US EditionMoment fireball lights up night sky in Japan
- A mysterious fireball lit up the night sky in western Japan, leaving residents in shock and awe as it was visible for hundreds of miles.
- Local police confirmed they had not received any reports of injuries following the fireball event.
- Yoshihiko Hamahata, a witness, described the light as something he had never seen before, saying, 'For a moment, I didn’t know what had happened and was very surprised.'
- Toshihisa Maeda, head of Sendai Space Museum, stated that it was an incredibly bright meteor and that people reported feeling the air vibrate.
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Moment mysterious fireball lights up night sky as locals 'feel the air shaking'
An enormous fireball has left residents shocked and stargazers in awe after lighting up the night sky. Shortly after the remarkable event occurred in western Japan, videos and photos emerged on social media showing a dazzling bright ball of light which could be seen for hundreds of miles.In one clip, the night sky briefly turns as bright as day before the flash comes to an abrupt halt.**ARE YOU READING THIS ON OUR APP? DOWNLOAD NOW FOR THE BEST …
Stunning fireball lights up Japan night sky in dash cam video
A meteorite lit up the night sky over western Japan on Tuesday night in a video captured on a driver's dash cam. Footage filmed in Kagoshima showed a ball of light around 11pm local time. Sightings of the meteorite were reported by residents in both Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures. Fireballs are caused by friction as a meteorite enters the atmosphere and slows down considerably. Almost all space debris breaks into tiny pieces before hitting t…
Video - Images published online show this extremely bright meteor, visible hundreds of kilometers round in western Japan.
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