Gulf Breeze Florida Ed Walters Photographs 1987

Beginning November 11, 1987, Ed Walters of Gulf Breeze, Florida began photographing low-altitude disc-shaped craft near his home. Over the following weeks and months, he captured approximately 40 photographs showing a craft with a bottom ring structure and portholes at various distances. Local police officers, Walters' neighbors, and eventually multiple MUFON investigators independently reported similar sightings over Gulf Breeze. The photographs were submitted to Ground Saucer Watch and to NASA image specialists for analysis. The proximity of Pensacola Naval Air Station added an unusual dimension to a primarily civilian sighting series. Ed and Frances Walters both submitted to polygraph examinations. The Gulf Breeze case became one of the most controversial in MUFON's history due to both the volume of independent corroboration and the subsequent discovery of a model in Walters' attic — though Walters denied creating it. The case remains contested but the volume of independent community sightings throughout the period is documented.