Mate that sounds proper unsettling. What kind of hovering are we talking - completely stationary or was it drifting slowly? Because those are two very different things in my experience.
I had something similar about three years back near a farm just outside Clitheroe, just this solid dark shape sitting in the air above a field, no sound at all which was honestly the bit that got to me more than anything else. You expect something mechanical to make noise don't you.
Did you manage to get any photos or footage? Even a blurry one is better than nothing for people to look at. Also worth noting the exact time if you can remember it, sometimes cross referencing with other reports from the same night turns up something useful.
What did it look like up close, was there any light coming off it or was it just a dark shape against the sky?