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
Spotted 6 semi translucent lit objects in formation flying at a fast rate with no sound over Tampa heading South.
Vero Beach · FL, USA
Photographed light anomaly or object within low cloud formation.
North Port · FL, USA
I just witnessed a ‘Phoenix Lights’ type of formation of UFOs.
Orlando · FL, USA
The object apeared out of no where and left a rune looking thing in the sky. I felt very dizzy and my friend threw up. No one else seem
Navarre Beach · FL, USA
Half circle of faintly lit dots that traveled west to east.
Destin · FL, USA
Saw a bright V formation that looked like birds in the dark night sky, it flew over faster than any bird formation I have ever seen.
Palm Coast · FL, USA
White and Green flashing spheres
Ormond Beach · FL, USA
My fiancee were on our way to work this morning. We were on U.S. 1 when she first sighted a green, firework-like light hovering in the
Citrus Springs · FL, USA
Silent, transparent craft at helicopter altitude moved from N to S in East side of sky, front was made up of 10+ dim white stars in for
Orlando · FL, USA
I seen a bright flashing orange light moving above some apartment complexes then it hovered for about a minute cut its lights off and l
Boynton Beach · FL, USA
V shape formation of very bright lights flew by at incredible speed.
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
MADAR Node 76
Panama City Beach · FL, USA
Orange ball of light, separated into two balls then appeared as one again farther to the East. ((anonymous report))
Anclote Key State Park · FL, USA
7 People on a pontoon witnessed a cylinder object about 3/4 mile West of Anclote Key Preserve State Park in the Gulf of Mexico
Panama City Beach · FL, USA
My daughter stated she noticed two red lights in the sky after sun set, at first I thought it was nothing then at 10pm me and my wife w
Panama City · FL, USA
Red-Orange light, very bright, approximately 35 degrees above horizon. Looking SSE when spotted (below moon at time) No sound of any p
Royal Palm Beach · FL, USA
MADAR Node 76
Stuart · FL, USA
I was trying to take a picture of the moon and didn't realize until later something else was in the photos.
Largo · FL, USA
MADAR Node 140
Ponce de Leon · FL, USA
Unknown aircraft nav-anticollision light configuration.
Naples · FL, USA
A bright white light descended rapidly out of a low hanging cloud in an evening sky.
Sarasota · FL, USA
I know what I saw is exactly what the report from Sept 24th from Vero Beach saw.
Elkton · FL, USA
2 almost invisible, circular UFO sighting
Ft. Lauderdale Beach · FL, USA
No summary available.
Eustis · FL, USA
Giant V shaped cloud shot across the sky within seconds.