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[td]A bomb was mistakenly dropped by a [[U.S. Air Force]] [[Boeing B-47E-LM Stratojet]] near [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] when a man in the bomb bay area grabbed the emergency release pin by accident. Similar to the 1957 incident, safety precautions meant that the plutonium was not mounted to the bomb but rather stored elsewhere on the plane at the time.[/td]
[td]A bomb was mistakenly dropped by a [[U.S. Air Force]] [[Boeing B-47E-LM Stratojet]] near [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], when a man in the [[bomb bay]] area grabbed the emergency release pin by accident. Similar to the 1957 incident, safety precautions meant that the plutonium was not mounted to the bomb but rather stored elsewhere on the plane at the time.[/td]
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[td]=== 1960: US false alarm from moonrise ===[/td]
[td]=== 1960: US false alarm from moonrise ===[/td]

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