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)
Sebastian · FL, USA
Late at night we went out to take a video of the clouds lighting up from lightning. All of a sudden appeared was off to the right in th
Ft. Myers · FL, USA
Pulsating light in western Florida sky.
Wesley Chapel · FL, USA
Black disk flying north, quickly moving up and down.
Port St. John · FL, USA
Lights that look like lightning but isn't - flash in a uniform pattern in 3 different places in the sky as if they're communicating!!!!
Port St. John · FL, USA
Triangular-shaped ship communicates with other ships in the clouds via lights that look like lightning from the ground but isn't.
Ocala · FL, USA
V-shaped object, dim lights almost cloaked like stars but moving quickly.
Coral Springs · FL, USA
Doing my jogging routine about 5am , and while running I watch the sky to contemplate many starts when suddenly appear this object with
Brandon · FL, USA
I saw what I thought was a flock of white birds flying in a Chevron. I don't know exactly how many there were but I would guess 7 or 9
Palatka · FL, USA
Orb of light follows witness's car, disappearing and reappearing.
Miami · FL, USA
Brightest Blue Beam flash across the sky like a flair going East. Started literally above my head and lasted about 4-5 seconds.
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Was outside and saw 3 blinking, yellow lights in the sky. It sat there for about 1 min. as I looked at it. Looked away for ~10 sec..
Gulf Breeze · FL, USA
Orange sphere.
Destin · FL, USA
Orange-Red/White flashing light over Panama City Beach, seen from Destin Balcony. The lights of the 3 objects continued to change.
Okeechobee · FL, USA
I saw a bright yellow light in the western sky flash 8-9 times as it traveled south and then it disappeared
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Two glowing white orbs chasing each other - traveling from North to South - Cape Coral Fl
Navarre · FL, USA
Dark oval object moved very fast high in the sky making short erratic zig zag movements like no other aircraft I heve ever seen.
Ochlocknee Bay · FL, USA
Red/yellow circle fireballs in the northern sky moving slowly east then faded out as they moved north.
Okeechobee · FL, USA
I was sitting outside,with other family members, around a firepit, facing the rim of Lake Okeechobee.I looked up into the sky overh
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Very fast flying rectangle with pulsating bright blue lights flew over Tampa Bay then dove straight into water.
Tampa · FL, USA
Triangular shape. Dull red lights. I think 3 or more in rear and at least one forward as like a front of vehicle, no flashing lights.
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
I saw a green flash, then a pink flash, lasting approximately 1 second each, followed by a trumpet sound occurring twice.
Winter Park · FL, USA
V-shape object blended so well with night sky.
Sarasota · FL, USA
Very large glowing green sphere rapidly decending and losing sight behind building.
Panama City · FL, USA
Oct.23-2015-PC-FL-UFO.
Panama City · FL, USA
UFO-PC-FL ((NUFORC Note: We suspect the three objects are the three planets, currently visible in the eastern sky. PD))