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)
Largo · FL, USA
Strange orange, red, green, and white lights + meteor.
Sebring · FL, USA
I walked outside to smoke a cigarette and I noticed a bright light in the sky distance apart the whole time it was moving around was a
Safety Harbor · FL, USA
Saw a bright blueish/green flash that lit up the sky for a few seconds, but no noise at all.
Miami Shores · FL, USA
Early evening arrow-like streak throwing off sparks.
Miami · FL, USA
Large star-shaped object moving north across the Miami sky.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Green golf ball sized ball that was moving VERY fast and then disappeared a second later.
Homeland · FL, USA
I was driving east on hwy 640 approaching hwy 17 which was approximately 1 mile out. I drive this route often and at night I tend to l
Ocala · FL, USA
A blue ball fell from the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
Lantana · FL, USA
I saw quite a few moving lights in the sky, and had technical problems.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Heard the same event as another report
Tampa · FL, USA
Huge green light. No sound. Helicopters trying to find it?
Palm Coast · FL, USA
Large, flame blue streak. Tapering at the tail. Spotted 9:00 pm traveling south-west.
Clearwater · FL, USA
Bright green light in northern sky making a rapid descent at a soft angle like a roller coaster would make.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
On the night of November 9th, I saw a singular U.F.O come across the sky. The U.F.O was moving at rate faster than any plane or aircraf
Jacksonville Beach · FL, USA
On Monday, November 9th at about 9:40 pm, my boyfriend and I were sitting on my back porch smoking out evening cigarette. Almost 2 minu
Tampa · FL, USA
Green light moving North above low clouds . Moving very fast.
Williston · FL, USA
A ball of light came out of the clouds... Was still and then shot off and disappeared into the clouds.
Osprey · FL, USA
Orange lights over Siesta Key 11-10-15
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Lights on a triangular object moving slow then fast.
Madison · FL, USA
Strange light in the sky just before dawn. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Cape Canaveral. PD))
Panama City · FL, USA
Diamond shaped light time warps across sky.
Clearwater · FL, USA
Multi-colored fiery ball that created a tail like a meteor; lasted 5 seconds and disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor? PD))
Miami · FL, USA
Yes I saw the same thing as first video on website http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/26/orange-yellow-ufos-over-florida_n_6544420
Naples · FL, USA
Two orange red objects hovering behind our house.
Leesburg · FL, USA
I was checking traps in the swamp by my home. I was walking a game trail when went around a big oak tree.