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)
Clermont · FL, USA
Very low slow triangular craft with bright white lights.
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Two lights moving rapidly in two circular patterns that intersected.
Sanford · FL, USA
Loud noise heard.
North Miami Beach · FL, USA
Red star streaked through the sky coming from the atlantic ocean which is east towards the west then headed upwards in a nw direction
Tampa · FL, USA
Weird brownish manmade looking object in sky.
Oviedo (town in Orlando) · FL, USA
I was walking down the street to my neighborhood at 4 AM, and hovering what appeared to be maybe 150 feet from the ground (MUCH closer
Boca Raton · FL, USA
Four traveling orange lights in formation slowly dimmed to nothing.
Deerfield Beach · FL, USA
Four orange spheres in sky over Deerfield Beach, Florida, 1/11/14.
Davie · FL, USA
We were looking at the sky, and from the southwest saw an orange ball of light flying toward us. As it passed overhead, there was no so
Melbourne · FL, USA
Five photos were taken. ((NUFORC Note: Possible bird in flight, we believe? Either a seagull, or a pelican, we suspect. PD))
Palatka · FL, USA
Three fireballs moving slowly across sky.
Miami · FL, USA
I heard this loud boom over my head and then i tried to to see the craft but all i saw was a blue streak of light to my right side
Tallahassee · FL, USA
Multiple roundish or teardrop shape orbs seen during the daytime.
Deleon Springs · FL, USA
Tons of white floating objects in formation, during night.
Loxahatchee · FL, USA
Round pure white glowing light moving back and forth up and down with speed and movements not capable by any helicopter or plane.
Clermont · FL, USA
Flyby of an unknown object creating a very low frequency humming / pulsating sound.
Miami · FL, USA
Red round light, southeast of Kendall, saw it for 30 seconds it just vanish in front of My eyes, at 11:07 pm, for sure not an airplane,
Orlando · FL, USA
Blue cylinder over east Orlando erratic flying/flashing inject.
Naples · FL, USA
Orange and white lights traveling across the sky.
Miami Beach · FL, USA
I was walking in side my house with my girlfriend when we decided to go outside. so we go,walking as normal when we see this bright lik
Tampa · FL, USA
Orange lights in the sky.
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
About 9:pm on January 18th I was comming home from shoppping and I saw an unusual sight in the west of royal palm beach florida a row o
Boca Raton · FL, USA
Saw 3 reddish orbs in a V formation, and 3 minutes afterwards saw 3 more orbs.
Dania Beach · FL, USA
Huge silver/gold object by I-95 in broad daylight.
Wellington · FL, USA
Circular, very strong white light.