medium bright star moving in night sky

Star orange tint at zenith assumed to be Mars. I lay down in patio looking at stars w/ binoculars. facing north.
Observation 11:00 +/- 4 minutes. Medium bright star (less bright than planets). felt like satalite orbit altitude, I don't know really. Came into my field of vision north of the assumed Mars. Moving north . I was blocked by wall and could see small arc from 12 to 10:30 clock positions in the sky. I followed the object from zenith northward. It took it 5-7 seconds for the passage through this arc.
I kept looking expecting to see a fire streak like a meteor. No it did not. Then did something scary; sharp turn northwest for one second , then corrected to North again in the original heading but offset. Turns were pinpoint and instant.
Happened over Fair Oaks sky in California tonight 11PM PST.