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)
Tampa · FL, USA
Woman & husband witness "extremely brilliant white light w/ pink & blue" in the E sky. Appeared to eject obj. Changed shape.
Orlando · FL, USA
Woman repts. bizarre "half circle" obj. in sky to SE. Projects ray downward! Something appeared to "fall" from the main object.
Tampa · FL, USA
Nursery owner repts. peculiar ring of flattened grass on his property. Grass had been killed earlier w/ spray, but was matted down.
Jacksonville (in Mandarin) · FL, USA
Triangualar shaped object hovering in place.VERY close to the road,and this was a busy highway with people in front and behind.At night
Brooksville · FL, USA
flying fireball streaked past my grandmothers house in the woods 20 feet off the ground moving near 65 mph.
Ponte Vedra Beach · FL, USA
noticed light out of place on way home approached the object was elliptical in shape almost lika football i was apprxmtly 15 yards from
Miami · FL, USA
FAA controller relays UFO sighting reported by "crew" of aircraft 15 miles SE of Lakeland FL. Vortac. Did not show on a/c radar.
Melbourne · FL, USA
i believe it was during a night time shuttle launch. i walked out side to see it and i looked up and i and i saw this big triangle like
Tallahassee · FL, USA
Two men witness "large white disc, w/ slight yellow tinge, larger than full moon," move slowly across sky to S, turn. Halo around it.
Kissimmee · FL, USA
green glowing glow around silver disk with red ball on bottom
Kissimmee · FL, USA
green glowing disk with lizard like creatures.
Hernando · FL, USA
well i was over a friends house i was 15 years old. i have a telescope and we were looking at the moon it was a clear night and fule mo
South Beach · FL, USA
Three round lights attached in a triangle shape. Making raped 90 degree movements
Clearwater · FL, USA
Two men fishing witness "meteor shower." Then see many objects streaking, maneuvering very fast. Approach boat. Men alarmed.
Fort Myers Beach · FL, USA
Woman witnesses "meteor shower" over G. of Mex.. Minutes later, sees very bright light streak overhead at very low altitude.
South of Sarasota · FL, USA
Proximal sighting of shape shifting, falling leaf UFO.
Interstate 10 · FL, USA
4 females camped out on pensacola beach. played in water all the next day and left beach right at sunset. got on interstate 10 going we
Naples · FL, USA
Man witnesses peculiar, bright obj. streak horiz. from NW to SE. Called FAA, no pilot reports. Obj. had "round, bright head."
Sarasota · FL, USA
Man repts. seeing "elliptical, solid object" descend through clouds. Was not plane, had no wings. Obj. darted "all over the place."
Dade County · FL, USA
Metro Dade Police relay UFO report. (No follow-up call from observer.)
Orlando · FL, USA
5 witnesses report 3 yellow oval lights the size of venus passing over Orlando. Faster than aircraft but slower than shooting star.
New Port Richey · FL, USA
Driving down road my family noticed object above trees that I could not imediatly discern, as I started to turn onto our street it came
Sarasota · FL, USA
Man driving on I-275 sees 3 subdued lights in triangular pattern moving to N. Very strange appearance & manner of flight. Disappear.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Orange Sphere 10 foot wide just sitting out side our window for 20 minutes! What is it?
Pensacola · FL, USA
Flash in a Pensacola sky