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)
West Branch · IA, USA
Fire falling from the sky.
Sioux City · IA, USA
Flashing multi-color sphere over Sioux City, IA. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a "twinkling" star? PD))
Adel · IA, USA
Could hear a plane from the deck looked up and seen it chasing a amber light north in the sky
Harlan ((assumed from ZIP code)) · IA, USA
Odd moving falling star. ((anonymous report))
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
3 bright orange or red lights in the sky in a rectangle shape. Just shot into the clouds. ((anonymous report))
Osceola · IA, USA
5 blue/grey circles in triangle shape. ((anonymous report))
IA · USA
Communicating traveling orbs? ((anonymous report))
Harlan · IA, USA
Blue flashes/orbs/dancing lights. ((anonymous report))
Iowa City · IA, USA
Driving E of Iowa City and looked to the sky. Above the horizon there were 2 elongated light objects that looked like white light.
Vinton · IA, USA
I was video taping a video I had taken of the birds in my yard. The original recording was on a different phone that I uploaded to my
Primghar (close to) · IA, USA
Two golden cylindrical distant objects far above the wind turbines
Primghar (close to) · IA, USA
Two cylindrical golden objects moving slowly far above wind turbines IOWA.
Keokuk · IA, USA
Bright light with no sound. Extremely fast. ((anonymous report))
Marshalltown · IA, USA
UFO
Ankeny · IA, USA
Sitting at a red light at ordnance and hwy 69 and noticed a light in the sky. Car next to me also seen it and we all got out of the ca
Bradford · IA, USA
Strange sound.
Coon Rapids · IA, USA
Star like object going into faster than light travel.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Taking pictures of storm clouds. A disc was noticed. About 30 degrees from vertical
Bettendorf · IA, USA
2 greenish yellow circles.
Altoona · IA, USA
Star like object solid light travelling NW 2137-2139. It flew over a normal plane travelling at regular altitude speed that was heading
Struble · IA, USA
First noticed the object while looking for satellites. It had an orange glowing appearance. Oject was moving NW. ((anonymous report))
Clear Lake · IA, USA
3 white lights in a triangular shape that would go bright and then dim, with a green flame streak behind the object. The object would
Underwood · IA, USA
Pyramid hovering.
Pella · IA, USA
Was a bright ball of light that just hoovering for a good few hours and as the it got darker it changed from bright to an Orange reddis
Newton · IA, USA
Bright object floating eastward near sunset over central Iowa