Very bright white light travelling NE. No noise. Faster than plane. Stopped for 10 secs. Then slowly disappeared.We observed a bright light travelling in a north-easterly direction.It was travelling very fast. There was no noise, no aircraft flashing lights.At first we though it was a satellite. So went and fetched our binoculars. Followed it through the night sky. Then it stopped for about 10 seconds, afterwards it continued to move slowly but appeared to be moving upwards and away because it's light became gradually dimmer until it disappeared altogether.It was a very clear night with lots of stars out.All three of us saw the light for about 60 seconds.It was brighter than any star in the sky.