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)
New Port Richey · FL, USA
Red-orange fireball,fell strait down.
unknown · FL, USA
For about 3 minutes I witnessed a very bright light following our TWA flight #139 on Apr 17th 2001 at 8:15 PM
Dania Beach (fishing pier) · FL, USA
US military tried to shoot down UFO off the coast of South Florida.
Melbourne Beach · FL, USA
Bight, stationary lights located over the Atlantic ocean.
Lake Buena Vista · FL, USA
Epcot UFO
Ormond Beach/Daytona Beach · FL, USA
Two fast moving red lights obsereved from the ground manuevering in formation near aircraft in Northeastern Florida.
Marianna · FL, USA
This thing was oblong. It was flying west to east. It was incredible... I would say the thing was aprox 2000 feet up. The color was alm
Tampa · FL, USA
Black line in sky running from horizon to top of sky.
Ringgold · FL, USA
IT WUS A GREEN LICHT GOING DOWN RELL FAST MY DAD SAID IT WUS A PLANE BUT A PLANE DONT FLY DOWN LIKE THAT THEN IT TOKE OF RELL FAST AND
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Star size object traveling north tosouth
Jacksonville · FL, USA
I was driving down i-95 south and just over the trees on the right I saw a triangle UFO with one light up top a few on the bottom and a
O'Brien · FL, USA
At 21:05 hr's my 23 yoa neice and I stepped outside my home for a cigarette, as we stepped off the steps we both saw a red light flash
Largo · FL, USA
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Englewood · FL, USA
At night I saw two red lights too apart from eachother to be an airplain.
Indialantic · FL, USA
Glowing blue sphere, escorted by military fighter aircraft. Indialantic, Florida
Perry · FL, USA
large black triangle moving at high alitiude from south to north visability was unlimited
Sarasota · FL, USA
Two silent west bound objects gulf coast of Florida
Miami · FL, USA
A light, similar looking to star, appeared and made sharp curves, only to disappear and reappear all the way on the other side.
Orlando & Daytona (between) · FL, USA
I4 Eastbound between Orlando/Daytona. Triangular craft hovered with car for aprox 10min, then moved forward, up & dissapeared fast
Gainesville · FL, USA
Unexplained light/sound phenomenon
Orlando · FL, USA
Two slowy flashing red lights observed flying just above tree level with no sound.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Small triangular objects seen near i-595 in fort lauderdale floating.
Ocala · FL, USA
The Cylinder moved from West to East at about 50 miles an hour
Gulf Breeze · FL, USA
I was driving home I pullued into my driveway when I noticed several bright lights at tree top level.I thought it was someone shooting
Pompano Beach · FL, USA
we were visited and possible abducted last night.