Fort Beaufort — police fire at an object

Farmer Bennie Smit said he, his workers and local police fired shots at a fireball-like object that changed colour as it hovered among the trees on his farm. The story went around the world. Rumours said the army investigated the site but no records were produced. The town's "UFO Bar" and hotel clippings kept the story alive.

What was seen

Shape: Fireball that changed colour
Witnesses: Farmer Bennie Smit, farmhands and police officers
Duration: Morning

Sources

• Wikipedia — UFO sightings in South Africa

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• South Africa
• 1970s
• Unresolved
• Close encounters
• Many independent witnesses
• Police witnesses
• Lights and fireballs

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