Bright Red Light appearing to be low in the dark (night) sky

The Red Light reminded me of a spot light that you would see when a helicopter is looking for something below but it differed because it was bright red and it did not appear to shine downward or move in any direction. It suddenly appeared and stayed steady and red and the same size for approx a minute and then disappeared without appearing to get smaller as if it was moving further away. I did not see any other lights of any other color around it. The sky around it appeared/remained dark.