State of the Unknown | Documented Hauntings and Real Paranormal Cases Across America
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State of the Unknown | Documented Hauntings and Real Paranormal Cases Across America
The Van Meter Visitor: Iowa’s Winged Terror That Vanished Without a Trace — Ep. 4
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In 1903, something strange descended on Van Meter, Iowa—a winged creature, part bat, part machine, with a blinding light on its head.
It terrorized the town for five nights… and then disappeared.
In this episode, Robert Barber unravels one of America’s most chilling and little-known paranormal stories—a case where folklore, fear, and eyewitness accounts collide.
🎧 Was it a cryptid, mass panic, or something we still can’t name?
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