Three shooting stars that were obivioulsy communicating with each other

We saw a shooting star that came from our right and stopped in mid air, in the heavens. 
While our mouths were hanging open as to why that happened.  We saw a second shooting star that came from the left and stopped right next to the first.  
Then the second one stayed in position and the first one moved about 45 degrees and out towards space and met with a third shooting star that also just stopped in the air.  
Then the third one went and stopped next to the second one and the first one headed into deepspace in a direction of about 1:00.  
The second one went back in the direction it came from and the third one went in the direction that the first one came from.  
The first two disappeared quickly but we were able to watch the third as it disappeared into the stars getting smaller and smaller until we could not see it anymore.
In Sonora California,  several years ago I was coming across the mountain pass at 2:00 am.  There was no moon out that I remember it was very dark.  All of a sudden everything around was lit up with a green light it was pretty weird.  My two daughters were with me.