Residents in Greater Manchester have been left puzzled by a mysterious object in the sky tonight.
Scores of people have taken to social media to post images and videos speculating about what it might be. Some think it is a plane, while others have said it resembles a rocket.
Pictures show what appears to be a plane with bright thick orange plumes coming from underneath it. A video sent to the M.E.N shows it travelling across the sky at speed.
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The suspected aircraft has been spotted in Didsbury and Wythenshawe in south Manchester, as well as Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside. One bemused resident posted on her local Facebook page asking: "Did anyone else see this over East Didsbury about 45 minutes ago?
"Was it the sun catching a vapour trail of a plane?" Another wrote on a Wythenshawe community group: "Did anyone else see this? It's not a plane. Looks like a rocket but what is it all about?"
One woman in Ashton-Under-Lyne said she noticed the bizarre object outside her house at around 6.30pm this evening.
The region has been blessed with glorious sunshine and warm temperatures all day, leaving a beautiful sunset this evening. Some have speculated about whether the sun has anything to do with it.
Others have questioned whether it may have in fact been the International Space Station, which can appear like an air plane or a very bright star moving across the sky.
Do you have any pictures or video of the object, or have any idea what it might be? Email Newsdesk@men-news.co.uk or have your say in our comments
