The event happened early on Monday, March 9
KTAL reached out to a Barksdale AFB representative to gain clarity on the reports and received the following statement:
“Earlier this morning, Barksdale Air Force Base received a report of an unmanned aerial system operating over the installation. The incident remains under investigation in coordination with local authorities to include the FAA. Under state and federal law, any unauthorized drone activity over a military installation is a criminal offense that can result in significant fines and imprisonment. We retain the right to protect our installation and will continue monitoring our airspace to address any threats to our mission or personnel"
by Shiny-Tie-126
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Barksdale states online that its mission is to provide the U.S. with lethal, nuclear, combat-ready Airmen and B-52s for global strike and combat support operations.
We also just went to war with a country of 90 million people. There are likely many sleeper cells already here and we are likely going to be attacked. Hoping it’s something completely unrelated.
“It was an accident it was actually just a Chinese lantern that floated overhead and set our system off”