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Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Two separate, red circular lights seen after July 4th fireworks over Cedar Rapids
Dubuque · IA, USA
Large craft moving then ceasing along w/ some sort of lighted craft that entered the view of the 'star' lit like craft.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
2 bright lights with flashing lights on sides. Hovering in western sky. ((NUFORC Note: Venus and Jupiter. PD))
North Liberty · IA, USA
Bright flying object. no sound. bright flash.
Oskaloosa · IA, USA
Bright lights in the night sky going really fast.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Strange, lighted object in Cedar Rapids
Colwell · IA, USA
Reddish light fixed to the North, disappeared, returned as clear green light a mile to the East.
Charles City · IA, USA
Lights hovering.
Marion · IA, USA
Orange/white spheres seen by nurse and other neighbors hovering
Ames · IA, USA
Bright red and orange lights and rapid chaotic movement.
Iowa City · IA, USA
Red white and blue strobing; far away. I thought I was watching an exploding star. ((NUFORC Note: "Twinkling" star? PD))
Iowa City · IA, USA
Pulsing orange yellow light moving in a straight line. thought it must be a helicopter, but no sound. It abruptly changed directions
Des Moines · IA, USA
Me, my wife, and another couple, as well as our small children were waiting for a fireworks display on the 4th of July. The night sky w
Ankeny · IA, USA
A single, bright orange light moving from west to east changing speed, then turning north and vanishing.
Burlington · IA, USA
Seen a bright light that seemed to be above tree top or low in the sky moving from north to south slow then it just disappeared.
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
Amber light.
Des Moines · IA, USA
30-40 glowing, orange lights drifted across the sky, very low, over Des Moines, not losing altitude until they passed from view.
Des Moines · IA, USA
20+ flying objects in Des Moines Iowa.
West Des Moines · IA, USA
Eight to ten stationary orange lights over West Des Moines, IA
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
Three white orange lights in the Western sky that formed a triangle then moved into a line before disappearing.
Lake City · IA, USA
odd moving light in the sky
Hiawatha · IA, USA
Extremely intense, bright light moving very slowly across the sky at a very high altitude.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Orange/red lights hover over Des Moines.
Davenport · IA, USA
Western sky, bright light contrails under it then under contrails was another bright oval light moving only vertical in the sky!