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)
Palm Coast · FL, USA
Saw a black circle right below the cloudline then it rose into the clouds
Sanford · FL, USA
MADAR Node 91
Sanford · FL, USA
MADAR Node 91
Hollywood · FL, USA
My girlfriend and I were seated on her 15th floor balcony facing due west towards the adjacent intracoastal waterway. At approximat
Pompano Beach · FL, USA
An unexpected triangular object with light flames surrounding it appeared near my balcony in Florida before heading out to sea.
Tampa · FL, USA
((name deleted))
Champions Gate · FL, USA
Im former military and have never seen aircraft do that. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Cape Canaveral. PD))
Belleview · FL, USA
((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Cape Canaveral. PD))
Parrish · FL, USA
Two bright lights one flashing with a descending expanding ring. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Cape Canaveral. PD))
St. Augustine · FL, USA
2 extremely bright lights appeared over east coast nearly simultaneously. One appeared to catch fire and fall towards ocean, second app
Vero Beach · FL, USA
I was driving and saw something strange in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Cape Canaveral. PD))
Fort Myers · FL, USA
Fast moving light seen in early morning sky of Fort myers, Florida.
Tallahassee · FL, USA
I arrived at work and I parked my car in front of the building. The sky was clear without clouds. As I was walking, I looked into the s
Kissimmee · FL, USA
We saw what looked like a huge fireball in the sky. It looked very different than a falling star. It was a falling fireball. And then t
Venice · FL, USA
Enormous string made of light instantly appeared and vanished
Homosassa · FL, USA
I was sitting outside looking to the east and homosassa Florida I saw a hot pink streak and as I watched it go across the sky it turned
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
MADAR Node 76
Lake Worth · FL, USA
Brighter than star non blinkinking orb or light traveling very fast, dissapears. Clear sky
Treasure Island · FL, USA
Bright white lights moving over Treasure Island, FL
Cocoa Beach · FL, USA
Red orb flying south from Cape Canaveral at slow spped then out to sea it flew.
Marathon · FL, USA
Strange craft during sunset in the Florida Keys.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
((NUFORC Note:O Witness provides no details about her sighting. PD))
Orlando · FL, USA
One photo has possibly 2 hovering UFOs above the city and another has a different shape & a bigger looking vessel of lights hovering. I
Lake Buena Vista · FL, USA
Object showed as a rocket flying slowly from South to North had a tail ((Falcon 9 launch))
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
White/Silver Disc coming from the Atlantic stops in midair to change forms not once, not twice, not thrice, but FOUR TIMES!!