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)
Destin · FL, USA
Several red balls of light flying in formation over the gulf of mexico with no sound at high speed.
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
Blue Green fanning light covered entire night sky at the same time as power outage. Daytona summer 1989
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
Saw a florescent orange sphere in the sky while driving to work. It was low.The bottom was in the tree tops. It seemed to glow from wit
Pensacola · FL, USA
Orb of light, thought it was the north star, until it jetted up and away so fast that it left a streak of light behind it
Palm City · FL, USA
Bright orb, hovering just above the tree tops for about 5 minutes. It was a light green color.
Mahogany Hammock (Everglades Park) · FL, USA
Orange/gold colored glowing metallic disk, 1/4 mile away, only 50-100 ft above ground, slow moving, no sound, no navigation lights.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
turning into the street,we saw in front of us a huge yellow globe,it was about 200' ahead. decided to go around the block to get abette
Miami · FL, USA
They disappeared behind the only cloud in the sky.
Miami · FL, USA
we decided to report this after watching some ufo tv program with a person having the same experience.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
I saw object but my family did not even though they were with me.
Cape Canaveral · FL, USA
Large undenible object. 100 feet off the ground. I was right underneth it. The size and shape of a football field.
Live Oak/Pensacola ( between · on Hwy10), FL, USA
six light in a triangle shape of green color and flying slowly ant just above treetops with no sound.
Tamarac · FL, USA
It was a clear night, 2AM and on my way to my parents home.I was traveling West on Commercial Blvd. Turned North, onto, one block
North Lauderdale · FL, USA
I was in my bedroom which was at the we corner of our home on a canal. I just got home from work and was laying on my bed.
Venice Beach · FL, USA
Venice Beach sighting orange lights
North East Orlando (near Altamonte Springs) · FL, USA
My dad and I were traveling on I - 4 heading towards Deltona (Where my parents live) when I heard a whistleing noise that was increasin
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Hovering Sphere over the ocean
Pensacola · FL, USA
UFO's that looked like stars moving quickly.
Brandon · FL, USA
One evening I looked 100' ahead and 100' high and saw what looked like stadium lights in a vacant field where there was no lighting wha
Tampa/Miami (on highway between) · FL, USA
My family were visiting disney world Christmas of 1987. Because the family was from Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, we were staying in Tampa
Ocala · FL, USA
Strange transparent objec t with red lights at joints seen around 10 pm moving northeast very slowly.
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
This cigarette shaped object spun without an axis of rotation!
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
The exact date is vague but I remember it being somewhere between Nov 1987-Feb 1988. I was heading northboud on 4th st N just north of
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
An "out of the body" experience
Live Oak · FL, USA
Green balls of light come from outdoors and enter house