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)
Carrabelle · FL, USA
Noticed four or five orange yellow balls of light horizonal in sky they were there and then they were gone in a matter of seconds
Lynn Haven · FL, USA
7 Witness a U.F.O
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
The UFO we saw in Daytona was most likely the TR-B3 or the XT-33, huge secret military reconnaissance aircraft.
Wesley Chapel · FL, USA
Craft over Wesley Chapel Florida on clear afternoon.
Orlando · FL, USA
Triangle shaped object flying over Orlando, Fl.
Orlando · FL, USA
black shape changing changing color and flying at a heigth of a three story building
St. George Island · FL, USA
three large bright red, slow moving "shooting stars" seen over the Gulf of Mexico. Each was followed by sonic vibrations
Sebring · FL, USA
three orange lights like fireworks but they were deffinetly werent fireworks
Lake Wales · FL, USA
additional information to previous report on area, also piggyback of another sighting.
Kendall · FL, USA
I saw a small light in the western sky zipping around completely silently, which lasted for approximately 2 minutes.
Arcadia · FL, USA
Blue/yellowish blinking light in the western sky of SW Central Florida
Arcadia · FL, USA
Update on previous report: RE: Blue/yellowish blinking light in the western sky of SW Central Florida
Lehigh Acres · FL, USA
We saw this light very low in the sky and asked if they could also see it.... ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD))
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
Iluminated straight line in clear blue sky
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Fast and Silent Object(s) Flying in the Presence of a Military Aircraft
Orlando · FL, USA
Possible Plane chasing ufo ???
Orlando · FL, USA
Oval fast light traveling over Orlando International Airport in Florida
Longwood · FL, USA
Craft splits into 3 flying pieces and another comes from "nowhere"
Lighthouse Point · FL, USA
large black trangular object going very fast with flashing lights in a random pattern on the back.
Longwood · FL, USA
3 craft come 500 ft above us
Westville · FL, USA
It had four greenish-blue, dim lights on the bottom; one in the middle towards the rear and one at each corner.
Palm Coast · FL, USA
There was a bright white light, bigger than a star or planet moving in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly Venus?? PD))
Orlando · FL, USA
Four red lights were seen suspended in a square formation over a treeline on Town Center Blvd, heading towards Landstar at 3:00AM
Pensacola · FL, USA
Bright sphere with contrasting shadows traveling slowly from north to south from 8-11o'clock positions diagonally
Tampa · FL, USA
2 crafts seen gliding over city