Some years after Walters sold his home, reports surfaced -- and were quickly disputed by others -- that the new owner had found a miniature model of the "space craft" in a forgotten cubbyhole of the old house. A teen-aged neighbor confessed that he'd helped Walters photograph it. When other investigators sought the boy out for more details they learned he'd gone away to college.

GULF BREEZE -- CALL HOME!
Nevertheless, over the ensuing years additional reports of UFO sightings by residents and visitors to the area continued pouring in. They were so numerous and sufficiently credible that today Gulf Breeze is known unofficially as "the UFO capital of the world." The city has been featured in numerous television programs, documentaries, and docu-dramas. Almost invariably, whenever UFOs are discussed the Gulf Breeze sightings are cited as among the most convincing.

To this day, members of the local chapter of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) meet at least once a month in Shoreline Park to gaze skyward with anticipation and awe. And almost weekly some resident or tourist announces that they, too, have seen strangely lit "chevron-shaped" objects in the night sky, or large shiny discs with panels of lights revolving on the underside, or odd lights darting back and forth in the sky at impossible speeds. On at least one occasion, it is claimed the Navy was sufficiently concerned to scramble six search-and-rescue helicopters for a closer look.