[meteorite-list] Refrigerator-Sized Chunk of Ice Crushes Car in Florida

[Ron Baalke]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,247938,00.html

Refrigerator-Sized Chunk of Ice Crushes Car in Florida
Fox News
January 28, 2007

A Hillsborough County resident's Ford Mustang was destroyed 
by just that Sunday, when a large slab of ice fell from the 
clear Florida sky directly onto the automobile, WTVT reports.

A neighbor of the resident who's now down a car told the 
local FOX affiliate that there was whooshing sound around 
9 a.m. EST. Just moments later, he saw the car get crushed by 
ice.

Neighbors speculated the block of ice weighed at least 50 pounds.

No injuries were reported, and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's 
Office said it is investigating.

Federal Aviation Administration and local airport officials told 
WTVT they are unsure if a plane could be faulted for the incident.

This latest incident comes less than two weeks ago something 
similar happened in Philadelphia.

A chunk of ice believed to have come from a passing airliner fell 
through the roof of home in the Pennsylvania suburb. No one was 
injured, but a mother and her 4-year-old daughter were home at the 
time. The FAA is currently investigating that incident.

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Aliens, Atmosphere, or Airplane?
By Valerie Boey
Tampa Bay's 10 News
January 28, 2007

Tampa, Florida -- Neighbors heard a whistling sound is what they 
described before noticing that a neighbor's car was severly 
damaged.

The Ford Mustang had a 100 pound block of ice sitting in the 
backseat. The back end of the car was caved in. The only 
explanation from neighbors is the ice fell from the sky. 
Hillsborough deputies do not believe it was a criminal 
activity.

The 20-year-old owner of the car is upset and did not want to 
talk to Tampa Bay's 10 News. His father says he has not seen 
anything like it before.

Neighbors have pieces of the ice chunk in their refrigerators. 
The owner of the car is in possession of the major chunk of ice.