In August 27, 1930 3 fishermen reported seeing a disturbance in the water. The men watched as a creature 20 feet long approached their boat throwing water in the air. As it passes them, its wake caused their boat to rock violently. The men were convinced that a living creature caused the disturbance. Following the story, the newspaper received several letters from people claiming also to have seen a strange creature in the Loch.  

The most famous encounter was perhaps in April 28 1933. On that day Mr. and Mrs. Spicer, returning from a trip to London, saw a monster that “resembled a whale” cross the road, with an animal in his jaws, and submerge in the lake. This incident drew the attention of the world press as national and international news teams visited the loch for a glimpse of the beast. The hoax temptation was too strong as entrepreneurs created fraudulent evidence such as photographs and cine film of a monstrous creature swimming in the loch.  

In 1934 RK Wilson produced a photograph still undisputed with the head and neck of the monster. A further sighting in April 1960 by Tim Dunstall drew attention again by producing a 16mm film containing images of something swimming across the loch; skeptics tell us it is a small boat, believers, that it is the monster. There have been many expeditions since, but none as successful as to prove its existence. Also the many sightings, photos and films, have been inconclusive. 

Number of sightings (1963-1971)

1963 - 40

1964 - 18

1965 - 9

1966 - 29

1967 - 14

1968 - 14

1970 - 17

1971 - 18

Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau

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