I observed a huge area of red flood-like lighting and a red circular object emerge from it.

I was watching a severe cloud to cloud lightning storm over the mountains. I saw 3 white dancing lights low in the woods and considered they could be flashlights. Suddenly, the sky behind the mountains lit up bright red as though stadium lights were turned on. The entire area in my view was red. Then a bright red, circular light emerged and came from south to north, toward my location, gaining elevation. When it reached an elevation above the roof line, It disappeared as well as the red lighting. No sound, no vibration,.