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over his cattle field. On investigation, the object moved away and the farmer reported the incident to the police. The farmer returned to the field, wearing just a cardigan, and discovered the object had reappeared. He reported the incident to the
Manchester Aerial Phenomena Investigation Team (MAPIT), who investigated it. While MAPIT was conducting its investigation, they alleged they were being followed by a green moon-man in a shuttlecock-shaped flying saucer. The farmer reported that he was warned by officials from the
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Tourist attractions in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
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2147:Pleasington
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2071:Feniscowles
1990:Cherry Tree
1895:Winter Hill
1416:Bolton News
1220:or similar.
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916:Winter Hill
832:Winter Hill
695:Isle of Man
688:Silver City
639:Night Cries
519:North Wales
511:Isle of Man
475:Werneth Low
336:Winter Hill
266:Winter Hill
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167:Winter Hill
128: /
103:Coordinates
79:Parent peak
32:Winter Hill
2861:Categories
2796:Hurst Hill
2791:Healey Nab
2786:Great Hill
2750:Rake Brook
2730:Anglezarke
2718:Reservoirs
2660:Topography
2561:Bretherton
2551:Anglezarke
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2252:Great Hill
2204:Reservoirs
2166:Topography
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2086:Hoddlesden
2056:Eccleshill
2051:Chapeltown
2041:Blackamoor
1311:30 January
1240:References
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1171:Brown Lowe
1149:Brown Hill
1081:White Brow
942:Smithills/
874:Manchester
830:The song "
825:To Each...
709:Cessna 172
673:Hurricanes
582:Bronze Age
563:Bronze Age
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451:Lancashire
444:trig point
393:users and
319:Landranger
113:53°37′48″N
69:Prominence
2877:Rivington
2801:Noon Hill
2699:R Lostock
2667:Waterways
2631:Rivington
2626:Mawdesley
2596:Eccleston
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2106:Tockholes
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2026:Beardwood
2021:Bank Fold
2005:Whitebirk
1980:Brownhill
1959:Blackburn
1387:"Horwich"
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1059:Adam Hill
1040:Rivington
993:Rivington
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920:Rivington
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900:Locality
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594:Noon Hill
531:Irish Sea
527:Southport
523:Liverpool
515:Snowdonia
499:St Helens
410:Rivington
368:aeroplane
356:Rivington
141:Geography
116:2°30′54″W
59:Elevation
2709:R Yarrow
2689:The Goit
2651:Withnell
2641:Wheelton
2546:Anderton
2534:Parishes
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2120:Parishes
2076:Grimshaw
2061:Edgworth
2036:Belthorn
2014:Villages
1985:Bank Hey
1800:Archived
1702:"ACCESS"
1577:cite web
1481:BBC News
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1228:See also
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883:SD666124
731:wildfire
600:Two Lads
559:woodland
535:Pennines
507:Snaefell
455:Cheshire
418:Blackrod
350:meet in
311:Topo map
303:SD659149
286:Location
45:Blackrod
2621:Hoghton
2591:Cuerden
2586:Croston
2581:Coppull
2566:Brindle
2470:Hoghton
2440:Cuerden
2435:Croston
2430:Coppull
2400:Brindle
2359:Chorley
2211:Belmont
2137:Livesey
2046:Cadshaw
2031:Belmont
1973:Suburbs
1708:. DEFRA
1686:19 June
1660:26 June
1567:27 June
1421:19 June
1197:Horwich
1131:Belmont
1108:Belmont
1085:Horwich
1063:Horwich
1015:Horwich
968:Horwich
944:Belmont
553:History
509:in the
471:Salford
440:Marilyn
429:⁄
414:Horwich
406:Belmont
372:murders
364:walking
340:Chorley
297:OS grid
96:Marilyn
91:Listing
2765:Yarrow
2694:R Chor
2616:Heskin
2606:Heapey
2601:Euxton
2465:Heskin
2455:Heapey
2450:Euxton
2226:Ward's
2216:Dingle
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1964:Darwen
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1501:2 July
1397:22 May
675:and a
606:cairns
565:round
533:, the
529:, the
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489:, the
483:Bolton
442:. The
348:Bolton
2774:Hills
2347:Towns
2276:Parks
2240:Hills
2231:Wayoh
2081:Guide
1952:Towns
1898:index
1650:(PDF)
1609:3 May
1561:DEFRA
1557:(PDF)
1245:Notes
1218:cairn
897:Name
836:Doves
834:" on
736:arson
615:Edgar
571:Edgar
567:cairn
491:Dream
479:Wigan
1877:ISBN
1853:ISBN
1754:UFOs
1714:2020
1688:2019
1662:2019
1633:2020
1611:2011
1583:link
1569:2019
1503:2018
1423:2019
1399:2011
1372:2022
1313:2008
1269:date
876:and
778:UFOs
686:, a
481:and
461:and
416:and
346:and
1464:BBC
702:RAF
517:in
493:in
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