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)
Clearwater · FL, USA
Sitting on my back porch looking north, noticed a red, purplish bright light, it came from east to west , appeared to head north slowly
Clermont · FL, USA
Fireball in the sky.
Lakeland · FL, USA
Shape shifting objects all over central Florida Sky.
Spring Hill · FL, USA
Bright light with several changing colors over the Gulf of Mexico.
Davie · FL, USA
Quiet craft, very fast, large vertical shadow, 4:00 in march around Davie, FL.
Ormond Beach · FL, USA
V-Shaped cloudy object with 6 lights.
Sanford · FL, USA
V-shaped Three Bright Lights in triangular formation; flying and hovering low in the sky. Three witnesses
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
I can't believe I didnt saw this in the news, it was shape circle with red and green lights going back and forth like 300mph,
Coconut Creek · FL, USA
Strange red, white, and blue color changing, fast moving, ball of light!
Kissimmee · FL, USA
Unexplained cannon-like sounds heard at night.
Palm Harbor · FL, USA
12 lights take 4 seconds to cross night sky without sound in V formation just above clouds headed north over Palm Harbor, FL.
Coral Springs · FL, USA
Coral Springs purple flying object.
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Silent fireballs.
MacDill Air Force Base Tampa · FL, USA
Morphing White Lights Photographed from inside Air Force Base
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Several red lights traveling from the north west towards the east and north again at 21:44 just above the horizon in Port St Lucie.
New Tampa · FL, USA
Fast moving single light over New Tampa.
Margate · FL, USA
I was inside when my 13 yr. Old was outside in my driveway on the phone I heard her screaming my name I ran to her to see what was wron
Orlando · FL, USA
I watched a large commercial airliner fly over, but noticed a tear drop craft flying underneath it.
Punta Gorda · FL, USA
A green ball of light traveled along the ground, then went vertical and disappeared from view.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Triangular, delta shaped craft with about 6 light.
Hobe Sound · FL, USA
Orange then red light.
Lehigh Acres · FL, USA
Alien being seen running on foot on the ground.
Arcadia · FL, USA
Red Light in the sky
Tampa · FL, USA
Standing in the backyard and two massive blue lights lit up northern sky.. Seemed like it started from the ground up, to large to be a
Orlando · FL, USA
White object vanished over Lake Jesup.