Bright white light moving south to north almost at the speed of a meteor. Light then began to slow down and changed direction.

While letting my dog outside before bed, I had a very clear view of the stars over the mountains. A bright white star/ meteor like object moved across the sky from south to north. In the eastern sky. This object was moving so much faster than a satellite that there is absolutely no comparison. The object then began to slow down while in the center of my sky view. It then turned from bright white to bright yellow and changed direction to easterly. I could not sense any altitude change from my observation point. After slowing and changing direction it moved eastward for about 4 seconds, then was no longer visible.
This is the third object like this I have seen in our crystal clear vermont night skies in three years the other two came from a westerly direction then slowed and turned northward.
The air was absolutely still and no sound was ever noticed.
I am a professional pilot with many years of viewing aircraft and satellites in the skies. These were something different.