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)
Keystone Heights · FL, USA
Video taped approx. 3 minutes of stationary round object that darted on video screen. Numerous colours.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Grey visitation and abduction.
Lake Worth · FL, USA
While walking to the corner store this morning, I saw a large object travelling north, actually bow-tie shaped, flitting along the sky
Bradenton · FL, USA
Waiting for the lunar eclipse at Bishop planetarium,I noticed it in the sky due east and didn`'t realize it wasn't a plane at first.
Bradenton · FL, USA
Bishop planetarium ,luner eclipse, telscopes were set on saturn,jupiter and the moon.We were sitting under a covered set of tables when
Hialeah (561 w. 4th ave.) · FL, USA
I saw a shooting star coming into earth and the light went off and this big object with two wings(not feathers) appear and all of the s
Pembroke Pines · FL, USA
At approximately 11:15 PM on January 20, 2000 my wife and I went out by our pool to watch the Lunar Eclipse. Just before returning int
Parrish · FL, USA
Two witnesses saw six lights like domino dots for the six domino, but it was in a triangular or boomerang shape above the tree line,per
Cape Canaveral · FL, USA
Glowing green light came up right side of moving ship, stayed even then made sharp right turn 90 degrees, took off.
Lutz · FL, USA
The witness saw the object obove the tree line, in the distance which he could not determine and it moved from NE to NW at 8 degrees ab
Orlando · FL, USA
On Sunday night December 12, 1999 I went outside on my patio and bend down to pick up my matches. When I lift my head up and was looki
Seagrove Beach (Walton county) · FL, USA
0504 cnt 5 bright,colorful lights at 230 deg to 250 deg Magnetic moving in many directions within degrees for 37 min. Ret. military wit
Jacksonville · FL, USA
driving west on I-10 drizzeling rain, low clouds, passing a well lited lot I noticed a small cloud reflecting the lots lights. behind t
Miami · FL, USA
Large circular object, glowing red in color with an aura around it..moved much faster than an airplane across the sky north to south di
Boca Raton · FL, USA
it all started when my neighborwas trying out his new telescope.as we were waiting for him to locate a star so we could check it out,my
Hialeah · FL, USA
I WAS WALKING TOWARD MY COMPANY TRUCK, WHEN I HAPPEN TO LOOK UP AT THE HORIZON. WHAT I SAW LOOKED LIKE A JETS VAPOR TRAIL BUT MORE COND
Lakeland · FL, USA
12/28/99 lakeland florida orange ball
Dover · FL, USA
SMALL ROUND FOLLOWED BY STEALTH
Stuart · FL, USA
Bright light appearing suddenly....then a large saucer like craft with a tranlucent like skin appeared over our head!
Port Richey · FL, USA
Moving very fast upward then disappeared
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Saw an orangeish , yellowish, goldish, self illuminating craft. It illuninated only itself and did not light anything around it. It w
Ocala · FL, USA
I was outside at night, and sitting on my deck to my pool looking at the stars. I found one star It caught my attention becaus eit was
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
i was facing due south when i saw a ruby red light speed by horizontally,just above the trees, going from west to east.
Naples · FL, USA
My friends and I were walking our dogs and my friend saw something in the sky. I thought it was a star but it started to change shape.
Bradenton · FL, USA
a most spectacular sighting over central florida