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Loch Ness Monster

Is there such a creature as the Loch Ness Monster?

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Sightings of a strange creature in Loch Ness have been reported since 1871

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1901-1910

1911-1920

1921-1930

1931-1940

1941-1950

1951-1960

1961-1970

1971-1980

1981-1990

1991-2000

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1901 - 1910

1903, December 2, 3:00 PM Hump like upturned boat.  
1908, August 3, 8:30 AM Long tapering tail, eel-like head. 30-40ft, creature lying in the water  

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1911-1920

No Sightings reported.

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1921 - 1930

1923, May 10,7:30 AM 10-12ft like up-turned boat
1929, August 31, 9:30 AM Hump size of horse's body

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1931-1940

1930, July 14 , 7:30 AM 2 or 3 shallow humps along back.
1932, February 7, 4:00 PM Hump like up-turned boat.
1933, February 20 11:45 AM 6 foot by 1 foot hump, disappeared and re-appeared 100 yards away.
1933, April 14, 3:00 PM 20 feet long with one large hump and one smaller hump.
1933, May 18, 5:00 PM 8 foot hump like a log moving faster than a row boat.
1933, August 5, 2:00 PM Hump the size of a row boat, made a circle then submerged.
1933, August 5, 3:00 PM Hump 4-6 feet long moving back and forth then submerged.
1933, August 11, 7:00 AM Head with mouth opening and closing about 12 inches wide.
1933, August 13, 2:30 PM 12 foot hump moving slowly then sunk.
1933, August 15, 5:30 PM Fast moving 15 foot hump about 8 inches high.
1933, August 16, 11:00 AM Hump the size of a row boat
1933, August 25, 9:00 AM Moving hump with wake about 20 feet behind it.
1933, August 26, 10:15 PM 40 foot hump about 5 feet wide moving and then submerged.
1933, October 22, 9:00 AM Two flippers diving down.
1933, October 22, 11:30 AM Hump about 2 feet submerged and then came back out of water.
1933, October 22, 12:45 PM Single hump moving slowly making 'V' shaped wake.
1933, November 10, 2:00 PM Single hump about 25 feet splashing, submerging and raising several times
1933, November 20, 9:00 AM One large hump and one small hump about 30 feet overall, making a 'V' shaped wake.
1933, December 27, 11:00 AM Two humps, 15-20 feet overall, moved across the water and dove when car horn sounded.
1934, January 30, 6:30 PM Two humps about 13 feet overall including head, moving slowly and then submerged.
1934, February 25, 4:20 PM Neck and head about 6 feet high, turned side to side then submerged leaving a splash.
1934, July 12, 10:30 AM Slow moving object on the water, appeared and disappeared. 
1934, July 12, 12:30 PM 18-24 feet long with 3 humps, turned on side and showed fins.
1934, July 12, 4:30 PM 2 humps about 6 feet apart, surfaced 5 times and then swam off.
1934, July 16, 10:15 AM 2 humps about 3 feet out of the water, about 15 feet overall length.
1934, July 17, 8:20 AM Single hump about 20 feet long and 2 feet wide.
1934, July 24, 3:20 PM 8 foot hump sunk with no wake.
1934, July 27, 10:20 AM Single hump about 15 feet long moving slowly
1934, July 30, 9:45 AM Hump about 14 feet long with 3 sections showing, submerging and reappearing. 
1934, August 8, 6:00 PM 2 humps about 15 feet overall, moving slowly, about 100 yards in 5 minutes.
1936, October 15, 2:00 PM 3 humps about 30 feet long, head and neck showing.

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1941-1950

1943, January 8, 11:00 AM Something moving with a second object disturbing the water.
1943, May 8, 5:15 AM Single hump 25-30 feet long.
1947, July 23, 5:00 PM Large object moving quickly.

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1951 - 1960

1954, July 2, 9:30 AM Single hump about 30 feet long leaving a 'V' shaped wake, submerging several times.
1956, July 19, 6:15 AM Single hump 4 feet, surfaced and stayed for about 4 minutes, quickly moved off leaving a splash.
   
1958, October 3, 7:30 AM Large object in the water with what looked like a head.
1960, July 3, 10:00 AM Two separate and parallel wakes in the water.
1960, July 10, 6:50 PM 8-10 feet long with hump sticking out about 2 feet, moving through the water.
1960, August 7, 4:40 PM Single hump about 10 feet long moving at 8-10 miles per hour.
1960, August 13, 3:15 PM Single hump, disappeared then two humps appeared and then disappeared.

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1961 - 1970

1961, July 21, 10:30 PM Head and neck cutting through water with single hump, sank and reappeared twice then submerged.
1962, August 24, 6:00 AM 40-45 foot object suddenly plunging into the water.
1963, August 1, 7:30 PM 35-40 feet long with 4 humps, surfaced, disappeared and then briefly reappeared.
1964, May 24, 8:15 AM Large pole like object swam off when car door shut.
1965, March 30, 7:20 PM Large object moving quickly making wake, submerged then reappeared twice.
1965, June 3, 10:30 PM Large hump like overturned boat moving fast, submerged several times.
1965, September 30, 7:00 AM Saw splash, 15 minutes later large object came up and slowly sunk.
1966, May 28, 2:30 PM About 25-30 feet with 3 humps.
1966, May 29, 10:05 AM Large single hump that made a wake as it  moved through the water.
1966, May 31, 11:15 AM 3 humps moving fast through water.
1966, June 13, 9:45 AM Large wake with small object at the front of wake, moving at 17 miles per hour.
1966, June 14, 7:30 AM Large hump in center of disturbance in the water, appeared 3 times.
1966, June 20, 10:30 AM Large object in water that disappeared when observer screamed.
1966, June 29, 3:15 PM Single hump 15-20 feet swimming slowly across top of water.
1966, July 28, 8:00 AM Single hump making splashing in the water.
1966, September 5, 9:20 AM 6-7 foot hump like overturned boat, stationary in the water, not bobbing with the water.
1966, September 25, 6:00 PM 10 foot object making splash in the water.
1967, March 8, 7:00 PM About 15 feet long with 2 humps, rolling over sideways.
1967, August 6, 5:20 PM Large object 10 feet long and 3 feet wide, submerging into the water.
1967, August 7, 8:05 AM Small object submerged then large, 20-30 foot object with 10 foot long hump surfaced. 
1967, August 22, 12:05 PM 8 foot hump curling in the water splashing.
1967, September 20, 3:45 PM 9 foot hump moving through the water then submerging.
1967, September 26, 3:02 PM 20 foot long object sitting still in the water then submerged.
1968, April 18, 5:30 PM Two humps about 15 feet overall, slowly sunk straight down.
1968, May 10, 10:00 PM 10-12 foot hump moving fast making a wake, then went under.
1968, July 10, 11:20 AM Long body surfaced and moved slowly then submerged.
1968, September 4, 11:15 AM Round hump about 3 feet out of the water, submerged when boat came near.
1968, September 19, 3:30 PM 6-8 foot hump moving through water making 'V' shaped wake, submerged and appeared three times
1968, November 6, 8:30 AM Head and neck, about 4 feet long, moved towards the center of lake when car door shut.
1969, April 7, 10:45 AM Fast moving single, then 2 humps, 20-25 feet overall, submerging and reappearing several times.
1969, July 26, 3:30 PM Single hump about 6 feet moving through water making a wake.
1969, August 1, 8:30 PM 3 humped object 20-30 feet long, moving slowly then submerged.
1969, August 6, 9:20 AM Two humped object 25-30 feet long, surfaced then submerged.

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1971 - 1980

1973, November 10, 11:45 AM A pole-like object emerged then submerged.
1979, July 17, 10:30 AM Large black object speeding away from the shoreline.

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1981 - 1990

No Sightings reported 1981-1990

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1991 - 2000

1995, August 12, 2:35 PM Serpent like creature, 40-50 feet long, dark gray in color, emerged and moved across loch..
1996, April 9, 10:00 AM Two large humps coming out of the water.
1996, April 10, 9:30AM Two large brown shapes moving across the water.
1996, May 14, 11:15 AM Strange object moving in the water                                                       (Photographed)
1996, June 13, 8:30 PM Large splash then wake moving through water.
1996, July 21, 2:15 PM Large dark hump emerged then submerged.
1996, August 11, 4:00PM 'U' shaped wake moving quickly through the water.
1996, August 12, 11:00AM Small wave created by large object surfacing.
1996, August 18, 2:00 PM Head and neck emerged from water.                                                    (Photographed)
1996, August 22, 6:45 PM 25-30 foot object with flipper-like objects coming out of the water then submerging.
1996, August 24, 12:30 PM Several black humps emerged then submerged.
1996, September 3, 8:45 AM Large dark object seen under the surface of the water.
1997, February 16, 2:00 PM Large object under water throwing up spray as it moved quickly away.
1997, March 21, 10:30 AM Two large humps emerging from the water.
1997, March 22, 11:20 AM Three humps moving across the water.
1997, June 21, 9:00 AM Large dark object moving quickly across the water.
1997, October 24, 9:40 AM Large hump appear then disappear.
1998, May 1, 11:00 AM Large dark object swimming away.
1998, May 30, 8:55 AM Large object emerged from water.
1998, June 17, 5:00 AM Large object with tail emerged then swam away.
1998, June 19, 8:30 AM 40-50 long object emerging then submerging.
1998, September 22, 7:30 AM Large 'V' shaped wake moving across the loch at about 30 miles per hour.

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