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)
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
fast blinking lights in a triangle formation
Live Oak · FL, USA
Super great unconfirmed job... You the MAN… ((NUFORC Note: Criticism of NUFORC. PD))
Bartow · FL, USA
Strange Lights over Bartow, FL
Lake Wales (area) · FL, USA
Strange Orange Glowing Balls of Light in Lake Wales Area.
Winter Haven · FL, USA
Objects entering atmosphere and stopped to give off bright lites in Lake wales
Lakeland · FL, USA
Falling Star/Fireball changes into 4 horizontal red lights.
Winter Haven · FL, USA
4 large UFOs in Winter Haven, Florida, fully lit ovals, possibly landed, 2 witnesses 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Lake Wales · FL, USA
Orange fireball in the sky followed by four white spherical lighted ?
Fort Pierce · FL, USA
Lights in the Eastern sky (possibly over the ocean) - Fort Pierce, FL ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius. PD))
Clearwater · FL, USA
Large low flying UFO- Tons of multi colored lights. No noise. Gliding very slowly.
Wellington · FL, USA
A black cheveron with circling lights about a hundred yards long. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Land O'Lakes · FL, USA
Dim fireball at stand still, then it took off upward very fast.
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Lights in circular pattern hovered in the trees of a heavily wooded area, uniformly lifting and fading away
Winter Park · FL, USA
Strange Dark Object over Winter Park
Cocoa Beach · FL, USA
Two orange lights over Cocoa Beach (Space Coast) Florida
North Palm Beach · FL, USA
Two objects were observed moving eratically in the early morning sky, each multi-lighted.
Youngstown · FL, USA
Object shows its self and its power over territory
Sanford · FL, USA
Black Triangle shaped craft with 3lights on the bottom. (fast,smooth flying craft)
Avon Park · FL, USA
Lights in the Sky near Avon Park Bombing range
High Springs · FL, USA
Object aproxamitly 200ft high and moving slowly over me and a friend in High Springs Florida.
LaCrosse · FL, USA
My son who was being watched at a young age from my siting previously kept hearing scurrying noises on the deck outside his bedroom doo
Jacksonville · FL, USA
half mile from de saint Jhons River, low flying sphere, at slow speed without noise
West Palm Beach florida · FL, USA
Burning ball across the sky over central/south florida. Strobing effect towards end of the final view of object.
Vero Beach · FL, USA
Shooting star without red globe burn-out or descent maintains steady Southerly trajectory. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch?? PD))
Jensen Beach · FL, USA
A oval shaped object hovered and shot through the sky with very bright lights and then vanished. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes