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)
Apopka · FL, USA
8-10 Orange Orbs observed by 8 witnesses and later 2 black helicopters arrive
Lakeland · FL, USA
Orange Chinese lantern type orb in sky
Sarasota · FL, USA
Star like objects moving in a uncontrollable path. One stopped and then kept moving.
Miami · FL, USA
Just a small flickering ball of orange-red traveling slowly through the sky.
Orlando · FL, USA
Three small white orbs flying erratically extremely high in a perfectly blue sky during broad daylight.
Siesta Key · FL, USA
fireball flying low over canal waters went then flew higher slowly into space
Tampa · FL, USA
2 Orange Lights
Orlando · FL, USA
Tried to watch shuttle launch, ended up seeing aliens.
Gulf Breeze · FL, USA
I saw not a plane or a Helicopter. I saw this thing it was real.No sound but the sound of birds going to roost for the night.
Old Town · FL, USA
Triangle formation in Old Town, Florida.
Pensacola · FL, USA
Dark oval shaped object had shooting star object launch from it overhead before continuing onward.
Miami · FL, USA
Bright orange lights over Miami, Florida
New Port Richey · FL, USA
Ball of white light turns to green streak across the sky vertically, heading downward.
Deep Creek (Punta Gorda) · FL, USA
I went out to walk the dog. I saw the lights, ran inside to get my friend, called him out to look at the lights. We stood there, and sa
Belle Glade · FL, USA
the objects moved and changed colors rapidly
Pensacola · FL, USA
large dark trinagular object with many primatic lights on it.
Venice · FL, USA
3 shiny cylindrical objects, 5 secs apart, flying N>S, over the Gulf of Mexico near Venice, Fl.
Lake Worth · FL, USA
Looking up, something caught my attention although not sure how or why, saw this perfectly quiet and faint object, gliding through sky.
Orlando · FL, USA
UFO over highway in Orlando, Florida, April 1st 2012!
Orlando · FL, USA
Circular craft photographed with camera/ phone over highway, in Orlando, Florida.
Miami · FL, USA
Object with white puffy smoke.
Orlando · FL, USA
Shape Changing UFO 4-2-12 Orlando,FL,USA
Ft. Myers · FL, USA
Yellowish/orange objects seen over Ft. Myers
Cortez · FL, USA
Triangular convoy of ships crossing the sky over Anna Maria Island during thunder storm
Sarasota · FL, USA
Bright neon green orb seen descending.