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 Rapids · IA, USA
Half-circle mooon shaped object with 5 brownish-oragneish colored lights on the bottom.
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
FIREBALL TYPE CRAFT SAW FOR 10 MIN 3 SEC
Coalville · IA, USA
Never saw a shape ,just three bright large lights .
Brighton · IA, USA
dark triangle UFO, with three white lights and circle of red lights.
Sutherland · IA, USA
A quiet light apeared to observe us as we were coon hunting near the river.
Malvern · IA, USA
shooting star which stopped and suddenly shot upward
Ottumwa · IA, USA
Triangular UFO w\red,blue lights,spinning clockwise,completely silent
Keokuk · IA, USA
A V shaped formation of dim white lights moving west to east directly overhead quite high moving very fast.
Des Moines (east of) · IA, USA
Seen from 29,000 ft-- two "stars" stared moving, parallel to one another, and abruptly stopped 15 sec. later. Faded out.
Urbandale · IA, USA
I witnessed a large, golden, triangular-shaped object hovering in the sky.
Davenport · IA, USA
Flashing sequences of lights ((NUFORC Note: Probably the star, "Sirius," in the NE sky, at present. PD))
Carroll · IA, USA
triangle of light suddenly cruises past the stars in unison
Columbus Junction · IA, USA
Distorted lights moving slowly at a high altitude then stopping for 20 to 30 sec. then slow orangish flash and their gone.
Reinbeck · IA, USA
Erratic direction, light(s) faded and reappeared in Iowa. ((Jupiter??))
Des Moines · IA, USA
Lighted Triangle object hovers by major interstate
Des Moines · IA, USA
Triangle sighted on I-35 in Des Moines
Sioux City · IA, USA
Disappearing lights.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
The UFO was a dark shape, almost looking like a helicopter. I almost thought it was a helicopter until i noticed i couldn't hear any n
Manilla · IA, USA
I saw 6 bright gold lights and then a flash of white light.
Ames · IA, USA
1 disk shape object
Albia · IA, USA
Craft that changed from red to white to blue, and changed in shape. then darted out of sight.
Ames · IA, USA
2 or 3 objects flashing lights that were red,blue,and white.The objects might have landed.
Waterloo · IA, USA
Strange triangle like plane that moved really really fast!
Cedar Falls · IA, USA
I was outside looking up in the sky when I noticed a oval white Halo bouncing about then it streamed acrossed the sky.As it came closer
Manly · IA, USA
Black triangle, no lights, no sounds....