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)
North Miami · FL, USA
At just past midnight, I observed what appeared to be a small steady white light (no blinking, no green or red); it could have also bee
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
As I walked with my husband to get a sandwich at the gas station it was a clear night. I looked up and saw a what looked like a star sh
Deerfield Beach · FL, USA
I was filming a sunrise when a object appeared. I have it on tape. It was round and I don't know what it was for sure
Miami · FL, USA
Red and Green light in the sky.
Tampa · FL, USA
Traveling across Gandy bridge, saw silver saucer shape trailing right behind a jet approaching Tampa In'tl. airpt. I noticed because th
St. Petersburg (50 SE of) · FL, USA
Sighting was reported by an aircraft who was southeastbound from St. Petersburg Fl to Ft. Lauderdale Fl along the west coast of FL. Pi
Port Orange · FL, USA
A shiny metalic saucer shape was seen flying from a northeastern position in the sky to a southwestern position, elapsed time aprox. 30
Leesburg · FL, USA
Craft appears faintly at first then drifted downward, brightened, and hovered at tree top level, red in color, then vanished.
Casey Key (north end of) · FL, USA
A large trianglual shaped craft flew from horizon to horizon as observed from the stern deck of a motor vessel
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Gray Chevron maneuvers and hovers above NFL game
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Boomerang shaped object hovers above NFL game.
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
METICAL OBJECT IN SKY WHICH KEPT CHANGING SHAPES
Melbourne Beach · FL, USA
watched multiple craft, turning, stopping, hovering and flying in formation and two craft landing in the ocean then disappearing. We ha
Miami · FL, USA
Boomerang-Shaped Craft Spinning Slowly and Steady in the Night Sky
New Smyrna Beach · FL, USA
RED CIRCLE TURNED TO WHITE STAYED STATIONARY FOR TEN MIN LOOKING LIKE A STAR SUDENLY MOVED LEFT THEN RIGHT THEN TO THE SAME SPOT [NOTHI
Central Florida · FL, USA
Channel 9, WFTV, ran a tape of the object seen over the Central Florida area last Tuesday (?). It was rather a good tape, so perhaps y
Orlando Flrida · FL, USA
Please note I have seeing and video tapes tringle shape UFO in mexico city Dec 30 1994 while in vacation with my wife.other objects wer
Charlotte City/Sarasota (between; on Hwy. 75) · FL, USA
I saw a white clow, it looked like a jetliner crashing. I don't believe in spacecrafts, but I thought maybe I should. Manatee and Hil
Tampa · FL, USA
Went out to get paper and saw bright light in the sky. Looked like a huge plane exploding at first. Bright flames at rear bluish in c
Manasota Key · FL, USA
"It looked like six Jumbo jets flying together inunison, but they were not aircrafts. They were too fast," he said. "They looked like
South Miami · FL, USA
3 blue-green spheres seen approx 0503 on 09/07/99, on 10 o'clock over horizon.
Tavares · FL, USA
driving west on s.r. #19 @ 5:00 A.M. ON 9-7-99.on the right windshield area i noticed a low large cigar shaped object with 3 lights (br
Ocoee · FL but reported on radio as far south as Lake Wales,, FL, USA
5 upright disks traveling south, low altitude, medium speed, with light beams directly between each disk, which appeared to be in align
Poinciana,Lake Wales,Lake Helen,Kissimmee · FL, USA
Saw what appeared to be meteor breaking up.Changed shape to 12-24 balls of light with and with-out tails,red,yellow,green,blue.They see
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
something strange in the sky