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)
Captiva · FL, USA
SECOND SIGHTINGS OF GLOWING ELONGATED/FOOTBALL SHAPED UFOS WITH A DIRECT CORRELATION TO OUR NINTH SIGHTIN
Orlando · FL, USA
I figure they may have got caught in the hurricane and were fleeing west to get out of the storm.
Captiva · FL, USA
THIRD SIGHTING IN 3 NIGHTS OF A SILVER-GOLD, ELONGATED/FOOTBALL SHAPED UFOS EMERGING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND POSSIBLE SECOND SIGHTI
Lake Wales · FL, USA
Around 10pm on August 2013 myself and a friend were standing in his driveway(facing south) shooting the breeze when we both witnessed t
Loxahatchee · FL, USA
Three orangish/red glowing objects hovering across the sky and finally disappearing straight up into space
Orlando · FL, USA
An orange burning globe floated across the eastern sky in Orlando, Florida at 22:06 on 8/16/2013.
Captiva · FL, USA
4th SIGHTING OF A SILVER-GOLD, GLOWING ELONGATED/FOOTBALL SHAPED UFO POSSIBLY EMERGING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND FIRST SIGHTING OF A
Orlando · FL, USA
Raspberry red oval craft observed traveling north to south along East Coast of Florida
Orlando · FL, USA
Red/Raspberry Pulsating Orb Travelling in Straight Line from E to W
Bradenton Beach · FL, USA
Pulsing orange light disappears on vacation.
Orlando · FL, USA
Saw a flashing light moving zig zag and moving fast for about a minute and a half then dissappeared.
Holiday · FL, USA
UFO with bright red light on the right and bright green light zooming from point to point and then hovering.
Naples · FL, USA
Red light no engine sound heard hovering over tree tops.
Captiva · FL, USA
SOME CONCLUSIONS FROM THE PAST 27 SIGHTINGS I AND OTHERS HAVE HAD ON SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA ISLANDS, FLORIDA, OVER AN EIGHT WEEK PERIOD FR
Marco Island · FL, USA
Hovering and disappearing lights over Marco Island
Tyndall AFB · FL, USA
Bright steady paced light that began to have a dripping effect towards end of sighting.
Lake Wales · FL, USA
Another fireball sighting in Lake Wales, FL
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
After returning from an event in nearby town of Stuart Florida. We arrived home just before midnight. Myself and my wife were laying i
Tallahassee · FL, USA
Floating flame, constant speed and direction (Chinese lantern)
Captiva · FL, USA
SIGHTING #27 AUGUST 27, 2013 – 5th SIGHTING OF A SILVER-GOLD, GLOWING ELONGATED/FOOTBALL (FLYING SAUCER) SHAPED UFO SILVER-GOLD UFO’S A
Captiva · FL, USA
SIGHTING #28. 6th SIGHTING OF A SILVER-GOLD, GLOWING ELONGATED/FOOTBALL (FLYING SAUCER) SHAPED UFOs,11TH SIGHTING OF A FIREBALLS, AND
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Fiery Colored Silent Agile Ball Of Light.
Pensacola · FL, USA
Orange ball shape and not engine exhaust, no nav lights
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Fiery Colored Silent Agile Ball Of Light.
Cocoa Beach · FL, USA
White glowing object flys near Kennedy Space Center at an extreme speed