Ed Walters

Ed Walters (1941-2021) was a building contractor from Gulf Breeze, Florida.

• Born in 1941, died in 2021
• Worked as a building contractor
• Lived in Gulf Breeze, Florida

Beginning in November 1987, he reported repeated UFO sightings and photographed objects over his property.

• First reports started in November 1987
• Photographed UFOs multiple times over his property
• Experienced repeated sightings

His photographs and account formed the basis of the Gulf Breeze UFO sightings.

• Photographs served as core evidence
• Account detailed the sightings
• Basis for the widely known Gulf Breeze case

The case attracted major media attention and divided the UFO research community, with some finding it compelling while others questioned it after a UFO model was found in his former home; it remains one of the most controversial in modern ufology.

• Attracted significant media coverage
• Divided UFO researchers: some compelling, others skeptical due to UFO model discovery
• Remains highly controversial in modern ufology