A light was observed traveling slowly in multiple directions and changing colors, then rapidly flew off

On Jan. 10th, 2022, at roughly 2030 PM, my spouse was in the backyard of our former rented home stargazing, while I was inside. My spouse than called at me to hurry outside and look at something. Upon arrival, I observed a spherical light at roughly 5,000 feet up, traveling slowly. The light suddenly changed directions 3 to 4 times, and shifted between the primary colors 4 times. We observed the object for roughly 3 minutes before it rapidly accelerated heading NNE and then vanished from sight. A week later, my spouse and I discovered a dead raccoon that had been skinned completely and had been apparently expertly dissected. Unsure if events are related.
My background: I am a volunteer first responder with PBEM-NET and am a trained Skywarn observer, as well as a former firefighter, SAR volunteer, and EMT-B. I am also a M.Sci graduate student at Portland State University.