Sighting Report — East Ely, Nevada, May 7, 1950

This document consists of a sighting report and subsequent correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial object observed near East Ely, Nevada, on May 7, 1950. A civilian witness, writing to the Air Materiel Command on June 28, 1950, reported that she, her husband E.W. Schmith, and her grandson Lovil Earl were returning from a picnic at approximately 6:45 P.M. when they observed a silvery-white object. The object was described as hovering at a low altitude, estimated at 100 feet, approximately 9 miles south of Ely, Nevada. The witnesses were positioned about 2.5 to 3 miles away from the object. According to the report, the object hovered and moved back and forth for 10 minutes, appearing to struggle to gain altitude, before suddenly shooting upward and disappearing from sight in less than a minute. The Air Materiel Command, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, acknowledged receipt of the letter via a response signed by Colonel Fryan L. Davis, noting that the information would be forwarded to the appropriate office. The incident is officially classified as 'UNIDENTIFIED' on the temporary ATIC Form 329.