The Chester Ice Chunk
Sep 8, 1957: A 100-pound chunk of ice fell from the sky onto an empty building in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Strange falls of ice from the sky have long fascinated the Fortean crowd. See, for example, "The Ice-Fall Problem" by meteorologist (and UFO enthusiast) James E. McDonald:
Also, "Ice Falls" by Frank Edwards in Strangest of All (1962).
Strange falls of ice from the sky have long fascinated the Fortean crowd. See, for example, "The Ice-Fall Problem" by meteorologist (and UFO enthusiast) James E. McDonald:
It is a rather curious and apparently unexplained fact that from time to time in recent years masses of ice of the order of several tens of pounds have fallen out of the sky. This is the ice-fall problem.
Also, "Ice Falls" by Frank Edwards in Strangest of All (1962).
Shamokin News-Dispatch - Sep 9, 1957
The Ada Weekly News - July 1, 1971
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Category: 1950s | Weather