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)
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!
Cresco · IA, USA
Mysterious light in the Western sky. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Dike · IA, USA
Blue lights of large size moving across the sky. larger than any meteorite that I've ever seen and very clearly blue in color moving fr
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Lights resembled stars but moved in opposite directions then in circles..
Des Moines · IA, USA
3 glowing red lights made formations and disappeared.