UFO Sightings in Florida
7,644 UFO sightings reported in Florida since 1944, peaking in 2014 (644 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 7,644
- Span
- 1944–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (644 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1944–2022 · peak 2014 (644 reports)
Top cities in Florida
Orlando
1961–2022 · peak 2013 (35 reports)
Miami
1946–2022 · peak 2012 (25 reports)
Jacksonville
1951–2022 · peak 2014 (28 reports)
Tampa
1952–2022 · peak 2015 (18 reports)
Sarasota
1969–2022 · peak 2012 (14 reports)
St. Petersburg
1964–2022 · peak 2017 (12 reports)
Naples
1976–2022 · peak 2013 (10 reports)
Cape Coral
1993–2021 · peak 2014 (13 reports)
Fort Lauderdale
1959–2022 · peak 2008 (7 reports)
Port St. Lucie
1991–2022 · peak 2014 (16 reports)
Pensacola
1955–2020 · peak 2019 (11 reports)
West Palm Beach
1967–2022 · peak 2013 (10 reports)
St. Augustine
1973–2022 · peak 2017 (8 reports)
Ocala
1965–2021 · peak 2019 (9 reports)
Bradenton
1970–2022 · peak 2011 (7 reports)
Gainesville
1967–2021 · peak 2008 (6 reports)
Boca Raton
1972–2022 · peak 2014 (12 reports)
Clearwater
1987–2021 · peak 2013 (8 reports)
Fort Myers
1996–2022 · peak 2017 (7 reports)
Tallahassee
1983–2021 · peak 2015 (6 reports)
Miami · FL, USA
6 unknown objects with a single bright light flying in formation at a constant but different altitude. Flying from east to west seen so
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Yellowish UFO light sighting at night.
North Lauderdale · FL, USA
Orange/red lights in the night sky.
Tamarac · FL, USA
Lights in the sky one thousand times stronger than any airplane or helicopter search light.
Fort Pierce · FL, USA
Four small flaming objects silently flying toward the north west.
Orlando · FL, USA
BIG BALL OF LIGHT DISAPPEARED INTO THE SKY IN FRONT OF ME AND MY SISTER.
Sarasota · FL, USA
Formation of 4 what looked like stars moving across night sky from north to south.
Kenneth City · FL, USA
Pair of silent glowing orbs with flames inside
Wesley Chapel · FL, USA
Strange cluster of red, blue, wht seperate..then form a star.
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
Fireball type aircraft that changed to 6 quickly flashing lights in a saucer shaped configuration.
Melbourne Beach · FL, USA
Reddish-yellow glowing ball moving across the sky in an even ascending direction.
Orlando · FL, USA
Shape covered by cloud cloak. When cloud disappeared, outline still visible.
Weston · FL, USA
2 orange light ,but as they passed over me were 2 in disc form. take picture and 2 seconds video,too fast.Is my second experience
Panama City · FL, USA
Dark cloud over Panama City UFO hovering underneath
Demands · FL, USA
strange orange lights following each other.
Panama City Beach · FL, USA
V-shape, HUGE, no lights, no sound.
Winter Haven · FL, USA
Lots of flashing in the sky. Many ground based spots lights up? Looks like an opening of a major bar or event, but at 3 am??
Clearwater · FL, USA
All is above. But please E mail me if others have reported this, yes or no, thanks…
Naples · FL, USA
Red fireball started at coastline traveling west to east upwards and disappeared into clouds.
Brooksville · FL, USA
Orange fireball/oval shaped objects hovered for 1 to 2 minutes, then disappeared.
Clermont · FL, USA
Hanging out by the pool when we all saw the red object fly threw sky wife got a pic of it
Panama City Beach · FL, USA
Orange spheres over Panama City Beach Florida.
Cape Coral · FL, USA
((HOAX??)) By eye appeared 6 red flashing lights 1 purple that caught My attention so I grabbed my 80x52 binocs and saw what.
Naples · FL, USA
Three orange lights each moving then fading away separately.
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
3 red/orange not perfect spheres with flame inside of it rapidly crossed the night sky followed by a 4th.