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)
Pompano Beach · FL, USA
Red fireball observed moving north.
Hollywood Beach · FL, USA
Witnessed soundless, orange lights/orbs traveling paralel to the beach but heading a bit east toward the ocean. They traveled in pairs,
Gainesville · FL, USA
12/21/12 I thought it was a meteor! It was like a ball of fire moving slowly then vanished.anyone else see it? plz answer!
Plant City · FL, USA
Fireball-like craft seen flickering in the sky.
Boca Raton · FL, USA
Fireball flying fast east over West Boca Raton.
Hialeah · FL, USA
Fireball inside a circle viewing over Hialeah on 12/22/12 at approx 2200 hrs. !!!!
Venice · FL, USA
Bright red ball of fire moving slowly across the sky, stopped and transformed into a red halo.
Destin · FL, USA
I live in Destin, FL and I, along with my wife and neighbors, have seen floating lights several times. The lights will last as long a
Vero Beach · FL, USA
Lone flaming orb shoots back and forth across the sky
Stuart · FL, USA
Fireball over south Stuart Fl. traveling east/northeast. No lights except for what looked like an orange fireball.
Gainesville · FL, USA
Five lights fly in straight line.
Ruskin · FL, USA
Four fireball looking objects moving across the sky
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Circular object emitting strong bright light moves unlike any man-made aircraft we know of today.
Tampa · FL, USA
Two fire ball like flying objects seen following each other in Tampa On Christmas Eve
Tampa · FL, USA
A fiery round craft headed north at low altitude followed by an identical craft a few seconds behind.
Holmes Beach · FL, USA
White blinking light over Gulf of Mexico - not moving for a long period of time.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Red lights over west palm beach 12/25/12
Sanford · FL, USA
2 orange lights disappearing in the air
Hollywood · FL, USA
Misterious ball of fire and smoke over Hollywood FL on 12-25-2012 @ 13:33
Ponte Vedra Beach · FL, USA
8 green/white objects flying over ponte vedra beach, fl.
Delray Beach · FL, USA
Solid orange glow that got bigger and blurry when falling then rose, got smaller and headed North East.
Buckhead Ridge (Okeechobee) · FL, USA
Bright diamond light over lake Okeechobee followed by double sonic boom
Atlantic Beach · FL, USA
Red fireballs, not like flares, moving straight north; 12 objects in a single line path over 12 minutes.
Weeki Wachee · FL, USA
Three orange lights flying silently.
Okeeckobee · FL, USA
Another bright light over Lake Okeechobee.