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)
Fredericksburg · IA, USA
For over a year myself and other employees have watched 3 same lights over part of our town from 20:00-0700..
North Liberty · IA, USA
Bright flying object. no sound. bright flash.
Manchester · IA, USA
4 witnesses to what first appeared to be a star in the west sky. The bright light then started moving alarmingly fast in a west to east
Coralville · IA, USA
Red lights in arch formation, low altitude, slow speed, no sound.
Oskaloosa · IA, USA
Bright lights in the night sky going really fast.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Strange, lighted object in Cedar Rapids
Platsmouth (near; on Hwy S 29) · IA, USA
White saucer, blue lights, round, smooth looking material, exit on S 29 between Tabor and Platsmouth exits. Was beautiful.
Fort Dodge · IA, USA
Me and my mother were looking outside to the west cause the clouds were orange and pinkish colors. We were taking pictures of how Beaut
Colwell · IA, USA
Reddish light fixed to the North, disappeared, returned as clear green light a mile to the East.
Sioux City · IA, USA
Silent Matte Black Square.
Charles City · IA, USA
Lights hovering.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
White wingless silent cylinder moved at constant speed without contrail along an apparent straight flight path.
Dubuque · IA, USA
Green orb came into sight, stopped in the sky, and started blinking; then took off.
Urbandale · IA, USA
Light-weight triangle with organized lights flys low altitude over Urbandale, IA.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Driving along I-80 west bound and saw about 7-9 bright red lights floating in the sky at about the height that a helicopter would fly.
Urbandale · IA, USA
3 glowing orange orbs floated above the interstate at a low level. Moving very slowly. Sky was clear and they were very distinct.
Waterloo · IA, USA
((HOAX??)) It flew low just above the trees. It a dark grey it moved fast with no sound. It was huge.
Asbury · IA, USA
A large cluster of 50+ red objects were sighted or 11/14/2014 in Asbury, Iowa.
Dubuque · IA, USA
If you ever watched animal planet and seen the deep sea jellyfish glowing in the dark it was like that but shaped like big football.
Oskaloosa · IA, USA
I was watching a movie and noticed out of the corner of my eye, through the window, something in the sky. I ran to the window.
Ames · IA, USA
Saw a silver circle go back and forth in the distance. That it was a plane but there was no jetstream. Would go across left and disappe
Chariton · IA, USA
Cigar shaped object, with three white-ish then blue-ish lights in the back, moving from W to SE for 7-8 sec.
Hedrick · IA, USA
Light.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Fast flying UFO.
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
Possible UFO Sighting in Iowa, October 9, 2014.