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)
Jacksonville · FL, USA
1 rectangular object seen hovering while drifting out of a cloud and after less than one minute went back inside the cloud.
Punt Gorda · FL, USA
5 red and yellow round lights formed an imperfect U SHAPED pattern in sky over Punta Gorda Bridge.
Boca Raton · FL, USA
Nine orange oval objects flying above Boca Raton.
Winter Park · FL, USA
At around 7 AM this morning, I woke up hearing my wife making a bottle for our baby. At the same time, I heard a loud humming, to the p
Brandon · FL, USA
8 amber colored spheres seen in the sky traveling in formation, then disappearing.
Orlando · FL, USA
Triangular shaped aircraft followed by helicopter above 535.
Palm City · FL, USA
Bright orange light rotating in sky but no sound of an aircraft.
Davie · FL, USA
Unidentified multiple fireball crafts that were too close for comfort.
Dover · FL, USA
Stationary red and green lights flashing low in the sky.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Round orange extremley fast moving and silent. Traveling west.
Deltona · FL, USA
Well we was watching the fireworks outside for new years 1rst 2014 about 12:07 AM we live in Deltona Florida. And we saw this 3 dull.
Deltona · FL, USA
Ten orange circles flying across sky.
Oakland Park · FL, USA
Bright flash of blue light came out of nowhere in the clear night sky.
Wesley Chapel · FL, USA
An amber colored light appeared on the horizon and moved slowly, in a very straight line, East to West.
Spring Hill · FL, USA
Four orange, circular objects rising in the Eastern sky and disappearing vertically out of the atmosphere.
Bradenton · FL, USA
I witnessed 2 orange orbs (thought to be flares at the time due to previous fireworks) moving east.
Ocala · FL, USA
12 slow moving orange lights over 20 minutes period.
Lehigh Acres · FL, USA
A fiery ball, appearing to look like a helicopter on fire with no sound or other lights for 4-5 minutes in one spot before flying east.
Boca Raton · FL, USA
I was driving home from a new year’s party, about 1 am.
Bradenton · FL, USA
One white/red light hovering over Bradenton, FL. - posted 1/7/14.
Venice · FL, USA
Floating, glowing objects that at one point formed a triangle.
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Orange light hovering and then moving horizontal in Cape Coral, Florida.
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
20 some orange lights traveling across the sky. From west north-west to south east.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Massive black triangular shaped craft with three lights at each point slowly hovering without a sound about 100 feet above the treeline
Fort Myers · FL, USA
Red orbs launch one after another.