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)
Sunrise · FL, USA
Glowing round sphere that split in to many pieces.
Clermont · FL, USA
Intense RED mushroom shaped object over golf course lake.
Miami · FL, USA
Strange Fire In the Sky.
Orlando · FL, USA
Three very bright lights in varying distances, heading north west.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Very bright angular object that stayed motionless within eye view; lots of disturbed birds.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Very bright white light(s) on a stationary object with angular lines.
Thonotosassa · FL, USA
Saucer with catacomb bottom engines separating from silver docking station.
Flagler Beach · FL, USA
Obj. looked like a vibrating green and red meshed grill type structure.grill meaning the red and green lights were melded togethe
Parkland · FL, USA
Mysterious hovering lights over the Florida Everglades.
Tampa · FL, USA
Fireballs over Carlton Arms North.
Clearwater · FL, USA
Star like rapid acceleration danced with another star like object, brief aura, one of the most amazing things to see.
Coral springs · FL, USA
I observed an oval, invisible-like object coming home from the park.
Tallahassee · FL, USA
The morning of June 17th 2017 around 4:00 am I had walked outside with my daughter to show her some things on the porch that seemed mis
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
A turquoise light over Port Saint Lucie, FL.
The Villages · FL, USA
3 orange lights.
Englewood · FL, USA
One fireball falling straight down, actually saw the flame flaring up. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
Spring Hill · FL, USA
High Triangular Object?
Zephyrhills · FL, USA
Two bright lights with smaller blinking light in center hovered silently then moved left faster than a plane
St. Augustine · FL, USA
My wife and I were driving E on Hwy 207 about 25 mi. from beach when I look up and seen the sun being block out by strait line
Parkland · FL, USA
Fast red light over Parkland, FL
Pembroke Pines · FL, USA
Saw 17 orange objects flying close but not in any formation. I parked my car and observed these lights for 3 minutes until they all di
Spring Hill · FL, USA
I saw a flying white ball. Looks like a flying moon. It flew across the sky so fast. Definitely not a plane.
Brooksville · FL, USA
I saw a flying white ball. Looks like a flying moon. It flew across the sky so fast. Definitely not a plane.
Lakeland · FL, USA
3 objects on fire moving higher and higher till out of sight.
Orlando · FL, USA
Bright light across Orlando skies.