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)
Vero Beach/Melbourne · FL, USA
Bright yellow orange glowing circular object observed for aprroximately 5 minutes.
Winter Haven · FL, USA
Perhaps a Large Cloaked Craft in Winter Haven
Sanford · FL, USA
While driving we looked up at the night sky at 1:57AM and saw what appeared to look like a rocket with an orange flame in the sky
Lithia · FL, USA
Bright orange/yellow light, which appeared for about 10 seconds and then disappeared in a cloud.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
((HOAX??)) I finally have it on tape.
Gainesville · FL, USA
Standing outside hotel the sky became bright as if a military flare lit up the area, a fireball which looked like a star was observed s
Lakeland · FL, USA
Oval-shaped object in South Lakeland, FL.
Pompono Beach · FL, USA
Triangular large silent object with rows of light cant explain color weird white from point towing points of light.
Lehigh · FL, USA
A chevron-shaped black air craft gliding or floating through the night sky with no sound and held red lights along the edges.
Homestead · FL, USA
Orange colored lights Everglades.
Orlando · FL, USA
Triangular shaped, slow-flying object in Orlando.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Bright light on Hodes BLvd fast flying close not plane or helicopter.
Melbourne · FL, USA
Silent v-shape flying object. Oddly colored 5 white lights.
Melbourne · FL, USA
V shape. Five lights in simialr formation. Fast and silent.
Delray Beach · FL, USA
Lights moving in formation at high rates of speed
Miami · FL, USA
I saw the object moving in a glide-like motion very fast.
Orlando · FL, USA
3 reddish orange fireballs.
Fort Orange · FL, USA
Yellow/orange firebal,l triangular in shape, formed from 3 circles; shot straight up, then turned laterally and became faint.
Miami Beach · FL, USA
Green circle rim like with empty center followed wit 3 orange yellow jets.green circle had ribbed edges, or some kind of pattern.it was
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea · FL, USA
Blue circular light streaked above the beach and disappeared.
Oakland Park · FL, USA
2nd UFO SIGHTING OVER MY LAKE IN OAKLAND PARK, FL . 2 wks apart.
Orlando · FL, USA
Orange craft during storm.
Lake Worth · FL, USA
Orange fireball, low speed, low altitude moving from east to west.
Middleburg · FL, USA
Freaked the hell out!
Wildwood · FL, USA
Stationary silent orange glowing object that faded away to look like a star in less than 2 minutes.