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)
Jupiter · FL, USA
i saw a light zig zagging in the sky.at one point the light suddenly got bigger and seemed to explode or flash and to continue its zig
Gainsville (near) · FL, USA
Triangle-patterned lights in sky
Fernandina Beach · FL, USA
Fernandina (Amelia Island) Florida, Circular Object Hovers, Emits Mist from 5 jets to Envelop itself, disappears
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
Green object traveling North to South..ascending slightly upwards
Punta Gorda · FL, USA
Bright light appears out of nowhere, diappears leaving vapor trails
Orlando · FL, USA
A CLOUD WITH A LIGHT INSIDE THAT DISSIPATED
Miami · FL, USA
Foggy Cone
Ocala · FL, USA
triangular shape with aura of lights
Cocoa · FL, USA
large cylinder shaped craft in cloud vanishes.
Sarasota · FL, USA
Evening sky was dark and clear with bright stars....Object approached slowly from the EAST...a large triangular shape object appearing
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Spotlight within its own generated haze searches around,locks onto us with the lightbeam, then blasts into deep space
Punta Gorda · FL, USA
Intense white light surrounded by a mist over Punta Gorda Florida
Holmes Beach · FL, USA
Blue and red light starts off very bright and then disappears
Fort Myers · FL, USA
My husband and were taking a swim in our community pool after dark when we looked up and saw a object that looked like an upside down c
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
Stationary LIGHT and CLOUD observed in Daytona Beach
Sarasota · FL, USA
Stationary over what I think is near Sarasota International airpport (west from our home) Over 20 min. colored lights, white, red, gree
Nokomis · FL, USA
The object did in fact move and it took at least three different forms.
Florahome · FL, USA
((HOAX??)) WE SAW A REDISH ROUND BALL OF LIGHT HUVERING OVER A POWERLINE IN A FILED.
Parrish · FL, USA
There was a craft behind our house being escorted
Delray Beach · FL, USA
row of lg bright lights appear and disappear about the height of street lights
Okeechobee · FL, USA
strange light in the sky, to high to be street light and to low to be aircraft
Dania Beach · FL, USA
White cube shaped object:one corner turned to the left (north west)
Treasure Island · FL, USA
flashing lites over the gulf
Miami · FL, USA
I saw 6 bright lights in the sky ( that were'nt airplanes. I can tell you that )
Plantation · FL, USA
a very bright light in a very overcast sky, which appered three times.