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)
Ocklawaha · FL, USA
white light that changed color and form over ocklawaha florida. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Lehigh Acres · FL, USA
Aliens on satilite T.V.?
Cantonment · FL, USA
i didnt want to believe it the first time i seen it with my brother, we didnt know what to expect or think, it was pretty scary.
Tampa · FL, USA
3 sets of two lights move fast over tampa
Pensacola · FL, USA
Six orange glowing diamond shaped objects in two separate clusters due east of Pensacola
Milton · FL, USA
THE LIGHTS KEPT FLASHING AND MOVING AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS SHOWING UP THEN WOULD BE GONE IN AN INSTANT THEN FLYING SIDE WAYS UNLIKE ANY PL
Altamonte Springs · FL, USA
Sphere shaped UFO Seen in Altamonte Springs, FL by a young girl 10/12/06
Tamarac · FL, USA
I was in north university st is amayor st in fl , i couldn't believe my eyes as i was waiting for the red ligth to turn green, notice
Beverly Hills · FL, USA
Went outside for a late cigarette and a lighted object in the sky caught my attention and so I got my camera and took some pictures.
Panacea · FL, USA
Large orange orbs over Oclocknee River
Groveland · FL, USA
We were traveling west on FL State Road 50 at about 60mph through Lake County Florida on Sunday, October 15th 2006. We had just passed
Choctaw Beach · FL, USA
A series of 15-18 orange fireballs.
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Brief Blue-Green egg thing (Low flying)
Hudson · FL, USA
STRANGE HUM WITH STATIC FROM THREE TRIANGULAR SHAPES
St. Augustine · FL, USA
circle forming over fort
Sarasota · FL, USA
Bright White Light appearing over Sarasota
Bradenton · FL, USA
object moved slowly parrelel with sky. then faded and reappeard going in another direction,and vanished.
Cooper City · FL, USA
object with plume of light changed altitude and direction
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Sparking fireball in sky heading north to south
Fort Pierce · FL, USA
bright yellow light with a trail
Orlando · FL, USA
Fire ball that came towards us, dimmed, then shot in opposite direction before dissapearing.
Altamonte Springs · FL, USA
firey orange, vertical cigar shaped craft
Orlando · FL, USA
fast moving bright object
Parkland · FL, USA
Flashing yellowish light, low in the sky over northern Broward County Florida
Orlando · FL, USA
Twin steady white Lights, No Sound, Moving ENE to SSW.