Never been to Barstow myself but I've been following a few reports from that area over the past couple of months and something definitely seems to be going on out there. A mate of mine who's way more into UFO stuff than me mentioned the Mojave Desert gets a lot of activity that just never gets properly documented.
What did it look like exactly? Was it stationary or moving? I always find the ones that just hover in place the most unsettling personally. The moving ones you can at least try to explain away but a solid hovering object with no sound is harder to dismiss.
Post any photos or video if you have them, even blurry ones are worth sharing. Someone on here might be able to pick out details you missed.