Other over Waterloo, IA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Very fast, silent, moving craft enveloped by vapor, @ about 8000 feet AGL traveling SW to NW then W
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2003-12-25 → 2004-01-11
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April 9, 2020 · 9:20 PM · LIGHT
Waterloo, IA
While looking towards North sky spotted small starlike light moving from west to east threw big dipper handle constillation. First light appeared moving very fast high in atmosphere, then came another light moving in same direction about 6-7 seconds behind staggered a little to the south. Then more appeared staggered '.'.' In this type of formation about 5-8 seconds apart. Turned on flightradar24 app and saw lower flying aircraft on radar but not the lights flying above them. These were not space x satellites. The last 5 lights flying west to east dissappeared into the night sky as if flying out towards outer space and just dissappeared. Objects made no noise. Could hear lower flying aircraft that were appearing on flightradar24 app.
March 24, 2020 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Waterloo, IA
Thought was falling star at first as had blueish green color at end. Then it appeared up in the sky. Blue,white, red, colors on it. Was very Fast as it circled around Waterloo. Would have watched longer, but at a street light.
September 19, 2017 · 4:58 AM · DISK
Waterloo, IA
At 4:58Am September 13 I woke up from sleep paralyses, only to look outside my second story window to notice a ridiculously bright looking star in the sky, however it was mostly cloudy so almost no other stars were see able. However, this didn't look "As" far away then a star. The white light seemed to be the top of a flying object and underneath said light was an almost invisible saucer shape body of the aircraft. I watched it for a duration of 30 minutes before it go so far away and this just happened right as the sunrise was coming. At first the light remained still but appeared to be spinning very slowly with a very large search light beaming out of it diagonally toward the surface. About every 3 minutes this UFO then proceeded to move and ultimately moving higher and right in the sky but in a zig-zag patter that was ridiculously fast. I've spent all my brain coming up with anything that would logically make sense here, and I am out of ideas, and completely believe this to be some sort of outer space ship, There is nothing on earth that can be that bright in the sort of camouflaged state and move at those speeds in such quick angles. It looked like it was surveying the area, again can't tell exactly how far away this thing was appeared pretty far couldn't get a better look through a 32x scope, it appeared to leave a trail of some sort of chemical every time it did move though but evaporated within about 4 seconds. Anyway then around 5:30am it was starting to get light out and lost all sight of the flying object. It almost seemed like the plan was to break away before the sun came cause it was damn well timed.
June 29, 2016 · 10:10 AM · SPHERE
Waterloo, IA
First assumption was a drone. Then a floating candle. Immediately said a orb, then the light hoover still once I tried to film. Then drifted above clouds and disappeared.
April 21, 2016 · 6:00 PM · OTHER
Waterloo, IA
I went outside to check my car for my phone in my car. I looked up into the sky and saw 15-25 silvery greenish color and were shaped like lines, as if moving without a ship. We got in the car to follow them and they vanished into thin air. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 29, 2015 · 1:32 PM · SPHERE
Waterloo, IA
Tried to video tape. Objects then fell behind tree cover within my city N.E. vantage point. Originally assumed they were balloons from some event. Called ALO airport control tower, no other reports at that time.