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)
Homestead and Miami (between) · FL, USA
Three rainbow colored prisms in teardrop shapes came out of no where and vanished over a bay between Homestead and Miami.
Kissimmee · FL, USA
Unidentified orange ball of light observed ascending from ground into sky, lost sight of object in clouds.
Miami · FL, USA
I observed an extremely bright fireball. It was heading NNW from the NNE, about 20 degrees above the horizon.
Lehigh · FL, USA
From our bedroom window a light shooting across the sky cought my husband's eye. it stopped under the big dipper group of stars and i
Pensacola · FL, USA
two very bright balls of light in night sky following each other. No sound and no flashing lights moving very slowly.
Lithia · FL, USA
Fireball AMAZING crashed in Florida.
Belleview · FL, USA
Flashing Blue Orb over southern Marion county FL.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Object moving above cloud line in Jacksonville, FL Oct 2, 2009 at 10:30 am
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
((HOAX)) snell isle bright green light flying slow than stopped than went fast then disapeared
Orlando · FL, USA
Very bright sphere flying at a high velocity through the sky.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Possible UFO sighting. Need clarification.
Bradenton · FL, USA
flying object with static orangish lights moving from right to left at great speed without a trail or sound.
Redington Shores · FL, USA
bright star-like form in sky to the west of another bright star or Venus, disappeared after 20 seconds
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
At around 6pm (18:00 hours) I was outside in the backyard of my home with my Canon EOS Rebel XT digital camera taking photographs of na
Quincy · FL, USA
Triangular craft hovering over Quincy, Fl
Kissimmee · FL, USA
Silver, Triangular Craft with White Lights Seen over Kissimmee, Florida October 16, 2009
Coral Springs · FL, USA
black light odd shape of an owl looking thing
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
On the night of October 17 of 2009 at about 9:50 pm. A friend and myself were sitting in her back yard and I was starring off into the
Juno Beach · FL, USA
Saw two starlike objects over Juno Beach darting about, high in the sky for about 30 minutes.
Ft. Lauderdade · FL, USA
it look like stingray
Englewood · FL, USA
it was very shiney and very fast on a very clear sky
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
White spherical object standing still in the sky.
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
Something unbelievable in the SE FL sky while walking in my neighborhood Saturday night
Jupiter · FL, USA
The object came from the north. It looked like a bright light high in the sky. Then it stopped hovered breifly.
Merritt Island · FL, USA
On 10/28/09 a UFO hovering over state road 3 in merritt island florida emitting no sound or vibration except a bright amber fire light.