NUFORC Sighting 180789

Occurred: 2024-03-09 20:24 Local
Reported: 2024-03-11 13:57 Pacific
Duration: 40-60 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Palm Springs, CA, USA
Location details: 33.85381° N, 116.55166° W

Shape: Chevron
Color: Dark Shape w/ Lights
Estimated Size: Many miles in scale.
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: It flew from high in the southwest sky over the mountains to the west of where I was standing.
Angle of Elevation: 75
Closest Distance: More than 2 miles, possibly hundreds of miles.
Estimated Speed: Impossible to say without an exact altitude.
Characteristics: Lights on object

I saw a massive dark V-shaped craft covered in small lights traveling across the western sky and over the San Jacinto mountains.

While walking my dog at 8:24pm PT on Saturday, March 9, 2024, I paused to look up at the stars. The sky was extremely clear with ultra-low humidity (~16%) at that time. Facing west, I looked up at the Orion constellation in the southwest sky, as I frequently do at night, and noticed an enormous V-shaped craft traveling across the sky. It appeared to occupy about two-thirds of the height of the Orion constellation as viewed in the night sky, clearly much larger than any human-made craft, as it was evidently very high up yet still occupied a large portion of the night sky. The craft appeared miles in scale, not meters. It seemed covered in 'star camouflage,' with randomly-spaced lights mimicking the size and colors of stars in the neighboring sky. I could clearly see the shape of the dark structure beneath the lights against the night sky, indicating these were not separate lights moving in unison but rather part of a larger, visible solid structure. After watching in amazement for several seconds (perhaps up to 10 seconds), I attempted to capture it on video with my iPhone. It was challenging to align my phone's camera with the object in the dark, and though I was unsure if it was properly lined up, I managed to capture about 8 seconds of video before losing alignment, then watched as it disappeared over the San Jacinto mountain range to the west. The event lasted approximately 40-60 seconds. The craft's speed was remarkable, given the distance it covered in such a short time. Given its massive size, comparable to 2/3 of Orion in the sky, any manmade craft would need to fly only a couple hundred feet above me to appear so large. Yet, this craft was clearly many miles up, far exceeding the height of the 2-mile high mountain range. It was completely silent, with only the normal ambient noises of wind and nearby traffic. I realize now how easy it would be to miss such a sight unless one looked directly at it, as I fortuitously did. The experience was surreal yet unmistakably real, awe-inspiring, and unlike anything else I've ever seen.

Posted 2024-03-13