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)
Orlando · FL, USA
Two orbs or crafts noted in picture of unusual clouds.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
The 1st sighting was in July 2013 - and this 3rd sighting was 11-25-13
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Circular Red/Gold Lights flying overhead
Stuart · FL, USA
Unknown amber light in sky without any associated noise
Palm Coast · FL, USA
Succession of red lights in the sky
Naples · FL, USA
Fireball moving across the sky
Sebastian · FL, USA
Flying objects with red-orange glow seen in Sebastian, Florida.
Pinellas Park · FL, USA
Two redish orange lights make 45 degree turn and speed into the clouds in Pinellas Park,Fl.
Longwood · FL, USA
Three orange globes in a line in equal distance from each other slowly moving east to west
Captiva · FL, USA
I saw 3 amber lights like I've reported before, plus an extremely bright "slow" flash of light.
Jacksonvile · FL, USA
Saw a bright orange object that turned purple and flew away on the 4th of July
Longwood · FL, USA
I was looking out sliding glass door to the north when I saw one red light at about a 45 to 60 degree angle to the horizon in the sky.
Holiday · FL, USA
Silent glowing fireball moved slowly (at first) in straight line.
Riverview · FL, USA
orange red round light with a haze around it.
Miami · FL, USA
Bright orange-red firball, rose vertically out of fireworks (thought it was some special firework) then travelled horizontally silently
Jupiter · FL, USA
Five red spheres in night sky over Jupiter Florida at 23:30.
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
I saw a flashing red circular UFO, moving across the sky. And it came to the middle and disappeared.
Mulberry · FL, USA
Sighting that appeared to be an airplane at first but moved too quickly and darted back and forth to be an airplane.
Holiday · FL, USA
Bright orange fireball going very fast and no sound.
Fort Myers · FL, USA
Around 9.00 after the fire work started 1 orange fire ball like a big start appeared, and then a second one .
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
3 orange fireballs or orbs in Pinellas county.
Hanes City · FL, USA
Traveling on i4 east bound near mile marker 48 was a strange shaped object that was still the moved in the direction as highway and wa
Fort Meyers Beach · FL, USA
Red sphere like UFO 1500 ft from beach shoreline.
Winter Park · FL, USA
Bright fixed orange light in sky, small pulsating lights slowly dropped beneath it and descended to ground.
Englewood · FL, USA
Round bright orange solid ligh & no sound.