Witnesses in Kyushu, Chugoku report seeing apparent meteorThe Japan Times“It may have been what is known as a bolide, which is a meteor that emits strong light,” said Takahiro Ikeda, a staffer at Hoshi no Bunkakan.'Fireball meteor' seen over western JapanBBC NewsExperts say it was probably a "fireball" meteor - a piece of an asteroid that ignites upon entering Earth's atmosphere - and any