A fiery meteor has been seen falling from the sky over large areas of Japan.
The show captured the attention of television and social media.
The meteor glowed brightly on Sunday as it rapidly descended through the Earth’s atmosphere.
Many people in western Japan have reported on social media that they have seen a rare sight.
A fiery meteor is seen in the sky above Japan (Kamio via AP)
Public television NHK said its cameras in the central prefectures of Aichi, Mie and elsewhere captured the fireball in the southern sky.
A camera at the Nagoya port showed the meteor glowing like a full moon as it approached Earth, the Asahi newspaper reported.
Some experts have claimed that small fragments of the meteorite may have reached the ground.
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LONDON, UK – NOVEMBER 29: An Anatolian sheepdog, brought by owner from Turkey, is taken for a walk on the streets of London on November 29, 2020 in London, UK. The dog attracted people’s attention on the streets. (Photo by Yunus Dalgic / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Freshley’s cut trees are loaded onto a trailer at Digby Farm Christmas Trees in Rutland. Families are gearing up for Christmas after the UK government and devolved administrations agreed on a temporary easing of coronavirus restrictions over the holiday period, allowing three families to mingle in a bubble from 23 to 27 December.
A parakeet in a garden in Ealing, London. Photo date: Sunday November 29, 2020. Photo credit should read: Richard Gray / EMPICS
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier, left, with his team members as he walks towards a conference center in Westminster in London on Sunday 29 November 2020. The UK and EU teams are continuing face-to-face talks. face on a post-Brexit trade deal in the short time remaining. (AP Photo / Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Players stand and clap for a minute in memory of Argentinian soccer star Diego Maradona before the start during the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield United at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England on Saturday 28 November 2020. (Jason Cairnduff / Pool via AP)
