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)
Tampa Bay · FL, USA
We were crossing the Courtney Campbell Causeway in a traffic jam the causeway has a bunch of Brazilians for barbecuing and the beaches
Sanford · FL, USA
A witness in Sanford, Florida reported a large glowing fireball-like phenomenon emitting multiple colors in June 1968, observed for three to four minutes.
Panama City · FL, USA
A large circular bright light appeared abruptly and stationary,for 10 to 20 minutes in front of the USS Vigor(MSO-473) at two in the mo
Jacksonville · FL, USA
A witness in Jacksonville, Florida, reported losing about three hours of time during an encounter in January 1968, without an initial sense that anything was unusual.
Bithlo · FL, USA
On the evening of December 30, 1967, shortly after dusk, I observed along with two other witnesses, a circular craft, approximately 40
Lantana · FL, USA
UFO report and theory of motion.
Melbourne · FL, USA
Contact but not a vehicle sighting; 1967 evidence of collusion.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Witnesses in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, reported a cigar-shaped object that shot across the sky, then stopped abruptly and began glowing while appearing to grow in size, in August 1967.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Witnesses in West Palm Beach, Florida, reported a brightly colored, fireball-like object that appeared to come from the southwest horizon and move northeast, as if burning, in July 1967.
Hallandale/Hollywood · FL, USA
I observed a bright light in the distance that seemed to be making some very strange/irregular/quick movements across the night sky. T
Gainesville · FL, USA
An equilateral triangle with a red glowing light on each corner (one each corner--three total. solid sillouette dark shape about the si
Opa Locka · FL, USA
Witnesses reported three oval-shaped objects above Crestview Elementary School in Opa-Locka, Florida, in April 1967, with the sighting lasting about two hours and drawing several hundred observers.
Opa Locka · FL, USA
A report sought to verify an account of an object landing in the yard of a Miami-area elementary school in Opa-Locka, Florida, in April 1967, with the sighting reportedly lasting hours.
Tampa (18 miles of) ?? · FL, USA
I WAS BORN IN 1951,SO I WAS 16 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING. I LIVED AND STILL LIVE ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF LAKE THONOTOSASSA.I
Homestead · FL, USA
Witnesses near Homestead, Florida, reported an object with red lights along its side and a white light in front, moving slow over water and fast over land, during a two-hour sighting in April 1967.
Miami (and vicinity) · FL, USA
A witness in the Miami area of Florida reported tracking unidentified objects alongside USAF F-4 Phantom jets on radar during an extended sighting lasting about five hours in 1967.
Miami · FL, USA
A follow-up report on the Crestview Elementary School sighting described a disk-shaped object observed over Miami, Florida, for about ten minutes on April 7, 1967.
Chattahoochee · FL, USA
Witnesses in Chattahoochee, Florida, reported two light objects that left vapor trails containing sharp 90-degree turns before vanishing from sight during a ten-minute sighting in April 1967.
Opa Locka · FL, USA
Opa Locka 1967. Elementary school
North Dade County · FL, USA
Crestview Elementary, North Dade County, Florida circa 1966/1967. Second-hand account of taped interview with eye witness
Opa Locka · FL, USA
Witnesses in Opa-Locka, Florida, reported two oblong, cylinder-shaped flying objects in 1966, with accounts describing that military personnel were called to the scene.
Miami · FL, USA
In response for information about the event at Crestview Elementary I can confirm the event did happen. I lived on the same street abou
Opa Locka · FL, USA
Witnesses reported a disk-shaped object over Crestview Elementary School in Opa-Locka, Florida, sometime between late morning and early afternoon around 1966.
Opa Locka · FL, USA
Multiple reports describe chevron-shaped objects hovering over an elementary school in Opa-Locka, Florida, for extended periods around 1966, though few first-hand details survive.
Opa Locka · FL, USA
2 oval shaped ufo’s.