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UFO case file · UFO-24927

Bolton egg / oval report — March 8, 2009

CE1United Kingdom2009-03-08

Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Case description

On 8 March 2009 at approximately 01:30, a witness at Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom reported the following event. 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.

Recorded details

Local time
01:30
Craft description
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.
Coordinate precision
Town/county or area text from official annual register; coordinates not asserted.
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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