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)
Evansdale · IA, USA
Slow moving object with numerous large lights all synchronized (Honey Comb in shape),travels over interstate
DeWitt · IA, USA
Very loud, invisible, and flying very low
Paton · IA, USA
A opening in space that formed a hole from which I could see many flying objects keeping the hole open.
Eldridge · IA, USA
Bright orange/yellow with red trim circular fast moving quiet light.
Fort Dodge · IA, USA
Multiple glowing, pulsating orbs move like jellyfish and one metallic cigar shape ufo just over my garage, two nights.
Kelley · IA, USA
I was driving west of Kelley, Iowa. The first sight was an extremely bright light fairly low in the sky. I was trying to de
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
I was watching a hawk fly around and a round shinny object caught my eye. it was thousands of feet up. It was traveling north to south
Clinton · IA, USA
Non flashing orange lights going westward across Clinton Iowa making no sound
Dubuque · IA, USA
Driving hwy 61 close to dubuque airport saw 2 diamond shaped very bright blinking lights that moved and then disappeared
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
An object in the sky moved gradually, hovering at times, flashing red, blue and white lights for 30 + minutes, 2 nights in a row.
Burlington · IA, USA
10-23-2012 Burlington Iowa multiple traingular and saucer shape ufos seen over Mississippi river on 10-16-2012 at 15:30
Fayette · IA, USA
Teardrop craft 1000 ft. from house in country, turned Amber before disappearing.
Burlington · IA, USA
Saw big bright flickering amber light/object flying upwards that disappeared and reappeared with several planes sweeping the sky.
Des Moines · IA, USA
2 Bright Orbs in the Eastern Sky moving fast and irregular.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Shiny oval objects no wings and no sound
Fonda · IA, USA
White light object rises from tree line and elevates (4 minutes) and disappears. ((NUFORC Note: Bright planet in the E sky? PD))
Vinton · IA, USA
I seen a circle object that was red, it shimmered like a fire. It was somewhat low in the sky and flew towards the west side of town an
Badger (S. of; N. of Fort Dodge) · IA, USA
One rotating blade (but rotated very, very slow). No sound.
Keokuk · IA, USA
See thru small aircraft looking object, flying slow and low with no noise or lights
Van Horne · IA, USA
Disk-shaped object seen above treeline
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))
Decorah · IA, USA
Super large boomerang solid lighted object moving very fast.
Bloomfield · IA, USA
Large ball of light sighted above rooftops.
Iowa City · IA, USA
Ufo spotted by IC Eastern airport. Round sphered shaped with 3 three lights view looked triangle. Slowly gliding came at car
Altoona · IA, USA
Lights spinning in circles and flashing morse code like signals.