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)
Vero Beach · FL, USA
Saw a formation of approx. 2 doz. reddish/ orange glowing spherical objects float cross from the ocean side (east) to west across Hwy
Venice · FL, USA
UFO spotting in Venice lights.
Davenport · FL, USA
Slow fireball with no tail floating over Central Florida sky.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Same light shape 2 different days same approximate time.
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Same light shape 2 different days same approximate time. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet?? PD))
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Alien saucer sighted in St. Augustine, Florida. ((anonymous report))
St. Augustine · FL, USA
I was outside at work, and there were 3 lights in the sky going North to South...started in a straight line, then separated with the ce
Orlando · FL, USA
Triangle craft above Orlando, emitting an energy beam underneath it.
Tallahassee · FL, USA
It was a cicle like craft hovering in the sky it was clear white looking it had no lights on it moving at about 1mph
Tampa · FL, USA
Bright blue light hovering over Tampa.
Santa Rosa Beach · FL, USA
Falling ball of fire out of the clear night sky
Destin · FL, USA
Chevron-shaped glowing vapor cloud moving across night sky. ((anonymous report))
Port Richey · FL, USA
Erratic moments green and red lights.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Fast traveling craft 03:30.
Orlando · FL, USA
Orlando UFO sighting. WOW!m ((anonymous report))
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Every night for the past 2 wks I have been watching 2 crafts in the west sky. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a sighting of planets. PD))
Lithia · FL, USA
Bright circle-shaped object appearing over Lithia, Florida. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD))
South Tampa · FL, USA
Green\blue streak of light. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? PD))
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Blue light hovering then zoomed away.
Clearwater · FL, USA
Bright slowly moving comet-like object in Countryside Clearwater
Key Biscayne · FL, USA
Observed a white, silvery sphere that held stationary, then moved east into the morning sky
Melbourne · FL, USA
Light hovers, dims, then shoots off over Lake Washington area, Melbourne, Florida.
Wildwood · FL, USA
I saw a circle ship that was flying in the sky
Gainseville · FL, USA
Red and white blinking lights moving like satellites north to south nearly 20 different times.
Valrico · FL, USA
Blueish green light rapid unnaturally directions and an orangeish red light lands in residential area