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)
Westfield · IA, USA
I saw a UFO over a house, very close to roof.
Chariton · IA, USA
It was disk shaped and brilliant white on the bottom,flew at a high rate of speed and changed direction at 90 degree turns.
Oelwein · IA, USA
a cigar shaped craft with muti-colored lights around it traveling toward the southwest absolutely silently and at a rather slow speed.
Des Moines · IA, USA
a strange but non frigtening evet
Fairfield · IA, USA
Huge object 100'-150'appearing like a chrome coated deflated balloon moved slowly over Fairfield, Iowa
Redfield · IA, USA
It was a nice day in may, it stayed directly above the railroad track. I just stood there watching the whole thing.
Silver City (near) · IA, USA
Large white light near Silver City, Iowa.
Red Oak · IA, USA
Two unidentified extremely bright lights, one large - one smaller, clearly visible on a sunny clear day, moving at incredible speed..
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Bright-as-chrome object hovering
Webster City · IA, USA
Two silent and slowly moving red spheres suddenly accelerate and vanish.
Anamosa · IA, USA
large quiet craft, covered with blackness, and "stars" to not be noticed, moving slowly southwest to north north east.
Red Oak · IA, USA
Beeping sounds and unidentifiable greenish, foggy light that flooded area for approx. 3 min. in the early morning hours.
Centerville · IA, USA
90 degree angles uniform stair step flight pattern, very bright light, silent
Bellevue · IA, USA
This is the first time I have reproted this occurrance. I was between 10-12 (have have to go back to where my bed was placed in my bedr
Tabor · IA, USA
Craft hovers noiselessly over witnesses in 1965, in Southwest Iowa, is photographed by 2 photographers, photos stolen later.
Hornick · IA, USA
Bright orange/red fireball crosses sky in western Iowa in summer of 1965.
St. Ansgar · IA, USA
winter nite wonder
Perry · IA, USA
Triangular formation of red objects flying soundlessly across the sky.
Martelle · IA, USA
I Fly and have been in Viet Nam and around the world and have never seen anything like it again.
Burlington · IA, USA
Slow travel when observed, followed by an abrupt direction change with unbelievable acceleration.
Sioux City · IA, USA
1954 Radar sighting, Air Force base in Iowa - 50,000 - 80,000 feet 1,200-1,800 miles per hour.
Chariton · IA, USA
" Flying Wing Before It's Time "
Keokuk · IA, USA
Mother sees UFO above railroad tracks in 1939.
Postville · IA, USA
It has been a long time ago and I've tried to get help. It was early Saturday morning. I was going to Lansing iowa, was going duck hunt