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)
Labelle · FL, USA
At approx. 23:00 on 01/08/2015, I heard a very loud boom that shook the the windows in my house. I saw outside a bright light.
Fort Myers (near downtown) · FL, USA
Bright white light streaking across sky high rate of speed.
Orlando · FL, USA
Bright ascending orange and yellow fireball.
Naples · FL, USA
The object was orange color no sound.
Orlando · FL, USA
Blue and red light traveling rapidly above Orlando.
Lake Wales/Winter Haven · FL, USA
Appeared like a solid rocket booster traveling horizontally then disappearedfor a minute showing up far away with a halo training it.
Orlando · FL, USA
Audio event of unknown origin.
Vero Beach · FL, USA
A single fireball traveling rather quickly from southeast to northwest where it disappeared into the clouds.
Lauderhill/Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
Three lights, stationary, much larger than stars. Two were parallel while other slanted slightly.
Saint Augustine · FL, USA
Blue light. Electrical/mechanical sound. Treetop to head high level then over the trees.
Zephyrhills · FL, USA
3 orange fireballs moving in the sky.
Thonotosassa · FL, USA
Red glow, coming from NE going SW at high speed, but not a plane. Red haze.
Venice · FL, USA
A bright red round object with an orange light hovered and glided for over twenty minutes
Boca Raton · FL, USA
I was looking out my back door and saw a red glowing object approaching from the east no more than 2000 feet high. After watching the o
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
At 9:58p ET this evening saw what look like at first a meteorite burning up in the atmosphere but it was going to slow. It was travelin
Sanford · FL, USA
4 Orange Orbs Over Sanford, Florida, near airport.
Panama City Beach · FL, USA
Bright, round to oblong object. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a planet in the eastern morning sky?? PD))
Florida City · FL, USA
Traveling from north to south. No sound. Traveled quickly. Dimmed but did not disappear.
Deerfield Beach · FL, USA
Night sighting. Red lights in the sky. 6 small objects moving at maybe 50 miles per hour. Following a very straight line, one behind th
Poinciana · FL, USA
Driving and we both seen it flew over us at a speed I never seen before in my life.
Zephyrhills · FL, USA
((HOAX??)) Grey in my yard near my fire I have the proff but don't know who to contact.
Bradenton · FL, USA
Purple light around object.
North Port · FL, USA
A large ship slowly flew over my car.
Miami · FL, USA
UFO sighting in Miami, red craft leaves behind strange looking trail and vanishes instantly
Haines City · FL, USA
Atmospheric entry, then level flight for several minutes, plasma trail during entry then white sphere for flight phase.