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Answer · Patterson-Gimlin film

It was lost after Rene Dahinden checked it out of storage in 1980 and may survive in a private collection.

It was lost after Rene Dahinden checked it out of storage in 1980 and may survive in a private collection.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Records of the storage firm or of Dahinden's estate refer to it.

What would rule it out

  • Proof of its destruction.

Evidence 1 for · none against

The questions it answers

Most likelyIt was lost after Rene Dahinden checked it out of storage in 1980 and may survive in a private collection

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). It was lost after Rene Dahinden checked it out of storage in 1980 and may survive in a private collection. [Answer ANS0CZ263C4143J]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CZ263C4143J
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