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)
Bryceville · FL, USA
The eye may be sometimes decptive but if you get poked in it --it hurts!
Miami · FL, USA
Round glow passes over Miami from East to North West, faster than a jet plane at low altitude
Naples · FL, USA
what ever it was it was halin ass from a complete standstill to like out of sight 2 -3 second tops
Palm Coast · FL, USA
Pencil-shaped craft hovering in sky over Flagler County, FL. Three bright white lights which changed color before disappearing.
Tampa · FL, USA
It was circling another star and I ran inside to call everyone.
Dunedin · FL, USA
two crafts one with a jet trail and one with out
St. George Island · FL, USA
Bright point of light travelling south to north, zig-zagged, stopped, slowed, instantly resumed speed.
Crawfordville · FL, USA
Bright light breaks up into three lights, which then fade.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
3 lights in the sky, crossed paths, way too high to be planes
Melbourne/Titusville (between) · FL, USA
Craft observed to emerge from vanishing point of "meteor"
Largo · FL, USA
bright light spotted in Largo over gulf of Mexico took off into space
Panama City Beach · FL, USA
Multiple flights over panama city beach florida chased by aircrafts
Pinellas Park · FL, USA
Glowing object at sunset
Thononasassa · FL, USA
Strange Triangles in Night Sky
Lakeland · FL, USA
My parants live in Lakeland FL. and they both called and told me they seen a ufo.My Dad said it hovered still for about 45 seconds and
Miami · FL, USA
It looked like a star and moved in a circular pattern.
Miami · FL, USA
The object was as high as a star and it was moving kinda fast leaving no trail of dust or light. Soon after, it stoped and vanished
Ocala · FL, USA
at about 9 pm on Friday, 9 Apr, 2004, I saw what appeared to be a bright burning object falling directly west by southwest of Ocala, Fl
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Disk lands in ocean
Edgewater · FL, USA
String of reddish-orange likes - like a string of hot dogs.
Orlando · FL, USA
At approximately 6:00a.m., I witnessed an odd, oval, slightly glowing object (12" or so)move in a zig-zag pattern and at extreme speed.
Boca Raton · FL, USA
faint star suddenly turns into a large bright white star
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Disregard 4/15 20:47 Report - Was Rocket Launch
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Reentry Object in northern sky 4/15 20:47 PM - Duration about 45 seconds ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Englewood · FL, USA
RED LIGHT APPEARING TO RISE FROM GROUND AND DISAPPEAR INTO DISTANT SKY ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))