Search continues for Eastern Cape ‘meteorite’

The Kouga Municipality plans to continue its search for the mysterious object which residents in Cambria near Patensie say fell from the sky around 9pm on Sunday night.

Municipal spokesperson Mfundo Sobele said members of the municipality's disaster management team will be joined by members of the SAPS and rangers stationed at the Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve to search for the object, which is believed to be a meteorite.

"In the mean time we are hoping that if anyone comes across it they will alert us. It is a large piece of land so we do not know how much ground we will have to cover. A helicopter will assist us greatly but unfortunately we do not have such resources," he said.

Yesterday residents from Uitenhage, Patensie, Loerie and Cambria said they saw a bright flash of light on Sunday and then felt a sudden impact on the ground which caused windows and doors in their homes to shake and rattle.