Brilliant white "sparkling" light, like a 100,000 sparkler-sticks, appearing suddenly and moving silently across the sky above trees.

It was a summer's night and I'd recently had an intense religious experience.  I had become a Christian in the traditional sense of accepting Jesus/God into my soul/heart.  
I was outdoors praying very, very intensely.  The most intensely I've ever prayed.  Suddenly I heard a voice in my head say to look around behind me.  I turned and saw a large white brilliant light that was sparkling like a 100,000 glitter-sticks.  It was slowly moving, soundlessly, across the sky, above the tree-tops, and above my parent's house.  It was silent.  
It suddenly just dissappeared. No noise, no smoke, nothing.  I did not see or hear anything after the incident.  It scared me.  
I walked quickly into the house.  I felt at the time that I'd experienced a "close encounter" with an alien of some sort.  I was truly afraid.  
I walked into my parent's house, went immediately to my mother's desk, and wrote a poem about titled, 'The Light.'  I told others what I'd seen.  Some were interested, some not, but the Youth Director at my church took the poem and sent it to some publishers.  I did not know he'd done this until he approached me one day and said that he'd done so and had two offers to print the poem.  
I was paid money for my permission.  One magazine printed the poem and illustrated a young man looking up into the sky at a brilliant light.  
Something of interest is that before I this incident, I'd seen what looked like a very unusual "shooting star," several times.  Each time I saw it, it seemed to be closer and closer to me.  It was quite unusual and got my attention.  
I've not seen the light again, but have seen other things, including an angel, or at least what I perceived as one.  
I am a mature adult, a medical professional, and I would have absolutely no reason to lie or joke about this.
Witness indicates that the date in the summer of 1984 is approximate.  PD