device".

Newbeak · 8th January 2011, 09:32 PM

I DID search for McMinnville, Oregon before posting,and found nothing! Excuse me for living!

Fnord · 8th January 2011, 10:03 PM

You're excused.

Sometimes, you have to look further than the first two or three hits, especially when investigating a subject that stopped being interesting - or even relevant - before you were born.

The Central Scrutinizer · 9th January 2011, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by Newbeak

What is forum member's take on the subject incident? Even the Condon Report investigators seem to have been impressed with it.In a nutshell,a couple of hicks photographed a discoid object.I seem to recall that the negatives were found on the floor of the witnesses home when the researchers came calling.

I've been to McMinnville. There's some nice pubs there. Just sayin'.

Tomtomkent · 10th January 2011, 05:46 AM

See also Bill Hicks' patter on UFOs. "Are these guys intergalactic hillbillies? They travel all that way to buzz the village drunk and whittle some..."

Gord_in_Toronto · 10th January 2011, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by Newbeak

I DID search for McMinnville, Oregon before posting,and found nothing! Excuse me for living!

Curious. I just searched for McMinnville and this thread shows up first and http://forums.randi.org/showthread.p...ht=McMinnville shows up second. That was the one I was referring to.

Fnord · 10th January 2011, 08:40 AM

I googled "micminville oregon ufo" and came up with the link I posted as the fourth 'hit'...

The Trent UFO Photos and What Bruce Maccabee DOESN'T Tell You About His Investigation

Must be the poor kid's dial-up acting funky ... it's gotta be faster than 1200 baud to keep up with teh Interwebz.

Craig4 · 14th January 2011, 04:35 AM

Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer

I've been to McMinnville. There's some nice pubs there. Just sayin'.

Oh yeah and don't miss the wine scene either. There are some good craft wineries out there. Take the wine leave the woo.

23_Tauri · 14th January 2011, 09:02 AM

Thanks in no small part to Rramjet the 'UFOs: The Research, the Evidence' thread is three hundred billion pages long and counting. Give the lad a chance and point him in the right direction!

I would start at about page 134. Astrophotographer and Mr. S. Cat and others give a critique of McMinnville. And not to be missed is the movie poster on page 135, of course:

http://forums.randi.org/showpost.php...postcount=5388

8th January 2011, 12:52 PM	#1
Newbeak Scholar Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 90	McMinnville, Oregon UFO photos What is forum member's take on the subject incident? Even the Condon Report investigators seem to have been impressed with it.In a nutshell,a couple of hicks photographed a discoid object.I seem to recall that the negatives were found on the floor of the witnesses home when the researchers came calling.
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8th January 2011, 06:57 PM	#2
Gord_in_Toronto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 13,415	Originally Posted by Newbeak What is forum member's take on the subject incident? Even the Condon Report investigators seem to have been impressed with it.In a nutshell,a couple of hicks photographed a discoid object.I seem to recall that the negatives were found on the floor of the witnesses home when the researchers came calling. Please. Please. Please. Please. Please. Please. Please. Search this site for prior UFO threads. You will find at least one of inordinate length. Spend the dozens of hours required to read all the posts. Alternatively, cancel your post and PM me for a succinct one paragraph answer.
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8th January 2011, 07:14 PM	#3
Fnord Metasyntactic Variable Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,633	They're called the "Trent UFO Photos", and were taken in or around McMinnville, Oregon, on or about May 11, 1950. They were thoroughly debunked by Robert Sheaffer in 1969. Quote: ... at approximately 8:20 in the morning of May 11, 1950, a small asymmetrical model was suspended from overhead telephone wires by two very thin threads. It was photographed once, then reoriented either by hand or by its assumption of a pendulum-type motion, and photographed again. End of story ... nothing more to discuss.
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8th January 2011, 07:21 PM	#4
Gord_in_Toronto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 13,415	Originally Posted by Fnord They're called the "Trent UFO Photos", and were taken in or around McMinnville, Oregon, on or about May 11, 1950. They were thoroughly debunked by Robert Sheaffer in 1969. End of story ... nothing more to discuss. Spoilsport.
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8th January 2011, 07:33 PM	#5
Fnord Metasyntactic Variable Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,633	Originally Posted by Gord_in_Toronto Spoilsport. Sorry, mate! I'm on a bit of short fuse, since having to give yet another lecture to my minions on the deep, philosophical meaning of, "Activate the cloaking device".
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8th January 2011, 07:42 PM	#6
Gord_in_Toronto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 13,415	Originally Posted by Fnord Sorry, mate! I'm on a bit of short fuse, since having to give yet another lecture to my minions on the deep, philosophical meaning of, "Activate the cloaking device".
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8th January 2011, 09:32 PM	#7
Newbeak Scholar Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 90	I DID search for McMinnville, Oregon before posting,and found nothing! Excuse me for living!
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8th January 2011, 10:03 PM	#8
Fnord Metasyntactic Variable Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,633	You're excused. Sometimes, you have to look further than the first two or three hits, especially when investigating a subject that stopped being interesting - or even relevant - before you were born.
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9th January 2011, 08:32 AM	#9
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Pither Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The White Zone Posts: 42,268	Originally Posted by Newbeak What is forum member's take on the subject incident? Even the Condon Report investigators seem to have been impressed with it.In a nutshell,a couple of hicks photographed a discoid object.I seem to recall that the negatives were found on the floor of the witnesses home when the researchers came calling. I've been to McMinnville. There's some nice pubs there. Just sayin'.
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10th January 2011, 05:46 AM	#10
Tomtomkent Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Posts: 5,213	See also Bill Hicks' patter on UFOs. "Are these guys intergalactic hillbillies? They travel all that way to buzz the village drunk and whittle some..."

10th January 2011, 08:16 AM	#11
Gord_in_Toronto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 13,415	Originally Posted by Newbeak I DID search for McMinnville, Oregon before posting,and found nothing! Excuse me for living! Curious. I just searched for McMinnville and this thread shows up first and http://forums.randi.org/showthread.p...ht=McMinnville shows up second. That was the one I was referring to.
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10th January 2011, 08:40 AM	#12
Fnord Metasyntactic Variable Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,633	I googled "micminville oregon ufo" and came up with the link I posted as the fourth 'hit'... The Trent UFO Photos and What Bruce Maccabee DOESN'T Tell You About His Investigation Must be the poor kid's dial-up acting funky ... it's gotta be faster than 1200 baud to keep up with teh Interwebz.
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14th January 2011, 04:35 AM	#13
Craig4 Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 5,363	Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer I've been to McMinnville. There's some nice pubs there. Just sayin'. Oh yeah and don't miss the wine scene either. There are some good craft wineries out there. Take the wine leave the woo.
Craig4 Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 5,363

14th January 2011, 09:02 AM	#14
23_Tauri Illuminator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 4,947	Thanks in no small part to Rramjet the 'UFOs: The Research, the Evidence' thread is three hundred billion pages long and counting. Give the lad a chance and point him in the right direction! I would start at about page 134. Astrophotographer and Mr. S. Cat and others give a critique of McMinnville. And not to be missed is the movie poster on page 135, of course: http://forums.randi.org/showpost.php...postcount=5388