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)
Sanibel Island · FL, USA
"Shooting star" that didn't burn up but moved across the sky from east to west, then turned right just above the horizon.
SunnyIsles · FL, USA
It had no lights on
Hallandale Beach · FL, USA
6/2/07 hallandale beach, florida. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of "twinkling" star. Probably not a genuine UFO. PD))
Hollywood · FL, USA
Triangular, bright flashing purple and green lights, moving much faster than any plane.
North Port · FL, USA
Single UFO over Florida, June 13.
Fort White · FL, USA
North to South, shooting star no change in mangnitude continued southbound
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Triangle shaped craft above highway moving slowly North.
Sneads/Chattahoochee · FL, USA
Pilot flying Cessna flys with disc-shaped craft over lake.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
three people were standing outside of their home aftewr taking a walk around midnight when they saw a white circle shaped craft with a
Bunnell · FL, USA
three large lights in the sky-triangular object no noise or movement-very low to the ground
Saint Cloud · FL, USA
Red glowing light west of Kennedy Space Center
Saint Coud · FL, USA
Red glowing, star-like, fire ball in ther Central Florida skies.
Sarasota · FL, USA
white twin lights, sarasota florida, june 27, 2007
Bradenton · FL, USA
Two star like lights, one moving towards the other, dissappears,now that I look again, the other one is gone too.
Miami Beach · FL, USA
A spherical object that moved impossibly fast, flashing light across the noon sky. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
Huge triangular shaped object, silently moved NS and then SN direction. Camera malfunction, emotions suppressed.
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
Two unusual objects spotted in the night sky over Fort Lauderdale, FL
St. Augustine · FL, USA
to the west very bright diamond shape that moved very slowly multicolored! ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus. PD))))
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
Stationary star like light twinkling many colors seen for 50 minutes. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus? PD))
Mount Dora · FL, USA
Large Green Laser Shot into Sky
Bonita Springs · FL, USA
White circle of multiple lights in Bonita Springs, FL
Lehigh Acres · FL, USA
Large Craft near canal have pictures I sent and called the Tower at RSW
Orlando · FL, USA
Twin White Lights seen as Possible UFO
Orlando · FL, USA
Red Light Seen to Pulse in Sky
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
came down rapidly then went vertical slope as if it was skimming clowd but was approx. 3-4 ft right of cloud. Then went rapidly vertica