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)
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
A very bright fireball coming low in the sky from the east and then accelerating straight up and then leveled out in a straight path at
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Circular, reddish UFO's spotted over FTL airport interact with each other & vanish!
Hudson · FL, USA
5 orbs in total, glowing red. Intervals of approximately 20 seconds between each sighting
Deltona · FL, USA
Off white lights, but blink red and green when white light is off, ((NUFORC Note: Probably not genuine UFOs. PD))
Crystal River · FL, USA
It stayed completely still for at least 30 minutes, it kept getting brighter. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Summerfield · FL, USA
Star bright Lights, Orange, red fire. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a sighting of Venus or Sirius. PD)) ((anonymous report))
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Moving slowly from S to N along FTL Beach bright red lights glided quietly without sound in plain sight. ((anonymous report))
DeLand · FL, USA
Fireball in sky shuts off, then re-ignites. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of 2nd stage ignition of missile launch. PD))
Orlando · FL, USA
Orange fireballs over Orlando after satellite launch.
Cocoa · FL, USA
2 bright orange orbs/globes, travelling S to N slow at first then separating slightly and appearing overhead. ((anonymous report))
Plantation · FL, USA
((anonymous report)) Appears to be 3 unmoving objects with multi-colored flashing lights high up over S FL. ((NUFORC Note: Star??))
Holly Hill · FL, USA
While my wife and I were sitting in our screen room around 18:40 tonight, I looked out to the north west and saw some lights (orbs?) mo
Saint Augustine · FL, USA
I went to get my mail from my mail box at around 6:50 PM and then I saw a dense light on the sky.
San Antonio · FL, USA
Strange object immerges from dark portal and streaks across sky ahead of oncoming storm and disappears into another dark portal.
Hernando · FL, USA
Was yellow orangeish, like a goldfish color. I was walking around 350 degrees north, the craft was moving to SE. ((anonymous report))
Hernando · FL, USA
There was only one UFO. It was yellow orange-ish, kind of like a goldfish color. I was walking around 350 degrees north, the craft was
Tampa (general area) · FL, USA
Oval shaped three light object. ((anonymous report))
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
We saw a total of 7 red/ orange lights. We were facing N, and they were coming from the NE towards the SW. ((anonymous report))
Boca Raton · FL, USA
Lights rise in groups of 3 or 4 from coastal horizon into sky
Grover · FL, USA
Two eye shaped disks with 3 round lights seen between mountains driving South West on 85 near Grover NC
Saint Petersburg · FL, USA
I was sitting on my porch smoking a cigarette when i saw a red orange ball of light moving eastward. The ball of light had no blinking
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
Traveling N on I-I95, I could Not help but to notice 3 bright yellow lights toward the East
Oviedo · FL, USA
I saw the moon and above it was I thought was Venus and there was something green and that's why I took a picture.
Sunrise · FL, USA
Multi Color changing UFO.
Orlando · FL, USA
I was outside on back porch and saw a bright red orange color looked like a fire ball or exploded something in the air it was eastward.