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Ocala, FL
Florida · Marion County · Ocala Metro
Ocala is a mid-size city in Florida with a population of 64,903. Residents earn $53,520 per year, which is 29% below the national average.
3.0
/5.0
B
Good
64,903
Population
1,352/sq mi density
$53,520
Median Income
$32,629 per capita
$219,900
Home Value
$268,068 Zillow
$1,230
Median Rent
35.7% income on rent
71°F
Avg Temperature
314 sunny days/yr
809
Violent Crime/100K
4,182 property/100K
B
Overall
3.0 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B
Economy
3.3 / 5.0
$53,520 median income, 4.1% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.4 / 5.0
$219,900 home value, $1,230/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
809 violent crimes/100K (113% above avg)
B
Education
3.3 / 5.0
28.7% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
48
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Historic Markers
4
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Mines
4
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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UFO Sightings Near Ocala, FL
48 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Ocala, FL.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocala, FL | 2014 | 12 slow moving orange lights over 20 minutes period. |
| Ocala, FL | 2013 | Orange orbs that seperate into three moving extremly fast. |
| Ocala, FL | 2013 | 4.7.13 1:00 Ocala, FL Light 1 minute Red illuminated light the size of large pea traveling NW from the SE. |
| Ocala, FL | 2013 | Unknown bright lights. |
| Ocala (driving up i-75, location not exactly known), FL | 2012 | Bright red light moving in a straight path across the sky, and suddenly vaporizing into thin air. |
| Ocala, FL | 2012 | Stationary, rectangular object seen in north-central Florida. |
| Ocala, FL | 2012 | IFO sighting |
| Ocala, FL | 2012 | White dots over Ocala, Fl. |
| Ocala, FL | 2012 | This is a repeat report from Feb.2,just a few things Id like to add.The objects I seen looked like 2 little moons very close to each ot |
| Ocala, FL | 2012 | WITNESSED 5 REDDISH ORBS FLYING IN FORMATION EAST TO WEST DIRECTION AT ABOUT 5000FT ELEVATION. APPROX 5 MIN LATER, WITNESSED 2 MORE OF |
| Ocala, FL | 2012 | Bright light/object hovering over ocala, fl |
| Ocala, FL | 2011 | A red glowing ball skipping accross the sky. |
| Ocala, FL | 2011 | Metallic Cylinder seen over North Florida |
| Ocala, FL | 2011 | 2 red beamin lights with 5 changing color objects beside it above ocala florida |
| Ocala, FL | 2011 | Two witnesses observe a triangular object, with three faint orange/red lights. |
| Ocala, FL | 2010 | fiery shape flies to earth |
| Ocala, FL | 2010 | Saw a shiny, tearshaped object that was at first stationary and then moving slowly in a downward arc. |
| Ocala, FL | 2010 | I seen a blunt horizontal oval light streak through the sky then lifting up while in flight and turning red then blue and disappearing |
| Ocala, FL | 2010 | red/green sphere doing helicopter like moves except performing them extemely quick then flying off into space |
| Ocala, FL | 2010 | blinking light in sky remains in same location |
| Ocala, FL | 2010 | ((HOAX??)) perfect circle with middle invisible |
| Ocala, FL | 2010 | Round globe light with a wobble paases by the sky night |
| Ocala, FL | 2008 | THREE ROUND CRAFTS AT 10:30 AM IN OCALA FL IN A TRIANGLE FORMATION STATIONARY AT FIRST THEN ALMOST HIT A PLANE |
| Ocala, FL | 2008 | a bunch of beaming lights flying at top speed 50 ft about the ground |
| Ocala, FL | 2007 | light was white round...it faded in and out about 6-8 times in 15min period..i signaled back with my 2 green neons on roof |
| Ocala, FL | 2007 | extremely bright and fast shot across east to west lasted 2-3 seconds which tells how fast it really was. no sound. |
| Ocala, FL | 2007 | Bright flickering light traveling in a zig zag pattern and eventually having a burst of speed and disappearing. |
| Ocala (n and s of), FL | 2005 | Multiple types of objects in night sky of central Florida witnessed for over 3 hours. |
| Ocala, FL | 2005 | Morphing white UFO |
| Ocala, FL | 2005 | Four balls of white light dance in Ocala night sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of advertising lights? PD)) |
| Ocala, FL | 2004 | at about 9 pm on Friday, 9 Apr, 2004, I saw what appeared to be a bright burning object falling directly west by southwest of Ocala, Fl |
| Ocala, FL | 2002 | A strange circling glow. |
| Ocala, FL | 2002 | Observed ten to fourteen or so lights appearing similar to stars all traveling in the same direction. |
| Ocala, FL | 2001 | triangular shape with aura of lights |
| Ocala, FL | 2001 | A bright blue ring of light swooping in and vanishing with a trail of blue left behind |
| Ocala (silver springs shores), FL | 2000 | Triangular craft with pulsating multi-colored lights; moving in various directions in no apparent course. |
| Ocala, FL | 1999 | We saw a light in the sky moving rapidly in almost a circular motion We then started to drive towards the object and ended up parking a |
| Ocala, FL | 1999 | bright lights in front of the dark body of the object with perhaps windows over the lights |
| Ocala, FL | 1997 | It was amber orange in color glowing and pulsating behind a cloud or vapor floated very slowly and split in two |
| Ocala, FL | 1997 | Midnight White Oval / Fireball UFO |
| Ocalla, FL | 1996 | Woman witnesses extremely bright light in neighboring field behind trees. Hears a huge "crash" that rattles neighborhood. |
| Ocala, FL | 1989 | TRIANGULAR CRAFT MADE 90 DEGREE TURNS |
| Ocala, FL | 1987 | Strange transparent objec t with red lights at joints seen around 10 pm moving northeast very slowly. |
| Ocala, FL | 1986 | rectangular, transparent, huge object with points of red lights at each intersection moving slowing and low through the night sky. |
| Ocala, FL | 1986 | Approximately 10:00 pm, saw a very large triangular (for lack of better word) shaped object traveling from southwest to northeast. The |
| Ocala, FL | 1979 | fishing over resevoir object hovered for 20 minutes 2-3 feet above water, went straight up into space until it became vanished |
| Ocala, FL | 1973 | Unknown flying object circled home at high rate of speed creating a vacuum and making a high pitched whistling/whooshing sound. |
| Ocala, FL | 1965 | Abductioin observed by Sherif Deaputy and myself |