Gulf Breeze UFO incident

The Gulf Breeze UFO incident occurred on November 11, 1987 in Gulf Breeze, Florida.

Gulf Breeze was a small city of approximately 6,000 at the time of a wave of UFO sightings that began in late 1987. News of high-quality UFO photos spread rapidly and world-wide, and became the subject of newspaper and magazine articles, television talk shows and feature programs.

Considered at the time by many to be definitive proof of the existence of intelligently-controlled flying objects, the term "Gulf Breeze UFO Incident" generally refers to a series of photographs and contact claims made by Ed Walters beginning on the 11th of November, 1987. Over a period of three weeks, Walters reported and documented a series of UFO sightings. The photographs shown of the craft were unusually clear and initially Walters' claims generated great excitement. Over subsequent years, new evidence including the discovery of models in a house once owned by Walters, identical to the UFOs in his photographs, has shifted majority opinion to believe that Walters' photos of the "Gulf Breeze Incident" were a hoax.

Although Ed Walters was the nexus of the Gulf Breeze sightings, he was not the only person to claim a sighting. According to ufocasebook.com, an estimated 200+ others came forward with sightings, videos and/or photographs during a three-year period.

References

* [http://www.ufocasebook.com/gulfbreeze.html The Gulf Breeze, Florida UFOs] - UFO Casebook
* [http://www.xlibris.com/WaroftheWords.html "War of the Words: The True but Strange Story of the Gulf Breeze UFO"