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Iowa City · IA, USA
Orange saucer shaped. Looked as if it was lit from bottom. It was really moving, but appeared to hover and move up slightly. Then it go
Sioux City · IA, USA
Bright star seen in middle of day. With binoculars you could see it was a flying saucer like object
Persia · IA, USA
I got it on video by accident during storm.
Des Moines · IA, USA
hovering saucer nears ground then disappears in sky
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.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Object changing colors (green,red,white) moving very unnaturally..
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Flying disc.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Taking pictures of storm clouds. A disc was noticed. About 30 degrees from vertical
Waterloo · IA, USA
Brightest looking star you've ever seen, but moved abnormally fast and moved in zig-zag patterns. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Lamoni · IA, USA
Me and friends were outside talking, and I looked up,and said holy crap look we all looked up and we seen a object that looked like a s
West Des Moines · IA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information. PD))
Dubuque · IA, USA
February 1, 2017 was driving west, alone across Julien Dubuque bridge.(Between Iowa and Ill.) When looking up I saw a disk shaped c
Des Moines · IA, USA
Five shiny saucer like, tear drop objects in formation outside an airplane window.
Platsmouth (near; on Hwy S 29) · IA, USA
White saucer, blue lights, round, smooth looking material, exit on S 29 between Tabor and Platsmouth exits. Was beautiful.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
Fast flying UFO.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Large silent dark object in sky producing strange cloud behaviour.
Dubuque · IA, USA
To quiet to be any kind of airplane, or helicopter, for being so close to us.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
White/blue/green object and orange objects flying fast and changing direction too quickly.
Des Moines · IA, USA
Disc shaped object flashing red and blue lights.
Van Horne · IA, USA
Disk-shaped object seen above treeline
Pella · IA, USA
Ultra-sonic disk
Gilmore City · IA, USA
Red/blue flashing disc in se sky. about 65 degrees just sitting there. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Floyd · IA, USA
Unusual movement of unusually lit craft over Iowa farm field.
Polk City · IA, USA
Unusual light in sky 7/4/10 from Saylorville campground.