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)
Sarasota · FL, USA
I am wondering if anyone reported the sighting of any UFO, December 29,2013, at approximately 6:20 p.m. I was jogging in my neighborho
Wellington · FL, USA
30 UFOs.
Naples · FL, USA
Glowing orange light silently moving across sky in naples Florida 22:30 December 29, 2013.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
I could not have described what me, my husband and daughter witnessed than the description that was posted by someone in St. Cloud, Flo
Marco Island · FL, USA
I was walking north on the beach on Marco Island when I looked up after I heard a loud plane. It was a grey colored single engined plan
Altamonte Springs · FL, USA
After the family gathering on 12/31/13 and about 12:30 after midnight, family members were leaving my house and we all got outside to w
Longwood · FL, USA
Looked like slow-moving embers in a circular shape rising, leveling off, flying in straight line, then fading out.
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
2 glowing red spheres spaced 7 minutes apart traveling across Boynton Beach, FL.
New Port Richey · FL, USA
Orange balls of light zoomed in are orange pulsating hexagonal shaped discs.
Middleburg · FL, USA
4 Red Balls/Speres floating over Clay county Florida.
Palm Beach Gardens · FL, USA
Two fireballs seen over Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Strange reddish sphere w/bright yellow lights in center moving slowly, then hovering, then moving west again.
Saint Cloud · FL, USA
Flickering fireball with no sound or tail.
Lakeland · FL, USA
5 orange globes moving in sync...no sound.
Tampa · FL, USA
Glowing purple sphere remained stationary and then moved up and down until disappeared below tree line.
Largo · FL, USA
Bright orange circular craft, silent and fast.
Pinellas park · FL, USA
Many orange and red lights traveling in formation.
Sarasota · FL, USA
4 Strange lights fly across sky in Sarasota 12/31/13 just before midnight.
Davenport · FL, USA
Several orange fireballs over Davenport, Florida.
Vero Beach · FL, USA
Two very bright orange lights hovering and then flying over Florida coast.
Aventura · FL, USA
Viewed 6 circular reddish orange lights rising from ground level to very high altitude.
Geneva · FL, USA
Strange red lights suspended in air then vanished.
Orlando · FL, USA
Orange glowing sphere in Orlando.
Tampa · FL, USA
Orange and red pulsating ball traverses a small portion of the sky and vanishes
Key Largo · FL, USA
Large bright white triangular shapes streaking across the sky coming to an abrupt stop, holding position for 10 sec. then disappearing