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
I went out to walk my dog at 5:30am this morning, it's quite dark where I live and I can clearly see stars in the sky still at this tim
Deltona · FL, USA
I have a video of a flying saucer but don't know how to share it. It was insane.
Lake Worth · FL, USA
It was a circular object with a Orange hue that went up Vertical from its original position and phased out only to become invisible.
Palm Beach · FL, USA
White, red, black orbs at beach out to sea near horizon. ((anonymous report))
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
I was driving south 275 at 75 mph and saw an airplane and remember thinking it was strange how low it was flying. I continued driving a
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Large and flat to the E heading from S to N. Just before sunrise. Videoed it on my phone. ((anonymous report))
Port St. Lucie · FL, USA
Massive cigar-shaped craft 300 meters long.
Pace · FL, USA
I witnessed a total of 5 crafts interacting with each other (back & forth movement), one was extremely bright and moved slowly.
Venice · FL, USA
Triangle shaped , bright red front, 2 circular lights on each side pointing downward white lights on rear no noise except faint nois
Holiday · FL, USA
Bright light/flat sliver disk /went vertical. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Date may be flawed. PD))
Dunedin · FL, USA
I was sitting on my porchwhen me and my friend noticed a light 60 feet in the air above us flashlight and send circular lights that wer
Gainesville · FL, USA
Two metal spheres following an airplane.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
2 metallic spheres floating and constantly rotating stationary for about 5 minutes. Completely silent. Directly above each other.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Orange/red spheres in a triangle and then moving over St. Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Two circles with tails staying within inches of each other flashed twice moving in a southeast direction. Was seen in the sky by two pe
Dunedin · FL, USA
My friend and I were sitting on the porch reading the Bible. About nephlims. When all of a sudden a red flash came onto the porch. No s
Naples · FL, USA
Distortion in weather, as well as paralyzes. ((anonymous report))
Cooper City · FL, USA
White, cigar-shaped craft. Daytime sighting over Cooper City - Broward County, FL.
Davenport · FL, USA
Strange objects high in the sky flying with red/orange flames coming out of the back. Counted 5 of these strange objects.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Multiply flying lights.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Bread and orange glowing round objects about Saint Petersburg, Florida.
Live Oak · FL, USA
I was driving toward I-10 from I-75 through a back road near the busy bee gas station. 8 saw two lights at VERY low altitude moving hap
Clermont · FL, USA
Bright orange/red glowing object that moved from the E to the W across the clear night sky.
Sawgrass area · FL, USA
Sawgrass area round orange bright.
Clearwater · FL, USA
Noticed 3 round perfect bright LED colored bright lights that were shaped semi pyramid formation. ((anonymous report))