It sounded like a bowling ball crashed into his roof, but the noise came from underground

Every once in a while, it sounds like Santa Claus is making a hard landing on Claude Chaisson’s roof in Cole Harbour, N.S.

The first time he heard the noise, Chaisson thought something had exploded as it smashed into his roof.

“I would describe the sound as like a large object falling on our roof. It sounded like a bowling ball being dropped,” he told CBC Radio’s Mainstreet on Wednesday. 

The first few times it happened, he slipped into his backyard to see if there was indeed a bowling ball dented into his roof. He couldn’t find any damage, so he went inside and back to sleep. 

But