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)
Wapello · IA, USA
Craft sucking water from pond.
Morning Sun · IA, USA
A 12' circular light was on the bottom of the craft. It was hovering silently over my farm pond. I was 20' from craft, the engines star
Waterloo (south of) · IA, USA
light moving oddly in straight line.
Dorchester · IA, USA
Upright Y shaped yellow and black flying objects.
Sioux City (IA)/Sioux Falls (SD) (between; on I 29) · IA, USA
Landed UFO off I29 between Sioux Falls, SD & Sioux City, IA in late summertime 1978
Des Moines · IA, USA
Boomerang shape many light made no sound.
Avoca · IA, USA
Chevron-shaped retinal after-image after looking at the sun with eyes closed.
Des Moines · IA, USA
never made a sound
Northwood · IA, USA
point of light ,like on a jet, divided into 2 points with large flash and disappeared over horizon in 12 seconds
West Liberty · IA, USA
Circular orb sighting at close range (about 25 feet) that moved in a straight line floating above the ground
Iowa City · IA, USA
9 stars in the summer sky,
Muscatine (area approx. 7mi south) · IA, USA
A formation of approx. 16 round fire orange guided craft entered the western sky at "10 o'clock" attitude. As I was watching the clear
Grinnell · IA, USA
Interesting odor case, unique perhaps in the "glob" description emanating from UFO.
Iowa City · IA, USA
Silver disk high in blue sky over Iowa 1975
Denison · IA, USA
Red Geometic "Amebia"
Davenport · IA, USA
On this particular clear sky evening in rural Iowa. I was leaving our farm and goin on a date in town. I was 17 at the time and was goi
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
We saw a red light at high altitude zig zag across sky from horizon to horizon, then again hovering slowly over Mo. river area, then cl
Avoca · IA, USA
Stationary bright white light that turned red and appeared to envelope the object once it started to move at a high speed.
Jefferson · IA, USA
My friend and i saw an oval object and the next thing i knew four hours had passed.
Larchwood · IA, USA
Diamond shaped object seen by family of 5 driving near TV transmission tower in South Dakota at Iowa Border.
Reasnor · IA, USA
Disc seen hovering above the clouds for an hour.
Onawa · IA, USA
Saucer shaped object with square red lights moves slowly over small Iowa town.
Humboldt · IA, USA
Craft resembling a large blimp appears out of thin air from a cloudless sky ,descends, lands and vanishes
Osceola · IA, USA
((HOAX??)) it was a flying disk it was tracking us the chararistic of the disk dont aply it followed us.
Sioux City · IA, USA
My friend and I were on a country highway between Sioux City and Westfield, Iowa. We were coming up on a farmer's house and both of us