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)
Miami Beach · FL, USA
Small black object slowly moves in various directions off Florida's coast.
Navarre · FL, USA
I was observing what I thought to be a large electrical pole floating with the current of the sound. Pole past me a few hundred yards o
Sarasota · FL, USA
Two football field size craft with no lights, no sound at 2000'
Orlando · FL, USA
It was very big and had a lot of bright lights (white) with a small red light on top.
Montverde · FL, USA
Object in sky over Clermont, FL
Gainesville · FL, USA
UFO in the sky of University of Florida
Seaside · FL, USA
It was dark outside and I was looking in the sky then this object started to flash off and on and more started to appear
Sunrise · FL, USA
bright star-like objects that changes colors and brightness
Englewood · FL, USA
giant, silent,completely black rectangle pursued by military jets over englewood Florida seen by amateur astronomer.
Miami · FL, USA
A big UFO, disk shape, light blue color, but intense, was seen tonight at 19:00 pm in Miami
Orlando (1hr south) · FL, USA
Low flying object hovering w/ blue underbelly and eight bright lights oval in shape central Florida
Miami · FL, USA
It was a very big object , It remind me of a mother ship not like the small ones that you see in pictures.
Miami · FL, USA
ONE TRANSPARENT SAUCER WITH DINM BLUE LIGTH. FLYIN NOT TOO FAR FROM THE GROUND.A LITTLE HIGHER THAN A TELEPHONE TOWER. SIZE OF TWO FORD
Miami · FL, USA
ufo sighted in the hammocks ,miami fl.
Mexico Beach · FL, USA
There were 4 craft - 2 sets of 2 - They looked like F16s only meatier - I was driving towards two of them, and when I got near them I n
Brandon · FL, USA
a ufo with what appers to be a sheild around it
Miami · FL, USA
saw oval shape, time-21:54, after what seemed like 2 seconds time was 22:26. dont know what happend.
Lake City · FL, USA
it was dark and i was standing outside in front of my house and all of a sudden i saw a bright light coming towards me i watched it as
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
shiny metallic oval object over the everglades
Miami · FL, USA
Two pilots, we were coming in for a landing at night at Tamiami airport. The tower was closed so we were communicating with flight serv
Crestview · FL, USA
I was outside when a weird looking object showed up a few miles from my house. Cylinder shaped with flashing lights at top and bottom.
Orlando · FL, USA
Perfectly shaped black triangles flying low over Orlando tourist area.
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
WHITE LIGHT MOVING IN SPERTS VERY HIGH IN THE SKY CHANGING DIRECTIONS 45% MORE THAN ONCE.
Homestead · FL, USA
Very distant light blinking at set interval, moving in erratic/non-aircraft manner.
Homestead · FL, USA
Witnessed a UFO sighting in south Florida moving very rapidly.