Key West UFO Sightings: Military Secrets, USOs, and the Florida Keys’ Extraterrestrial Mystery
Florida Keys UFOs: A Hotspot for Unexplained Aerial Phenomena
Key West is known for its ghosts and shipwrecks, but look up—or down—and you might catch a glimpse of something far stranger. For decades, this strategic island at the edge of the map has been a quiet hotspot for Key West UFO Sightings, military radar anomalies, and, most recently, USOs (Unidentified Submersible Objects). The confluence of a major Naval Air Station and deep, mysterious waters makes the Florida Keys UFOs a compelling subject for any Extraterrestrial Activity Florida investigation.
The 1950s Wave: Project Blue Book Key West
The mystery began in the early 1950s, a golden age for flying saucer reports, with Key West playing a central role in the military's official investigation, Project Blue Book Key West.
The most famous case remains the July 26, 1952, incident. A glowing red object hovered over the city, made impossible maneuvers, and vanished. Despite fighter jets being scrambled and radar anomalies lighting up across the state, the official Project Blue Book designation was simply "Unknown." The lack of pilot debriefs or radar logs for such a high-profile event fuels speculation about a military cover-up of Military Radar Anomalies.
The USOs and the Underwater Mystery
While the skies have been busy, the waters off Key West have recently become the focus of a new mystery: USOs (Unidentified Submersible Objects). These are the aquatic cousins of UFOs, and the deep channels of the Florida Keys are a prime location for Underwater Lights Key West.
In 2023, a cruise passenger posted about mysterious, zigzagging underwater lights off the coast. This was quickly corroborated by an anonymous retired Coast Guard officer who claimed to have seen similar flashes "all the time," calling the waters off Key West "some of the strangest he ever patrolled." The officer noted that Classified Sonar Data often contains information that never makes it into public logs, suggesting a long history of Maritime Anomalies being tracked in secret.
Other notable sightings include the 1963 amber cigar-shaped craft seen by a Navy weather observer, and the 1967 Radar Grid Encounter where eight fast-moving objects were tracked in perfect formation by both Naval Air Station Key West and Homestead Air Force Base.
From glowing discs and radar grids to mysterious lights deep underwater, Key West’s skies and seas have told a story for decades—a story of advanced technology and impossible physics.
To hear a deep dive into the Project Blue Book Key West files, the full story of the 1967 Radar Grid Encounter, and the latest theories on USOs (Unidentified Submersible Objects), be sure to listen to the dedicated episode on the You Two Scare Me Podcast.
