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)
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Orange Lights in the Jacksonville Sky
Longboat Key · FL, USA
A staggered line of at least 40 lights was seen traveling along the Gulf Coast from north to south over Longboat Key, FL. 10/23/11 10pm
Tampa · FL, USA
Bright hovering white light and triangle craft seen over Tampa Bay.
Delray Beach · FL, USA
Very large, slow moving triangle
Sarasota · FL, USA
bright light fading then reappear in same spot in sky
Bryceville · FL, USA
Craft with two white lights on either side decended from the north and headed east ,it made no noise.
Riviera Beach · FL, USA
Fuzzy teardrop-shaped yellowish-white light streaking over the Atlantic, offshore of Singer Island
Miami · FL, USA
Bright light splits in two
Bradenton · FL, USA
Bright object appears on Northern exposure, Bradenton, Florida
Newberry · FL, USA
The UFO was silver, extremly fast, had three lights one blinking and left a pinkish glow behind it.
Destin · FL, USA
Sitting on our balcony facing East. (in initial report on phone, I said west, my mistake). My fiance told me to look at the strange s
Silver Springs · FL, USA
Very unusual.
Destin · FL, USA
Solo rotating hovering light, second sighting in as many days. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a star?? PD))
Naples · FL, USA
Bright star looking light with red ring which is only seen with zoom
St. Augustine · FL, USA
White ball of light shot up from behind trees in heavy wooded area on St Rd 16/95 in St Augustine
Thonotosassa · FL, USA
Bright lights over I4 just before exit 14.
Winter Haven · FL, USA
Multiple star like lightd in the sky flashing red and green all over the skyline and some shot across the sky very fast.
Naples · FL, USA
TRIANGLE LIKE WITH AN ORB..
Micco · FL, USA
Red lights seen by four over Micco, FL
Delary Beach · FL, USA
Pulsating orb in sky as power outage occurs...neighborhood witnesses. ((NUFORC Note: Obj. in NE sky probably Sirius. PD))
Cocoa · FL, USA
white sphere stationary in the sky, flashing like a star
Miami · FL, USA
UFO CAME NOT 1 BUT THREE TIMES
Miami · FL, USA
I turned around and glanced up at the black sky and saw a white round object larger than a normal star sloping down very slowly. I thou
Indian Rocks Beach · FL, USA
2 lights spread probably 30 feet across from what i can tell than 1 more appeared in the center when it flew behind trees it was gone
Pasco · FL, USA
Moving fast with flashing colors