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)
North Palm Beach · FL, USA
2 large fireballs traveling SE to NW.
Cape Coral · FL, USA
White orange circle. ((NUFORC Note: Possible contrails, reflecting rising sun?? PD))
Saint Cloud · FL, USA
The object appeared to be a low flying rocket-like aircraft in level flight, flying west to east across Osceola County, FL.
Crestview · FL, USA
Round orange red base sphere silent about 30 feet diameter light was lumenated from object no single light NAV type.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Bright red flashing moving slow from NNW to the SSE
Valrico · FL, USA
Strange group of lights over Lithia, Florida.
Vero Beach · FL, USA
Fireball in the night sky
Miami · FL, USA
Two red orange flying orbs seen at about 1am in Miami on 12/25/2013.
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
Red sphere in SW Florida Sky.
Coral Springs · FL, USA
Saw 3 orange lights hovering over broward county FL at 10:25pm Christmas eve.
Sanford · FL, USA
My wife and I saw a large fireball in sky on Christmas day just west of Sanford Florida over the Rock Springs run state preserve.
New Port Richey · FL, USA
Pulsating disc turns into a ball of light.
Orlando · FL, USA
Very bright fire ball visible moving from north to south at approximately 300 feet above the ground.
Orlando · FL, USA
Three individual red lights flying over East Orlando.
Weston · FL, USA
Circular flashing orb in red crossing sky in about a minute of clear site. Never seen anything like it!
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
Bright reddish-orange sphere in southern night sky.
Port Richey · FL, USA
Red light or ball at low altitude moving at the speed of a helicopter but with no sound whatsoever.
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
While walking Westbound I saw a large bright orange round object at roof top level moving upward at about a 60° angel in a south by sou
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Craft was darting around with no sound.
Largo · FL, USA
Many orbs in sky over Largo FL 12/27/13, 7 PM.
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
V or diamond shaped object, 100 to 200 feet up, stationary, then Southbound and vanished, LARGE, others on road taking pics.
Orlando · FL, USA
Peculiar movements of an object with green (and some white) lights.
Orlando · FL, USA
UFO flying in the Orange county sky.
Orange Heights (near) · FL, USA
Strange blinking lights and a huge triangle shaped craft.
Tequesta · FL, USA
Orange fireball traveling SW to NE at a constant speed and altitude. Stayed visible till it went out of sight in the NE.