Mysterious Hole Appears After Loud Bang Reported in Madiun

A loud bang was heard near Mount Pandan, on the border between Bojonegoro and Madiun in East Java. After the noise, a mysterious hole was found in a resident’s maize field in Pajaran village, Saradan district, Madiun regency.

“There is indeed a hole that has been found, but we do not yet know what it is. It is in a farmer’s maize field,” Madiun Police Chief AKBP Ridwan Maliki said when asked to confirm the report, detikJatim reported on Wednesday (21 October 2026).

Ridwan said the hole was discovered at about 11am on Tuesday (20 October). It was in a maize field belonging to Satimin, 58, a local resident. The hole was first spotted by Sutarno, 51.

“A local resident who was in the field found the hole. The witness was looking for Sutarno on the land when he came across it. The landowner had not known about it beforehand,” Ridwan said.

Ridwan said the hole was 160 centimetres deep and about 100 centimetres in diameter. Soil was also found scattered around the site, up to a radius of about five metres from the hole.

“A hole 160 centimetres deep and 100 centimetres in diameter was found. There was also soil scattered around,” Ridwan said.

Ridwan added that police were still investigating the discovery. The site has been cordoned off with police tape.

“We are still investigating the hole and have cordoned it off,” he said.