Homeowner left with questions after ice chunk falls on pole barn

Mysterious ice chunk falls from sky

After a large chunk of ice fell from the sky seemingly out of nowhere, one Wisconsin homeowner wonders if an ice chunk fell from a plane or if there is a natural explanation for the unusual occurrence.

HUDSON, Wisc. (FOX 9) - One Wisconsin homeowner wonders if an ice chunk fell from a plane or if there is a natural explanation for the unusual occurrence.

‘Why me?’

What we know:

Every item in Lonny Piche's pole barn for his antiques business has a story.

But his newest arrival is more interesting than most.

"Crazy. Out of the whole wide earth, something like this falling on me," Piche told FOX 9.

Unexpected ice

The backstory:

Piche was watching TV at his house on Monday afternoon when he heard a loud noise in the backyard.

"It sounded like a big boom. It sounded like an explosion," said Piche.

When he ran outside, he noticed a huge hole in the roof of the storage building and several chunks of ice lying on the ground nearby.

A picture of the chunk of ice taken by Lonny Piche. (FOX 9)

One of the chunks was stuck between the roof and the ceiling, leading Piche to believe a bowling-ball-sized piece of ice fell from the sky.

"I called my neighbors to come. I said, I need witnesses. This is really weird," said Piche.

Piche says his house is on a flight path to MSP Airport, so he believes the ice could have fallen from a plane, but he also wonders if Mother Nature is responsible for the unusual occurrence.

"I'm bewildered, to tell you the truth. It obviously happened, but where did it come from? What is it," said Piche.

What they're saying:

Workers may have patched the hole in the roof, but Piche says he's not ready to close the door on this mystery just yet.

"I'm known as kind of a big storyteller but even this story's got me wondering what it's all about," said Piche.