I was out clearing snow from a storm the previous day. I moved the snow blower back to the shed and was cleaning it off when looking to the soutwest I saw the object. It should have not been there....it was very bright and not moving....I could see Venus and the Moon, watched it for 3-4 minutes. The sun was coming up and no stars were visible because of the light from the sunrise. As I watched it......it blinked out......as if a light had been switched off.I am an amateur astronomer and have lived near an airbase all my life. I have seen seven decades and this is the second time I have see a UFO do the exact same thing at the same time of year ?It was not an aircraft, there was no sound.