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)
Waterloo · IA, USA
4 Fireball-like UFO Seen in Waterloo Iowa, July 2009
Clive · IA, USA
Bright white light in the sky that got brighter, turned red and was gone.
Algona · IA, USA
bright white light traveling north west to south east. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly the ISS, but it was visible only at 21:30 hrs. PD))
Arlington · IA, USA
just a glowing on and off light that suddenly darted.
Sioux City · IA, USA
They made a triangular formation.
Ames · IA, USA
Craft making 90 degree jagged cuts.
Dubuque · IA, USA
Red glowing ball taking off before thunderstorm arrived on location
Clive · IA, USA
veering shooting star?
Graettinger · IA, USA
Palo Alto County Iowa 5 minute durating
Dubuque · IA, USA
((HOAX??)) All I could think was "OH ((deleted))!!"
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Two objects iin the sky above Cedar Rapids Iowa morning of 3/5/09
Indianola · IA, USA
triangular flat shaped object,with lights blinking spantaneously. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Muscatine · IA, USA
Triangle object with 4 white lights silently flys through the sky very low to the ground.
Dubuque · IA, USA
Chain formation of objects at very high altitude and speed, changing to cluster formation as they moved.
Webster City · IA, USA
Fast moving light over nightime Webster city.
Waukee · IA, USA
pulsating, glowing orange object floating to the northwest of waukee, ia
Ottumwa · IA, USA
Bright white sphere pulsing to a amber color
Hiawatha · IA, USA
Silent, colorless, tranluscent and of very large size flying at a elevation of 5000 feet.
Perry · IA, USA
Very fast moving light(green), south of Perry, IA
Perry · IA, USA
Red-orange light above horizon that rose slowly and zigzagged before disappearing.
Des Moines · IA, USA
object first appeared to be aircraft with search lights on. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Ankeny · IA, USA
A bright light 10:25 faded out.
Iowa City · IA, USA
Bright opal colored flash in the sky oround Iowa City, Iowa on Dec. 20th 2008.
Langdon · IA, USA
Tringlar lights over Langdon
Des Moines · IA, USA
Sorry, this was a while ago but I just found this site tonight. Over Christmas break 2008 I was up late one night and went outside