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)
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
Strange light bobs up and down three times before circling around the east side of the city and disappearing.
Adair · IA, USA
3 orange donut shaped objects
Atlantic and Audubon · IA, USA
A streaking light falling to the ground seen from east bound I-80 mile marker 69.
Otley · IA, USA
Observed unusual aircraft between Pella and Otley westbound on highway 163 around mile marker 36 viewed at a 45 degree from vehicle. Ai
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
the object darted around until it went over the horizon
Council Bluffs · IA, USA
I was driving near the industrial estate when a bright light appeared on the horizon. It began to climb into the sky and grow larger. T
Marshalltown · IA, USA
They seemed to react to each other the way that mercury does in its liquid form.
Burlington · IA, USA
Three bright lights in the form of a triangle with pin point lights emitted at corners.
Bettendorf · IA, USA
9:45 PM 12/09/06 huge triangle defined by white light pattern motionless about 7 miles south of Bettendorf IA
Iowa City · IA, USA
extremely bright green lights that moved quickly across the sky and down to the horizon
Rockford · IA, USA
Dec. 25, 2006 8:45 P.M. Rockford, Iowa A round with blue and red lights slowly moved across the sky.
Stratford · IA, USA
Huge spinning yellow orange lights in the Central Iowa sky.
Hartley · IA, USA
5 liights in southern sky
Waterloo · IA, USA
silent objest with rippling effect
Algona · IA, USA
6 people saw 2 objects in the sky that had lights and were flying in zig-zag patterns in the sky while staying in the same area.
Fort Dodge · IA, USA
Iowa UFO invasion!
La Motte · IA, USA
Wierd flash of light
Spirit Lake · IA, USA
High altitude orange light moving from zenith west to 30 degrees at incredible speed and rapidly fading.
Waterloo · IA, USA
White Cigar Shaped Craft seen over Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo · IA, USA
Bright White/Sliver Cigar Shaped Craft sighted Iowa
Fort Dodge · IA, USA
Solid orb of light moving rapidly increasing in size and brightness then suddenly vanishes.
Winterset · IA, USA
The Closest thing anyone will ever come to a actual real life encounter.
Harpers Ferry · IA, USA
Bluish-white basketball-sized light over Mississippi River and land close to Effigy Mounds natioal monument
Ottumwa · IA, USA
Unexplained object floating across the night sky
Des Moines · IA, USA
Flash of white light turns into orb then dims to likeness of dimm star.