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)
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
Red and white lights sphere figure stayed in the same spot for four hours in my backyard.
Delray Beach · FL, USA
Second sighting of a Bright, Rectangular shaped object over the Atlantic Ocean, in Delray Beach, Fl, within 2 weeks.
Everglades · FL, USA
Two round bright objects hovered over the Everglades for about 5 minutes then shot up into the clouds.
Ocklawaha · FL, USA
White diamond shape,, seems to move different places, also white flashes changing directions.
Merritt Island · FL, USA
Nine orange glowing orbs following same general path from east to west.
Seminole · FL, USA
Two unidentified rather large red lights heading East and then slowly dim fading away.
Pasco County · FL, USA
Blue-green sphere seen at 8:00 position from the sun during sunset on 3/5/2016 . ((NUFORC Note: Lens flare in photo of Sun. PD))
Middleburg · FL, USA
White ball of light.
Merritt Island · FL, USA
Lights moving North east to south west
Ocklawaha · FL, USA
((HOAX??))Silver color saucer shape w/ red and white lights blinking flying through the pm sky,and diamond shape ships flying, hovering
Brooksville · FL, USA
The light changed from bright to dull and changed speed from stopped to go.
Jacksonville Beach · FL, USA
Orange, lantern-like, glowing, fast fireball that made no sound.
Pensacola · FL, USA
Bright round pinpointed flashing white light traveling from the north to the south at a high altitude.
Port Saint Lucie · FL, USA
I did not see a thing and either did my older son, I did feel very fast blast of heat from my feet. ((NUFORC Note: Moth? PD))
Ponte Vedra · FL, USA
Object moving ~7° L of ursala major at ~5°-7° slant fron sky to earth. 4 sec or less. Magnitude of 4 or brighter than a/c.
Jacksonville Beach · FL, USA
2 untrained observers saw 1 object that was a bright light that quickly changed colors repeatedly. I aas too far away to say anything m
Venice · FL, USA
Could not hear any sounds coming from objects, it was dark, tried binoculars, couldn't bring into focus.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Two crafts with orange pulsating glow coming from under belly, travelling from East to West at slow speed, vanished progressively.
Deltona · FL, USA
((HOAX??)) It was large, triangular, and it hovered for about 20 seconds and then flew away silently.
Ft. Pierce · FL, USA
Reddish/orange circular, hazy, glowing, light moving north along the west edge of Indian River.
Orlando · FL, USA
Looking East over Hiawassee Road I saw a bright light in the sky. The light was cigar shaped. It was reddish orange on the top half
Brooksville · FL, USA
Slow moving circular segment with bright lights traveling low in the sky.
South Pasadena · FL, USA
Odd lights in sky over South Pasadena, Florida.
DeLand · FL, USA
I was on the backside of Blue Lake looking at the stars with my friend. I noticed an intense orange circular glow up in the Northern sk
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Fireball at dusk in south Florida.