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)
Tamarac · FL, USA
Spherical or slightly ovoid, stationary object observed, 5 minute time-frame 1/25/2012
Avon Park · FL, USA
Fireball UFO- Avon Park, FL.
Lake Mary · FL, USA
Orange fireballs over central Florida
Port St John · FL, USA
Orange object high in the sky traveling upward
Starke · FL, USA
While camping an orange light was seen through tree line which was sitting still and then accelerate towards the ground.
St. Augustine · FL, USA
2 triangle shaped crafts with 5 lights seen with night vision goggles zooming north over the coast of Florida.
cl · FL, USA
The story is true in cl fl about the ufo what was it//do u no?about the size ofa small mini van bright orange like fire orange
Clearwater · FL, USA
Orange ball over clearwater beach
Winter Park/Orlando · FL, USA
3 large bright orange/yellow fireball lights flying through nights' sky vanish.
Davie · FL, USA
I was driving East bound on I595 in Davie Florida around 6:00pm December 1, 2011. I saw about 20 lights in the sky. At first I thought
Davie · FL, USA
100 orange orbs traveling slowly and silently southbound, then fading out in Davie, Florida 12-1-11 18:10 Hrs.
Pompano Beach · FL, USA
Bright oval light hovering over Ft. Lauderdale on Dec. 2, 2011
Duck Key · FL, USA
Massive Horse-Shoe Shaped Object, 7 Gold Lights, No Sound, Low and Slow over Duck Key, FL.
Jacksonville Beach · FL, USA
Upon leaving out condo I was compelled to look up. I immediately looked up and saw something either solid black or something of no mas
Palmetto Bay · FL, USA
My son and I witnesses an luminum oval shape with rectangular blue lights around it, only 10 feet way from our house.
Orlando · FL, USA
LIGHT BLUE & PURPLE LIGHT MOVING VERY ERRATIC
Melbourne Beach · FL, USA
At 9:00 pm a series of lights appeared aprox 1/2 mile off shore. They were stationary and seemed to represent one big object. The light
Sarasota · FL, USA
Sarasota UFO sighting late night, Siesta Drive.
Sarasota · FL, USA
Large Red Pulsing light over Sarasota, Florida. December 9, 2011.
Sarasota · FL, USA
Large red pulsing light over Sarasota, Florida. Sitting on my sofa watching TV, I noticed a very bright red light in the sky. It wa
Tampa · FL, USA
Fireball swirling with black center shot thru sky in downward spiral heading west
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
I saw a floating fire ball object that stopped and hovered for a few minutes then shot off in the air, took a clear picture
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Bright blue very fast boomerang shaped light sighted over St. Petersburg, FL
Melbourne · FL, USA
Lantern looking light, hovered and shot up in sky. Other people noticed. With girlfriend.
Deltona · FL, USA
Triangular shaped object, with a rounded back that can hove with little to no sound, and two very bright lights, and more on the side.