Light UFO Sightings in Iowa
269 light-shaped UFO sightings reported in Iowa since 1966, peaking in 2012 (25 reports).
- Total sightings
- 269
- Span
- 1966–2021
- Peak year
- 2012 (25 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1966–2021 · peak 2012 (25 reports)
Ryan · IA, USA
Flying ball of light too large to be anything explainable, also too fast and flew in zig zag formation and appeard and dissapeard insky
Davenport · IA, USA
beautiful lights?
Glenwood · IA, USA
Strange lights running into eachother breaking off into more lights.
Dubuque (County Highway 151) · IA, USA
a very bright gold-bronze light appeared in front of my car and passed through and around the right side of the car.
Dubuque · IA, USA
Following is the result of 3 Iowa MUFON members' investigation of an incident reported to NUFORC on: 4/9/2003 3:04:06 PM 15:04. A d
Anamosa · IA, USA
small version of Orion's Belt.
Coralville · IA, USA
5 lights form triangle near Coralville, Iowa
Coralville (East of) · IA, USA
5 lights seen from I-80 near Coralville, Iowa
Keystone (US 30 @) · IA, USA
Shimmering bright white light 3X size of Venus. Dripping, a tail, and variable at times.
Des moines · IA, USA
When I was about 10, I had laid down in bed. I looked at the clock and it was almost 11 at night. I turned my attention to the tv and w
Mt Ayr · IA, USA
Bright light, moving back and forth, raising up in sky with flashes of different colors
Davenport · IA, USA
ET over Rock Island Nuclear Arsenal
Holstein · IA, USA
shooting star look alike but didn't fade or travel in a straight line!
Indianola · IA, USA
i was sitting on my porch appx 950pm cst when i saw an object in the western sky zip past in the sky with no noise it was white in col
Des Moines · IA, USA
Red ball of light plummits towards ground and dissapears.
Bettendorf · IA, USA
I am a mature 54 year old adult that has never scene or reported something of this nature. At 2100 hours I was standing outside my hou
Ogden (near) · IA, USA
I saw a strange light in the sky that moved in a way that convential aircraft cannot move.
Elkport (rural area) · IA, USA
Vivid Orange Lites In the West
Lake Mills · IA, USA
Confusing light in North Iowa
Ames · IA, USA
Four lights ascending, sitting stationary for awhile, then moving NE and disappearing
Grimes · IA, USA
moving, non flashing light that disapeared
Carroll · IA, USA
unbelievable, five large orange/yellow bright spheres appearing one after another moving quickly across the sky and disappearing.
Avoca · IA, USA
AT ABOUT 20:23 ON 1 DEC. 2000 (I BELEIVE) I was driving westbound in an 18 wheeler on I-80 at mile marker 60, near Avoca Iowa, when I
Des Moines · IA, USA
It was a round star object that went straight then zig zagged.
Windsor Heights · IA, USA
We saw a bright red light during a fireworks display in Des Moines.