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)
Ocala · FL, USA
2 red beamin lights with 5 changing color objects beside it above ocala florida
Flagler Beach · FL, USA
Fire Ball crash into Atlantic Ocean
Osprey · FL, USA
Triangle Bell Saucer and other unknowns appear to dogfight above my neighborhood.
Indian Harbor Beach · FL, USA
We saw a bright red light just above rooftop level heading south then another appeared and another the first appeared to turn west and
Clermont · FL, USA
07/30/2011 time 22:12 in greater groves blvd clermont fl 34714 6-7 hovering objects
New Smyrna · FL, USA
Bright neon green boomerang wide v shaped craft hovering above ocean at New Symrna Beach FL
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Glowing white orb floating across sky then stopped. Faded out, then re-lit.
Clearwater · FL, USA
Group of red/orange flashing lights that individually speed out of sight
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Black sphere flying in weird directions went behind a tree, then seen a blimp shaped object jet off.
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Bright Glowing white orb flying from NW to E then stopped and Moved South
Winter Garden · FL, USA
two color changing orbs in the sky
Jensen Beach · FL, USA
Bright light explodes followed by blue stream traveling fast north to south above shoreline all power ceased fire reported south
Milton · FL, USA
I saw a row of orange lights off in the distance.
Naples · FL, USA
Possible abduction.
Boca Raton · FL, USA
A diamond shaped object emitting a flame headed West towards the horizon in Boca Raton FL.
Destin (near) · FL, USA
What i saw was not of any thing made by human hands as we know them.
Lakeland · FL, USA
Bright objects hovering over Lakeland, Florida near Auburndale
Arcadia · FL, USA
Formation of unknown orbs appear to be in unison
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Oval ufo with lights hovers light shoots away from it and comes back, light like spotlght shines straight to ground.
Winter Garden · FL, USA
triangular shape and extremely fast
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
A seeming military aircraft in the air that does not move and is NOT a helicopter.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
ok was outside, noticed the sky looked a bit brighter, then what i thought e=was a star began to move . not fast but unusual because
Port St Lucie · FL, USA
Port St Lucie UFO - May 13, 2011 - firey light, silent, rises then disappears
Weston · FL, USA
Circular object was seen flying by some clouds when two additional circular objects appeared out of the first and then all disappeared.
Aventura · FL, USA
8 oval objects traveling in a loose formation at approximately 500mph. ((NUFORC Note: Witness is airline pilot. PD))