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)
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
red ball over port saint lucie florida
Ormond Beach · FL, USA
red lights that moved over ocean. they appeared and disappeared at regular intevals and appear to "jump" down beach
Cape Coral · FL, USA
went outside to check out metor shower that was supposed to be tonight 10/21/10. when i looked up at the moon i saw a real bright star
Fort Myers · FL, USA
two bright lights which faded slowly to disappear
Cape Canaveral · FL, USA
Large reddish orange fireball very visible in Cape Canaveral sky around 9pm on 10-27-10
Tampa · FL, USA
triangular airplane that sorta looked like it but different hovering over building.
Jupiter · FL, USA
On October 31st @ 7:30 pm I locked my truck in my driveway and turned to go back in the front door. I gazed up at the sky and noticed w
Jupiter · FL, USA
We saw a questionable object in the sky?
Holiday · FL, USA
Glowing red light in the sky that moved rapidly upwards at very highspeeds and disappeared over the Gulf of Mexico in Holiday, Florida.
Deerfield Beach · FL, USA
8 bright white lights ...unidentified shape...
Pensacola · FL, USA
I saw a slow moving light that went out, and then a bit later came back on, and then went It was traveling north, high up and slow.
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Saw a distant light in the east begin to move north, 10 minutes later a similiar object in the west is heading south
Largo · FL, USA
After long drawn out thunderous echo went outside to investigate.Saw 5 then 6 lights in SW sky .
Key Largo · FL, USA
2 strange lights seen over Key Largo
Lake Panasoffkee · FL, USA
I saw an object that looked like a Planet traverse the morning sky
Gainesville · FL, USA
2nd night watching the objects, approximate time viewed 15-20 minutes. ((NUFORC Note: Possible stars?? PD))
Gainesville · FL, USA
Multiple sightings by multiple whitnesses, unknown objects moving in strange ways, speeds, directions.
Palm Bay · FL, USA
They were the color of flare's, no blinking or noise moving at around 15 mph.
Marco Island · FL, USA
many ufos forming shapes together over gulf of mexico, one entered water
Okeechobee · FL, USA
Flying white light faded into the sky
Hobe sound · FL, USA
around 9:00 pm the strange object light follow us about 5 miles.We stop and object stop ,we went to the store ,when we come back the ob
Vero Beach · FL, USA
Erratic object, looked similar to a star, never moved more than 10 - 20 degrees during my entire 35 minute viewing period.
Land O'Lakes · FL, USA
a large bright light in the south east sky. a redish light in the middle. Did not look or act like plane. Moved twice
Palm Bay · FL, USA
Bright yellow and red object over USAF tracking station
Palm Bay · FL, USA
LARGE YELLOW AND RED OBJECT OVER USAF TRACKING STATION