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Gulf Breeze Multi-Witness Multi-Camera Photographic Event

1990-01-08Gulf Breeze, Florida, United States

Ed and Frances Walters plus at least six additional witnesses reportedly observed a red light and dark object below cloud level for about twenty minutes; five photographs were obtained by three people.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Unresolved Structured Object(C-000265)→Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
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CLAIM-953243reported
“Ed and Frances Walters plus at least six others reportedly watched a red light and dark round/elliptical object below cloud level for about twenty minutes; five photographs were obtained by three people.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Gulf Breeze January 1990 multi-witness photographs; uploaded PDF pp. 320-321
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

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CLAIM-953244disputed
“A tethered balloon was suggested because of bobbing and limited lateral displacement, while one photogrammetric analysis yielded an acceleration estimate difficult to reconcile with that hypothesis.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Gulf Breeze 1990 tethered-balloon dispute; uploaded PDF pp. 320-321
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Hall Volume II Photographic-Evidence Framework · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-953200reported
“Hall retains the 1964 principle that a still photograph is only approximately as reliable as the person who took it and the documented circumstances surrounding it.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Photographic evidence witness-reliability principle; uploaded PDF pp. 297-299 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Hall Volume II Photographic-Evidence Framework · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

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CLAIM-953201reported
“Hall evaluates six factors: witness character, strangeness, camera technical data, direct testimony/circumstances, completeness of analysis and peer review.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Hall six-factor photographic rating methodology; uploaded PDF pp. 297-299 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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CLAIM-953230disputed
“Hall discusses an anomalous October 1978 DMSP weather-satellite image obtained through an Elmendorf AFB weather center. Bruce Maccabee reportedly ruled out several image artifacts but could not fully exclude a satellite or space-debris object.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · October 1978 DMSP weather-satellite anomalous image; uploaded PDF pp. 312-313
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Hall Volume II Photographic-Evidence Framework · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

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CLAIM-953202reported
“Hall stresses that a technically authentic image does not by itself establish the identity or extraordinary origin of the photographed object.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Image authenticity versus object identity caveat; uploaded PDF pp. 297-299 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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