Residents of a central Colorado Springs neighborhood say they've been rudely awakened the past few weeks, by a series of explosive sounds which seem to be growing louder each time.
"I didn't hear it," says Lisa Gostnell, who was asleep at the time. "But my husband did. he looked out, and there were a lot of cop cars and people outside their houses--so it must have been pretty loud."
Neighbors around Sausalito Drive, west of the Colorado Springs Country Club, heard the latest noise Tuesday around 11 p.m. They say it was loud enough to shake homes. Some neighbors left their homes, and went out on the street to see if they could see anything. Some saw a cloud of smoke; others saw a flash of light--but still no clues to the source of the mysterious explosion. Residents say it's the third explosion in as many weeks--all occurring just before midnight.
"The first one was in the back of the house," explains resident Terry Harrison. "It shook the house, it was loud. The second one, there was a ball of light that went through the house here." She says her dog hid when he heard the sound.
The mystery deepens after listening to resident Rex Rudy. "About an hour before (Tuesday's noise), we heard a shooting-type of firework. It was really loud, going over our houses. It sounded like a pop bottle rocket, but louder. It sounded like a meteor or something."
Police are investigating, and say they've found no evidence so far to explain the noises. A raised area bordering part of the neighborhood is an old coal mining shaft-- but although it has caused sinkholes in the past, residents say they don't believe it's related to the explosions. Whether it's someone's prank--or something more serious--remains unknown.
(Original headline: Mysterious Explosion Sounds in Colorado Springs )
