A quiet town in Iowa suddenly became the focus of odd reports involving a huge winged beast, a strong light beam, and movements that no one could make sense of. When the being vanished into a coal mine, the sightings stopped right away with no proof left behind and no answer at hand. This episode tells about events at Van Meter, talks about how the town held itself in check when dealing with what had happened to it, explains how that later changed into modern legend and gives reasons for similar sightings near towns and worked landscapes.