Bright object observed near Barksdale SAC base at Shreveport, Louisiana (1953)

Project Blue Book Case #2543. On February 27, 1953, a bright object was observed over Shreveport, Louisiana — home to Barksdale Air Force Base, one of SAC's most important bomber installations. Barksdale's B-47s and later B-52s carried nuclear weapons. The case was classified "Unknown."