The Gulf Breeze UFO: Thirty-Two Photographs, One Foam Model, and a Town That Watched the Sky

An aerial view of the white-sand beach and turquoise water at Gulf Breeze, Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico

About 6 min readOn 11 November 1987, a Florida contractor said a glowing disc hovered over his home — and photographed it. Over the following months he produced 32 photographs and hours of video, and more than 135 of his neighbours reported lights of their own. Then a foam model turned up in his attic.