orange ball of light moving slowly through the sky.

i was walking to a friends house in the early evening. As i walked up a street i became aware of an orange light to the left of me, i looked and saw what i can only describe as an orange ball like it could be hot to touch?. It was moving very slowly, a few people stopped and watched it too.It seemed quite close not high up in the sky. It was quiet, no sound at all.At the distance it was it,s size was maybe about the size of an average beach ball. I did not see what happened to it because i had to continue on my way, but i've never forgotten it.
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