Next Year!
15th Annual
McMenamins UFO Fest
Friday & Saturday
May 16–17, 2014
14th Annual UFO Festival
Friday, May 17 & Saturday, May 18, 2013
UFO Speakers • Costume Parade • Live Music
Kids' Fun and more!
On Thursday, May 11, 1950, at a farmhouse just outside of McMinnville, Ore., Evelyn Trent went out to feed her chickens and rabbits behind the farmhouse where she and her husband Paul lived. While attending to her chores, Evelyn was astonished to see a large, metallic looking, disc-shaped object hovering silently in the sky. After a little scrambling as they looked for their trusty Kodak camera, they both ran back outside. Paul Trent clicked off two snapshots. These photos are still considered to be some of the most credible images of UFOs to date.
In honor of the Trents and their sighting, McMenamins began the annual UFO Festival which features both serious and fun for believers and skeptics alike.
For more information and a full schedule of events, visit ufofest.com.
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