AS I WAS TAKING OUR TWO DOGS OUT TO THE BATHROOM AT 10:12 PM,CST. I NOTED HOW CLEAR THE SKY WAS,NO CLOUDS ,FOG OR DISTURBANCE. THE TEMP. OUTSIDE WAS 1 *F ABOVE ZERO. I ALWAYS LOOK UP TO WATCH THE STARS AND AS I WAS DOING SO THIS TIME ,SUDDENLY THIS TIME OVERHEAD,A BRILLIANT WHITE LIGHT VERY QUICKLY APPEARED FROM THE SOUTHEAST,MOVED A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE NORTHWEST AND VANISHED. THERE WAS NO SOUND,NO AIRPLANES IN THE AREA,NO SMOKE TRAIL,ETC.THE WHOLE EPPISODE LASTED APPROX. 1 1/2 TO 2 SECONDS.