Building hits Casey church, creates mystery

Building hits Casey church"There was no logical explanation," said Casey County Sheriff's Deputy Freeman Luttrell. "I was kind of like everyone else -- just awestricken."

Luttrell was called to Pine Grove Church in the Elkhorn community last week to investigate a report that a 12-by-24-foot aluminum storage building weighing about 4,000 pounds (1,814 kg) was lifted some 30 feet (9.14 meter) into the air and dropped onto the church roof.

There was a gaping hole in the church's vinyl siding about 20 feet above the ground, and evidence that the storage building had been slammed down on the roof, about 10 feet higher.

Investigations by Texas Eastern Gas, which has lines nearby, turned up no evidence of natural gas leaks. The National Weather Service reported no strong winds or storms in the area, and there were no broken limbs or other evidence of wind damage nearby.

"The only thing I can come to terms with myself is that it was some kind of freak thing with the weather, but I don't think a lot of people accept that," Luttrell said. "The grass and weeds back there in the field didn't look laid over. It (the wind) evidently came straight down out of the sky and back up.

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