North Eastern evening sky, two objects appear and disappear like the Phoenix lights all in about 10 to 20 seconds.

On Wednesday evening, I decided to water my lawn in the backyard.  I sat down in my chair, which faces East, as my two labs were tracking the stream of water from the water hose in  right to left direction.  I glaze up into the heavens and directly to my left, North East direction, I noticed two bright stars, at the moment that is what I thought I was witnessing.  
Distances is hard to estimate, but if I were to guess, I would have use my thumb to equate about an inch of separation between each.  Immediately I thought, "Damn it reminds me of Orion's belt stars, except one is missing."
As I reached for my cell phone to record what I was witnessing, the two objects began to disappear like the Phoenix Lights incident.  
I was shocked and called my brother to describe my experience.
It's now two in the morning and I am heading outside again with quality and strong binoculars made by Steiner.
Thank for this opportunity, something I will cherish and has made me more vigilant.