A meteorite was seen lighting up the night sky over western Japan on Tuesday night. Dashcam footage filmed in Kagoshima showed the ball of light around 11 p.m. local time (1400GMT).

A huge fireball lit up the skies over southern Japan on late on Tuesday, stunning onlookers in several prefectures. Footage captured the night being illuminated by a dazzling blue-green hue as the celestial object shot across the sky.

This is the breathtaking moment a bright fireball flashed across the sky in Japan. Footage shows the spectacular shooting star blazing across the horizon at around 1:38 am on. The filmer said: 'A fireball streaked across the northwestern sky of Kanagawa Prefecture.