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)
lehigh acres · FL, USA
20-25 fireballs/orbs flying high above my neighborhood over the course of 30 mins, each zooming off before they disappeared.
Fort Myers · FL, USA
4 Flame Orange & 1 Red Fast Moving Orbs New Years Morning
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
MADAR Node 76
TAMPA · FL, USA
Large, orange fireball over Tampa, FL at 8:28 p.m. on Jan 1st
Lakeland · FL, USA
((MUFORC Note: Source of report provides no information about event. PD))
Lakeland · FL, USA
Saw 3 crafts in triangle formation that rotated clockwise as a unit while simultaneously moving forward through the air. Two of the thr
Spring Hill · FL, USA
No summary available.
Lakeland · FL, USA
1600 fireball over Orlando Florida
Maderia Beach · FL, USA
Driving home....we saw four very very bright orbs steadily traveling across gulf blvd toward the Gulf of Mexico. They were red glowing
Saint Johns · FL, USA
Strobing white lighted object moving fast with no sound at an estimated 100 feet.
Cantonment · FL, USA
At 9:25am, I was backing out of driveway, I looked up to my left, and at about 1-2 miles in the air at 10:00 (time Angle), I saw a tear
Ft. Walton Beach · FL, USA
Formation encircling air space above Eglin AFB
Naples · FL, USA
We saw three UFOs.
Tampa · FL, USA
Fireball in sky seemingly evades airplane then disappears
Miami · FL, USA
Friend and I were sitting on beach and noticed an object in air not moving after about 20 minutes I video recorded object as it still h
Saint Augustine · FL, USA
Strange rocket-like fireball from the north headed south without a sound.
odessa · FL, USA
Security camera captured a white sphere maintaining a steady altitude for hrs.
St. Petersburg Allendale Neighborhood · FL, USA
Blinking white, green, red light over Allendale Neighborhood St. Petesburg, FL
Milton · FL, USA
It was dark(about 7pm) an I had just passed NAS Whiting Field on hwy 87 heading south towards Milton, alongside a few other vehicles.
Riverview · FL, USA
Red balls in formation flying in the sky
Boca raton · FL, USA
I started videoing object after I witnessed it as a red light hovering
Port Saint Lucie · FL, USA
I can't really explain. There was about 10 objects or so. They came together than stot up into the sky. I was able to get my phone out
New Port Richey · FL, USA
A witness near New Port Richey, Florida reported an unidentified object in the sky, observed for about half an hour in June 2021.
Orlando · FL, USA
White circle of light and silver - vanished after 2 minutes
Tallahassee · FL, USA
I was walking out to my truck after dark around 8:30 pm to leave after having dinner with my aunt and uncle. I stopped and looked up to