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)
Sarasota · FL, USA
Red, rectangular shaped object, completely silent, was still as if watching something. Moved off after 3-4 minutes to the east.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
I was looking at the Port Everglades webcam when this sight occurred. It took less than seconds for craft to ascend incredible distance
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
3 orange round lights traveled north from the southwest making no sound and they stayed together. Then 1 more appeared from same area.
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
6 bright orange objects coming from the north to south with 3 in formation for 15-30 seconds.
Davie · FL, USA
Perfectly round sphere at very high altitude, light orange with progressively reddish tinge towards the edges
Greenacres · FL, USA
5 red lights bow pattern moving NW disappearing one by one in clear sky
Jacksonville · FL, USA
~8 bright orange, almost as if on fire floating orbs coming in off the ocean then disappearing.
Tampa · FL, USA
7-8 orange lights 3/8/2014 over Tampa.
Sunrise · FL, USA
Strange moving light changing color through the sky.
Lakeland · FL, USA
Orange lights across the night sky - a strange and unexplained sighting.
Jupiter · FL, USA
A round orange glowing object moved east to west moving slowly. Larger as it approached and passed my back yard and then moved upward.
St. Cloud · FL, USA
Loud "booms."
Ormond Beach · FL, USA
Morning object over Atlantic Ocean near daytona beach with strange southern eratic movement.... ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
St. Cloud · FL, USA
Loud (house shaking) booms in the area.
Sunrise · FL, USA
Just very bright light then red then blue then green moving unlike any normal Craft in right angles then gone.
Lakeland · FL, USA
Spinning Circle with blueish and whitish lights around it.
Sunrise · FL, USA
Changing lights very fast speeds, movement up and down.
Coral Springs · FL, USA
I couldn't believe i didn't see this on the news!
Sunrise · FL, USA
Blue and Red light over the Everglades.
Orange Park · FL, USA
Bright object comes up from behind trees hovering over the water.
Jupiter · FL, USA
Craft spotted in broad day light, disappearing and reappearing three times moving in different directions each time before vanishing.
Gainesville · FL, USA
The object hung suspended in the sky, a huge rectangle, at a diagonal angle. Dark grey in color with dull green lights at the points.
Miami · FL, USA
Huge fireball above Miami International Airport
Davie · FL, USA
Amber lights over I-75...definitely not an aircraft on approach.
Miami · FL, USA
HI, WELL THIS IS REALLY INCREDIBLE, BECAUSE I PERSONALY DO NOT BELIEVE IN THIS THINGS, BUT LAST NIGHT 3/15/2014,I LIVE IN MIAMI LAKES I