The Van Meter Visitor: A True and Mysterious Encounter with the Unknown

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The Van Meter Visitor: A True and Mysterious Encounter with the Unknown by Chad Lewis

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I enjoyed this book for several reasons but first and foremost, they're willing to admit that this could be a hoax and looking for scientific reasons vs the paranormal (in spite of other reviews claiming the opposite) They present some other theories (the ultraterristrial is interest). They provide many of the original news articles from 1903 including the ones originally attempting to debunk the Visitor.

The Visitor was a man sized creature with bat like wings, a horn and let out a glow. The men of the town took shots at it. It hung around for a week give or take. Was it an alien? Was it from the mines? Was it a mutated animal (highly unlikely) Was it a hoax?

There isn't enough to say (as is often the case with these cryptid types) one way or the other, especially given the date of the event. It had Mothman like elements.

I got this from the authors at the Mothman festival. I'll stop by this year to see them again if they're there.



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