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)
Saint Augustine · FL, USA
I was in my car driving South on San Marco Blvd in St. Augustine, Fl, Wednesday evening around 7. I noticed a foreign light in the sky
Oldsmar · FL, USA
Blue orb appears on the photos of the moon. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flare. PD))
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Looking in the east night sky, two airplanes where flying in an echelon formation, approximately 10,000 feet. Appearing between the two
St. Johns · FL, USA
We were walking across parking lot to restaurant and paused to take pics of full moon...1st pic a selfie, no craft....10ft further stop
Panama City · FL, USA
Bright, beaming ball. ((anonymous report))
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Rapidly moving green light flying south to north at very rapid pace.
Davie · FL, USA
Was driving South in Davie on either pine island or nob Hill Rd was coming up on Griffin Rd and saw blimp like shape. It was low and se
Panama City · FL, USA
2nd time this week, same spot see time same circle yellowish super bright then dims out and gets bright. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Davie · FL, USA
Ultra-Bright White Blimp like Object. ((anonymous report))
Dade City · FL, USA
A giant ball of light falling in the Northern sky down to the Earth. ((anonymous report))
Weston · FL, USA
Approx. 15 red ball shaped lights traveling in a line going across the sky. They appeared to coming from the S. ((anonymous report))
Clearwater · FL, USA
Reappearance of Triangle - 3's of Otherworldly Presence
Port Orange · FL, USA
5 Orangish-red spheres traveling east to west in a row over Port Orange, Florida (Daytona Beach area) Dec 24, 2016
Palmetto · FL, USA
Yellow light fly in piroutte style movement
Davie (heading to Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale) · FL, USA
While driving on I-595 from W to E, just passing the turnpike ramp; I saw what I thought was a bright star.
Miami · FL, USA
Daylight glinting UFO spotted.
Delray Beach · FL, USA
We were walking on the beach at night and saw a fast moving, oval/orb shaped orange light moving across the sky. It looked like it had
Spring Hill · FL, USA
Fireball in sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a sighting of Venus. PD))
Lutz · FL, USA
Red star formation.
New Smyrna Beach · FL, USA
I was walking my dog when he stopped. My dog was staring into the sky. I saw cluster of lights forming a large circle.
Indialantic · FL, USA
6 ufo in Melbourne Beach. ((anonymous report))
Ponte Vedra Beach · FL, USA
Orb shaped orange light moving across the sky from E to W. It was flying lower than an airplane with no noise. ((anonymous report))
Satellite Beach · FL, USA
Bright objects traveling at high rate of speed from south to north
North Port · FL, USA
3 orange red spheres over North Port, Florida. ((anonymous report))
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
I was watching coast helicopter hovering 10 feet off water for 30 mins in same spot , after about 20 mins , a boat came in and helicopt