BY STACI WILSON

Kathy Kaminsky had just come inside Sunday after playing in the yard of her Jackson Twp. home with her 10-year-old granddaughter when she heard what she said sounded like a tornado passing over the roof.

Kaminsky and the child dived for cover. After the shaking and noise died down, the two went outside to explore. Kaminsky said she saw a helicopter – about 100-feet from the ground – she waved to the pilot and the chopper flew off.

It was then, Kaminsky said, her granddaughter discovered the bright orange bag on the back deck of the house.

Kaminsky, a petroleum engineer and outspoken advocate of natural gas drilling, said the bag contained gear used in the seismic process.

After several telephone calls, Kaminsky learned she needed to contact the Federal Aviation Administration. She said the FAA arrived at her home Monday morning to investigate.

She also contacted Cougar Land Services, a seismic testing company operating in the area. Kaminsky said Cougar told her they were aiming for a stake in her yard about 35 yards from where the bag landed.

But the bag remained on her deck Monday evening and it will remain there until the FAA finishes their investigation, Kaminsky said she was told.

“I would have been perfectly happy to have Cougar come get their bag,” she said.

She also said she would have liked to have been informed the drop was coming. “A 700-pound bag shouldn’t be dropped out of the sky without telling people,” Kaminsky said.

It is still not known why the bag was dropped so near the home. Attempts to reach Cougar Land Services local office were unsuccessful.