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)
Port Orange · FL, USA
It was New year's Eve , my family and I we're outside, I was about to leave when I looked up and seen an orange orb.
North Miami Beach · FL, USA
Red lights with round and square shape passing over my house
Orlando · FL, USA
Saw a group of ~50 lights traveling SE in the W sky. Looked like from the distance like the headlights of a helicopter.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
I was out on my front porch around 8:24 pm and just happened to look up above my place and saw what looked like 2 bright stars in the s
Dunedin · FL, USA
Facing N from Mease Dunedin Hospital, a metallic, spherical obj. was seen visible in daylight, refracting sunlight. ((anonymous report)
Lantana Beach · FL, USA
The sightings began while sitting on a seawall of an open lot at the beach. Little to no light pollution.
Coral Gables · FL, USA
UFO sighting Florida.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
White orb pulse at nanosonic speed.
Panama City · FL, USA
Slow moving fireball.
St. Augustine · FL, USA
About the around 12:30 to 1 at night I was looking to the south and saw two lights Converge on each other and spun around each other qu
Madeira Beach · FL, USA
I was walking at approximately 6:45pm on 11/15/2017 after dark in the south direction on Madeira Beach off of 140th Avenue. I noticed
Brandon · FL, USA
Blinking BLUE LIGHTS SEEN above HIGHWAY 60 IN Brandon Florida yesterday. Lights zigged zagged north south then moved over treetops the
Kissimme/Champions Gate · FL, USA
Possible UFO Filmed near Disney - UFO appeared in the distance and descended at a slow rate.
Champions Gate · FL, USA
11/18/2019 - 17:33 Cigar-shaped Fireball in Controlled Descent in Davenport, Florida, USA
Kissimmee · FL, USA
Fireball falling from the sky of Kissimmee.
Haines City · FL, USA
Smudge-shaped object that moved across sky and dispersed into hundreds of different colored lights all following a movement pattern.
Jennings · FL, USA
While traveling south on i75 near fl/ga line we saw a fireball falling from se to sw. It flared and a piece broke off and flew away.
Dunnellon · FL, USA
Long time disturbance.
Jensen Beach · FL, USA
White bright light. ((NUFORC Note: Satellite re-entry?? PD))((anonymous report))
Gainesville · FL, USA
6 reddish orange oval shaped lights hovering in the western sky seen for about 2-4 minutes.
Cape Coral · FL, USA
It was 09:42 in the morning and my husband and I came out of our house, as I was getting into our car I happened to look up towards the
Delray Beach · FL, USA
5 bright lights moving in formation for about 2 minutes; 2 moved toward each other and then all 5 disappeared rapidly.
Winter Haven · FL, USA
Spotted ten red star-like lights in the sky. The stars formed an oval that burned as it entered the atmosphere. UFO then broke apart.
Ruskin · FL, USA
Stars in the sky appear to be moving in the morning. ((anonymous report))
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Fast moving, black star-shaped object seen transiting the moon at 144X magnification.