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)
Rockledge · FL, USA
Lights like a plane, not exactly the same, and disappearing after trees blocked my view.
Parrish · FL, USA
Strange cone-shaped beam of light moves through clouds over Florida.
Englewood · FL, USA
A large bright light moved swiftly across the ocean after sunset suddenly stopped and didn't move any more.
Pensacola · FL, USA
Another boomerage shaped craft during lunar eclispe
Merritt Island · FL, USA
Moving stars underneath the lunar eclipse
Venice · FL, USA
Two separate flashes across the sky on 11-08 lunar eclipse seen from our driveway around 8pm-8:30pm
Pensacola · FL, USA
Orange Sphere over Northwest Florida
Brandon · FL, USA
Glowing saucer-shaped light hovering, then lowering.
Wewahitchka · FL, USA
Green object falling but not as fast as a shooting star
Orlando · FL, USA
Approximately 11:30 - midnight the night of Nov 12, 2003, I observed a cone-shaped hovering object in the Southeasterly sky. It was to
Sanford · FL, USA
Traveling east on I4 I spotted a bright white light w/ 2 flashing red lights
Punta Gorda · FL, USA
flashes and power failure in florida
Lake Butler · FL, USA
bright white light shot down below treeline
Floral City · FL, USA
Circular/Oval shape with red, orange, blue and green lights hovering
Bradenton · FL, USA
3 objects that were very odd in color and moved quickly and then hovered at times. Bright flashes of light as each disappeared.
Englewood · FL, USA
4 ights in a row wiggling like a centerpede
Jacksonville Beach · FL, USA
UFO streaks past hotel and unreported aerial search of beach and ocean is conducted by the navy (most likely) or coast gaurd
Palm Coast · FL, USA
Very large V shape with lights, haze, silent,moving east extremely fast.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Circular object flying overhead
Miami · FL, USA
Invisible Jet or I'm Blind.
Miami · FL, USA
White Orb
Eustis · FL, USA
Brilliant lightts with a haze
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Bright Light moving on a collision course with power lines
Destin · FL, USA
Large (circular view with possible oval side)object with sophistacted lighting system hovered and moved over ocean (Gulf of Mexico)
Rainbow Lakes Estates · FL, USA
Ghost airplane, so large dissapears with no sound in day time.