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
Triangular shape in sky with bright lights.
Ocala · FL, USA
A strange circling glow.
Cantonment · FL, USA
unexplained but was nice to see
Brooksville · FL, USA
we got photos
Riceville · FL, USA
2 flashing lights
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Object appeared as a slow moving shooting star, that performed an "S" manuver before vanishing from sight
Fort Walton Beach · FL, USA
deep red pulsating triangles flying over Ft. Walton Beach
Palatka · FL, USA
Bright round object in the sky stayed stationary for approximately 10 seconds then took off like a flash. My friend and I only stared a
Fort Walton Beach · FL, USA
Glowing pinkish-red ovals flying very fast
Jacksonville Beach · FL, USA
Star gazing turns to UFO gazing
Lehigh Acres · FL, USA
Large Blue Flash with radio outage.
Merritt Island · FL, USA
The movement of the three lights was strange first vertical then horizontal
Orlando · FL, USA
My wife came home from work telling me that while she was at work, doing a security check outside of her work, a co-worker stated,"what
Vero Beach · FL, USA
Firey object houvering in the air
Key West · FL, USA
Can someone tell me what this is?
Miami · FL, USA
black stationary object in sky!
Palm Coast · FL, USA
Disk shaped with many colors in north east and south east sky.
Dunnellon · FL, USA
only one It was during the time of the full moon ,I was standing in My front yard looking to the west,I was looking at a bright star in
Anna Maria Island · FL, USA
UFO "plays" with thunderstorm over Gulf of Mexico
Clearwater · FL, USA
Flying object
Leesburg · FL, USA
White streak in overcast sky
New Port Richey · FL, USA
Helicopter and red/orange orb sighting.
Englewood · FL, USA
bright stars, moving erratically, over the Gulf of Mexico
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Objects were moving eraticly I'm not sure what I saw. Hopefully weather balloons
Venice · FL, USA
The craft were hidden by the moon and had a purple halo, and left at high speed