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 was driving to the store and when I turned onto county line road, I saw a huge triangle shape /_\ just like that,, In the middle ther
Missouri Valley · IA, USA
This is the follow-up investigation by Iowa MUFON State Director,Beverly Trout, of a sighting reported to NUFORC on 12/26/2001 at 12:36
Sioux City/Omaha (between) · IA, USA
Driving to Omaha from Souix City south on I-29 between Missouri Valley and North Omaha exit going to Mormon Bridge. Wife asked what lig
Rockwell City · IA, USA
Large,silent,slow,low to the ground dull-black Triangle UFO with round red lights at it's corners that were off .I drew it.
Ottumwa · IA, USA
We saw a square object at night, which had 2 blue & 2 red lights at corners, hovering in sky above us.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Red ball of light plummits towards ground and dissapears.
Carlisle · IA, USA
Green Chevron Shaped Craft Drops from Sky and Disappears
Atlantic · IA, USA
A glowing blue ball quickly passed in and out of low hazy clouds right above me.
Rockwell City · IA, USA
A silent,slow,low to the ground,dull-black triangle craft with round unlit red lightes.
Milford · IA, USA
Large, bright white lights appear in a straight line and then disappear
Des Moines · IA, USA
white light changing directions in the sky.
Bettendorf · IA, USA
I am a mature 54 year old adult that has never scene or reported something of this nature. At 2100 hours I was standing outside my hou
Ogden (near) · IA, USA
I saw a strange light in the sky that moved in a way that convential aircraft cannot move.
Des Moines · IA, USA
mother ship
Elkport (rural area) · IA, USA
Vivid Orange Lites In the West
Lake Mills · IA, USA
Confusing light in North Iowa
Ames · IA, USA
A very big triangle of 20 - 30 green spots
Des Moines · IA, USA
slow moving green fireball
Ames · IA, USA
Four lights ascending, sitting stationary for awhile, then moving NE and disappearing
Ames · IA, USA
Large triangular craft travels slowly at low altitude over Ames, IA
Ames · IA, USA
Credible witnesses, using binoculars, checking details of huge, nearby object.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Hovered over tree tops next to I380 and angled toward highway before speeding off with flashing lights
Grimes · IA, USA
moving, non flashing light that disapeared
Carroll · IA, USA
unbelievable, five large orange/yellow bright spheres appearing one after another moving quickly across the sky and disappearing.
Arnolds Park · IA, USA
silver sphere, cars shut off that drove under it