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BBC News, February 13, 2001One day later the same site had the following report:
Aircraft crashes on mountain
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating reports that a light aircraft has crashed in County Fermanagh.
It is understood that a plane came down at Benaughlin Mountain near Kinawley shortly after 1800 GMT.
It is believed helicopters are being used in the rescue effort.
Tuesday, 13 February, 2001, 20:56 GMT, BBC News
Mystery surrounds 'plane crash' reports
Mystery surrounds the source of flames and smoke in the sky over County Fermanagh which has sparked a major search operation.
About 12 people described seeing flames and smoke on the side of the Benaughlin Mountain, near Kinawley, on Tuesday night.
Paul McCaffrey, who raised the alarm with a friend, is convinced he saw something in the sky with smoke billowing from it.
"I saw a dot at the front and a black trail of smoke leading down at an angle towards the mountain," he said.
A British Army helicopter using heat sensitive equipment also flew over the area.
But following more than three hours of extensive searches, nothing was found.
Comment: See also this report of another fireball two days earlier from the same region: Bright meteor fireball streaks over Sao Paulo, Brazil