Residents of Loreto, Agusan del Sur were astonished after witnessing a number of fish falling from the sky Friday morning, GMA News reported.

A screengrab of the Youtube video below, not the actual event

One man said after 25 years of living in the area, it is the first time that he witnessed such event - fish literally "raining down" the sky.

Officials from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said the fish were 3 inches long and yellow in color with black spots. They added that they are still trying to find out the species of the 72 fish they were able to collect and what is the reason behind the incident.

Here is a theory that would explain the "miraculous" event: