Size of Object(s): The object was small but larger than any star i have ever seen. It could be covered with a finger tip.

Appearance / Description of Object(s)
The object was too far away for shape to be observed. It flashed with distinct red, green, blue, and white light. It was very bright, brighter than any other object in the night sky

Description of Area / Surroundings
I was in an urban area but it appeared that the object hovered outside of town to the west.

Full Description & Details
It was about 4am and i was out on the balcony of my apartment. I looked to the west and noticed what i thought to be a star to the west. The object at first seemed to be an airplane because of the flashing red and green like an airplane. As i observed the object it became clear that it was not moving in any direction. I observed it for about 25 minutes. It continued to hover and flah with these different colors. I could not identify a pattern to the colors. The object was brighter than any star that i have ever seen. It also flashed with more intensity than any other object ive seen. The strangest thing about the object was the fact that when clouds moved towards it the object did not become obscured which meant it was below the coulds. a few minutes later, the object began to fade as if it was getting further away but not horizontal vectors were observed. The object was gone after about 25-30 minutes.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?
Could not have been a planet due to the flashing color, could have been a star...however it was brighter and seemed closer than any other star i have ever seen

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting
I being a scientist at the University of Arizona am open to all posibilities that life exists outside out planet and that it could be possible that they have developed the technology to travel beyone their own homeworls

Reported Sighting? No