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)
Jacksonville · FL, USA
I was standing outside and i saw an object flying it didnt look normal. Everytime the object came near us lightnig struck and another a
Brooksville · FL, USA
Man standing outdoors waiting to see Space Shuttle sees 2 white lights at high alt. flying at very high speed overhead. Unusual sight.
Gulf Breeze · FL, USA
Three super bright craft emitting triangular light array.
Pensacola · FL, USA
3x adult males driving S on Hwy. 98 witness large, bright yellow obj. hovering. Obj. begins to expell other objs.! Complex sighting.
Gulf Breeze · FL, USA
Large red firy orange balls in a figure approaching a triangle in shape40 years old , some graduate school,
Sunrise · FL, USA
We saw a comet like shape heading west to east very fast, Suddenly the comet tail dissapeared, than ignited twice then disapeared.O
Seminole · FL, USA
I out of my front door to let the dog out. I remember I stared at this bright star that was pulsating. Then I had a feeling that I was
Hobe Sound · FL, USA
Green fireball moving at high rate of speed.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Jacksonville FAA relays rept. from 2 airliners: both at 41' k. see two objs. in large cloud of blue light streak by them. NOT meteors.
North Port · FL, USA
Man & wife witness large white light in distance. Grows larger, descends, passes directly overhead. Big disc. Dog, cats VERY upset.
Miami · FL, USA
A light the size of an average star was spotted traveling at grater spped than commmercial aircraft at a high altitude.
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
miles to the east we saw 5 discs in a semi arc. they were the size of a dinner plate. color that of a lighter flame, yellow. the clouds
Gainesville · FL, USA
ALIEN CONTACT THROUGH DREAMS
Gainesville · FL, USA
My sister and I both had a dream that a ufo was coming to Gainesville. They showed us around the ship,and the greys told us that they
Coral Springs · FL, USA
bright round light flew over our car two times
Pensacola · FL, USA
silent and fast illuminated craft
Unknown · FL, USA
Egg Shaped UFO seen from air plane over Florida
Panama City Beach (behind Club LaVela) · FL, USA
Its was a crisp clear night during the summer of 1996 and my roommate and I were sitting on the beach behind some local clubs.We had go
Pensacola · FL, USA
Experience with bright hovering ligt,, loss of time and changes in spacial perception in Florida
Pensacola Beach · FL, USA
Blue Angles interupted by UFO/F-16 Crashes in area same Day
Miami Beach · FL, USA
A friend of mine and me were camping on my roof we saw a green triangle shape thing zip by. This was no meteor because it slowed down
Crestview · FL, USA
White, triangular object (shaped like a long, narrow paper airplane) observed moving silently in broad daylight.
Gibsonton · FL, USA
A 2 person witness to a UFO entering a type of "worm hole"
Yulee · FL, USA
Multicolored lights followed along I95 north Yulee Florida seen by three adults several police reports
Tampa · FL, USA
Disc shaped craft in downtwon Tampa, FL in 1996