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)
Temple Terrace · FL, USA
Five objects hovering in the sky and they were moving at a rapid speed. They would move and stop rapidly.
Pensacola · FL, USA
3 Flying discs.
Brooksville · FL, USA
Craft is in distant but huge and changes directions quickly and rapidly, very quiet. Will post more as we have been watching it for ov
Hialeah · FL, USA
Freelance writer that called you and hung up. 2nd sighting today, thus the other sighting was on Saturday evening as well.
Miami · FL, USA
It was a rainy night they came from behind rain cloud in formation of 4 in arrow formation followed by 2 off to left flying same speed
Everglades · FL, USA
"Follow the leader" lights over the Florida Everglades.
Dade City · FL, USA
Bright white light covered surface object moving very slowly towards northwest
Homosassa · FL, USA
Bright light, mostly white, which appeared to be able to move left to right, and up and down.
Sarasota · FL, USA
Around midnight I was outside couldn't sleep I look up north and I see you some lights I thought it was an airplane but I heard nothing
Sarasota · FL, USA
Round bright light emiting random white beams of light to the west and red beams of light to the east of it. No sounds.
Brandon · FL, USA
At least five line formations, several lights in each line. One in the Eastern sky made up of blue, white and green lights, the others
Brandon · FL, USA
At least 5 line formations, several lights in each line. One in the E sky made up of blue, white and green lights. ((anonymous rept.))
Palm Bay · FL, USA
Rapid darting object over Cape Canaveral. ((anonymous report))
Ocoee · FL, USA
Bright light that disappeared.
Palm Springs · FL, USA
On 12AP18, I witnessed a glowing white lighted sphere about 40 ft in width a distance of about 2 miles away.
Pinellas Park · FL, USA
9 lighted craft spread at various altitudes throughout my visible sky. I believe drones. View totals 180° east and west. Red and white
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
An object of triangular shape ~ the size of a 737 came across the sky roughly ½ mi. to our W. ((NUFORC Note: Aviator report. PD))
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Spheres off of wing.
Orlando · FL, USA
MADAR REPORT
Lakeland · FL, USA
Saw an orange orb hovering over the Lakeland power plant for about five minutes.
Holiday · FL, USA
My husband and I observed a light formatiom, flashing white, red and green/blue light, object wsa located in the east sky below the new
Naples · FL, USA
Craft is currently visible in the night sky of Naples, FL, directly over the Rookery on Collier Blvd State Hwy 41 over the Gulf.
St. Augustine Beach · FL, USA
I was looking at the stars, facing south, when I looked west and spotted what I believed was an airplane. It didn't move but stayed at
Lakeland · FL, USA
I have been seeing this thing for a long time night after night have very detailed footage (night vision shots,hd ,4k etc) spherical or
Clearwater · FL, USA
Large Bright Flash.