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)
Winter Park · FL, USA
I took a video of this object flying over the skies and hovering there for over 30 minutes. It has appeared several days now. But last
Largo · FL, USA
Traveling E to W 1 or possibly 2 objects. A Purple Object. It was Bright Purple then dark in the middle then Bright Purple again.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Very quickly a white disc shaped object zoomed down almost to the water then E and W.
Cape Coral · FL, USA
A row of five or more balls of fire looking objects moving steadily towards the East in Cape Coral, Florida.
Jupiter · FL, USA
Long red fireball propelling into sky, disappeared
Maitland · FL, USA
I was walking my dog in my neighborhood.As I was walking home I was looking at the sky.I then saw a small burst of orange light. It
Melbourne · FL, USA
6-7 lights in "V" formation that made no sound changes formation Melbourne, Florida,
Tampa · FL, USA
We were at Wheedon Island Preserve in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area. I looked up into the clear blue sky admiring the nice day at appr
Tampa · FL, USA
Very bright disk light object at a dead stop in the sky signals then zooms away.
Chuluota · FL, USA
4 orange balls in single line going from east to west. No sound.
Venice · FL, USA
Blue craft with shield.
Haines City · FL, USA
Me and co worker was digging to find a water leak at motel we manage , when i notice some balloons in distance and as we watch them com
Orlando · FL, USA
Long isosceles triangle shaped Jet like flying object seen at irregular visibility pattern as it continued to fly,seen flashy at times.
Largo · FL, USA
Saw two red balls, one on top of the other.. Then the bottom red ball disappeared into the top one.
Wellington · FL, USA
Stationary red light which emitted a bright flash after 10 min. high above the sky and changed colors. ((NUFORC Note: Arcturus? PD))
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Looked up in the solid blue sky at an airliner going with large contrails. ((anonymous report))
Indialantic · FL, USA
Four reddish orange balls, ascending at different times, no sound, no trails.
Orlando · FL, USA
White object brilliantly reflecting the sun hovered and changed height and direction before heading S, like it was looking around.
Tampa · FL, USA
Unexplained Lights in Night Sky North of Tampa.
Tice · FL, USA
Another 12 Silent Jet UFO's fly past or over the house today the second one being a 4-engine silent jet beauty.
Ocala · FL, USA
seen 3 whiteish orange thought was stars in a row pretty low to ground seen one disappear then another. ((anonymous report))
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Orange orb, moving South to North. ((anonymous report))
Williston · FL, USA
I saw a metal stationary object to my North West at about 11 o'clock directly over the commercial flight line.I watched it for about 1
Lake Worth · FL, USA
Large Triangle Craft with Lights flying estimated 45,000ft Altitude. Speed. estimated 2,000 mph. Size estimated size of a football fiel
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Saw two Spheres of many orange tinted lights, with no sound, following each other, slower than a plane.