Fireball over East Kilbride, GLASGOW · United Kingdom

The report, as filed

All of a sudden to the east a massive light appeared to the east. It resembelled similar characteristics of what a meteor would display upon entering the atmosphere with an almost sudden flash and fast motion of light. In complete shock and need to put a rational reason to whatbibwas seeing I stood in complete awe and disbelief as I witnessed the light intensify in what can only be described as an entry into the atmosphere then suddenly stop in it's tracks completely stsrtioery in it's position and gradually go from bright either that white so bright it blurred visually to gradually reducing in brightness intensity as it held it's position in the sky to the east and at a height I'd visually average to be lower than air traffic I have previously observed in the above area ... during this time I I went through all possibilities that could rationally and skeptically be the most fitting and probibal scientifical and environmental explanation pertaining to what I was seeing .. being a keen armature star gazer and astrology ( the necessary basics anyway) from a young age I considered and rules out any factors that underpin this .. ie Venus? Brightest in sky .. no it's moving .. plane /helicopter! or military aircraft that often travel overhead at these hours .. No noise.. completely will for about a minute no aircraft does this .. helicopter make noise.. meteor, comet you name it I considered it .. all of these were not even close to fitting what i was witnessing before me and 100% certain in my observation that it was none if these. In absolute excitement I shouted on my partner.. I mean he would never believe me if I told him. And what an experience to miss out on even just visually .. on joining me he was also totally gobsmacked .. it's a ufo I exclaimed my partner.. who is thee biggest skeptic out .. agreed that what we were seeing was something totally crazy and unexplainable!! .. After the light sat stationery for around no it's maybe minute and half it took off at rapid pace North East bound at a great rate .. also solidifying no aircraft made by man has this ability .. it eventually went out of sight. Since then there have been 2 occasions I have seen a busrt of bright flashing lights in sky at opposite sides of my home .. the have a short and delayed timing between bursts flash maximum 5 times and gone ... o have als9 witnessed what first appeared a satellite moving through night sky then took an impossible and not characteristic of satellite 90 degree change in direction then fade or lost behind clouds... again I always rule out these man made explanations before I jump to an extraordinary conclusion

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #163879). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.