A surprising discovery was made at Alabama's Gulf Shores International Airport. TSA officers found a historic relic in a passenger's checked luggage. The item was identified as Civil War-era cannonballs, which had been stolen from Fort Morgan.

The cannonballs were wrapped in paper towels and varied in size, with the largest being about the size of a grapefruit. A TSA officer initially thought they were medicine balls on the X-ray screen, but upon closer inspection, realized they were something more unusual. Further details about the incident are available from the source, including the response of the TSA officer who made the discovery.