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)
Orlando · FL, USA
Returning from vacation I saw a flourescent green object fall from the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor? PD))
Davie · FL, USA
Saw lights in sky moving east very fast, did not match planes near by
Dunedin · FL, USA
Slow hardly no sound huge in size low flying
Atlantic Ocean · FL, USA
July 6, 2007 Aboard the Carnival Liberty, Atlantic Ocean South of Florida Keys, Observed three round blue/green objects.
Bradenton · FL, USA
palma sola bay southern sky...portal? or skyway too the universe...i cant stop thinking that after what i saw.
Sarasota · FL, USA
Cigar Flying Headed North Over Fruitville in Sarasota
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
AT 22;30 HOURS I NOTICED A CIGAR SHAPED CRAFT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SKY ABOVE MY APARTMENT BUILDING AT LEAST 90 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZA
Thonotosassa · FL, USA
Ground object semi transparent shooting upwards very quickly out of sight....
Clearwater · FL, USA
4 phosphorus discs flying in a continuing circular pattern while flying together to the center at every two or three rotations
Redington Beach · FL, USA
Small white circle flying faster than an airplane, and hovering in one spot for 9 minutes.
Venice · FL, USA
Large bright circular object hovered for 20 minutes then moved off North Northwest at a very slow speed.
Destin · FL, USA
6 orange lights over Destin, FL
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
My friend and I were at the beach and around 2 a.m. we were outside on a balcony looking west toward the water. I looked up in the sky
Ocala · FL, USA
Bright flickering light traveling in a zig zag pattern and eventually having a burst of speed and disappearing.
Hollywood · FL, USA
((HOAX??)) No sound and vary low flying
The Villages · FL, USA
unusual vision
Tallahassee · FL, USA
Very Bright Light In the Sky Making Unusual Movements
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
5 shadows on the beach, but nothing there.
Orlando · FL, USA
Fire-Ball/Bolide Observed…
Titusville · FL, USA
I saw a moon-sized white glowing circular light divide into two smaller lights as it travelled like a "shooting star" across the sky.
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
Stationary triangle shaped light seen over Ft. Lauderdale beach area. Seen east (away from the sea). Estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Miami · FL, USA
Green object in the sky 3 mi off Miami Beach, Fl.
Panama City · FL, USA
Several round orange-yellow glowing objects over western end of Panama City, FL beach
Crystal Beach · FL, USA
A stationary object positioned in sky over neighborhood.
Florida (east of; over ocean) · FL, USA
object travelling at unimaginable speed crossed our flight path from right to left with a blue trail in the sky