Social media was awash with posts about a strange circular light which shone across Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire and other parts of the UK
A mysterious glowing orb was spotted spiralling across the skies of the UK this evening, as several baffled Brits reported seeing the unusual object flying overhead near their homes.
Several people wrote on social media after witnessing an unusual circular glow darting over regions including Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, and others. Several pictures and clips were shared online which showed the bizarre spectacle that appeared to ‘spin’ through the nocturnal expanse. The phenomenon drew curious glances from confused stargazers, prompting a flood of queries across social media platforms, although others revealed they thought the mystery item looked quite “beautiful”.
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“Anyone else just see this in the sky? It just kept spinning,” shared a perplexed Ashton-under-Lyne local on Facebook. In Horwich, Bolton, one awe-stricken observer remarked: “Anyone else seen this tonight it was absolutely beautiful flying over Horwich.”
Eye-catching snapshots also emerged in a Radcliffe community group, with one post querying: “Has anyone else just seen this over Radcliffe in the sky because me and the kids are freaked out,” reports the Manchester Evening News.
“What have we just seen? It was moving and then faded away after about two minutes and there were other small what looked like stars moving around it too.”
Equally intrigued, a Bredbury, Stockport resident queried: “Did anyone else just see this swirling thing in the sky? It was spinning round and then went off into the distance.”
A local in Denton, Tameside, was left bewildered by an unusual sighting in the sky, asking: “Anyone seen the strange moving objects in the sky? 8pm. One bright thing with white misty rings round it. Moving slow for ages then completely disappeared.”
The mysterious orb is thought to be linked with Monday’s launch of the Space X US spy satellite and appears to be the most logical explanation.
This isn’t the first time such a spectacle has occurred as in 2023, the United States bore witness to a similar spiral pattern in the sky, which later turned out to be excess fuel ejected from a SpaceX rocket that took off from California hours before.
Last week people across Ireland were left puzzled by an “unusual object” spotted in the sky for two consecutive nights. Two flashing objects appeared side by side over Dublin’s night sky on Wednesday, while a single flashing light was seen off the south coast on Tuesday night.
Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather shared his confusion on social media, asking for help in identifying the strange “UFOs.” He posted: “I received two videos from followers showing an unusual object in the sky over the last two nights.
“The first part is from last night over Dublin, and the second is from the night before off the south coast.”
Followers came up with various suggestions. Some believed the objects might be the International Space Station, while others thought they could be lanterns in the sky.
