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)
Key West · FL, USA
Spere formation over Key West
Hallandale · FL, USA
No lights, circle object, about 20 in diameter, floating on building.
Miami · FL, USA
four kids rangin from 12 to 11 years of age, first noticed something falling high over the sky, at first they thought it was a crashing
Melbourne · FL, USA
follow up report
Melbourne · FL, USA
July 7,2001 at 945 pm (V) shaped formation of lights sighted in the sky near Patrick Air force base Florida.
Orlando (State Rt. 474 · W. of), FL, USA
Unknown object tracks two witnesses at close range in Green Swamp.
Orange Park · FL, USA
Disk in the sky above city
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
red round-shaped objects radomnly and sharply moving at very high speed in the sky over the ocean off Boyton Beach, Florida
Hollywood · FL, USA
Fireball observed, about 1/4 of full moon's diameter, long flame trail, starting from zenith then moving quickly to the east, accompani
Jensen Beach · FL, USA
VERY LARGE GLOWING OBJECT (Greenish blue) Crashing to earth STRAIGHT DOWN at a very high rate of speed
Fort Pierce · FL, USA
A bright light that was heading towards the ground and just disappeared
Palm Bay · FL, USA
Object seen hovering above bed.
Fort Walton Beach (Mary Esther) · FL, USA
Oval object seen following small airplane with possible evasive maneuvers by plane, two witnesses.
Melbourne Beach · FL, USA
Unidentified Flying Objects off the coast of Melbourne Florida
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
On the eve of 7/29/01 I witnessed a huge fireball fly accross the sky while driving So. on a Ft, Lauderdale Florida road.
Tampa · FL, USA
bright, very bright, glowing blue, circular shaped.
Orlando · FL, USA
A silver sphere zooming in circles and then disappearing
Melbourne Beach · FL, USA
Fireball inside a cloud on the ocean in the Bermuda Triangle area.
Everglades · FL, USA
Bright hovering object seen over the Everglades in South Florida, vertical assent at an incredible speed
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
disk slowly moving laterally and then hovering with white light.
Lake Worth · FL, USA
A round bright silver shinning saucer.
Bradenton · FL, USA
almost stationary circular light w/ circling arm w/ illuminated tip
Tampa · FL, USA
UFO IN TAMPA ASSENDED INTO NIGHT SKY 6-17-01
Daytona Beach (outside limits of) · FL, USA
On June 19, 2001 at 3:00 a.m., I saw a bright orange rectangular object flying in a horizontal direction between 2 clouds.
Ponte Vedra Beach · FL, USA
LIghts in the sky that disappear and re-appear , with missing time..