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)
Martin County · FL, USA
Multiple craft in shape of triangle perform high speed flyby at high altitude.
Palm Coast · FL, USA
WE SAW A GLOW AND THEN A CRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE GLOW IN THE CLOUDS.
Bradenton · FL, USA
Dim object going north to south, not lighted, no lights or sound.
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
Large white trident shape craft with flowing wispy undulating tail seen in sky south florida, boynton beach on 09/23/08.
Tallahassee · FL, USA
Triangle/boomerang object with multiple small flashing lights spotted in Tallahassee, FL NW Capital Circle
Jacksonville · FL, USA
It was a hugh bright bluish-greenish object traveling the tree line from east to west.
Orlando · FL, USA
Completely black, moved at a leisurely pace, made a somewhat invisible aura, and changed shape. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
Tampa · FL, USA
Silver metallic oval-shaped object seen over I-4 in Tampa, Florida on 09/27/2008 in daylight
Jacksonville Beach · FL, USA
At approximately 15:15 on Saturday September 27th 2008, I was wading on the shore of Jacksonville Beach in about 5 feet of water observ
Crestview · FL, USA
taken at night before the moon rose and there was 2 objects in the sky
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Large, dark, diamond-shaped object hovering
Pensacola · FL, USA
Oval shape UFO over Pensacola
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Bluish circle moved quickly across the sky and dsappeared
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
Bright light circles north star and then strangley moves away
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
Star Like Object..mimics the north star..and shoots out into atmosphere.
Deltona · FL, USA
Orange flickering fireball
Fleming Island · FL, USA
Large Fireball Seen Falling from East to West
Yulee · FL, USA
Flashing lights
Tampa · FL, USA
Street lights went black and a strange blueish-white light came down from the sky
Orlando · FL, USA
Transforming cigar shape with large protrusions that move and interlock
Orlando · FL, USA
black survival knife shaped object seen over orlando florida
Plantation · FL, USA
7 lights in the sky just West of Broward Blvd & Flamingo Rd
Davie · FL, USA
((HOAX??)) U.F.O's following each other to perfectly in line slowly.
Davie · FL, USA
Lights over Davie Florida
Hollywood · FL, USA
At 5:00 am my wife went to the bathroom, we live in a HIGH RISE on the Ocean. She woke me up and we looked out the window and saw a