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)
Muscatine · IA, USA
Wandering white light flying north, while three red/white constant lights remained stationary
Perry · IA, USA
Large sphere of light seen going over Perry, Iowa.
Bettendorf · IA, USA
Distant white "stars" moving across the sky typically S of the big dipper. ((NUFORC Note: Overflight of satellites, we wonder? PD) )
West Des Moines · IA, USA
orange glowing object in clear black sky amazing speed
Des Moines · IA, USA
Came out on my deck and before me in the sky were approximately 8-10 orange orbs moving in a SW to NE arc. This grouping was followed b
Burlington · IA, USA
Two lights seen flying overhead.
Ames · IA, USA
One white with blue light then two more same flight plan over Ames IA.
Dysart · IA, USA
Bright lights in the sky over dysart ia.
Dysart · IA, USA
Lights in the sky over Dysart, Iowa.
Reinbeck · IA, USA
Bright lighjt manuevers over Iowa sky.
Mason City · IA, USA
Observed two steady red lights for about one minute that moved slowly and faded out
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
My girlfriend and I just happened to be outside at approximately 9:45pm. We witnessed a bright white light move slowly from the NW sky,
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
Lights moving in a circular motion
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
Bright golden light seen twice on the same road to home.
Muscatine · IA, USA
Bright orange lights moving slow across the sky.
Lafayette · IA, USA
Stationary High-Magnitude Light Dimming Out
Des Moines · IA, USA
An unexplained, unidentified flying object.
Muscatine · IA, USA
five bright yellow lights leading huge craft
Sioux City · IA, USA
Bright orange lights taking an unusual flight pattern and then disappearing in the same area in the sky.
Waterloo · IA, USA
Red light in the sky over Waterloo, IA
Fairfield · IA, USA
I am a night sky watcher and I have seen a lot of military maneuvers and a few strange things in this area, but what I saw this evening
Dubuque · IA, USA
Single bright, moving winking light and … ((NUFORC Note: Possible tumbling rocket/booster?? PD))
Dubuque · IA, USA
Bright BRIGHT BIG white light w/ 2 smaller lights blinking red and orange
Ames · IA, USA
While taking my dogs out, I noticed a very bright light in the NW area of the sky, it was moving very slowly and at first I thought it
Des Moines · IA, USA
lights (round shaped) in a v-shaped formation (5-7 in the v formation and one on the left side and another on the right side in front o