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)
Davenport · IA, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by witness. PD))
Davenport · IA, USA
Around 8p.m. 7 or 8 oval shaped ufo’s were flying around in different patterns, all flying at a fast speed. I used my telescope to look
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Objects flying in the same path with same speed and distance apart. ((Starlink satellites))
Lowden · IA, USA
Constant string of white fast moving dots evenly spaced out. Did see 2 across from each other. ((Starlink satellites))
Maxwell · IA, USA
10 lights moving across the sky flashing red green and blue. Light remained blue most the time. ((Starlink satellites))
Ankeny · IA, USA
White cluster of 20+ rotating objects in the sky forming a circle
Rockford · IA, USA
Night sky . East south east of my location. Low on the horizon. Flashing or strobing bright lights. No regular pattern. Bright red at
Laurel · IA, USA
30 bright objects in early morning hour (5:30 AM) moving NW to SE., lead 3 in a triangle pattern (("Starlink satellites??))
Clear Lake · IA, USA
It started off looking like a shooting star, but it went more green and turned into a disk shape and zipped off into the distance.
Dexter · IA, USA
The object was green and looked like a star. It moved above me and traveled from East to the West horizon.
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
MADAR Node 133
Des Moines · IA, USA
Object changing colors (green,red,white) moving very unnaturally..
Maxwell · IA, USA
What appeared to be a bright light in the western sky started changing from a ball to a vertical shape with blue and orange lights emit
Bradford · IA, USA
Object Hovering still with two white lights, one flashing. No noise.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Witnessed (14) flying objects flying NW to SE over Cedar Rapids. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Atkins · IA, USA
Green lights over field near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shot off into space
Coralville · IA, USA
A black sphere that taveled in a straight line until out of sight.
Fairfield · IA, USA
Upstairs neighbor knocked on our door and led us outside. She said it was tons of drones. (("Starlink" satellites??))a
Bluegrass · IA, USA
Single white light that I originally assumed it was a star. I watched it for a couple minutes while I was driving south on US 61. I gla
Alden Williams · IA, USA
I was driving home from down town and looked off to the Southwest and seen a exstremley bright lite kinda looked oval in shape but it a
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
MADAR Node 133
Windsor Heights · IA, USA
Dark rectangular object floating in the sky before descending towards the ground.
Dunkerton · IA, USA
A straight formation of at least 20 aircraft Very high in the atmosphere All disappearing at same point. (("Spacelink satellites??))
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
Multiple tiny lights in the sky traveling in a straight line evenly spaced. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Ames · IA, USA
I was driving home after dropping off a friend... as we were hanging out, we were looking at the sky and saw a very weird looking shoot