Conference Report: NUFORC Directors Attend Contact in the Desert

Source: NUFORC (National UFO Reporting Center)

Peter Davenport and Christian Stepien, directors of the National UFO Reporting Center, attended the annual Contact in the Desert conference held May 29–June 2 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort in Indian Wells, California.

The conference featured panel discussions and presentations covering UAP interactions with nuclear weapons facilities and related policy implications. NUFORC's attendance represents the organization's continued involvement in public forums dedicated to anomalous aerial phenomena research and witness testimony collection.

Contact in the Desert is one of the largest public conferences focused on UAP sightings, consciousness studies, and related fringe topics. The event draws researchers, witnesses, and interested members of the public annually.

Note: This report documents NUFORC's participation in a public conference. No new sighting accounts or witness testimonies are presented here. The full details of panel discussions and presentations referenced were not provided in the source material.


This is a factual report of attendance and does not constitute validation or analysis of any specific sighting claim or conference content. NUFORC operates as a repository for unverified witness accounts of anomalous phenomena.