From inside my house and looking directly west towards Indiana I spotted a flaing orb. I went into the kitchen and then returned about 30 seconds later and the orbject was still there. I watched this orb which didnot move but changed from white to red and appears to swell and then go back to its original size. There was no sound and no movement. i thought at first it was a rescue helicopter making a run but again it did not move. I would estimate the object was near to the indiana/border which is 12 miles away but could have been closer. It was about 10 degrees above the hoirzen. I went to get a pair of binoculors and as I returned to the window the object stopped blinking and then appeared to cave-in on itself and disappeared. Did anyone else see this object or can advie me what it might have been?