Red UFO seen in Florida in 1961

Summary

In May 1961, a soldier and his family in Florida reported seeing a bright red object shaped like two humps. They observed it for 30 minutes from Wayside Park near the coast. The witness described a glowing point surrounded by a red haze, with no noise or movement. Although it seemed like a fire in the Gulf, the exact location was confusing. The report concluded that the information was conflicting and that atmospheric refraction might have made a normally hidden light source visible to the witness.