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
Orangish slowly moving cone shape that shot off into the distance & disappeared in Tampa, FL. ((anonymous source))
Palm Coast · FL, USA
My son and I watched it from my 5th floor condo balcony on the beach.It would move sharply, then come to a complete stop and hover
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Triangle shaped, 3 lights flashing red from a distance, looked like a bright star in the sky.
Milton · FL, USA
Triangular craft, maybe three in formation, flying South over Milton, Fl.
Port Charlotte · FL, USA
I saw an echelon formation of five short horizontal white dimmed lights flying west to east at constant speed. ((anonymous report))
Ponte Vedra Beach · FL, USA
Green fast moving light in the morning sky.
Vero Beach · FL, USA
Ufo turns on 4 other lights above Vero Beach, Florida.
Palm Harbor · FL, USA
9 glowing globes crossed the sky from horizon to horizon in approximately 2 seconds.
Mary Esther · FL, USA
Green light pursued by several unmarked helicopters. ((anonymous report))
Orlando · FL, USA
Round reddish/orange object flying over Orlando florida , on the 4th of july ((anonymous report))
Mary Esther/Fort Walton Beach · FL, USA
Triangular craft witnessed in fort Walton beach
Springhill · FL, USA
Was on porch very low bright flew past fast from SE to NW all dogs within blocks went crazy as did mine. ((anonymous report))
Jacksonville · FL, USA
It's a clear night and I was wanting to do some sky watching, so I went out on my porch and sat for a bit and then coming from the nort
Orlando · FL, USA
Just get to the office, looking something like a boomerang on the sky moving east to west, shining light and get black and so on, my bo
Milton · FL, USA
Two flaming balls falling from the sky in Milton Florida, April 10, 2019
Orlando · FL, USA
At 20:35 I was with my dog outside in my backyard. I happened to look up at the sky. From the north came a fast moving orb. It was very
Ormond Beach · FL, USA
Four strange aircraft flying in pairs; bathed in pearl-iridescent color; preceded by loud high pitch whirling sound headed SE.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
USO picked up by tugboat crew moving in and out of water, radar
Tampa · FL, USA
Observed a very fast moving light flying level, 15 degrees above the horizon. Craft was traveling in the WSW sky from Tampa approx 24
Naples · FL, USA
Early AM (7:00) sighting of white smooth cylinder over SW Florida. ((NUFORC Note: Witness is a dentist. PD))
Orlando · FL, USA
White, boxy object spotted zooming through the sky, disappeared within seconds. ((anonymous report))
Orlando · FL, USA
It was a round bright object.
Fort Myers · FL, USA
Sighted orb moving slowly over area South of Colonial Blvd and just East of Summerlin Blvd. Sunny day and was some reflection that attr
Sarasota · FL, USA
It was definitely cylinder shaped. It had white lights on the inside, and had lights on the bottom of the object.
Titusville · FL, USA
4 triangular sightings with different light patterns in quick succession. ((anonymous report))