Hovering light orb in woods of Goldendale Washington

I got up in the middle of the night and went into my living room and looked out my windows.  Across the road was a ploughed wheat field, about 80 acres in size, with pine trees flanking the sides and back of the field.   
I witnessed a yellow orb hovering above the trees in the back of the wheat field. It hovered for several minutes, and then it shot up in the air and disappeared.  I did not know if there was noise, as I was inside.  The orb was the size of a basketball from where I was.  
The next day my neighbor, who lives about 15 acres down the road from me, came over and asked if I had seen the orb the night before at the back of the wheat field.  I verified that I had, and his description was the same as mine.
Witness indicates that the date of the event is approximate.  PD