Yes, drunkenly stumbling home with a friend at 2am about 15 years ago, we both saw a red light hover up about 100 feet in the distance, then zoom off horizontally at ludicrous speed (tm Spaceballs).
Had it just been me, I’d have put it down to the beer & weed, but my mate is one of the most cynical people I’ve ever known, and he saw it too.
Live near RAF Chicksands in Bedfordshire which according to Wikipedia - ‘Since 1997 the site has been the home of the [Defence Intelligence and Security Centre]’ and was definitely in that direction where the light was.
Possible shady government / military experiment? Hope so.