Bright light not moving in straight line which goes off then comes back on moving in different direction

Looking west we saw a bright light. It moved slowly for about 15 seconds then went out. A few seconds later the light appeared again, but was traveling in a different direction. There was only one light seen at a time. It did this maybe three times and then it stopped completely. About a half an hour later but looking straight up and more northeast, it appeared again. It did the same routine as described from the first time. I’m on my deck watching planes, helicopters, tracking stars and satellites every night. This wasn’t any of that. It was also not a shooting star…I am very familiar with those.