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
Cigar shaped object hovering over The Orlando International Airport Florida
Pembroke Pines · FL, USA
I saw a circular silver sphere, like a bright shiny silver balloon. Floating above the clouds, it went up and down the clouds for about
Largo · FL, USA
MADAR Node 140
Big Pine Key · FL, USA
02/16/20 Streak of red light lasting about 4 sec off the East coast of Big Pine Key FL at 9:06 PM
Groveland · FL, USA
Light orbs in Groveland, Florida, on 02/19/20 at 09:00 PM ((anonymous report))
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
MADAR Node 76
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Very bright light that is totally unmoving consistently appears in the same spot in the western sky at night. ((VENUS??))
Lake Worth Beach · FL, USA
2 lights off coast of lake worth beach over ocean. Turned black and disappeared into the water or horizon.
Lady lake · FL, USA
10 UFOs spotted individually in one hour, Lady Lake, FL. ((Starlink satellites))
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Red fireball string of lights miles in length staying approximately 1 mile apart in distance
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Red Orb balls in east sky and then turning north
Lakeland · FL, USA
My friend and I was sitting on our back porch smoking when a white cigar shape object appeared from nowhere and was heading north north
Tampa · FL, USA
Odd object off Tampa FL Coast Feb 26 2020 race off at high rate of speed
Marco Island - rough approximate · FL, USA
White object traveling in FL night sky transformed into small red object making fast sharp turns. ((anonymous))
Bradenton · FL, USA
Flashing lights changing pulse sequence, no sound
Kendall · FL, USA
I was in my back yard when I saw the UFO shaped like a star or a cross. It was very bright and steady with a red light. ((anonymous))
Riverview · FL, USA
I live in Riverview and tonight I was walking my dog and saw something similar to the 8/27/2019 craft witnessed in Tampa Bay. However,
Miles CIty · FL, USA
basketball sized white sphere moved quickly
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
It's too bad I can't tell the full story on here it includes military personnel,, UFO actually after you and reckless macdill interacti
Pinellas Park · FL, USA
Glowing fireballs seen over Pinellas Park, FL. (("Spacelink" satellites??)
Largo · FL, USA
MADAR Node 140
Boca Raton · FL, USA
Firts was a orange circle... then move slowly and disappear then I saw again on the S direction. ((anonymous source))
Clermont · FL, USA
It was a light hovering to 25° south west for over an hour move up and move down. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))((anonymous))
Lake Worth · FL, USA
1/01/2020 Approximately 1440 I was sitting in my backyard, the sky was perfectly clear. I saw an object moving west at a relatively slo
Fort Myers Beach · FL, USA
Bright orange circle drifting above the ocean onto land in a gliding motion. Nothing else in the sky whatsoever & extremely clear night