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US Federal air safety officials are investigating another possible case of something falling from an airplane onto a house in Moreno Valley.
This time, it is expected that that chunk of ice may have fallen off an airplane onto a house.

From the inside of the Peter Carlucci home, there is a barely visible patch of water damage on the ceiling. But there was no mistaking the earth-shattering noise.

"It shook the house. I came home and took a look. I didn't see anything. And then, a neighbour of mine pointed out I had a hole in the roof" - Peter Carlucci.

When Carlucci climbed on his roof to investigate, he found smashed clay tiles and a gaping 3-foot hole. The plywood was splintered and the attic insulation was soaking wet.
"I think it's a piece of ice or something from a plane that flies from air traffic overhead" - Peter Carlucci.

He believes he is a victim of falling ice, like Johnny Worthy was in Fontana previously. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating where a large ice ball could have come from that smashed into Worthy's living room last month.
Like Carlucci, Worthy is near the flight pattern of a major airport.

"They come overhead all day at a high altitude, on the way to LAX Airport. They could have fallen off the plane, I'm not sure" - Peter Carlucci.

While the FAA investigates, Carlucci is relieved that the mystery object fell on the roof and not on his children. The FAA is investigating the origin of the ice. It is not uncommon for ice to form on parts of the aircraft at high altitudes.

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The Inland Empire region, in which Fontana squarely sits, is part of a normal approach corridor to Los Angeles International Airport, about 60 miles to the west.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,166049,00.html


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It seems that the source of the icefall may have been from the wing of an aeroplane. The town of Fontana is situated under the flightpath for Ontario Airport

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A huge chunk of ice that crashed through the roof of a home in Fontana, California, US, is at the centre of a US Federal Aviation Administration investigation on Monday.
The ice does not appear to be of the "blue ice" variety that usually falls from airplane toilets.

The origin of the ice appeared to be a bit of a mystery.
It's a mystery that homeowner Johnny Worthy would like to solve - if only so he can get some sleep.
Worthy keeps the ice ball that nearly killed him Saturday night in a big plastic jug next to the TV dinners in his freezer.
It scared the daylights out of Worthy when it slammed into his house while he was doing dishes.

"There was a loud explosion and a concussion of the house, and it like scared me to death" Worthy said.

When he peeked around the corner, Worthy saw the ice, slowly melting into his living room carpet.

"It made a loud explosion. It was like nothing I'd heard in my life."
All the neighbours came out in their yards, Worthy said.

Worthy's daughter thinks the ice hunk is a weather anomaly called "megacryometeors," with mega standing for "big" and "cryo' for ice. Megacryometeors are unexplained ice balls that fall from the sky and usually weigh between 25 to 30 pounds.
Worthy still wants more concrete answers.

"Every time I lay down in the bed, and I look up at the ceiling, I'm afraid something's going to hit me," Worthy said.

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