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)
Des Moines · IA, USA
I work nights at a lighted driving range in the Des Moines, IA area. One night as I was walking around outside I noticed a very small
Maryville · IA, USA
Craft spotted very distantly NNE of Lake Mozongo outside of Maryville. The craft consisted of 2 vertical parallel light formations with
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Blue light, then followed by a bright flash, before disappearing.
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
My brother and I saw a translucent white boomerang shaped object fly soundlessly across our sky in Cedar Falls, IA at the location of C
West Point · IA, USA
Round/circular orange object, north to south.
Centerville · IA, USA
My dog, and I were out at the lake, the moon was nearly full and I wanted to take pictures of it, so we were out there in the dark.
Newton · IA, USA
A bright light just appeared.
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
Slow-moving to the north, with red flashing lights.
Ames · IA, USA
Clearly visible white diamond heading East turn to red as it quickly distanced prior to disappearing. No flashing, very vivid.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Bright orange lights moving from NW to SE very slowly
Keokuk · IA, USA
Triangle UFO, two airplanes, other UFO, two trails away from triangle UFO
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Two separate, red circular lights seen after July 4th fireworks over Cedar Rapids
Dubuque · IA, USA
Large craft moving then ceasing along w/ some sort of lighted craft that entered the view of the 'star' lit like craft.
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
Bright white orb seen from Madison Ave..
Centerville · IA, USA
Fireball transformed to bird with fire wings and fire tail.
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
Question Mark Formation in the East.
Waterloo · IA, USA
Looked like 15-16 spheres which had translucent colors. Rotated around each each other slowly then disappeared; reappeared.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Five shiny saucer like, tear drop objects in formation outside an airplane window.
Steamboat Rock · IA, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by the source. PD))
Little Rock · IA, USA
A low-flying UFO spotted 1 mile north of Little Rock and heading SE towards Sibley. Circular in shape with many flashing white lights.
Brayton · IA, USA
A foggy sphere in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Probably an out-gassing event from a spent rocket. PD))
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
2 bright lights with flashing lights on sides. Hovering in western sky. ((NUFORC Note: Venus and Jupiter. PD))
Sioux City · IA, USA
Ball of light, strange maneuvering, disappeared.
Rockford · IA, USA
Flying object shaped as a triangle, with bright white lights in the front of it and blinking lights on each end.
Sanborn · IA, USA
3 reddish oval shaped with white lights inside them being followed by a black suburban.