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
Chevron shaped outline in clouds.
Naples · FL, USA
Little fireballs in the sky!
Marco Island (northeast of) · FL, USA
12-15 orange glowing objects moving slowly in night sky northeast of Marco Island, Florida.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Brown triangle ufo WPB fl
Riverview · FL, USA
Two orange lights moving slowly in unison across the sky.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Skipper and crew of fishing boat witness a very bright light pass near their vessel; aircraft may have followed it.
Jensen Beach · FL, USA
Strange slow moving low glowing orange balls over US 1 Jensen beach
Naples · FL, USA
Formation of 8 orange lights, in sky hovering about 8:30pm in South Naples near Copper Cove.
Tampa · FL, USA
3 bright red lights over tampa
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Bright Orange Orbs Over Jacksonville Florida
Homestead · FL, USA
UFO Sighting Over Homestead, FL.
Gainesville · FL, USA
Didnt belive too much till I started seeing this!!
Miami · FL, USA
Ball of light shoots across night sky, then vanishes
Panama City · FL, USA
Two bright orbs zig zagging over Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
Bright pulsing flare over charlotte harbor fl. ((NUFORC Note: Jupiter or Venus, which are in the NW sky at this hour? PD))
Miami Lakes · FL, USA
4 Black Objects with fireball behind them moving very slowly in the night sky
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Fast moving object w/ a bauitiful orange aura that seemed to pulsate travaling at high rate of speed.
Arcadia · FL, USA
Red lights in the sky over Arcadia
Lakeland · FL, USA
"Ball of fire" going from east to west over Lakeland, FL.
Ft. Myers · FL, USA
A light in the sky that traveled at a very high speed and then dissapered. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
Miami Beach · FL, USA
20 lighted objects orange color vertical shape flying over Miami Beach
Plantation · FL, USA
Four orbs flying over Plantation, FL flying N-NW from FLL airport area.
Port Richey/Hudson · FL, USA
Orange Balls of Light/Shooting star that was Teal in color with a white and gold trail.No Fireworks at this time.
Bonita Springs · FL, USA
Orange ball of light moving horizontally through the sky towards the Gulf of Mexico.
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
Port Charlotte Florida large procession of lights in various colors moves slowly in a loose, linear formation.