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A fireball flighted from Naka-Uonuma region Niigata prefecture 84km altitude to west of Niigata prefecture 25.6km altitude 24 May 2023 at 13h27m56s.
The five automatic cameras in central Japan recorded this fireball.
Characteristic sudden burst indicated at halfway and gradually darkness.
No fragmentation is indicated in every image and will single meteorite fell.
Initial velocity was slower 13.7 km/s as the meteoritic fireball.
A 50-300 grams small meteorite fell in the forest of the west region of Itoigawa city.
Predicted impact area
Red ellipse is predicted impact area.
(Added on "Geospatial Information Authority of Japan" map.)
