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)
Orlando · FL, USA
A yellow beam of light came up from the ground flashing about 4 times and then vanishes.
Cocoa · FL, USA
Moving Light Flash in the Northern Sky
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Two crafts, one silver and one black chasing each other performing angular movements.Looking from our 5th. floor balcony we saw the pla
Miami · FL, USA
Large dark triangle with alternating blue and red lights flying over Miami
Windermere · FL, USA
Large craft with orange sharp laser like lights.
Palm Beach Gardens · FL, USA
Yellowish orange sphere high off the coast of eastern Florida!
Kissimmee · FL, USA
Fireball over Orlando
Lake Worth · FL, USA
Dull yellow cigar shaped object silently flashed into sky, flew for a few seconds and then disappeared.
Sarasota · FL, USA
Bright Orange Diamond Shaped UFO In Sarasota Florida
Orlando · FL, USA
I stepped out to check something on my car,and immediately saw a large orange ball in the black of the sky, which was very slowly movin
Orlando (outside of; on 14) · FL, USA
Bright white light hovering in sky. Hooked around and jetted away.
Williston · FL, USA
2 crop circles in my field. I noticed them a yr. ago. I did not report it at that time. ((NUFORC Note: Possible tire track?? PD))
Palm Beach Island · FL, USA
Four lights in a row were caught on film, not seen in person.
Ormond Beach · FL, USA
Large triangular object floating slowly through Ormond Beach, Florida.
Tampa · FL, USA
Bright white light hovering high in sky over S. Tampa. ((NUFORC Note: Possible twinkling star? PD))
Clearwater · FL, USA
Red/Yellow/Orange Orb-like Lights Over Clearwater
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Glowing triangle moving across the sky
Orlando · FL, USA
Disc object observed at magic kingdom during nightly fireworks display
Boca Raton · FL, USA
Cylinder-shaped object, seems to be spinning, gives off red, green and white lights. ((NUFORC Note: "Twinkling" star?? PD))
Sanford · FL, USA
Triangular hovering projecting bright lights over lake near bridge
New Smyrna Beach · FL, USA
Fireball and explosion in the sky over N. Central Florida. ((NUFORC Note: Probably not a meteor. PD))
Key West · FL, USA
While swimming in our pool, over our heads at about 60 degrees towards north heading dead west a red and white oscillating strobe light
Gainesville · FL, USA
Odd asteroid streak
Fort Pierce · FL, USA
Three light in the sky red and whites lights no tail standing still in the sky. Then the lights came together then seperated and left i
Miami · FL, USA
A bright red light flew across the sky from the east, and no noise what so ever came from this light.