swaying object in sky

My husband and I were sitting outside and saw a bright/dimming object floating and appeared to be spinning and swaying back and forth in a short movement. The object would change from very bright to very dim. It appeared to have at times another light source surrounding it and a very large haze as well. It appeared to come closer and then move back at which case it would get brighter or more dim. It would almost look like it had disappeared but then return very bright and then do the same motion again. It did not remain stationary throughout this whole sighting. We also saw several what appeared to be shooting stars radiate just south of the object. It disappeared at 2:38am.