Error dialog on opening iPhoto

Each and every time I open iPhoto, I get the following dialog box:
A photo has been found in the iPhoto Library that was not imported.
Would you like to import it?
No/Yes
If you choose YES, you get the same dialog box, and then it goes away.
How do I correct this and stop the dialog from displaying?
Thanks
bob

This is one time (one of very few) where it is appropriate to modify the iPhoto library
Quit iPhoto and go to the iPhoto library (your pictures folder is the default location) and right click on it - select show package contents and find the folder named import (or importing) and drag it to the desktop
Launch iPhoto and you will be fine
Open the import(ing) folder on the desktop and if there are any photos in it you want, import them to iPhoto and then delete the import(ing) folder from your desktop
LN
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