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)
Deerfield · FL, USA
BRIGHT LIGHT SEEN SOUTH OF THE SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY HOVERING FOR A MINUTE THEN DISAPPEARED.
South Beach · FL, USA
Three strange crafts hover above water, the first two dissappear into the third and largest one before shooting upward in the sky.
Pembroke Pines · FL, USA
Black sphere traveling steadily at low altitude
Pembroke Pines · FL, USA
Glowing Green Orb shot across the sky.
Miami · FL, USA
A triangular shape approximately two house lengths completely black hovering above the treeline across the street
Clearwater · FL, USA
Over the city of Tampa Bay a big thunderstorm was developing around 12.15 pm 07/09/2002. A jet flight came out from the storm flighting
Cape Coral · FL, USA
I saw a bright star like light moving around thousands of feet in mere seconds
Pembroke Pines · FL, USA
In Conclusion, the 3 objects were seen by several people in my neighborhood, only to remain unidentified by local authorities.
Spring Hill · FL, USA
A small silver floating ball, the size of a soft ball.
Haines City · FL, USA
huge pulsing red/white light in the orange groves
Polk City · FL, USA
Bright Metallic Sphere Flies Over Florida Prison
Summerfield · FL, USA
3 balls of light
Ponte Vedra Beach · FL, USA
Streaking Light Over Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Bradenton · FL, USA
Bright white light. Not plane, planet or star
Bradenton · FL, USA
6 black objects, no sound, no lights, high rate of speed, flying in formation at 3:00 am
Spring Hill · FL, USA
Strange lights in the sky over Spring Hill. Triangular in shape no sound
Boca Raton · FL, USA
My husband does not sleep well so I wake up at night to tell him to come back to bed. He gets up every night between 4:30 to 5:30 and g
Fort Myers · FL, USA
i was sitting at the pool,in my apartment bulding,it was about 9:30 pm when it happend.there was no stars in the sky,because it was clo
Clearwater · FL, USA
4 red lights over the Gulf
Hastings · FL, USA
THIS STRANGE SIGHTING WAS SEEN BY MY WIFE AND I RETURNING HOME FROM WORK. WE ARE BOTH MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES. WHAT I SAW IS WHAT I THAUGHT
Coral Springs · FL, USA
there was only one bright light in the night sky. it hovered side to side in the distance, east to west. but it moved across the sky in
Fernandina Beach · FL, USA
a bright red falling circle of light
Palm Beach · FL, USA
Blinking red/orange and white light in sky
Deerfield Beach · FL, USA
White spherical light moves in circular path, then irregular path, then turns itself off and on & off like a lightbulb& zips away!
Deerfield Beach · FL, USA
Luminous white saucer shaped object zig zags around the moon