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Altoona · IA, USA
Bright orange ball over Iowa
Des Moines · IA, USA
A bright red light hovering over downtown Des Moines, on the south end. The light was much larger than a plane, and moved more quickly
West Des Moines · IA, USA
Orange and yellow blobs went west for thirty min.
Cumming · IA, USA
Fireball falling from sky with elongated tail that condensed into ball that fell; made a sharp 90 degree turn S. ((contrail??))
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
Slow moving red fireball over Omaha.
Sioux City · IA, USA
EXTREMELY bright ball appeared above me in my backyard.It lit up my back yard almost like the trees and yard were on fire.It was statio
Sioux City · IA, USA
I witnessed a bright red light that I thought was a Chinese lantern, but blue lights were pulsating around it. The object started chang
Marshalltown · IA, USA
Orange/red light seen on west side of town.
Dyersville · IA, USA
((CRAZY??)) The object was flying south bound in the sky. Looked like a giant orange/red candle flame. Was floating up and down.
Dubuque · IA, USA
((HOAX??)) I spotted a crimson light heading W for maybe 5 sec. It stopped, changed color to a emerald green and shot off to the W.
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
Red/Orange sphere seen descending over Cedar Falls/North Cedar.
Marion · IA, USA
Burning fireball traveling fast over Marion, Iowa, towards the northeast.
Waukee · IA, USA
Large orange fireball moved across the sky from north to south.
Sioux City · IA, USA
I saw a green streaming light, looked as if it had a tail. Came from the east ,going west. Crossed over I 29 an it disappeared .
Dubuque · IA, USA
Orange fiery globes, travelling in the same path
Centerville · IA, USA
Fireball transformed to bird with fire wings and fire tail.
Mason City · IA, USA
At around 22:25 my wife and I are getting I the car to go to work when we saw an orange fireball in the west sky traveling g from south
Waterloo · IA, USA
Orange circles that appeared within, I think, the other.
Dubuque · IA, USA
Fireball shot across the sky with a Northern trajectory.
West Des Moines · IA, USA
Orange burning ball traveling north. At one time the ball shot eastbound then continued northbound.
Sumner · IA, USA
Fireball changing speed and direction witnessed by two near Sumner, IA. Second sighting at this location.
North Liberty · IA, USA
Red/Orange fireball craft over North Liberty, IA.
Altoona · IA, USA
Orange-red fireball streaking across the night sky faster than an airplane.
Riverside · IA, USA
Fireball seen in rual Riverside Iowa