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West Des Moines · IA, USA
Satellite-type speeding light in sky stopped near star, went 90 degrees in different direction.
North Liberty · IA, USA
Bright blue light under the cloud line going in an upward diagonal line until disappearing into the clouds.
Sioux City · IA, USA
Late at night, I saw a very large red light that traveled quickly across the sky and disappeared.
Sioux City · IA, USA
We observed a very bright white light heading west to east at a very high rate of speed. We were on the farm and had very good view of
Marion · IA, USA
Night red light with small white lights.
Ames · IA, USA
Light in sky defying gravity and disappearing in rural Iowa
Dallas Center · IA, USA
Multi colored flashing object zig zags across the sky, then splits into a triangle and disappears.
Knoxville · IA, USA
Lights in the sky
Shellsburg · IA, USA
As we were looking for the comet I noticed a light that was moving erratically back forth up down a little to the east of the dipper th
Eagle Grove · IA, USA
Small light traversing entire night sky in seconds from South to North to Northeast
West Branch · IA, USA
Driving south on Garfield towards spring dale, during an early/bright sunset, I saw to the East a BRILLIANT large bright light, hoverin
Waterloo · IA, USA
While looking towards North sky spotted small starlike light moving from west to east. ((Starlink satellites))
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
we noticed and counted over 65 crafts flying in straight line from West to East ((Starlink satellites?))
Chariton · IA, USA
Line of 30-40 white lights moving single file through the sky from NW to SE
Ames · IA, USA
11 lights in a row traveling 3-4 times as fast as aircraft without any sound. (("Starlink" satellites??))((anonymous))
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Substantial amount of 'satellites'. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Small lights appeared in the western sky and started moving NE about the same size and brightness ((Starlink satellites))
Spencer · IA, USA
42 lights, equally spaced flying SW to NE. ((Starlink satellites))
Maxwell · IA, USA
10 lights moving across the sky flashing red green and blue. Light remained blue most the time. ((Starlink satellites))
Bradford · IA, USA
Object Hovering still with two white lights, one flashing. No noise.
Atkins · IA, USA
Green lights over field near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shot off into space
Fairfield · IA, USA
Upstairs neighbor knocked on our door and led us outside. She said it was tons of drones. (("Starlink" satellites??))a
Bluegrass · IA, USA
Single white light that I originally assumed it was a star. I watched it for a couple minutes while I was driving south on US 61. I gla
Alden Williams · IA, USA
I was driving home from down town and looked off to the Southwest and seen a exstremley bright lite kinda looked oval in shape but it a