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)
Miami · FL, USA
I was walking with my mom she had ask me to go for a walk with her i said ok i walk out the house with her turn the corner and we kept
Miami Beach · FL, USA
Very fast object that stops then comes back
Sarasota · FL, USA
Bright Orange light in night sky
Winter Haven · FL, USA
10 perfectly spaced bright golden orange orbs as big as the sun changed from an E-W to a N-S position in the blink of an eye.
Ft. Myers · FL, USA
9/15/12, 4:00 Two round pulsating lights, changing colors, and shape seen over Ft Myers, Florida in south eastern sky. ((Planets?? PD))
Oakland Park · FL, USA
6 Fire Balls falling in close formation then breaking apart and hovering
Coral Springs · FL, USA
I was crossing a corner on a street at night and I looked to the right and I see a unidentifiable flying object about cloud high. I saw
Davie · FL, USA
Golden light/ fireball splits into 4 objects ,then changes formation while changing directions and changing rate of descent
Venice · FL, USA
8 slow moving orange spheres over Gulf of Mexico after orange column of light over Gulf
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
My mom took the dog out and came in running. It was 10 o'clock at night. We had a family over so there might of been 7 witnesses. It ha
Coral Springs · FL, USA
ME and MY FRIEND just saw 3 orange lights that were stopped then went on slowly n made strange manovers
Davie · FL, USA
Bright flashing lights
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
3 red lights in a triangle patter and slowly disappearing, seen by one firefighter and 4 civilians
Indialantic · FL, USA
Red lights in sky over Brevard
Tampa · FL, USA
09/23/2012 in florida 8:30pm driving in my car spotted a red ball of fire floating in the sky,looked like it was coming toward the grou
Miami · FL, USA
V shape formation. Slow motion and altitude.
Naples · FL, USA
Bright, color-alternating craft appearing and and disappearing over the ocean
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Red and blue craft.
Miami (Coral Way area) · FL, USA
3 orbs They kept the formation but started to rotate and expand
Pace · FL, USA
What I saw looked like a helicopter, which also sounded like a helicopter.
Key West · FL, USA
Big orange/yellow fireball traveling N to S over Atlantic, many lights 3 persons saw-2 took Cellpics,the zoomed in 1 had shadow face
St. Cloud · FL, USA
Two orange spheres.
Polk City · FL, USA
At least 4 objects in the Western sky of FL for several nights in a row, they stay for about 1 1/2 hours and slowly move further WEST.
Flagler Beach · FL, USA
A very large vertical triangle shape of orange lights slowly moving by until they faded out. Flagler Beach, FL
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
A giant wing shaped object, little slower than the typical passenger jets that fly over regularly. No lights or sound at all.