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)
Englewood · FL, USA
One round ball of fire - gliding through the sky at Manasota Key, FL
Winter Garden · FL, USA
There were like a flash light blue and red it went very fast and then gone.
Hollywood · FL, USA
Brown Floating Object.
Hollywood · FL, USA
Bright White Circular Object.
Cape Coral · FL, USA
7-8 orange circles with a red light on bottom.
Riverview · FL, USA
((HOAX??)) 3 different sightings of a red orbs traveling west to east. Each orb were 2 minuets apart trading in same direction.
Cape Coral · FL, USA
Triangular shaped craft with four bright lights over Cape Coral, FL.
Wesley Chapel · FL, USA
Floating, swaying, and dropping. ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" star?? PD))
Orlando · FL, USA
Blue/red light seen in sky going up down and sideways.
Homstead · FL, USA
While driving, straight ahead of me I saw red-orange fireballs coming out of the sky, then they would stop and maintain there altitude.
Homestead · FL, USA
Every night for 2 weeks I see lights and shape changing it flashes colors and you can see it on camera only I have lots of videos I thi
Winter Springs · FL, USA
White light, high up, no sound.
Punta Gorda · FL, USA
A small white circular object low in the sky
Stuart · FL, USA
I was sitting in my living room and saw something out of the corner of my eye , as i looked out my sliding glass patio door , i saw a h
Miami · FL, USA
Slow descending object in shape of pyramid burst into approx 8 different lights which stayed in place for 1 minute, then moved away.
Weston · FL, USA
This was taken facing East with sun at about 2:30. The plane had just turned on the base leg ready to turn on final approach for runw
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Sky light movement. ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" star? PD))
Winter Garden · FL, USA
Four red-orange orbs hovering over Central Florida
Jupiter · FL, USA
9-12 spherical shining objects over south Florida
Ft. Lauderdale · FL, USA
Floating red sphere object hovering across sky at night clear sky then disappeared
St. Petersburg · FL, USA
Orange ball, flash.
Orlando · FL, USA
Bright orb seen in western sky. Light dimmed at times. Object did not move.
Homestead · FL, USA
It was bright yellow and I have seen it for 8 day's straight.
St. Petersrburg · FL, USA
6 Crafts Total.
Deltona · FL, USA
There was a green light sphere that went across and down from the sky.