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)
Keys · FL, USA
Metallic vertical blimp-shaped object
Miami Beach · FL, USA
10 bright lights move slowly north across south beach sky in 1975
Miami · FL, USA
Corroborating Witness
Florida (central) · FL, USA
Huge globe which changed colors, and moved incredibly quickly, but silently.
Highway location · FL, USA
Large bright ship with four smaller ships put on an arial show for me and others on Florida highway.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
The craft hovered directly over a resturant called pier 66 about 50 to 100 feet above it.
Miami · FL, USA
1975 SIGHTING-CLOSER ENCOUNTER-2000
DeLand · FL, USA
Ultra-fast streaking soundless white light in the rural sky, car followed by dark shape in sky in same area.
Ft. Myers · FL, USA
Mr.davanport in late 74while visiting relatives in e ft.myers I observed a disk shape craft that had a round top And lights that rot
Miami · FL, USA
Close Encounter with a large cigar shaped UFO.
Plantation · FL, USA
In 1974 my friend and I spotted directly in front of us, a craft approx 75 ft in oval shape hovering about 5 ft. over a funeral home.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
taking a picture of night blooming cereus cactus at 9pm. craft came from north over ranche style house. lots were one quarter acre. hov
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
It was about 1AM-2AM in the morning, while watching TV, a bright object though our window caught my eye. The window was on the north s
Sebring · FL, USA
Multi-event, three orb/stars move in triangle unison, cigar shaped craft turns up to sky becomes point of light
Gulf of Mexico (18 mi. from Bay County) · FL, USA
My brother and I were anchored and fishing in our 19' boat about 200' from a Navy Undersea Warfare Research Platform, 18 miles from Pan
North Miami · FL, USA
Fireball flys low over canal behind home with 2 foot fire trail.
Green Cove Springs · FL, USA
Ever seen an orb, and then the mother ship. I have. Then they gave me something.
Pensacola · FL, USA
a sphere shaped object hovered over us while on the beach. A police officer was heard reporting seeing something at the same time.
Port Everglades/Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
initial sighting indicating airliner on final approach for main runway
Wewahitchka · FL, USA
I could only see the underside of it from about 25-50 yards. It had a bright light underneath. It left fast, really fast.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
This happened a long time ago but I never officially reported it. I just read Leslie Kean’s book and decided to do so. I was 16. It was
Key West · FL, USA
Saucer craft with red/green alternating lights on its midsection seen within 500 yards, travelling slowly at first, then vanishes
Talahassee (Interstate 10 east of) · FL, USA
I almost had a close encounter of the third kind. Have unique scar on right knee. Can't remember any enjory
Florida (central) · FL, USA
A report from central Florida in November 1973 described an oval object roughly 40 feet in diameter, hovering about 30 feet off the ground, lasting 5 MINUTES.
Jupiter · FL, USA
A report from Jupiter, FL in October 1973 described an egg-shaped object that reportedly emitted a beam of light, after which witnesses said about four hours passed unaccounted for.