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
A object appears over tree top one night.
Fort Myers · FL, USA
white ball of light overhead....
Ponte Vedra · FL, USA
Fast moving yellow cigar shaped fireball over heavily wooded area.
Ocala · FL, USA
It was amber orange in color glowing and pulsating behind a cloud or vapor floated very slowly and split in two
Orlando · FL, USA
As I walked by a brick wall about 5'4 I saw two figures that looked like cartoon caracters . They were yellow , black eyes , perhaps po
Venice · FL, USA
"Bouncing Ball" follows car in Venice Florida
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
I was hypnotized upon a star and a triangle shaped craft moved before my eyes about 50 FT away.
Palm Beach Gardens · FL, USA
Red flare like lights in formation. Tv footage was very good. Airline piolt reported alt as 10,000 This story did not make it out of Pa
Sorrento · FL, USA
A cigar shaped craft with lights floated about 250 yards in front of us and made no sound.
Jupiter · FL, USA
Flame object giving off colored rings in the sky then exploding. ((NUFORC Note: Possible missile launch?? PD))
Arcadia (outskirts of) · FL, USA
Me and my friend were traveling down I-75 towards Arcadia, Fl. when we saw a very bright pulsating white light hovering in a clearing,
Homestead · FL, USA
Red lights along the side, white light in front, in a search-like pattern: slow over water, very fast over land.
Fort Pierce · FL, USA
While traveling north on I-95 we saw what we thought was a shooting star but as it kept coming down it seem to burn up or burst into a
Tampa · FL, USA
ET Stops for Big Gulp?
Orlando · FL, USA
bright light travelling east to west veryhigh in the sky similar to headlights comingthrough fog then disappeared suddenly
Delray Beach · FL, USA
Single white light changes to multiple sources with red light, splits up. Red light moves differently and sparkle type exhaust noticed.
Micanopy · FL, USA
Cigar shaped craft with backlit portholes
Naples · FL, USA
i have always seen or have taken part of paranormal activities since i was very young(from out-of-body experiences,spirits,and ufos).i
Dunnellon · FL, USA
It was about 1:35 in the morning,and i wasspending the night at a friends house, wegot bored because there was nothing to do,so we went
Miami · FL, USA
a beam of light came out from this super light.
Williston · FL, USA
I was standing out side looking at Hail-Bop, when I saw a huge sphear of light fly about 50 ft. off the ground and burn a hole through
Winter Springs · FL, USA
We were jumping on the trampoline and we see a top-looking shape in the air hovering above us with no sound. it had lights surrounding
Ormond Beach · FL, USA
Large Chevron shaped ufo floats over Ormond Bch. Florida
Steinhatchee · FL, USA
It was orangish reddish in color as if it were passing through the atmosphere.A craft at this height must have been massive.
Babson Park · FL, USA
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