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)
Plantation · FL, USA
Stationary single object seeming to be changing colors and shapes in the night sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius? PD))
Orlando · FL, USA
3 orange lights ascending and moving North over East Orlando 11/2013
Miami · FL, USA
Red UFO across Miami sky.
Orlando · FL, USA
Orlando Florida Glowing Orange Balls About 90 seconds 6 orange balls traveling across sky East to West.
Indian Harbour Beach · FL, USA
Reddish Orange Orb like sphere seen flying in different directions and then disappearing.
Lakeland · FL, USA
This object did not move for long periods, it just hovered.
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Trail of strange orange lights moving over St Augustine.
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
Fire/light ball in Florida night sky.
Casselberry · FL, USA
Thee V shaped lights over the highway passing by in FL.
Port Everglades · FL, USA
They seem to keep there light and shape as they rose.
Indian Harbour Beach · FL, USA
Reddish Orange orb like sphere in the skies above Indian Harbour Beach.
Clearwater · FL, USA
It was fast and just dissapeared.
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
Round red light with blinking yellow lights on the back.
Clearwater Beach · FL, USA
Three Orbs spotted out around 5-7 miles of Clearwater Beach Florida while flying in our Cessna 172.
Orlando · FL, USA
Silver objects falls in orlando sky 1/25/13
Boca Raton · FL, USA
Silent, single gold light flying very quickly. Changes direction several times.
Tampa · FL, USA
I have a UFO picture in my camera.
Jensen Beach · FL, USA
Red/orange sphere flew for about 3 mins. 3 seperate times then disappeared. captured whole thing on video.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Large gray triangular aircraft following florida air gaurd jet.
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Low, orange, bright, fast, quiet, ambient, ufo.
Hobe Sound · FL, USA
"UFO; over Hobe Sound identified as NASA launch.
Hobe Sound · FL, USA
Orange obj. with fiery trail flying fast, in a straight line, S, along FL coastline, over Hobe Sound. ((NUFORC Note: Missile. PD))
Palm Coast · FL, USA
Orange orb over treeline in Palm Coast, FL seen by 2 witnesses driving South on highway 1/30/13 at 8:50.
Kissimmee · FL, USA
We saw a Orange triangle shaped flying towards us then flew off. ((NUFORC Note: Cape Canaveral missile launch. PD))
Naples · FL, USA
Large Ball of orange light with no sound.