© Fireballs Aotearoa. "Sounded like a cross between a train not running on the track with a bit of thunder mixed in. "One person said their "cows went nuts" while another said it upset their animals.One texter on Newstalk ZB's Marcus Lush Nights show said they "saw a massive fireball fall through the sky with what looked like a trail [of] sparks behind it. I've never seen anything like it. "Another said they saw it while driving in Manukau, Auckland.A fireball meteor fell over the South Island on Sunday, which Fireballs Aotearoa's Steve Wynn-Harris said likely crashed off the east coast of Canterbury.