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)
Toledo · IA, USA
Lights circling over Iowa.
Key West · Dubuque, IA, USA
I was driving home from a friends waiting at a traffic light and saw a rusted orange ball move at high speeds in an irrational way.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Slow white glow across sky in 20 seconds
Des Moines · IA, USA
Bright white turning red/orange close to ground then disapearing by des moines airport.
Stuart · IA, USA
Green moving light.
Creston · IA, USA
Large white light moving quickly west to east
Boone · IA, USA
I was by Fareway when I saw a weird light in the sky. It didn't look like an airplane, it just looked like a flash of light.
Webster City · IA, USA
Non-moving, non blinking, yellow cluster of lights hovering 20 degrees above horizon, Hamilton Co., Iowa, 4/13/13, for couple of min.
Allendorf · IA, USA
Bright light in Iowa sky
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Two "lights" from space circling and "dancing" around each other as if playing.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
5 bright orange lights moving together, hovering, then disappearing quickly - no sound.
Wheatland · IA, USA
Observed large multicolored twinking light hovering in western horizon which disappeared after 7 minutes.
Wheatland · IA, USA
Large bright multicolored twinkling light just above western horizon.
Eldridge · IA, USA
Five orange lights, like stars in the cloudy sky, hovered motionless over a small city in Iowa.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Fast moving silver light
Des Moines · IA, USA
Unusual flight pattern of a squadron of aircraft that defy gravity and G-force manuverability.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Astonishing Sound and Changing Lights Seen North Of Cedar rapids, Iowa on December 20th 3:15 A.M. +
North Liberty · IA, USA
Four white lights swirled in arcs across the sky, then were absorbed into a red/blue orb which sped away.
Des Moines · IA, USA
2 Bright Orbs in the Eastern Sky moving fast and irregular.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Several moving lights over des moines, IA, blended in sky as if they were stars til they started moving.((NUFORC Note: Planets?? PD))
Bondurant · IA, USA
I was laying in bed. I saw 3 lights in the sky. They seemed to be moving into a shape. One kept cycling around. As I went to take a pic
Ottumwa · IA, USA
I have seen three lights in northeast sky one really bright one bright and one that looks like a star going out you can see it every ni
Cummings · IA, USA
4 white lights circling CCW coming together as 1 light separating and repeating pattern. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights? PD))
Hazelton · IA, USA
2 Bright Lights Traveling at the Same Speed and Flight Pattern
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Dancing BRIGHT BRIGHT white orbs in the night sky.