The Alien. United States

This chain of bizarre events began in a quiet and secluded little town of van Meter, Iowa (USA) in 1903, when the 29th of September, local resident Griffith was on the way to his home after midnight, after another tiring day at work.

When he approached his house, he noticed a strange point of light, like a spotlight emanating from the top of a nearby building. He lived most of his life in this place and understand that he sees something unusual, which should not be there. Curiosity Griffith was so strong that leaving dreams of a hot meal and a soft bed, he decided to observe the light, thinking that it could be robbers. But when he approached the house, the light flew across the street onto the roof of another house, so it clearly couldn't be human. Even for the most nimble robber that would be unrealistic. Even more puzzled, I tried to understand what he sees, and the light, meanwhile, had gone around was complete darkness.

The next day, Griffith told about the seen his friend and other people believed him, because he is considered an honest small and was a respected member of society. Even more interesting event occurred on. In the early morning hours of 30 September, the town doctor, Dr. Alcott was awakened by a piercingly bright light that shined into his face from the window. Amazed, the doctor jumped awake, and ran outside to see what was happening. With him just in case he seized the weapon.

There on the street, he's nose-to-nose encounter with a tall humanoid figure with wings like a bat. But the most bizarre part of his body was a single horn on his head, which was the source of this bright light. Seeing the "devil", the doctor without hesitation began to shoot my rifle. He shot at least five times and was sure I got, but none of the shots seemed to not cause the creature any damage. It still stood in its place in the dark and lights all around, bright horn. It does not look alarmed or frightened by the appearance of a person.

The doctor then allegedly ran to his and locked the door, and then the creature was gone. When the man later told about it to other people, he also believed, as he was also respected in the city man. But no one could figure out what that creature is. Soon the whole city spread rumors that the city runs something supernatural and inaccessible to human understanding.

The following observation was 1 October. Clarence Dunn, Manager city Bank, barely darkened, went to the Bank building. He feared that all the rumors can stand the attack of the thugs and worried about the Bank's money. He entered the building and sat down in the lobby with a gun. For a long time he did not have to wait.

About one o'clock Dunn heard the inexplicable sound on the outside that was like a sound or rattle as if someone was choking. When he sat in the dark, clutching in his hands a shotgun, the darkness was suddenly illuminated with bright light beam and Dunn through the window I saw that the outside is some kind of dark creature. Without thinking, Dunn began to shoot at the creature and it then ran off somewhere. Dunn was sure that hit and hurt him, but there was no blood spot. But he found it very strange footprints. It was a three-toed foot prints. There are reports that were made a plaster cast from one of the tracks, but now can't find any of his photos nor descriptions. The next night the owner of the hardware store of Wight woke up from a terrifying unearthly sound, like the sound of claws on metal. Instantly awake, Wyatt jumped out of bed and grabbed his rifle that he always kept nearby.

When he looked out the window, saw a tall dark figure that was sitting on top of a Telegraph pole like a bird. White began to shoot at the figure, but it only shook slightly his head, as if a bullet caused him only irritation. White later described that the substance has come a wave of terrible stench and the smell was so strong that in the end he got dizzy and he fell to the floor and lost consciousness. At this time, from the noise of the gunshots woke up the shop owner white Sydney Cregg. He went outside and saw a humanoid creature climbs down off the pole, and on his head something like a big beak (probably the horn).

When the creature reached the ground, it was at a height of about 8 feet (2.4 m), and his feet were like the feet of a kangaroo. From the forehead of the creature began to radiate a bright light and he was according to Cragg so powerful, like a light bulb. Then the creature looked around, opened his wings and disappeared into night sky.

All this very strange Saga continued on the evening of 3 October. Platt, Jr., the Manager of a local brick factory on the outskirts of the city, drew attention to the strange noises emanating from the nearby abandoned coal mine. He described these sounds colorful comparison "Satan and his host of demons are going to attack". When Platt went to the mine, he was faced with a winged beast, which arose at the entrance to the cave. And next to him was another creature, much smaller. The horns of these creatures shone a bright light, and then they both flew away.

When Platt told the residents about this, it was decided that the old mine is the lair of these demonic beings. A squad of people with guns broke near the entrance to the mine camp and began to wait for the creatures to return. They returned the next evening and people started to shoot them from guns. Of course, no effect is again not given. Later in the newspaper there was an article about this event, which was in particular said, "They got such a "warm" reception, which could put the whole Spanish fleet. But they have not responded anything, except the unearthly noise and peculiar smell, and then disappeared inside the mine".

After that, the people laid the mine entrance with rocks and creatures like that in the city never saw. In memory there are only legends about those events, and a few newspaper articles which decades later found the researchers of anomalous phenomena Chad Lewis, Noah Voss and Kevin Lee Nelson, who described them in his book "The Van Meter Visitor" ("the van Meter Visitor").

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