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)
Plantation · FL, USA
craft that turned into a beam of light
Tarpon Springs · FL, USA
Stationary cylinder-shaped UFO seen in clear daylight.
Orlando · FL, USA
Circle cruised over head in mid after noon.
Miami · FL, USA
I was at home by the pool when I saw a v shaped object come close to me and then dissapear into the sky.
Fort Myers · FL, USA
This object was oval in shape, and apeared to be covered in hundreds or thousands of white lights. It literally glistened in the darke
McAlpin · FL, USA
two firery lights emmitting debris with an aircraft neerby
Destin · FL, USA
Multi-color fireball, Destin, FL.
North Miami Beach · FL, USA
WE SAW AN OUT OF SPACE OBJECT
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
I SAW THEM AND NO THERE OUT THERE
Orange Park · FL, USA
Two points of light darted across the sky side by side, crossed paths and continued out over the Florida Panhandle
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
saucer shaped craft that hovered before shooting up into space.
Cocoa Beach · FL, USA
Witnessed an almond shaped object fly into Cocoa Beach, FL, from Atlantic, then warp off to the W, upon reaching mainland.
Clearwater · FL, USA
I was traveling southbound across the Bayside bridge. I noticed a bright, white light, which at first, I thought was a meteor. the li
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
Unusual light formation moving extremely fast across the sky.
Miami · FL, USA
Hazy, chevron or crescent shaped object moving rapidly and silently North to South.
Sarasota · FL, USA
Small black object following airliner within its contrail
Oakland Park · FL, USA
Broward County UFO
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
45 degree angled straight line of 3 dim lights with hazy aura between with no sound observed flying from north to south at 1000 ft .
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
it glowed like fire as it followed us
Cooper City · FL, USA
Small cube shaped object with several blue lights visible. Object faded out of sight.
Panama City Beach · FL, USA
Unusual Military Movements Off of Western Shore of Shell Island Panama City Beach
Lake Worth · FL, USA
A large, bright yellow object that appeared and reappeared in a different part of the sky and disappeared.
Jasper · FL, USA
me & my wife have seen it for at least a 3 weeks now it stays in one spot it come & goes ?? sure like to know what it is
Merritt Island · FL, USA
i was sitting in the north bound turn lane on a red lite on rt 3 to go west on 528.and looked north north east just north of sea ray an
Stuart · FL, USA
Chrome shiny object moving north from Stuart, Florida. At first glance appeared to be the underside of a commercial airplane until 90