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3D model Narrated

“Des Moines Daily News”

Stories3

The Van Meter Visitor

September 29, 1903 · Van Meter, Iowa

United States

Cryptid · Creature · 30 sources

26Thinly documented

Pro early

The Van Meter Visitor

c. 1903 · Van Meter, Dallas County, Iowa

United States

Cryptid · Creature · 22 sources

16Thinly documented

Pro early

The Van Meter Visitor, Iowa 1903

September 1903 · Van Meter, Dallas County, Iowa

United States

Cryptid · Creature · 27 sources

23Thinly documented

Names2

Des Moines Daily News Organisation · 3 stories
An Iowa newspaper.
Van Meter Place · 3 stories
A small town in Dallas County, Iowa.

Documents2

box7 Incident Summaries 1-100 Official release

U.S. Department of War· 209 pages

…Location Des Moines, Iowa 4. Name of observer Dale Bays 5. Occupation of observer Agent of Amazing Stories…
The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (Nicap) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 186 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 77 …Washington Times-Herald and Washington Daily News; September 22,1952 12. Los Angeles Daily News; September 15, 1953 13. Associated…