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)
Bushnell · FL, USA
I seen a bright light come out the sky n it flew real fast
Wellborn · FL, USA
Silent, chevron shaped craft moving across sky and disappearing--not moving out of visual range.
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Looking up the night was cloudy when I saw a light blue circular object with a long tail and a shorter stretch in the front.
Saint Augustine · FL, USA
Silent “ball of fire” at low altitude seen in Saint Augustine, FL
Coral Springs · FL, USA
I saw 3 orb shaped single white light objects. Saw each one at seperate times over 10-12 minutes. ((anonymous report))
Winter Springs · FL, USA
Cloaked UFO see with smokey mist in front passing through northeastern sky Fl, streetlights affected
Palm Coast · FL, USA
Three boomerang shaped objects with a faint amber glow moved silently in a southerly direction.
Palm Harbor · FL, USA
4 lights in diamond formation arched like a boomerang across the sky
Lake Mary · FL, USA
Disk Shape Object surrounded with crystal lights around the aircraft, lights looked like crystals. It was stationary for all that time
Williamsburg · FL, USA
As clouds were parting, saw 2-3 rectangular green glowing objects hovering towards the east. ((anonymous report))
Dunedin · FL, USA
Large rectangle shape with little points of light. Seemed transparent. Appeared slight orange haze. ((anonymosu report))
Vero Beach · FL, USA
Shiny cylinder vertical object over Vero Beach, FL.
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
We were on the highway near exit 23 by Hollywood fl. And we saw 3 lights in the sky. Right above the tree line and below the stars. The
Lutz · FL, USA
Blinking white light that moved every few seconds when not blinking. Brighter blinks of white and then went away. Was moving.
Clearwater · FL, USA
I stepped out onto my balcony and saw an unusual looking star-like object hovering at approximately 5000 ft and approximately two miles
Lake Placid · FL, USA
Dozens of bright lights shooting all over sky, Plus 2 Very Large craft flying directly at us.
Tampa · FL, USA
4am I was up listening to podcasts on my smart phone. I work overnights. And I was up relaxing after a week of work. I went to relieve
Port Saint Lucie · FL, USA
The craft wanted me to see it.
St. Augustine · FL, USA
2 star looking lights, same distance away as the stars. Went zig zag, up down and in circles over the Atlantic. They stayed a distance
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Bright orange streak following circumference of earth, then abrupt change in direction into space and change from orange to white.
Naples · FL, USA
3 horizontal lights hovering
Oldsmar · FL, USA
Descending object over inaccessible cypress Forest intermittently flashing extremely intense light
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Sitting on back porch of our rental looking out over the water and several lights appeared out over the water to our left. They were wh
Floral City · FL, USA
Out by barn. Facing star system Pleiades. I have noticed light anomalies, in the night sky. I flashed my bright flashlight well, on th
Naples · FL, USA
Blinking light travels the entire sky in 20 seconds making no sound. ((anonymous report))