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)
Chuluota · FL, USA
I saw multiple red-orange orbs over Orlando, FL that were in landing formation then one at a time went straight up in the clouds.
Pompano Beach · FL, USA
Fireball. ((NUFORC Note: Report from pilot. PD))
Fort Myers · FL, USA
Walking my dog on 12/28/12 at 11pm and saw in the sky 5 to 6 orange lights. On the form I chose fireball as my description but it was m
Fort Myers · FL, USA
8-10 fireballs floating through the air in a strange formation moving North.
Orlando · FL, USA
Large "ball" of light separates into three smaller light objects.
Sarasota · FL, USA
Fireball.
Coral Spring · FL, USA
Redish color and also round hovering and moving very slow.
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Three fireballs sitting in a row hovering over us for 4 minutes Cape Coral, FL this evening.
Orlando · FL, USA
2 orange balls of flickering light moving slowly, in a line across the night sky, at low altitude, moving without making a sound.
DeBary · FL, USA
Orange Spheres Observed Over Volusioa County Florida.
Gainesville · FL, USA
12 red lights in the sky with no sound.
Fort Myers · FL, USA
Orange fireball flying slow at low altitude over Fort Myers, Florida, on New Year's Eve.
Heathrow · FL, USA
Unexplainable lights in formation over Heathrow/Lake Mary; 12/31/12. ((NUFORC Note: Report from former U. S. Army aviator. PD))
Fort Myers · FL, USA
Strange formation of lights in western sky over Fort Myers, FL.
Doral · FL, USA
Flickering 3 soundless red and orange fireball looking balls over the Everglades side of the Turnpike. They shined for 15 minute interv
Tampa · FL, USA
LOW FLYING UFO STOPPED IN MID AIR OVER TAMPA, FL. THEN VANISHED!
Miami · FL, USA
((HOAX??)) There were bright lights couldn't real tell the shapes of them but it was pretty cool and amazing to see this.
Miami · FL, USA
((HOAX?? Time and date are flawed.)) There were bright lights couldn't real tell the shapes of them but it was pretty cool.
Hollywest · FL, USA
I picked up my Mom to go out to dinner and happened to look up into the sky. I saw what looked like a circle of fire, followed by four
Coral Springs · FL, USA
It moved way too fast to be a plane or helicopter, and it was silent.
Silver Springs · FL, USA
Sighting of intelligent life forms seem friendly to me
Longwood · FL, USA
UFO spotted hovering over Winn Dixie parking lot in longwood FL hovering very low.
Loxahatchee · FL, USA
UFO looking like it's on fire leaves with a sonic boom.
Sanford · FL, USA
Look up in sky was disc object loud humming sound had yellow lights circulating around it was moving away from us at slow rate of speed
Clearwater · FL, USA
Brilliant flash of light, possibly very small meteorite