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Sioux City · IA, USA
I witnessed a bright red light that I thought was a Chinese lantern, but blue lights were pulsating around it. The object started chang
Sioux City · IA, USA
Oval red glowingly orb hovering over some fireworks, slowly moving to the NE at a slow pace. 6 pictures.
Marshalltown · IA, USA
Orange/red light seen on west side of town.
Manilla · IA, USA
2 Red lights seen over small Iowa town, then disappeared!
Lamoni · IA, USA
Me and friends were outside talking, and I looked up,and said holy crap look we all looked up and we seen a object that looked like a s
Clinton · IA, USA
Star gazing and saw what appeared to be a very large, bright star, that appeared out of nowhere in the eastern sky. The star like light
Hawarden · IA, USA
Glowing reddish orange orb seen.
Lake View · IA, USA
Orange sphere in the sky, changing speed and direction.
West Des Moines · IA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information. PD))
Croton · IA, USA
I have never seen anything like this before
Jewell · IA, USA
We saw a glowing sphere with no blinking lights or sound. It was moving from E to W. And it stopped at one point.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Orange/amber fuzzy sphere moving across sky in Central Iowa, S.E. to N.W..
Manchester · IA, USA
Triangle that matched the color of the night sky. One red light at the face of the triangle and two white lights in the back.
Des Moines · IA, USA
BRIGHT ORANGE BALL TURNS TO DISC LIKE UFO.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Bright red object spotted above north side of Des Moines
Des Moines · IA, USA
Saw 3 orange lights in a triangular formation to the north of south eastern Des Moines. They were stationary but seemed to blink in and
Adel · IA, USA
Gold light resembling a shooting star darts across Eastern sky, instantly veers upwards, then disappears. ((anonymous report))
Carroll · IA, USA
5 silent grayish triangle crafts flying in a "V" formation. This is the second time I've seen them. No trails behind them at
Dubuque · IA, USA
February 1, 2017 was driving west, alone across Julien Dubuque bridge.(Between Iowa and Ill.) When looking up I saw a disk shaped c
Adel · IA, USA
Bright bronze light in low Eastern horizon, slowly moving North; sighted in Adel, IA.
Ames · IA, USA
Three lights in a triangular formation.
West Union · IA, USA
Myself my wife and a friend stepped outside. While out in front of the house no more than a few minutes later we noticed 8 orange glowi
Holstein · IA, USA
Bright light seen in night sky with ring of red lights underneath.
Newton · IA, USA
Viewed 3 white lights in a triangle formation moving south west at a low altitude. I watched it as long as i could from my drive way. I