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)
Lake City · FL, USA
Blinking light traveling South to North while changing altitude and moving left and right erratically and much faster than any man made
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Near Pelincia in St. Augustine. Bright orb in sky and shot off through a cloud; there was a flash behind clouds. ((anonymous report))
San Antonio · FL, USA
Two objects flying together, with strange lights
Zephyrhills · FL, USA
Was like a triangle n something on the side. i went outside n it disappeared it looked like to me a orange moon. ((anonymous report))
Melbourne · FL, USA
((HOAX??)) Yellow to orange globes traveling south to north. two of them. No sound. Never seen anything like it. ((anonymous report))
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Two pair of reddish lights traveling in unison westward across the SWFL southern sky.
Gainesville · FL, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides very little data. We have requested a thorough report from him. PD))
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
Was preparing putting the hurricane shutters up when notice three on identified objects in a triangle rare form flying north. They seem
Winter Springs · FL, USA
Multiple round orange lights traveling horizontally East to West at low altitude.
Orlando · FL, USA
An identified object in the sky with a bright light hovering right above moon before a major category 3 hurricane (Irma).
Fort Myers · FL, USA
So there were two triangle things it was to low to be a plane and it had triangle lights on the bottom and it was also going to slow to
Orlando · FL, USA
At 9pm, I saw a round orange object traveling from the N heading SE. The object was up pretty high and traveling at a decent
Longwood · FL, USA
Picture of triangular craft with laser beam propulsion. ((anonymous report))
Lee · FL, USA
Three white orbs.
Lake · FL, USA
White orb
Longboat Key · FL, USA
Dusk saw bright round light traveling across sky at incredible speed. Flew off horizon in 10-15 seconds. ((anonymous report))
Tampa · FL, USA
I saw a long green light traveling in a diagonal moving towards the Tampa side of Gandy Bridge.
St augustine · FL, USA
One diamond shaped, could see four corners like pods or dim lights,flying south west over us1,no lights ,no sound, 300 400 ft high ,the
Oldsmar · FL, USA
Large, silent, low flying, triangular object in Oldsmar passes overhead and continues flying until angling upward and flying away.
Orlando · FL, USA
Walking my dogs, looked up the stars and there it was a huge rectangle gliding thru the sky covering the stars. No hurry what so e
Lehigh Acres · FL, USA
Traveling Down Columbus Street in lehigh acres at 10:21pm.Notice three strobe like lights in sky,it seems to be a bit higher than t
Jacksonville · FL, USA
10 orb-like blinking objects seen flying during the day,
South Daytona · FL, USA
Noise of low and fast flying machinery over house. No lights. Lasted 3 seconds
The Villages · FL, USA
This grey triangular object was as big as a car with rounded triangular wings flying a slow as trees no lights, silent.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Colorful sphere red, blue, green, white spinning in the sky St. Pete, FL ((NUFORC Note: "Twinkling" star?? PD))