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Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Unkown amber pulsating light
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Amber, oval shaped light in the sky that disappears after a minute or two
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
White dimming object north of Cedar Falls Mall.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Blue and white sphere close to the ground South of Des Moines, IA.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Saw an orange colored circular object moving in the clouds. This was no plane or helicopter. ((anonymous report))
Waterloo · IA, USA
Strange orange light appeared and mysteriously disappeared above clouds immediately.
Batavia · IA, USA
White lights brighter than stars. thrugh binoculars you could see round craft detail of many lights outlined.
Robins · IA, USA
Green red white lights about 60 foot up from large size craft.
Burlington · IA, USA
Chrome sphere near ammunition plant.
Muscatine · IA, USA
5 spheres moving in formation.
Ossian · IA, USA
Very large, bright green object with tail streaking across night sky in southern Winneshiek County, Iowa. ((anonymous))
Muscatine · IA, USA
At 20:00 hours I observed a large triangular shaped craft on the SW side of town, heading NE.
Waterloo · IA, USA
((HOAX??)) I saw 15-25 silvery greenish figures flying around the sky. Attempted to follow them. ((anonymous))
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
5 bright flashes in different spots in clear night sky.
Dubuque · IA, USA
((HOAX??)) I spotted a crimson light heading W for maybe 5 sec. It stopped, changed color to a emerald green and shot off to the W.
Sioux City · IA, USA
My husband and I were grilling when I saw a boomerang shaped object that was translucent and very dimly lit in a peachy/pink color. It
Des Moines · IA, USA
6 bright orange lights in 2 vertical lines of 3.
Windsor Heights · IA, USA
5 lights in chevron pattern, very low in the sky (maybe 250ft from ground).
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
Red/Orange sphere seen descending over Cedar Falls/North Cedar.
Marion · IA, USA
Burning fireball traveling fast over Marion, Iowa, towards the northeast.
Waukee · IA, USA
Large orange fireball moved across the sky from north to south.
Charles City · IA, USA
Blue ball of light moving through the sky low and slow.
Granger · IA, USA
Was watching a movie in bed facing the window looking towards the eastern skyline when a streak of bright white light went downwards.
Sidney · IA, USA
Beautiful formation with stunning lights in Sidney, Iowa, seen more than once.