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)
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Orange glowing fireball or object ;noiseless. ((NUFORC Note: Possible missile launch?? PD))
Lake City · FL, USA
One orange circular object traveling NW to SE, no strobes, disappeared, followed shortly by two identical others, with second overtakin
Lakeland · FL, USA
Two VERY bright glowing objects moving from north to south over Polk County on New Year's eve, 2019
Pinellas Park · FL, USA
At work on New Year's Eve. As I looked up in the sky watching the fireworks. I noticed a glowing orange red orb around 70 to 90 feet ab
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
I was in Fort Lauderdale, FL looking toward the East on New Years Eve and I saw a bright orange light in the sky. At first I thought it
Sanford · FL, USA
3 unidentified bright orange objects travelling in the same direction
Wesley Chapel · FL, USA
8-9 Disc shaped lights moving south about 1000 feet up with no sound.
Bell · FL, USA
Even though you can blot out the moon or sun with a dime. A planet or star would take a mere pin prick to blot it out. A few month
Lithia · FL, USA
Spider looking UFO: Walking at night, my wife and I were looking at the night sky in the direction of Cassiopeia. Suddenly, we both saw
Naples · FL, USA
SW of star formation Crux I saw an object on a trajectory arc move from a high position level with the three main visible stars in crux
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Low flying object flying extremely fast along the coast heading south, West Palm Beach.
Destin · FL, USA
Phoenix lights driving from Destin to Pensacola
Springhill · FL, USA
Craft 3 red lights in a triangle hovering for about 2 hours then follows me driving in my car keeping up to me. Then was gone.
Pensacola · FL, USA
MADAR Node 157
North Port · FL, USA
MADAR Node 147
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
I was with a friend on the highest level of a car garage when I saw a V-shaped, almost like the phoenix lights, craft flying with about
Pensacola · FL, USA
I filmed a fast moving, ring shaped UFO for 5 seconds at the NAS Pensacola Airshow on November 09, 2019.
Saint Johns · FL, USA
Observed Silent Boomerang Craft Fly Across The Night Sky
Pensacola · FL, USA
MADAR Node 157
DeFuniak Springs · FL, USA
5-6 lights in the same interval floating over the woods with no noise.
Blountstown · FL, USA
Huge object lit by 6 bright lights.
Brooksville · FL, USA
White circle orb over cow field.
Sanford · FL, USA
MADAR Node 91
Palm Springs · FL, USA
A light like a rocket passed in a NW to SSW arc.
Palm Beach · FL, USA
UFO light formation sighted by aircraft. ((NUFORC Note: Starlink satellites. PD))