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)
Gulf Breeze · FL, USA
Brighter than a star light travels the clear night sky, viewed by 6 adults for around a minute, then it just disappears.
Brandon · FL, USA
Orange light flying at low altitude appears and disappears after making U shaped dip down.
Punta Gorda · FL, USA
Was lightning sitting on Lanai. Saw what I thought was a star. I saw lights going left to right in the object in sky.
Port Saint Lucie · FL, USA
We thought two glowing double lighted planes then they turned into four then 8 the 9th was lower not in formation. They didn't move.
Melbourne Beach · FL, USA
2 tiny lights recorded for about a minute. We watched the top light bolt higher and then the lower light does a semi-circle.
Maitland · FL, USA
Slender vertical craft seen disappearing behind a cloud
Sebring · FL, USA
Asteroid E.M.i Warnings for September 26, 2019.
Sunrise · FL, USA
We were having a walk around 12:00 am Midnight, saw something shape of a ball moving so fast and vanished in the cloud... it was really
North Port · FL, USA
MADAR Node 147
Naples · FL, USA
2 separate stationary lights hover over Gulf of Mexico.
Marathon · FL, USA
1 round Orange Redish Ball. Traveled South to North over Duck Key at a slow speed.
Orlando · FL, USA
15 STRANGE OVAL LIGHTS ABOVE THE LOW CLOUDS SOUTH OF ORLANDO, FL.
Orlando · FL, USA
Oval light disappears in sky.
Lakeland · FL, USA
I saw a VERY bright orange light to the north moving upwards vertically in the sky. It changed from orange, then to green, disappeared
Bradenton · FL, USA
3 lights headed over gulf.
Middleburg · FL, USA
Silent red ball of light moving from West to East until out of sight.
Largo · FL, USA
MADAR Node 140
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Visitor for the heaves before the Falcon Heavy 9 launch on June 25 2019.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Red gas emitting from bright yellow light UFO
Lakeland · FL, USA
2 bright objects disappeared then heard rumbling east sky
Miramar · FL, USA
Orange probe like lights.
Mayport · FL, USA
Star-like object making small erratic movements... up, right, down, rotating in circles. Gets brighter and dimmer irregularly. Looks ex
Lake City · FL, USA
Light meandering West to Easy in North Florida.
Ruskin (near) · FL, USA
Teardrop shaped craft with bright lights hovering and disappearing when passing.
North Port · FL, USA
MADAR Node 147