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)
Hialeah · FL, USA
Was walking dog down the street and looked at the distance and saw 3 Amber looking objects in the distance, they were in a triangular
North Miami · FL, USA
A shiny lights object like strobes, moving with not specific directions, able to stop for a while
Englewood · FL, USA
Low fying and flashing with no noise.
Navarre · FL, USA
Triangle "glided" over bilboard by my house for 8 scnds then vanished, pursued by 8 emergency vehicles.
Oldsmar · FL, USA
Rose colored oval object in photo.
Perdido Key · FL, USA
Three spherical objects floating by while on the beach.
Homestead · FL, USA
3 bright red/orange, round objects traveling from west to east and silent and moving at an unbelievable rapid speed.
Bonita Springs · FL, USA
Amazing ball of light that changed colors, shapes, and morphed into different forms. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star? PD))
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
.we had storming weather all day..with tornado warnings and the surrounding area and one at 2:15 pm in Port Saint Lucie area. I'am in s
Gainesville · FL, USA
Ball of bright orange fire moving low across night sky
Spring Hill · FL, USA
Ominous sun like light, not projecting, like burning within a craft of some sort.
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
Multiple events, red/orange lights in S. Forida.
Melbourne · FL, USA
Horizontal fireball
Naples · FL, USA
White star-like light moved to the left of the rooftops after being stationary.
Crystal River · FL, USA
Strange orange spheres appear over Crystal River,FL.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Red orange lights spaced minutes apart moving E to W at aircraft speeds total of 7 lights over 10 minutes
Miami · FL, USA
I believe we witnessed an UFO
Captiva · FL, USA
I and a friend first saw 2 UFOs at her house, and when I got home a few minutes later I saw the same two, and then eventually 7.
Miami · FL, USA
On my way home from work heading north on the Florida turnpike from homestead I spot about 10 objects in the air that had red lights on
Parkland · FL, USA
Bright orange spheres move silently across south Florida sky for 90 seconds before disappearing.
Clearwater · FL, USA
Throbbing multicolored light witnessed over Clearwater Beach.
Clearwater · FL, USA
I think I saw the TR-3B/Aurora aircraft tonight…
Lake Wales · FL, USA
Orange, low flying & silent orb in bad weather.
St. George Island · FL, USA
My girlfriend and I went to go take a walk on the beach at night and when we got to the beach we saw a perfect neon green circle.
Ft. Myers Beach · FL, USA
15 orange lights observed traveling near Ft. Myers Beach, Fl.