UFO Sightings in Iowa
1,149 UFO sightings reported in Iowa since 1939, peaking in 2012 (101 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,149
- Span
- 1939–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (101 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1939–2022 · peak 2012 (101 reports)
Top cities in Iowa
Des Moines
1968–2021 · peak 2012 (11 reports)
Cedar Rapids
1967–2020 · peak 2012 (11 reports)
Council Bluffs
1974–2022 · peak 2020 (6 reports)
Sioux City
1954–2021 · peak 2004 (4 reports)
Waterloo
1989–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Iowa City
1975–2022 · peak 1999 (5 reports)
Davenport
1974–2020 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Ames
1990–2020 · peak 2001 (4 reports)
Dubuque
2002–2020 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Bettendorf
1998–2021 · peak 1998 (3 reports)
Cedar Falls
2004–2016 · peak 2007 (4 reports)
West Des Moines
2000–2021 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Muscatine
1998–2019 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Urbandale
2000–2021 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Fairfield
1968–2020 · peak 2003 (4 reports)
Marion
1998–2021 · peak 2002 (3 reports)
Ottumwa
1993–2012 · peak 2005 (3 reports)
Ankeny
2000–2020 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Keokuk
1939–2018 · peak 2007 (2 reports)
Mason City
1982–2014 · peak 2005 (3 reports)
Osceola · IA, USA
Riding home from work, noticed object in the sky to the west flashing erraticly. After it had flashed once it would reappear off to the
Creston · IA, USA
Orange, fast moving, no sounds, no other colors except solid orange and a reddish glow, slight haze.
Eldora · IA, USA
Three friends and I were walking at about 9:50. Not long after that, the area around us was lit up by a green ring. This green ring/lig
Eldora · IA, USA
Green light and green ring.
Jasper County · IA, USA
Brief flash of light seen in the sky. Three people in the same area but separate from each other saw the light.
Bagley · IA, USA
Falling Stars and Cloaked Sightings.
Bettendorf · IA, USA
Orange lights over the Quad Cites.
Iowa City · IA, USA
A group of red lights flying across the sky, rising from the horizon one at a time,increasing in altitude and disappearing out of view.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Point of light that is strobing red, blue and possible green and orange and seems in a stable position.
Marion · IA, USA
I think I witnessed a meteorite or meteor streaking through the sky to the north .the bright light went from looking like a bright star
Marshalltown · IA, USA
Bright light West of Marshalltown, IA.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Odd light above Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ((NUFORC Note: Probably the star, Sirius, in the SE sky, we suspect. PD))
Centerville · IA, USA
Orange oval light moving north then south
Dubuque · IA, USA
1000 yards alt, triangular (large) floated over home traveling west to due East-complete w/ lights. Was silent.
Dyersville · IA, USA
((CRAZY??)) The object was flying south bound in the sky. Looked like a giant orange/red candle flame. Was floating up and down.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Unkown amber pulsating light
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Amber, oval shaped light in the sky that disappears after a minute or two
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
White dimming object north of Cedar Falls Mall.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Blue and white sphere close to the ground South of Des Moines, IA.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Saw an orange colored circular object moving in the clouds. This was no plane or helicopter. ((anonymous report))
Waterloo · IA, USA
Strange orange light appeared and mysteriously disappeared above clouds immediately.
Batavia · IA, USA
White lights brighter than stars. thrugh binoculars you could see round craft detail of many lights outlined.
Robins · IA, USA
Green red white lights about 60 foot up from large size craft.
Burlington · IA, USA
Chrome sphere near ammunition plant.
Muscatine · IA, USA
5 spheres moving in formation.