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)
Winter Haven · FL, USA
Fireball that dropped something with flashing lights.
Boca Raton · FL, USA
I saw the objects for minutes, local 911 calls are being withheld, local a.m. radio is reporting accurately.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Orange glowing orb releasing blue smoke in all directions .
Reunion · FL, USA
Big bright light and four small lights
Delray Beach · FL, USA
Strange cloud and small formation. South Florida
West Pompano Beach · FL, USA
Three objects in close proximity moving in unison split up into three seperate objects witness by several people on TV. with pictures.
Sanford · FL, USA
Bright round lights appear in sky after the launch of the Delta IV Rocket @ Cape Canaveral.
Pompano Beach · FL, USA
Standing outside, looking toward the East when I saw something moving in the sky, when it appeared to explode with 2 objects following.
Orlando · FL, USA
Round Ball of light emitting "sparks"/light hovering in Orlando, Florida
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
At approx. 20:30 hrs EST I watched a comm. aircraft transition (witnessed standard aircraft lights) from N to S just E of Fl coast.
Dania Beach · FL, USA
Swirling star, glowing cloud, and flashing objects.
Pompano Beach · FL, USA
Noticed 2 odd craft in E sky one spewing vapor or smoke the other with odd random blinking white lights not conducive to nav lights.
West Palm beach · FL, USA
Light over sky west palm beach, FL
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Black high speed object, rod?
Miami · FL, USA
Perfect equilateral triangle lights in the sky, disappeared after about ten seconds
Captiva · FL, USA
6th, 7th and 8th SIGHTINGS OF "FLASHERS;"
Captiva · FL, USA
EXTRAORDINARY SIGHTING OF SILVER-GOLD, GLOWING FOOTBALL SHAPED UFOS APPARENTLY COMING OUT OF THE GULF AND MERGING TOGETHER, AND 9TH SIG
Captiva · FL, USA
10th SIGHTING OF A “UGO” AND 8th SIGHTING OF MANY UFO “FIREBALLS”
Captiva · FL, USA
FIRST SIGHTING OF A BRILLIANT BLUE-WHITE UFO
Melbourne · FL, USA
At 10:40 PM, Sunday August 11, as I was leaving for work, I saw an orange light in the sky. It was north of me, moving north in a small
Sanibel · FL, USA
It was a reddish orange flickering light that appeared to be from a hovering aircraft along the edge of a storm cloud.
Orlando · FL, USA
Large ufo sighting in Orlando, Fl.
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
Equal in size to 2/3rds of a football field. Bright orange/melon single lighting covering entire craft. Moved from ocean beach area 150
Key West · FL, USA
Large black cigar shape,no lights or sound.
Plantation · FL, USA
Bright light goes dim and bright in equal sequince traveling frome South to North ata very hight altitude