The U.S. Air Force accidentally dropped a 300-pound fuel tank onto a residential neighborhood in the Florida Panhandle — and managed not to hit anything, according to Eglin Air Force Base.

According to Eglin, the incident happened Tuesday, Jan. 7, at approximately 11 a.m. when a 300-gallon fuel tank dropped from an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 96th Test Wing. The tank landed ...