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 · FL, USA
Saw a large white ball with fiery tail, slow moving- red tail first, then orange, then white, then it completely vanished.
Winter Garden · FL, USA
Golden Rectangular UFO Sighting in Orlando, FL,
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Fireball over West Palm Beach, Florida.
Miami · FL, USA
high speed white orb sighted in populated suburb in Miami. Happened in a blink, object was very bright and quickly hid behind clouds.
Dunnellon · FL, USA
At first I thought it was a meteor but then changed color then disappeared. Flew straight across left a trail of different colors then
Yule · FL, USA
While watching the space x launch I took two videos and two pictures. When I looked at the video all I see is the rocket. When I looked
New Port Richey · FL, USA
I was driving to work I had my daughter and mother in the vehicle with me as we all work together at same place. I seen a orange light
Ponte Vedra Beach · FL, USA
Three sets of bright lights, aligned, moving from horizontal to slightly tilted, turning on and off, then completely vanishing.
Port Orange · FL, USA
Bright light in the sky
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
3 bright lights hovering and tilted
Largo · FL, USA
MADAR Node 140
Davenport · FL, USA
Was outside and looked up North towards Clermont, saw sky bursting like lighting but sky was emitting orange then red and then yellow,
Melbourne · FL, USA
I was getting ready for a jog on the beach and had a overwhelming feeling that someone was staring at me .I turned and faced the ocean
New Port Richey · FL, USA
Saw what looked like large fireballs, orange to red in color, approach from the west (Gulf of Mexico) and hover for a few seconds above
Land o’ Lakes · FL, USA
Red Orb hovered then took off south on Christmas Day
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
MADAR Node 76
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Me and my siblings were in our backyard when we noticed the two UFOs. They were in a diagonal line with the 2 ufos being at each end of
Sanford · FL, USA
MADAR Node 91
Mary Esther · FL, USA
Large bright light high in the sky. The light was very bright it was hovering then started to drop at a fast rate. The bright was hover
Titusville · FL, USA
I was out looking at what I thought was a extremely bright star but then tit moved. It circled a few times, twinkling the whole time, t
Merritt Island · FL, USA
I was driving from cocoa beach to merritt island on highway 520 when I saw a light in the sky I observed the light for a few minutes as
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Saw a very shiny small object in the sky. Hovered for 5 seconds and then disappeared.
Sanford · FL, USA
MADAR Node 91
Lake Wales · FL, USA
Cigar shaped object seen New Years eve, 12/31/19 at 2pm in south central Florida.
New Port Richey · FL, USA
About 10:10 pm new years Eve, walking my dog, I looked up towards the west and saw a huge orange / reddish light moving silent across t