Flying fireball seen over western Japan

A flying fireball was seen over a wide area of western Japan early Thursday, with astronomical experts saying it may have been caused by a meteor.Masayoshi Ueda, a 67-year-old amateur astronomer, successfully captured images of the object around 4:50 a.m. Thursday at his home in Habikino in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.[Photo courtesy of Masayoshi Ueda]"I could not tape the sound but it flashed for a second and grew to a big fireball," Ueda said. "I was lucky because we cannot predict when and where we can see one."Some people, including those living on Shikoku Island, western Japan, pos…READ FULL ARTICLE