# The Van Meter Visitor

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- Published: 2026-11-04T12:45:00+00:00
- Modified: 2026-11-04T20:45:12+00:00
- Author: Ground Zero Plus

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Originally aired 10/24/23 What if one of the strangest creatures in American folklore came from beneath a small Iowa town? In the fall of 1903, residents of Van Meter, Iowa, reported a winged terror unlike anything they had ever seen. The accounts described great bat-like wings, a glowing horn, and a sulfur-like odor. In THE […]

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