People in western Japan have reported seeing what appeared to be a ball of light falling from the sky on Tuesday night.



One expert says it was an exceptionally bright meteor known as a fireball.



Many people in Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures posted on social media that they had seen a ball of light in the sky at around 11 p.m.



NHK cameras at Kagoshima, Fukuoka, and Matsuyama airports captured footage of a bright light shooting down at around 11: 08 p.m.



Maeda Toshihisa, the director of the Sendai Space Museum of Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture, says fireballs are phenomena caused by dust, asteroid fragments, and other objects in space burning up when they enter Earth's atmosphere.



Maeda says the ball of light was undoubtedly a fireball. He says it probably lit up the sky like it was daytime and may have fallen into the sea as a meteorite.
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Quiz 1:
Question text: What did many people in Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures post on social media about?
A. A bright light they saw in the sky at around 11 p.m.
B. A ball of smoke they saw falling from the sky at around 11 p.m.
C. A star they noticed moving unusually fast at around 11 p.m.
D. A strange animal they spotted in their backyard at around 11 p.m.

Quiz 2:
Question text: What did the cameras at Kagoshima, Fukuoka, and Matsuyama airports capture footage of?
A. A bright light shooting down at around 11 a.m.
B. A ball of smoke falling from the sky at around 11 p.m.
C. A star moving unusually fast at around 11 p.m.
D. A strange animal in their backyard at around 11 p.m.

Quiz 3:
Question text: What is a fireball according to the director of the Sendai Space Museum of Satsumasendai?
A. A bright meteor seen falling from the sky.
B. A ball of smoke that usually appears in the daytime.
C. An object caused by the collision of two planets.
D. A rare type of star with an intense glow.

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Answers:
Quiz 1: A
Quiz 2: D
Quiz 3: A