LEVEL 01 // ARCHIVE CLASSIFICATION SELECTOR

LEVEL 02 // CRAFT SHAPE FAMILIES

POSTGRESQL INDEX / 13 RECORDS

LEVEL 03 // ARCHIVAL CASE RECORD [C-000209]

C-000209CASE RECORD · CLASSIFICATION: CRAFTTERM-000001 (Disc)

MCMINNVILLE DISC (1950 PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT)

Disc-shaped object reported and photographed by Paul and Evelyn Trent near McMinnville, Oregon, in 1950. Witness morphology is stored separately from later competing photographic interpretations.

ANOMALY REFERENCE PICTOGRAM

REFERENCE ONLY — NOT WITNESS ARTWORK

Claims are grouped by attribute so differing descriptions, measurements, and interpretations can be compared without averaging them into a single “fact.”

SOURCE COMPARISON

Reported Craft Appearance

HOW TO READ THIS →

CLAIM-136121reported

“Evelyn Trent described a slow-moving metallic disc-shaped object approaching from the northeast.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “McMinnville Photos” → “Initial morphology”, PDF p. 1728

SUPPORTS

CLAIM-136123reported

“The object was described as silver and bronze in color.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “McMinnville Photos” → “Color”, PDF p. 1728

SUPPORTS

CLAIM-136124reported

“The witnesses described a flat-bottomed disc with a superstructure, comparing its overall profile to a parachute canopy without strings.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “McMinnville Photos” → “Detailed shape”, PDF p. 1728

SUPPORTS

CLAIM-136126reported

“One photograph showed the object tipped upward, exposing the underside.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “McMinnville Photos” → “Underside view”, PDF p. 1728

SUPPORTS

Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.

SOURCE COMPARISON

Reported Craft Diameter

HOW TO READ THIS →

CLAIM-136122reported

“The Trents estimated the object at approximately twenty to thirty feet in diameter.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “McMinnville Photos” → “Witness diameter estimate”, PDF p. 1728

SUPPORTS

SOURCE COMPARISON

Reported Craft Behavior

HOW TO READ THIS →

CLAIM-136125reported

“The object turned west and gathered speed while Paul Trent photographed it.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “McMinnville Photos” → “Motion”, PDF p. 1728

SUPPORTS

CLAIM-136127reported

“The witnesses associated a breeze with the object as it tipped and moved away.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “McMinnville Photos” → “Reported air movement”, PDF p. 1728

SUPPORTS

Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.