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)
Pine Grove · FL, USA
I was in my car smoking. I saw a red light out of the corner of my eye. The light was about 500 feet from the ground and ran a circular
Ocala · FL, USA
MADAR Node 135
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
Occasionally quiet lightning above. T storms about 2 hrs ago. Erratic moving craft sparkling flashing brightly. ((anonymous report))
Tarpon Springs · FL, USA
3 fireballs. ((anonymous report))
Pompano Beach · FL, USA
Something was releasing sparks, one craft disappears at high rate of speed then other craft stayed with a fire halo. Caught on video.
Palm Coast · FL, USA
05/07/19 I saw 2 spheres inside were white sparkling lights lights. A few minutes later they both vanished.
Pembroke Pines · FL, USA
Orange/Amber Lights in Triangle Formation is Western Sky of Pembroke Pines, FL
Naples · FL, USA
There were 12 objects shaped and looked like fireballs moving in zig zag up and down crossing each other and they disappeared so fast i
Lake Placid · FL, USA
2 large spinning red orange discs and dozens of star sized craft,
Ft. Myers · FL, USA
((HOAX??)) It passed overhead moving from N to S at about 2000 ft on a slight angel. ((anonymous report))
Fort Myers · FL, USA
Two kyobjects in the s that are always around me.
Lake Worth · FL, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report provides no information about sighting; remains anonymous. PD))
Bradenton · FL, USA
7 orange spheres flying in formation.
Palm Bay · FL, USA
Star that wasn't a star.
Davenport · FL, USA
(Veteran A/C maintenance) no more than 200ft above, very large greenish oval light, zero noise, way to low and way to slow for A/C, to
Palm Harbor · FL, USA
I saw 2 pearlescent-yellow/orange lights traveling together like helicopters but without the noise. ((anonymous report))
Palm bay · FL, USA
The Moon, Jupiter and a UFO in Florida’s night sky.
Ormond Beach · FL, USA
My husband and i live right next to the Halifax River and approximately a mile from the Granada Bridge. There are several park benches
Ormond Beach · FL, USA
Unusual lights about 5 miles offshore for a duration of 10 minutes - ould disappear and reappear in the same general area - separate o
Newberry · FL, USA
Unidentified star-like object moved back and forth, then flashed on and off several times above treeline. ((anonymous report))
Orlando · FL, USA
Orange sphere with tail
Lake Mary · FL, USA
Both engines on a plane were burning two flames heading towards me then went black. ((NUFORC Note: Falcon X launch. PD))
Kissimmee · FL, USA
Husband and I seen a amber fire flying across the sky for 2mins. ((NUFORC Note: Space X launch. PD))
Lakeland · FL, USA
I'm a pilot off for a few days, avid star gazer out side talking to my mom and we both see this pulsing reddish blue object at heading
Lakeland · FL, USA
We observed at first blinking white lights, but then we saw the bottom spinning with a red glow. Changing directions.