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)
Tarpon Springs · FL, USA
NOT THE MOON NOT THE SUN
Rotonda West · FL, USA
Unusual groups of erratic and sometimes retrograde lights.
Naples · FL, USA
Two objects that appeared to be fireballs coming from the North sky in Naples Florida
MacDill AFB · FL, USA
air fest mcdill air force base,two ufo's spotted-11-6-12
Umatilla · FL, USA
Disk shaped object emitting lights in eastern direction. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius, located below Orion. PD))
Sarasota · FL, USA
Triangular U.F.O. hovers near a main road, then over a neighborhood.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Balls or orbs night sky, traveling west in a group a few stragglers, more like a bird movement but high in the sky, one was low and had
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Orange lights moving over St Petersburg, FL
Gainesville · FL, USA
Darker Bright Blue Light Went Faster Than a Jet Fighter In Gainesville, FL
Sunny Isles Beach · FL, USA
It was aroung 8:00pm, today11/15/11,north miami beach, FL, miami-dade county.It was circular and it was rotating on the same spot
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Bright green fireball with a green coma/haze crossed the sky, slowly downward
Loxahatchee · FL, USA
Consolidated ovoid Fireball, Supersonic speed but without sound, hint of form, 3-5 sec duration, stable trajectory PARALLEL to ground
Miami · FL, USA
Triangular formation that disburses.
Brandon · FL, USA
I saw a glowing, boomerang/sickle shaped object in the sky over Brandon
Hialeah · FL, USA
Huge flash diamond in the sky.
Orlando · FL, USA
Thanksgiving Evening shortly after dark, there was orange fireballs one after another, 7 in total, appearing mid skyline and traveling
St. Petersburg Beach · FL, USA
Bright Orange Light overhead in a straight orbital type flight.
Palmetto Bay · FL, USA
Object features fire, structure and lights.
Gainesville · FL, USA
Yellowish/orange sphere, extremely fast flew from horizon to horizon in seconds
Vero Beach · FL, USA
Over 50 dancing lights revolving in triange formations
Miami (Kendall) · FL, USA
UFO over Kendall Florida.
Tallahasse · FL, USA
Triangular shaped object over Tallahassee Florida
Alligator Point · FL, USA
Bright multicolored object with flashing red, blue, green and white lights, stationary in sky. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star? PD))
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Fleets holding position
Captiva Island · FL, USA
On Saturday night, October 1, 2011 we observed a level fly by of what looked like an aircraft on fire. It seemed low in the sky, under