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)
Bushnell · FL, USA
Sphere shaped object, 5x brighter than a planet, stationery for 45 min and then it was gone. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Palm Harbor · FL, USA
Strange starlike object seen in southwestern florida sky, with dim object directly beneath.
Davie · FL, USA
SOLID, BRIGHT, WHITE STATIONARY CIRCULAR LIGHT HIGH IN SKY FOR 2 HRS WEST DAVIE, FL. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Okeechobee · FL, USA
Bright Red and White pulsing light.
Boca Raton · FL, USA
Orange fire balls flying in the sky
Sarasota · FL, USA
Bright red solid lights in sky - two
Sarasota · FL, USA
Viewed 5 orange colored lights in sky slightly larger than stars, they were gone 15 minutes later.
Boca Raton · FL, USA
Bright orange moving lights.
Miramar · FL, USA
10 red orbs moving ne then changing to nw while gaining altitude.
Orlando · FL, USA
4 groups of 2 orange/red boxes of what appeared to be firelike light seen in central Florida.
Jupiter · FL, USA
2 orange/yellow round lights traveling slowly one after the other from east to west until disappearing into the clouds.
Naples · FL, USA
Object moving different directions flashing a powerful bright light then joined by another identical object
Miami · FL, USA
No one is talking about it on the net or TV. Two witnesses from the Redlands, FL. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Arcturus? PD))
Venice · FL, USA
Orange solid light sphere @ dusk, high rate of speed from east to west then disappearing.
Sarasota · FL, USA
5 good sized orange to white rectangular to oblong moving objects
Avon · FL, USA
six red lights, arranged in a line,were seen in the evening sky.
Hosford · FL, USA
Lights.
Plant City · FL, USA
Bright orange circular object with red lights around it
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Glowing orange orb over Southwest Florida
Tallahassee · FL, USA
20-30 orange lights floating silently over I-10 in Tallahassee Florida heading west
Lake Worth (Southern Blvd.; Haverhill Exit) · FL, USA
Dark saucer with bright blue lights landing next to souther blvd in florida
Oldsmar · FL, USA
Five orange lights in Oldsmar, fl. Countryway area. 10/26/13 10:10pm
Miami Beach · FL, USA
Dim star like object freely flying and joining with others
Merritt Island · FL, USA
Orange white orbs moving silent.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Six orange-red glowing balls in night sky over West Palm Beach