It was around 2130 I had just put my son to sleep and saw my husband off to work and went out on the front porch to admire a new Christmas wreath I had hung earlier in the evening. It was a very bright night, the night before a full moon and the sky was exceptionally clear with many stars visible. I live in a rural area with no neighbors so decided to walk down the driveway and up the road a ways.I noticed a very bright star like object that I assumed was the north star but as I watched for a while I noticed movement as well as color changes and blinking of the light. Pulsing at times and almost spinning at others. It hovered for long periods and most movements were slow and very smooth, sometimes appeared to bounce. With Thanksgiving approaching I expect increased air traffic and am familiar with aircraft as I am a US Navy aviation veteran as is my husband. This was not familiar to me. And as aircraft in the area would approach the object would sometimes dim completely or start to rapidly blink. I watched it for approximately two and a half hours. It then appeared to move further away (north)of where I live.