Large red lights merging into one and descending to the horizon and ejecting a meteor like tail toward the sky before complete descent.I looked toward the west /southwest from my carport. I saw 5 red circular objects in a circular pattern about 40 degrees above the horizon. After a few seconds they came together into 1 large circular object. The large circle of red light continued to slowly descend toward the tree line. After about 20 seconds a thin red flare shot from the center of the circle toward the sky. The large object continued to slowly descend below the tree line. It appeared to be at least one mile away, although difficult to say exactly. From my perspective it was larger than the appearance of a full moon.