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)
Holiday · FL, USA
Photographic anomaly
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Two round unsusal objects spotted a very high altitude - video tape confirms not to be airplane
Orlando · FL, USA
Sphere of light descends, emitts blinding bright light across city, then shoots up back into atmosphere at light speed
Boca Raton · FL, USA
Sleeping Male Vanishes From Home Late AM ((NUFORC Note: Investigated by MUFON/Florida. Report unconfirmed.. PD))
Tarpon Springs · FL, USA
A large perfect circle of lights dispersed leaving a trail.
Pembroke Pines · FL, USA
bright light ,then circled by 4 other objects moving fast then stopping
Orlando · FL, USA
I AM WRITTING THIS BECAUSE I ALSO SAW THE SIGHTTING FROM ORLANDO ON NOV. 21-2004 , I WAS WITH A FRIEND AT HIS JOB WICH IS VERY CLOSE TO
Winter Garden · FL, USA
3 purple/white objects , fast no sound 1000ft , against black sky around midnight electrical dist in truck
Key West · FL, USA
Orange object over Key West, Florida
Port Richey · FL, USA
I was taking pictures of the Christmas lights I just put up with my digital camera and when I put it on my computer there it was. I ema
Sebastian Inlet (north of) · FL, USA
Posibly crashing hexagon shaped object with very bright green lights at it's points.One of the points seemed to emit another greenlight
Indian Shores · FL, USA
Horizontal traveling red light.
Tarpon Springs · FL, USA
A totally mysterious solid "puff" of dim light traveled across the sky.
Lake Worth · FL, USA
Multiple formations viewed by three witnesses.
Miami · FL, USA
Glanced at aerial object tonight... thought to could have been a commercial jet, but it was heading south from north, from overhead to
North Port · FL, USA
An orange/yellow star-like cylinder with a hazy, glow transited Florida from SSE to NNW at 30 elevation on 10/12/04 @2327 EDT
Summerland Key · FL, USA
Gree Cigar moving ir odd direction
Gainesville · FL, USA
A ball of light comming twords me in a haze of fog.
Punta Gorda (near) (I-75; near Kings Highway Exit) · FL, USA
Large, "plane-like" object seen in the morning sky.
Big Cypress preserve · FL, USA
I was driving west/north on interstate 75 between Ft. Lauderdale and Naples. Over the median about 75 feet above ground, there was a r
Kissimmee · FL, USA
Strange light in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
South Daytona Beach · FL, USA
Bright light shot at me, turned and shot straight up. Sounded like a chopper without the rotor sound.
Apopka · FL, USA
~ Last night at around 9:30 big bang at the front door. Sounded like someone ran into the door? Or if someone threw a basket ball at it
Miami Gardens · FL, USA
Boomerrang-shaped gray gliding metal looking object moving as fast as a small jet had no sound or lights.
Largo · FL, USA
V shaped light formation traveling in a south-west direction