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
What looked like a star was moving to the north for a duration of 15 seconds before being blocked out by some high clouds.
Woodbine · IA, USA
two groups of lights two flashing one just on both groups mirroring the other
Des Moines · IA, USA
Looked like shooting star, Except they had no tail, went from south horizion to north horizion at a very high rate of speed
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
Looking at Venus with scope and spotted a black sphere moving through the field of view very quickly.
Des Moines (east of · 152 mm on I-80), IA, USA
3 YELLOW LIGHTS SIMILAR TO STARS IN SKY, APPEARED TO BE IN A TYPE OF DOG FIGHT. THEY WOULD COME TOGETHER AND THEN FLY APPART.
Pleasantville (outskirts of) · IA, USA
a big, very bright light traveling close to the ground very fast, w/a spinning red & white light also, as it flew away, it looked like
Bettendorf/Davenport · IA, USA
Circle with beaver-tail-like object on the side.
Iowa City · IA, USA
It was circular with three round lights on the bottom in the form of a triangle, hovering right over us before taking off into the sky
Iowa City · IA, USA
dark triangle moves slowly and appears to hover in night sky.
Marion · IA, USA
ten (10) white cylinder shaped objects flying in standard formattion, for appox. 5 minutes.
Davenport · IA, USA
Triangular shaped noiseless craft flew over head at approx 150 feet heading south by south west from my location.
Clarinda · IA, USA
silent and large UFO just above tree tops.
Bettendorf · IA, USA
Heavy Blue Light beamed down and chased family in house, simular to 50 foot wide search light.
Bettendorf · IA, USA
SOFT BALL SIZE FLOATING BALL OF LIGHT. APPEARED TO BE UNDER SOME TYPE OF CONTROL.
Humeston · IA, USA
hovering objects sighted in iowa.
Spencer · IA, USA
Traveling north on US Highway 71 at approx. 2am on the north edge of Spencer. Saw blueish green fireball traveling west to east. Had r
Grand Mound (2 miles west of · on Highway 30), IA, USA
Greenish dust at 1000 to 4000ft moving east to west at approxament speed depinding on altatude 500 to 1000mph
Panora · IA, USA
Iowa lake ufo
Shanadoah · IA, USA
Triangler Craft was moving from the east to west about tree top high over our house in the country outside of Shenadoah IA.
Muscatine · IA, USA
Very brilliant green oval traveling silently moving north to south. Clear blue sky. Object appeared shiny and metallic with sun shini
Des Moines · IA, USA
It made no sound, but you could see the rear was lit up like a jet and it was as if it was looking for something.
Clearfield · IA, USA
Disappered at a 90 degree angle
Mechanicsville · IA, USA
V-shaped large hovering object.
Indianola · IA, USA
Orange-Copper Glowing Diamonds...
Bettendorf · IA, USA
I saw a pair of strange lights in the early morning sky that disappeared in a strange fashion.