was out in back patio smoking a cigar and general stargazing. conditions were clear and cool apox 45 deg F.quick moving object (meteor speed) caught my eye coming from the north over Lake Erie. it appeared to be a magnitude 5 object and it traveled in a straight path due south then made a faily abrupt but sweeping turn 30 deg to SE before i lost sight of it due to houses and trees.no sound, and estimate several thousand MPH. duration no more than 4 seconds. solid illumination no blink or variation seen.i've seen thousands of meteors over the years and all manner of conventional aircraft, and this object was none of these.