Size of Object(s)

The size of the object was the size of a full moon,but this object was obviously nearer than that,perhaps one to two miles away.

Description of Area / Surroundings

It was in the Manchester area,maybe over Clayton or it could have been closer.

Full Description & Details

I had returned from a holiday in the Algarve and I cannot remember the exact year as I went to the Algarve on two consecutive years.However,one of the years that I was away was the year that the Arndale Centre was bombed.

The object was observed at about 10pm and what caught my attention was that I first thought that it was a red full moon,which I thought very unusual.As I watched it the bottom part of the "moon" began to become cloudy,the object then began to slowly bob up and down,in and out of the surrounding cloud.Eventually the object could'nt be seen as it was surrounded by the cloud.The memory of the next part is not very clear,all I remember is when the object was next visible it was no longer the "red moon" but the cigar shape that has been reported in other cases.This object revolved and the rest is unclear.I do remember that the entire incident lasted about 10 minutes and I was sure that it would have been witnessed by a lot of people.For the next few weeks I bought the Manchester Evening News expecting to see an article on this,but nothing was reported.I told quite a few people but nobody had heard anything.This incident happened on a Summer night in the sky over highly populated areas,I've no explanation for why nobody else witnessed this.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

I have no idea.

Witness Background

I now support adults with learning disabilities,but at the time I was a shop worker.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

The subject of UFOs and the paranormal have interested before and after this incident and I have read a lot of books on the subjects.

Other Comments

I hadn't been drinking!

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