FAA investigating after large chunk of ice crashes through house and lands on couch

WHITTIER, Calif. -- Federal authorities are investigating aft a California nonmigratory reported that a ample chunk of crystal fell from the entity and crashed done the extortion of a location and landed connected a couch.

A homeowner successful Whittier is near picking up the pieces aft a ample artifact of crystal mysteriously fell from the entity and crashed done his home, according to Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn.

Photos shared by Hahn amusement what appears to beryllium a ample wide of crystal covered successful ungraded that landed connected the sofa wrong the man's home, positive a ample spread torn done the ceiling.

It happened conscionable aft 11:15 a.m. connected April 10. Hahn says nonmigratory Yuder Grau heard what sounded similar an explosion, and that's erstwhile helium discovered the artifact of crystal and harm to the surviving country ceiling. Thankfully, nary 1 was hurt.

Homeowner Thania Manga looked up formation data, which showed that a level was passing straight implicit the vicinity astatine the clip of the incident.

The location is nether the Los Angeles International Airport landing approach. Data from Flightradar24 shows determination were planes flying implicit the location astir the clip of the incident, and determination is simply a level implicit the location astir each 3 minutes.

Now, Hahn is requesting a thorough and timely Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) probe into the bizarre incident.

"We are fortunate that Yuder was not successful his surviving country erstwhile this artifact of crystal crashed done his ceiling," she said. "I americium bringing this incidental to the attraction of the FAA due to the fact that they request to analyse what happened and instrumentality immoderate steps indispensable to forestall it from happening again."

On Tuesday, Hahn sent a letter to FAA Deputy Administrator Chris Rocheleau, demanding the probe instrumentality place.

The proprietor of the location says she submitted a ceremonial ailment to the FAA and is redeeming the crystal successful a freezer container for the investigation. The gaping spread successful the ceiling has since been patched up.

"We decidedly privation to cognize what it consists of and if it's going to impact our health. Secondly, we recognize if it is an airplane oregon thing of the fact, that we recognize wherefore it happens, due to the fact that adjacent close present arsenic we're speaking, there's a level implicit america and it's scary," Manga said.

Manga noted that the crystal has a atrocious smell, and she is somewhat acrophobic that she touched the crystal and doesn't cognize what it consists of.

At this time, the nonstop root of the crystal is unknown.

The FAA said it is investigating, and that the bureau investigates each study it receives alleging crystal fell from an airplane and damaged property.

ABC News contributed to this report.