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)
Boca raton · FL, USA
Fireball in the sky. Remained stationary for several minutes.
Indian Rocks Beach · FL, USA
Watched a light hover way above night sky that swayed and dimmed in and out many times. Too high for a drone and longer than a drone wo
Miami · FL, USA
Red-Orange fireball over Miami
Wellington · FL, USA
3 big white lights on v shape formation heading south 190. No sound and you can see them through the clouds.
Milton · FL, USA
15 or more white lights moving in single file formation from North to South. ((Starlink satellites?))
Pensacola · FL, USA
Craft was moving slowly to the east/SE and appeared to be less than 1,000 feet above me as I could see flames shooting out from underne
North Port · FL, USA
MADAR Node 147
Lake Mary · FL, USA
Large tube shaped object hovering above HE Thomas Parkway and 46A.
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
MADAR Node 76
Crystal River · FL, USA
Large completely White craft. Size of a commercial jet. Moving from south to North slowly, like a blimp, however, it slowed to a stop a
Sanford · FL, USA
MADAR Node 91
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
On April 21st, at 4 a.m. I noticed 2 lights in the sky. They were flashing. This was the second time me seeing this. The 1st time my in
Valrico · FL, USA
A perfect row of formation lights in a line moving across the nights sky. ((Starlink satellites?))
North Port · FL, USA
MADAR Node 147
Orlando · FL, USA
Large sparkle: seen MULTIPLE nights in a row
Magnolia Park · FL, USA
Large white and green shape low in sky see in magnolia park fl
Frostproof · FL, USA
I saw a very bright very green light descend over Lake Clinch.
Holt · FL, USA
Witnessed oblong metallic object sit motionless in sky for 30 seconds before slowly flying away.
Melbourne · FL, USA
Line of traveling white lights disappear one by one over Melbourne FL.
Ponte Vedra Beach · FL, USA
Fleet of 30 crafts traveling in a row. ((Starlink satellites?))
Vero Beach · FL, USA
While fishing on the Indian River near Johns island 30-40 lights were observed heading N to S. ((Starlink satellites?))
Port Saint Lucie · FL, USA
Several lights in a straight line and then disappearing above the stars. ((Starlink satellites?))
Geneva · FL, USA
We saw 50+ dots of light traveling in perfect unison one after the othe. ((Starlink satellites?))
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Light moving sporadically over SW Florida coast. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect either Venus, or Sirius. PD))
Pompano Beach · FL, USA
I was looking to the West and all of a sudden by I think the planet Venus??? There was 12 lights flying parallel in a straight line for