Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK; March 8, 2009
Date of Sighting: 08-Mar-09 01:30
Location of Sighting: Bolton, Lancashire
Brief Description of sighting: A large fireball but with an oblong shape. Thought it was a crashing airliner but it stopped and hovered. It then came towards Dascar, stopped and headed in a SE direction towards Bury. It hovered in the distance for a minute before disappearing.