Slow-moving bright lights in V shape seen from Corbett, Oregon

The event occured sometime between 3:45 am and 4:10 am on Tuesday Jluy 25th, 2006, witnessed from Corbett, Oregon. I was laying in a field looking at the stars when I noticed what at first seemed a very bright V-shaped grouping of stars. The lights were bright, well defined and clear like LED lights, with the point of the V being the brightest. I realized that this cluster of lights was moving very slowly. I don't recall seeing a definitive shape other than the lights, so that is why I say it could have been between 1 and 7 objects. But the lights did move exactly together, so they seemed attached to a body.
Like a flashlight in the distance, I noticed one of the side lights seemed to be searching, by its growing duller and brighter. But, as I was laying on my back looking up to the sky, I didn't notice the ground being illuminated and there was no definite beam in the sky. Then it grew extremely bright, and it seemed now pointed directly at me, though I am not sure this is the case. Then the light started flashing at me or in general, in steady strobe pulses. But I can't say that I, or the ground around me were illuminated. Time is somewhat illusive to me during this, but I don't think I watched the light flash at me any longer than a minute before I got up, frightened at this point, and left. I have no idea how long the lights stayed, I didn't go back to look.
They were definitely moving very slowly and I think there were seven lights total.
I am usually pretty cautious about stories such as this, and only twelve hours later the event seemed too surreal to be true. But I was absolutely awake and aware, during the event, that it was really happening. But I am wondering if anyone else saw this? Hopefully someone did.