McMinnville UFO Festival 2019: From the 1950 Trent Sighting to a Navy Tic Tac Panel and Public Education

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McMinnville's annual UFO Festival, born from Evelyn and Paul Trent's 1950 sighting that put the town on the map for wine and UFO lore, blends science, skepticism, and small-town whimsy as panelists like Jeremy Corbell and David Fravor discuss Navy Tic Tac sightings and locals such as Marilyn Schultz fund educational projects to invite people to look up.

70 Years After Famous Sighting, Oregon Town Still Believes in UFOs - Bitterroot
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70 Years After Famous Sighting, Oregon Town Still Believes in UFOs - Bitterroot

In 1950, Evelyn and Paul Trent spotted and photographed what appeared to be an unidentified flying object floating over their farm near McMinnville, in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Paul shot two photographs on his Universal Roamer camera of what he later described as “a round, shiny, wingless object.” The images ended up on the front page … Read more 70 Years After Famous Sighting, Oregon Town Still Believes in UFOs