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)
Pompano Beach · FL, USA
Green lighted UFO spotted over fireworks display.
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Two orange glowing objects that appeared to be like balloons people ride in with fire in the baskets.
Middleburg · FL, USA
6 fireball type flying objects witnessed.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Orange oval object, hovering in one place for about 30 secs, then makes a large circle and vanishes.
Orlando · FL, USA
No noise and flew in commercial airspace.
Coral Spring · FL, USA
Red oval ligjts started at gulf coastline traveling west to east then ascending.
Cape Canaveral · FL, USA
On July 4, 2014, approximately 9:30 p.m. ET, near Cape Canaveral, Florida, we witness 6 UFO sightings of orange orbs ....
Indialantic · FL, USA
The objects looked controlled--but no engine sound. ((NUFORC Note: Report from retired airline pilot. PD))
Lakeland · FL, USA
2 orange globes moving slowly over Lakeland, FL.
Sanford · FL, USA
2 fireball looking orange balls, perfectly aligned moved across the sky.
Edgewater · FL, USA
Orange Glowing ball traveling silently approximately 1500 feet along interstate.
Delray Beach · FL, USA
3 circular objects in a V or triangle formation, appearance slightly orange light, moving East.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Two redish orange balls hovered over northern sky then both disappeared.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Two, reddish orange balls appeared in the northern sky over St. Petersburg, FL.
Venice · FL, USA
The orange glowing circular objects moving in a formation across Venice, FL, July 2014
Clermont · FL, USA
3 red dots formed a triangle faded away and then came back.
Oviedo · FL, USA
A spherical object, approximately 60' in diameter, moving with jet-like speed and precision.
Davenport · FL, USA
1 singular light occurred and then approximately about 10 minutes late another appeared to the right of it and 5 min. after that one.
Apalachicola · FL, USA
A large spherical orange light appeared over the gulf and blinked several times. Several minutes later two planes approached.
Saint Augustine · FL, USA
Very bright, white stationary object for approx. 2 min. then moved eastward.
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Red glowing balls of light moving quickly from north to south.
Indian Shores Beach · FL, USA
Round red/orange flashing lights hovering over the Gulf near the shoreline then started moving upward on a straight line and suddenly d
Miami · FL, USA
Single Red/Orange Circular Light Hovering In Kendall sky.
Lake Placid · FL, USA
On a clear night, observed unusual disc like object flying around my home in a circular formation. Unable to identify them since there
Lantana · FL, USA
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