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)
Kissimmee · FL, USA
Two of us saw bright green and red flashing lights above the treetops. The left light was blinking green. ((anonymous report))
Bartow · FL, USA
Three objects changing shapes and colors over Bartow, FL. ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" stars?? PD))
Wesley Chapel · FL, USA
I was driving home from work and witnessed 2 disk shaped objects hovering. Noticed a long rectangular bright white light on one which a
Jacksonville · FL, USA
After asking if any ETs were around tonight, to show me they are here and within seconds one flashed.
Perdido Key · FL, USA
Bright Orange Light UFO. ((NUFORC Note: Report submitted by U. S. Navy pilot. PD))
Tallahassee · FL, USA
Around April 21, 2019 at 13:00 pm had a close encounter with a human form object dressed in black from head to toe.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Quick white flashing streak that turned greenish and fully disappeared into the tree line.
Indian Lake Estates · FL, USA
Brilliant blue oval shaped object crosses sky directly overhead.
Punta Gorda · FL, USA
I saw 1 red, 2 white lights in triangular formation hovering in the night sky then vanished
Port Orange · FL, USA
Multiple fireball sightings over ocean
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Green light speeding across ocean in south florida
Basinger · FL, USA
Saw flashing object for 45 minutes flying in a rough triangle pattern in a very tight pattern flash very bright and then very dim.
Miami · FL, USA
@ brilliant light beams traveling across western sky at high rate of speed in Miami, Florida.
Panama City Beach · FL, USA
TR-3B anti-gravity spacecraft or UFO Panama City Beach Florida 30 April, 2019.
Unincorporated Miami-Dade County · FL, USA
Scintillating Points of Light Moved While Silver-Gray Circular (Saucer-Shaped?) Remained Motionless to the Left (South)
Gainesville · FL, USA
Glowing sphere speeding and blinking in Gainesville, Fl.
Largo · FL, USA
MADAR Node 140
Key West · FL, USA
Transparent triangular shape craft flew across US1 20 mins north of Key West made no sound.
Davie · FL, USA
Yellow/green just hovering over neighbors House. Plane is approaching from the west And it just took off south at lighting speed.
Floridat (southern SW part) · FL, USA
Green lights appeared to propel in direction.
Vero Beach/Indian Riverr Shores · FL, USA
Colorful Night Sky Formation
Vero Beach · FL, USA
I saw a large irregularly shaped cluster of 50-100 moving white lights (star and planet size) and one larger amber shape.
Port Saint Lucie · FL, USA
Bright extremely fast light moving one point to another almost instantly
Micco · FL, USA
Large formation of blinking lights break apart into hundreds of smaller lights
Fellsmere · FL, USA
A group of us watched one large center light brighter than the surrounding 100 to 200 other light formations in the sky.