Red/Amber Orb falling from the sky.

At 8:00 in the evening, around September 9th, 1993, my younger brother and I witnessed a red/amber orb.  I was driving my car, and I saw this orb falling very fast out of the sky.  The only object I ever saw falling that fast was a falling star.
Then, in the middle of its fall, it performed about 3-5 horizontal figure eights, and continued its fall-down.  I continued to follow it up a hill towards my home.  I lost it for about a mile (many trees lined the road).  
When I came to the top of the hill, the object was a few hundred feet ahead of us, and hovering above the stoplight.  
After hovering for a few seconds, it took off towards the West at tremendous speed.
Source of report indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate.  PD