NUFORC UFO Sighting 184945
Occurred: 2023-12-14 17:30 Local
Reported: 2024-12-09 20:52 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds aprox
No of observers: 8 - Pilot - Aviation Expert

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA
Location details: Flew over San Andreas fault zone

Shape: Circle
Color: Orange/white
Estimated Size: 120 to 150 ft diameter
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: east to west, south of my location
Angle of Elevation: 20
Closest Distance: closer than 1/4 mile
Estimated Speed: slowed to 50 mph est
Characteristics: Changed Colo

Flew east to west, aprox distance at closest point, 1/4 mile, height off ground 300 ft, speed varied, slowed to 50 mph, vanished

Indio to Desert Hot Springs in approx 5 seconds, speed ???, incoming non linear flight,looked like an orange star, intensity of aircraft landing light, object slowed, changed shape from rectangle to saucer, brilliant orange bottom,no gear doors or surface details, classic flying saucer shape,130 to 150 ft diameter, brilliant white top, even brighter micro light at top of craft,entire craft internal illuminated, no sound, very close, height above ground 300 feet, closest point less than 1/4 mile directly over down town D.H.S.. Flying at 50 mph,(est), turns south towards Palm Springs and vanishes. Witnessed by many at outdoor hot springs, 8 people, lifeguard got a picture, scrambled image or encoded image?. Couple in hot tub said they saw the same craft the night before and chased it in their car,reported same flight path, FAA ATC Palm Springs controller guy in hot tub witnessed UFO and said he gets ufo reports from excited commercial crews every week and he tells them the same thing every time, "disregard over, its a non event over....its a non event". My background is over 40 years in aviation/aerospace. Stunning, conscious life changing event. Nothing of this was from the fabric of this earth. Swamp gas my ass.

Posted 2024-12-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 174342
Occurred: 2023-02-06 17:55 Local
Reported: 2023-02-06 19:35 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: DESERT HOT SPRINGS. Sky Valley, CA, USA
Location details: Above DHS

Shape: Light


Driving W 10 freeway, I spotted 2 bright lights 1 mile apart at approximately 14000 feet.

I drive this route daily and these were new to me. No movement. No green or red lights. Just stationary. I saw them for approximately five minutes. The east light disappeared first followed by the westerly light.. very bright. Similar to brightest star in the sky. DK it was not a plane or planet

Posted 2023-03-06

NUFORC UFO Sighting 166711
Occurred: 2022-01-16 20:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2022-02-15 10:53 Pacific
Duration: For about 4 to 5 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA
Location details: At a High elevation in the sky

Shape: Oval
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

A white light orb shape object that changed from white to orange red.

I was standing outside on my front porch about 8 pm when I noticed a strange white light shaped like an orb zigzag in the sky. I was very puzzled watching the object move around. I called out to my husband and daughter to come outside to see if they see the something. All three of us were very puzzled what is this object. We live not to far away from an airport and also a military base. So we are use to seeing planes all the time, so I knew that what I was looking at was not a plane or a drone since the object was very high in the sky. So for about a few minutes after this strange orb zigzaging around it came to a stop and you can see the light started changing colors from white to a orangey red and started to ascend straight up into the sky. After which it disappeared and we could no longer see it. We recorded the event as well. I was hoping that maybe you can help us or a possible explanation about this object we saw.







Posted 2022-03-04

NUFORC UFO Sighting 170550
Occurred: 2019-05-29 04:49 Local
Reported: 2022-07-19 15:46 Pacific
Duration: 1min 20 sec
No of observers: 1

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA
Location details: My apartment complex

Shape: Formation
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted other objects

Light in the sky breaks off into three floating orbs

I was doing laundry at 4:49 in the morning on May 29th 2019 when I looked up in the sky I was smoking a cigarette waiting for the laundry to finish when I saw floating objects that were hovering all together they were orange and they were hovering next to each other and then they simultaneously split off like they were breaking off and kind of just floating like like synchronized together they were just looks like they were scanning the area or trying to observe something but they were closer together but then they just started distancing themselves floating further apart slowly but surely and it was very bright so I remembered grabbing my phone and trying to snap a video of it as soon as possible I have a video of it but it's towards the end while it's going in the building there were no airplanes or no identifying markers on it it was just a bright orange light and then they broke off into three floating orbs and they just went their separate ways.




Posted 2022-09-09

NUFORC UFO Sighting 145603
Occurred: 2019-04-10 01:00 Local
Reported: 2019-04-11 02:24 Pacific
Duration: 20 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

I was very scared and now I'm concerned.

It was between midnight and 1 am, this morning, Thursday, April 11, 2019. I was in the jacuzzi at a mineral springs spa in Desert Hot Springs, California. I noticed a very bright light bigger than the stars and it almost seemed to have 2 lights very close or maybe it was just blurred because it was very bright.

My heart started to beat very fast when I thought I saw it had been coming closer. I wasn't imagining things.. it was coming closer. It didn't come close enough that I could see any clearer of what this was, hoping it was a drone. I was petrified and grabbed my robe and ran to my door. I waited about 20 minutes and went outside and it was back in the original area I first noticed it.

I finally fell asleep and waited for the day to end so I could look in that spot and hopefully see the same light. It would be a star and I could relax. It was gone. It's no longer there.

I've looked online, but I haven't seen any one else report it.

Posted 2019-04-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 170549
Occurred: 2019-01-22 04:20 Local
Reported: 2022-07-19 15:56 Pacific
Duration: 1 min
No of observers: 2

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA
Location details: 29 palms highway highway 62

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

I have video of this floating light over mountain tops in Desert Hot springs California

January 22nd 2019 at 4:20 in the morning we're driving from yucca valley to Desert Hot springs going down 29 palms highway highway 62 when I saw a bright floating object in the sky it was very visible very bright there were no aircraft markers there was it was sunrise so it was very identifiably you UFO I was in the passenger seat while my partner was driving and I pointed it out to him and we were both trying to figure out what it could be have video of it and I will be attaching it to this report in hopes that maybe you can investigate




Posted 2022-09-09

NUFORC UFO Sighting 132306
Occurred: 2017-01-25 20:00 Local
Reported: 2017-01-25 21:31 Pacific
Duration: 45 minutes
No of observers: 12

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Orb
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted beams, Changed Colo

1.25.17 Spotted Large bright Orb in sky West of 62 and North of 10 above hillside Desert Hot Springs area. First spotted orb driving North on Indian Canyon approx 8pm. Dozens of vehicles were pulled over taking pictures.

Got home and used binoculars almost looked like 3 lights…couldn’t be certain of shape but almost looked triangular. Orb did not move, did change color looked like amber color then dropped straight down out of sight approx 8:45pm.

Did take picture but pic is grainy and just looks like a light ball in sky.




NUFORC Note:

Venus?? PD


Posted 2017-01-26

NUFORC UFO Sighting 124943
Occurred: 2015-12-22 18:08 Local
Reported: 2015-12-22 18:35 Pacific
Duration: :35
No of observers: 1

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Cylinder
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Emitted other objects, Aircraft nearby

Strange light in northern sky over Coachella Valley.

I saw a bright light in the north west sky which I thought was a shooting star, as I continued watching it it failed to dissipate as I expected.

I could make out a shape that was similar to a missile ( approximately 7-10 full size commercial jet liners in length).

Then I saw a blinking light accompanying, or possibly on the object. The main brilliant light then broke into what appeared to be 4-5 individual brilliant lights and continued flying horizontally until they disappeared over the eastern horizon.






NUFORC Note:

Re-entering space debris. PD


Posted 2016-01-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 118909
Occurred: 2015-05-10 18:40 Local
Reported: 2015-05-10 21:57 Pacific
Duration: 10-15 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Animals reacted

Metallic/Silver sphere over Desert Hot Springs viewed by 2.

I was visiting my parents’ house in Desert Hot Springs, CA, for a Mother’s Day dinner on Sunday, May 10, 2015. At approximately 6:40pm PST, my family I had just finished eating dinner while sitting outside on the patio. We were noticing some small birds gathering near my parents' bird feeder, when we then saw 4-5 large egrets fly over the house. This in and of itself is rather odd, as that is not a bird we typical see in our area of the Coachella valley.

I turned towards where the egrets were coming from and noticed a silver sphere/orb rise above the roof line of the neighboring house. I would estimate this object to be within a mile of our location and no more than 1,000 off the ground. It appeared to be a perfect metallic sphere, with no visible wings, engine, windows, landing gear, etc. The object was also completely silent and no other visible planes were in the area at that time. My mother and I saw the object for about 10-15 seconds before it disappeared behind a small gathering of clouds.

We were about 10 miles away from Palm Springs International Airport and regularly see planes flying above and near the house. I am also a member of the Palm Springs Air Museum and consider myself an amateur airplane photographer and have the ability and knowledge to identify many types of aircraft. This was nothing like I have ever seen.

Posted 2015-05-13

NUFORC UFO Sighting 117937
Occurred: 2015-03-10 16:00 Local
Reported: 2015-03-20 17:45 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Unidentified flying object traveling through halo around sun.



On March 10th, as I was driving into my driveway at home, I noticed a halo around the sun. I'd never seen a halo around the sun before, so I parked my car and walked onto the street to get a picture.

I took the first picture and noticed that the shot was not centered. I then adjusted my stance to the left, just a bit, and took another picture. It was better, but it was still off center, so I walked backwards a few steps, and then stepped to the left just a bit, and took the last shot.

After I took the shots, I went into my home and forgot about it. Last night, going through my pictures, I zoomed in on the halo and noticed a small green circle to the left of the halo. I asked my partner what he thought it was. He thought it was the moon, at first.

I then looked at the next picture. It was in that one too, except the green circle was inside the halo. I looked at the next picture. Sure enough, there it was again, except this time, it had traveled to the other side of the sun with a purplish triangular glow around it.

I took these three shots within seconds of each other. Whatever it was, it was traveling very fast. It was completely invisible to my naked eyes but my phone camera captured its movement.

NUFORC Note:

We suspect lens flares, caused by pointing a camera at a bright object, in this case, the Sun. PD


Posted 2015-03-26

NUFORC UFO Sighting 106672
Occurred: 2014-01-25 02:10 Local
Reported: 2014-01-26 02:26 Pacific
Duration: 30 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Diamond
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

scared you can tell those things are not planes realize we are not alone

Went outside for a smoke saw a thing like a triangle or a cristal with blue and red lights and it didnt move for like 10 minutes and slowly went up then we realize more and more were apearing like 3 miles distance from each other some closer than others

Posted 2014-01-30

NUFORC UFO Sighting 93637
Occurred: 2012-10-16 20:10 Local
Reported: 2012-10-17 11:59 Pacific
Duration: 3 hours
No of observers: 2

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

Multiple UFO's and 3 different type of craft observed simultaneously over Joshua Tree National Park and the Coachella Valley, CA.

On Tuesday 10-16-12 at around 8:10 pm I spotted multiple UFO craft in the sky over the coachella valley desert hot springs and palm springs as well to the norh over Joshua Tree National Park. I saw 3 different type of craft. First I spotted a star-like object streak over from Joshua Tree National Park to the center between desert hot springs and palm springs and then it stopped suddenly and was hovering occasionally floating back and forth and side to side off and on. The. I observed a similar size craft to the one just mentioned that was also star like streak in over Joshua tree national park from the other side then stopped and was behaving the same way. I also observed craft that seemed dimmer and smaller flying around in all sorts of directions above the 2 other craft. There was also a hovering craft that was changing colors that hoverd over the San bernadino mountain range west of Joshua tree national park, then that craft vanished around 9pm. And also! red/orange colored balls were also observed periodically when they would fly out of nowhere then disappear within seconds. At around 9:15 I observed a military jet fly right through the vicinity which this siting was taking place in. This was a fleet of multiple different UFO crafts and it has been going on every night since Thursday 10-11-12.



Posted 2012-10-30

NUFORC UFO Sighting 86605
Occurred: 2012-01-11 20:00 Local
Reported: 2012-01-15 18:53 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby, Electrical or magnetic effects

Large, triangular shaped object with bright lights and no sound being chased by helicopters in Desert Hot Springs

I was outside in my backyard smoking a cigarette and checking my posts on facebook when I heard a helicopter approaching. I looked around to spot the helicopter, first looking at the sky towards Palm Springs and then to the east and west. As the sound increased substantially, I then walked around to the front of my home. I looked up to the left first and saw a red light but at a quick glance I thought it was an airplane. At the same time two helicopters were approaching from over the mountains near Joshua Tree but coming from different directions. The helicopters, both, flew towards the red light. The red light then formed into mulitiple red lights and then became a solid object. As the helicopters got closer to this object, it ascended straight up vertically within a second. The helicopters stopped immediately. The object began to float and descend across the skies in a slow motion. I was yelling at the top of my lungs to get someone else to witness what I ! was seeing as I couldn't believe my eyes. I had to go back to the backyard to keep an eye on it as it went over my house. I opened the door to my house and yelled for everyone to come outside. I could still see it from my door, then I walked deeper into my backyard as I was still yelling. All of a sudden the red lights turned into a bright fluorescent, neon baby blue color. A couple seconds later it sped off south towards Palm Springs over the mountains by the windmills. It was so fast that the best way I can explain it is that it traveled at the speed of light. It literally disappeared in front of my eyes over the mountains. The helicopters proceeded to chase it in that direction. At it's largest, the object appeared the size of a football field and the helicopters looked like ants in comparison. I do not do drugs and was not drinking. I'm still in shock and trying to comprehend what I seen. I tried to record it on my phone but mysteriously my phone froze during the whole ! encounter.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2012-01-24

NUFORC UFO Sighting 80877
Occurred: 2011-04-14 21:30 Local
Reported: 2011-04-14 22:11 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail

UFO sighting over Desert Hot Springs with orange fan shaped trail headed East

I was on my back porch and saw a red orange dot looking west and it was traveling east. At first I thought it was a meteorite but was moving to slow. as it got closer i noticed a orange vapor trail shaped almost like an angel fish.

I called my friend from inside the house to come out and she saw it as well. the UFO was getting closer it suddenly disappeared along with the orange vapor trail. It was invisible for about 5 seconds then was visible again for about 5 more seconds then disappeared again. My best guess for altitude is possibly 30,000 feet and going about four to five times faster than the jets I see come over the mountain to land at the Palm Springs airport.

This is the first time I've seen a UFO. I can't saw what shape the craft was only that the gas trail was the dominating visual. I still have an adrenaline rush going after seeing this thing. I shot video with my iphone but I'm not sure I got it. If it's on the video, it's so small that you can't make it out.




NUFORC Note:

Missile launch from Vandenberg AFB at 21:24 hrs. (Pacific). PD


Posted 2011-05-02

NUFORC UFO Sighting 77678
Occurred: 2010-09-05 21:00 Local
Reported: 2010-09-06 21:11 Pacific
Duration: 3 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Left a trail

Wedge-triangle shape transparent dark cloud with entrails following movement.West to East over foothills of Joshua Tree




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2010-11-21

NUFORC UFO Sighting 63408
Occurred: 2008-04-13 22:30 Local
Reported: 2008-05-20 12:21 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

A Bright Ball of Light Seen Ascending in the Night Sky Near Joshua Tree Natl. Park .

A large ball of bright white light was at least 60000 feet in the air. The ball of light was brighter than any object in the sky.

The object had no trail and was traveling in a Southern direction, but seen in the easterly sky. The object was ascending in the atmosphere, and then dimmed as it gained speed and vanished.

Observers were a college graduate (Master's degree) and skilled a construction worker.



Posted 2008-06-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 50464
Occurred: 2006-03-07 03:45 Local
Reported: 2006-05-08 01:01 Pacific
Duration: 2-3 sec.
No of observers: 1

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Chevron


Twin OrangeTriangles flying at extrememly high speed from south to north at high altitude.

I saw two Triangle/Chevron shaped objects, which were orange/silver in color, flying together in formation, one just off the others wing. They were shiny, with no visible lighting. They appeared to be shimmering, either due to their speed, or their altitude.They appeared to be at very high altitude, and streaked across the sky from straight due south to due north. It took them approximately two to three seconds to cover my entire field of vision, which was the whole sky from horizon to horizon. There is no such plane, rocket, or man-made vehicle which could cover this huge distance that fast....I know for a fact, this could not have been a meteor or fireball, this was no atmospheric phenomena, these were definite objects.

Besides UFO's the only other explanation would be the space station, but I have seen that before, and these were very different.....plus there were two.



Posted 2006-05-15

NUFORC UFO Sighting 34679
Occurred: 2004-01-25 18:50 Local
Reported: 2004-01-26 00:42 Pacific
Duration: 2 Minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Rectangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

The roaring repeating humming noise was eerie. In 58 years, I have never heard such a low heartbeat sound EVER

Hi Peter: At 18:50 (6:50 p.m.) 1/25/04, I was in our home office. The sliding door was opened. It was very quiet inside (no TV, radio or music) and I heard a low, humming pulsating (like a heartbeat) from outdoors, hum, hum, hum like it was alive but like an underground motor. I went outdoors and it stopped. We overlook Palm Springs, CA about 1500 ft above the valley floor; desert hills behind us. It was dark. I went to the east side of house and heard a chopper but did not see that either. Then north of the house with my husband. We both saw a solid red light faster than an airplane across the sky from east to west. I called my neighbor and she said she heard it. The vibration shook her refrig/shelves down. In 30 years, she has never heard or felt anything like it. I sensed the helicopter was chasing it.



Posted 2004-01-31

NUFORC UFO Sighting 162111
Occurred: 1959-09-28 05:25 Local
Reported: 2021-02-18 05:48 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object

I saw a bunch of lights in strange formation near fault line where lights are not normally seen.

I reached the bottom of the grade where the 62 meets Indian canyon rd. When I looked towards the direction I was going I saw a minimum of 20 lights over Joshua tree National Park. The lights were in a straight line following what seemed to be the ridge line or San Andreas Fault line. I watched for a few minutes before I pulled off to the side of the road and pulled out my phone. I coupd not see the lights on my phone but I continued to watch until they faded into the glow of the rising sun. I could not make out and defined shape of any individual craft. I did notice at about 2 minutes into the "show" the lights faded almost completely and then brightened to about "led headlight". I figured the crafts were approximately 1000 feet A.G.L. from the ridge moving at constant speed S.S.E. along fault line or ridge.



Posted 2021-03-02