Rapidly and oddly moving amber light moving all over the sky

I have been a huge skeptic all my life but after seeing what I have seen I know something is going on.  I saw this happening in the sky about 2 weeks ago and knew it was not of this world. It was a faint amber light that was high in the sky and would stall then move then zig zag around.  At times a flash of light in the shape of a crescent would come from it..my Mother saw this too, and it would stay in one area then zoom quickly to the other part of the sky.  
Well, tonight I saw it again and it is still out there doing this.  It doesn't stop.  It was all over the place doing the same things as before but this time it emitted 3 white dot like lights-best way to describe is like the flash when you take a picture-it did this twice then it for a second was shrouded by blackness (there were NO clouds) and came back out.  I followed it with my eyes as it joined (I couldn't believe this) what looked like 3 more faint amber lights.. they like danced around each other.  Then that one took off again just zooming and zig-zagging around the stars.  It would pause at times then take off in a quickness then zig-zag around.  I found myself not even wanting to blink so I could keep up with it.  I could stay out there all night watching it.  Very mesmerized and perplexed.  
I live out in the country and there are no city lights around.  I don't know what this is or what is going on, but something is definitely happening up there.