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)
Hallandale · FL, USA
a spinning oval that disappeared toward northeast and to outerspace
Lakewood Ranch,Bradenton · FL, USA
cylinder object with five bright lights vertical and horizontal
Longwood · FL, USA
T here were 2 UFOS they were both triangular shape. It had lights going back and forth. It had no wings or front lights.It was extremel
Tamarac · FL, USA
A little red light flew across the sky.
Orlando · FL, USA
white object over orlando fl
Gainesville · FL, USA
Acrobatics and in broad daylight over city.
Tallahassee · FL, USA
Glowing Greenish Firball on Power Lines in Daytime
Palmetto · FL, USA
Unidentified floating flashing and blinking light in Palmetto Florida rural property.
Orlando · FL, USA
Possible Blimp or UFO
Delray Beach · FL, USA
5 round objects were going south along the beach of Delray over the water they came out of the clouds moving very fast from north to so
Panama City · FL, USA
Multiple objects of varying kinds being chase by fighters from tyndall AFB
Tampa · FL, USA
Flickering light in Tampa, FL
Estero · FL, USA
military jets trying to intercept egg shaped matalic object
Miami · FL, USA
this ligth was no plane or shooting star.
Tampa · FL, USA
At 2 am in Tampa Fl I saw 2 different UFO's
Tampa · FL, USA
Large diamond or saucer-shaped obect just north of Tampa, FL with red flashing lights top and bottom and white lights at ends.
Venice · FL, USA
Small black object seen over Venice, Fl
Lantana · FL, USA
Red pulsating light seen in Lantana, Florida
Orange Park · FL, USA
Look like a bright star flying very fast with no trail behind it.
Gulf Breeze · FL, USA
Navarre / Gulf Breeze birght orange fireballs horizontally aligned
Panama City Beach · FL, USA
We were Hurricane evacuees,...it was at this point that we knew it was something extraordinary,..
Orlando · FL, USA
Possible "Triangle" shaped craft w/3 flashing white lights seen North of Orlando.
Pembroke Pines · FL, USA
triangular object with flashing red, blue and white lights.
Gainesville · FL, USA
saw 2 ufos@my house on jan 11 2006 took pixes from my digital 7.0 megapixs cameralyl
Clermont · FL, USA
The objects were not traveling at a normal aircraft speed or motion, I have never seen circular lights on a plan.