UFOMYST
CaseOval1997

Palm Springs (Moreno Valley), CA, USA

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Report quality: Moderate49/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-04-05
Where
Palm Springs (Moreno Valley), CA, USA
Shape
Oval
Duration
desert
Geo
33.830, -116.545 · exact
Slug
oval-over-palm-springs-moreno-valley-ca-1997-067d2a
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

    The Phoenix Lights

    Arizona, USA (Phoenix–Prescott–Tucson corridor)

    The largest mass sighting in modern U.S. history — actually two events: an enormous silent V of lights (many insisted one solid craft blotting out stars) crossing the state around 8pm, and a string of stationary lights…

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In context

  • One of 1 documented reports from Palm Springs (Moreno Valley), CA in the UFOMYST archive.
  • California logged 152 sightings in 1997.
  • Oval sightings ran at 3.6% during the 1990s (archive average: 4.3%).

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

Report

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