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

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

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# 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.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its 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

[There is no record of the film being returned after Dahinden checked it out in 1980.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/evidence/EVD0CZ263KY357X/there-is-no-record-of-the-film-being-returned-after-dahinden)

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## The questions it answers

[Where is the camera original?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/questions/QST0CZ25XGM4S72/where-is-the-camera-original)

Part of [What does the Patterson-Gimlin film show?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/questions/QST0CZ25WS63QQ8/what-does-the-patterson-gimlin-film-show)

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

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