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)
Tamarac · FL, USA
Extremely bright orange ball of light quickly ascending into sky, leaving a slight trail as it rose.
Apopka · FL, USA
Glowing red oval.
Orlando · FL, USA
My mom and I were driving in East Orlando. We both saw a bright orange oval fireball in the Eastern sky. It was at 1:38 am on 5/6/16. I
Miami · FL, USA
I'm a tugboat captain was good doing my watch change at 5:30 in the morning May 6th pitch black dark night with no lighting whatsoever
Cocoa · FL, USA
Three bright orange balls in a triangular formation
Oviedo · FL, USA
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Clearwater · FL, USA
Saw a very bright light slowly moving then turned an orangish color and seemed to jump back and forth in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Palm Beach Gardens · FL, USA
Light in sky seen in same spot (not moving) for at least 10 minutes.
Winter Springs · FL, USA
Glowing, sputtering fireball moving slowly east to west near MCO - Orlando International Airport.
Palm Beach Lakes · FL, USA
Green/blue orb flashed across the southern night sky, disappeared quickly.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Unidentified, low-frequency, pulsing noise - could not locate a source.
West Palm Beach · FL, USA
Very small cigar shape - disappeared seconds after sunlight reflected off of it..
Gulf of Mexico · FL, USA
Cigar-shaped UFO passes closely by my plane over Gulf of Mexico.
Sarasota · FL, USA
I saw an orange glow that initially I assumed was a helicopter or air craft. Many planes pass over our area and this did not the move
Duck Key · FL, USA
Bright orange lights
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Large triangle craft.
St. Augustine Beach · FL, USA
Me and my wife were sitting on the deck of a condo overlooking the ocean at st augustine beach. from the southeast over the ocean we sa
Lake Worth · FL, USA
The obj. was shaped like the Space Shuttle or fighter jet. Object had a red glowing round plasma like obj. ((anonymous report))
Tallahassee · FL, USA
White and red lights cylinder and round shaped spotted several nights in sky. ((anonymous report))
Casselberry · FL, USA
3 very large bright orbs of light flying in a triangle formation were flying below the clouds on a rainy evening.
FL · USA
Enter the position N, E, W or S of object seen. ((anonymous submittal))
Tampa · FL, USA
Dark pentangle-shaped object, with blue light, somersaulting from NE to SE very quickly.
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
Glowing orange dots chevron formation.
Jacksonville Beach · FL, USA
3 white lights in a triangle shape in the west sky, beneath the moon , then started moving individually in a circular pattern, the bott
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
From my address incoming due south approximately over Lake Maggorie.