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
A light came in my window and wake me up and after 3 min it went straight up and out of sight.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Two bright lights with about four or five smaller lights scattered near it dissapeared after being seen for around 8 seconds
Altoona · IA, USA
Blood-red orb being chased by multiple jets.
Des Moines · IA, USA
4 Fighter Jets continuous pattern. 2 F16's elongated N-S oval grid and 2 F16's elongated E-W oval grid. 2 craft leave fast after 3 hrs
Little Rock · IA, USA
blueish green triangular object 0230 little rock ia going north then suddenly south lasted 30+ secs
Smithland · IA, USA
bright blue sphere near Smithland, IA
Altoona · IA, USA
strange oval mettalic ufo
Altoona · IA, USA
strange pulsing light over Altoona Iowa
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
I want to believe.....
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Triangular craft, two horizontaly level beams of lights, "Head Lights" I-380, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Near Eastern Iowa Airport
Pella · IA, USA
Light colored red flashing lights appeared in the sky in Pella, IA on 2 different days and times.
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
Strange, Swift, 'Geese'.
Lamoni · IA, USA
I captured a dark object moving quickly across the sky (to fast for a bird)!!
Marion · IA, USA
I was outside smoking a cigarette. I looked over to the field across the street. I saw the first object and thought maybe it's jus
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
Last Wednesday or Thursday, about 9 PM, I looked out my living room window and saw a ball of light streak across the sky. It was fairly
Keokuk · IA, USA
A large red circle shaped object appeared out of no where and disappeared as quickly.
Bettendorf · IA, USA
Tiangular 3 white lighted object hovering with no sound
Des Moines · IA, USA
Green lit-up horizon with saucer like flying object.
Webb · IA, USA
five orange blinking lights
Webb · IA, USA
Large orange lites in straight line formation coming on one at a time then going off simutaneously, no sound. Bt moving quickly.
Waterloo · IA, USA
A shiny silver object floating stationary then made tight but short movements.
Des Moines · IA, USA
WHILE I WAS GOING TO AN INDIAN RESTAURANT I SAW A TRIANGLER SHAPED OBJECT.
Waterloo · IA, USA
White light, moving in different directions/speeds and stopped in the night/morning sky.
Keokuk · IA, USA
Sequential orange lights in night southeastern night sky Keokuk Iowa 8/30/2007
Ames · IA, USA
Orange Triangular Craft in Pursuit