a police official who spoke to the ap on condition of anonymity in line with police rules said numerous reports spoke of " a loud explosion " followed by " the ground shaking . "
those that survive the intense heat and friction and reach the surface without breaking up are looking for possible remnants of the object .
there were no reports of casualties or damage from the phenomenon which was reported across a wide area of the south of the mediterranean island between midnight and 1 am .
police said eyewitnesses reported seeing a blue glow emanating from the object that raced over the east mediterranean island 's troodos mountain range shortly before midnight thursday .
we have had many witness reports of anything untoward in the skies from pilots and all flights had operated normally in the island 's atmosphere .
nicosia , cyprus geological department official iordanis demetriades told the associated press friday that there 's no indication the object struck the ground shake .
we have yet to confirm that it was in fact a meteorite but it is more than likely that it was , " police spokesman andreas angelides said . "
police said they had received hundreds of calls from the south coast of the island and some inland areas .
they said they would continue to investigate .