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)
Land O’ Lakes · FL, USA
Fast moving White Object over Central Florida
Largo · FL, USA
It was a clear sunny day I observed it for 35 or 45 minutes and have 45 minutes on video I noticed it around 1 PM on March 17 as I was
Orlando · FL, USA
Bright light hovering in the air
Jacksonville Beach · FL, USA
3 Shapes high in sky with sphere further up
Sanford · FL, USA
MADAR Node 91
Daytona beach shores · FL, USA
A ball off fire across the water very fast
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Could see a cigar shaped object behind and then over taking an airliner very high up in the sky.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Light shot across the sky above my head. It was very low. No shape, sound or contrail. The speed was extremely fast. From NE to SW.
Jupiter · FL, USA
Bright silver object
Valrico · FL, USA
Awakened by a bright light outside window
Hialeah · FL, USA
Came of southeast. 3 Hovered over us and ascended into cloud. Ran And to get my phone and when I came out there were gone but I do have
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Chevron shaped craft was both U.F.O and U.S.O
Brooksville · FL, USA
This interactive object was bright sphere shape with an aura that could change speeds, stop, hover, expand, retract, and shoot light.
North Port · FL, USA
Possible UFO
Vero Beach · FL, USA
2 comet-like lights descend in unison from sky; Take turns blinking on and off, flying in “U” pattern and infinite symbol pattern
Melbourne beach · FL, USA
2 comet shaped fireballs, Falling together, swerving back and forth,. Lights went out and reappeared
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Three glowing orange orbs in formation flying directly above clouds at about Mach 2
Naples · FL, USA
Taking a picture of the moon and the blue object appeared in the photograph. ((NUFOC Note: Possibly a lens flare?? PD))
Wellington · FL, USA
I stared up in the sky as I was checking my mail and in between a couple of clouds it seems to be a disc shaped object
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
MADAR Node 76
Wauchula · FL, USA
Square transformed into Triangle. ((NUFORC Note> Good video of orange orbs. PD))
MIAMI · FL, USA
I have evidence of an alien invasion going on, and shapeshifters are on the ground.
Trinity · FL, USA
There was a fixed object in the sky
Cutler Bay · FL, USA
Fireball scatters into what appears to be 8 different lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a parachute team with flare?? Good video! PD))
Tampa · FL, USA
I saw a very white light in sky for about 8 seconds