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)
Miami · FL, USA
Over downtown Miami, 1 mile triangular - no fewer than 300,000 peope saw it.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Rare sighting of ufo formation shadow on the ground.
Orlando · FL, USA
Flying saucer outside of Orlando, Florida summer of 1977
Orlando · FL, USA
i was on a family vac when i was ten we were coming back from dinner i was in the back of a car. when i look out the window a caught a
Miami · FL, USA
I cant tell you the exact time or date because it was so long ago.However it was late night and loud scaping noises on the roof woke us
Coral Springs · FL, USA
Right over the top of me and so close I may have been able to hit it with a rock
Plantation · FL, USA
Two sightings in one night and within 5 minutes of each other.
Leesburg · FL, USA
My Cousin and I were behind her home in Florida. The home sat near a lake that was surrounded by tall pine trees. We were cleaning fish
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Small saucer hovering over house then shooting into sky.
Lake Worth · FL, USA
Ball of "Fire " turns to Cigar - shaped craft
none · FL, USA
USS John F. Kennedy: Fireball and siver object viewed from U.S. Navy aircraft carrier
Minneola · FL, USA
The strangest thing I have ever seen.
Ocala National Forest · FL, USA
Blinding bright light over Travel Trailer no noise
Naples · FL, USA
Three of us walked down to the bay of Naples to see the sunset. The sky was still light. All of us saw a craft in front of us hovering
Davie · FL, USA
I have checked your log report and found that the sighting I reported shortly after December 6, 1976, was not filed. I am dismayed but
Thonotosassa · FL, USA
Mid-1970's Thonotosassa, Florida sighting at Stacey and Knights Griffin
Lighthouse Point · FL, USA
Saw a saucer with extreme brightness, spinning rapidy, with windows surrounding the ship, and no sound.
Port Richey · FL, USA
5 glowing, pale green spheres in a chevron formation slowly flying north to south
Tierra Verde · FL, USA
Watched rectangular shaped amber colored UFO perform S turns, change shape and exit atmosphere at impossible speed and left an ion trai
Kissimmee · FL, USA
Vi junto con mis abuelos y mi hermana, un UFO muy grande, claro y nítido, como a 100 metros de nosotros y a una altura de 30 metros apr
Daytona (south) · FL, USA
Approx 200 feet in the air about 50 feet in diameter maybe larger. Looked like swirling lava - but stationary
Winter Park · FL, USA
Glowing light coming from between trees.
Kissimmee · FL, USA
A few days after de bicentennial.
Orlando · FL, USA
Large disc shaped with light panels around the edge of this disc
Durham · FL, USA
Stealth craft at night