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Water Monster reports from the 1970s

12 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.

We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.

  1. Water Monster · Fort Belvoir, Virginia · 1978

    Fort Belvoir, Virginia1 independent source

    Witness reports hearing loud branch breaking sounds and seeing red eyes in the woods while on patrol at Davison Airfield between 1977 and 1979.

  2. Water Monster · Fort Worth, Texas · 1976

    Fort Worth, Texas1 independent source

    Witness reports hearing loud roaring, screaming, and howling vocalizations from an unseen creature while at the lake roads of the Nature Center.

  3. Water Monster · West Frankfort, Illinois · 1979

    West Frankfort, Illinois1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a hairy, broad-built humanoid creature near an abandoned railroad bed who grunted and shook a sapling before walking away.

  4. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 1973

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a black object resembling a hockey stick emerging from the water in Urquhart Bay.

  5. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 1976

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Map caption describes a three humped long black thing off the far shore and a second one moving from onshore into the loch.

  6. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 1974

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a large object resembling an upturned boat moving in the water near Foyers.

  7. Water Monster · Potomac River, Maryland · 1978

    Potomac River, Maryland1 independent source

    Multiple witnesses reported seeing Chessie in the Potomac River in 1978.

  8. Water Monster · Loch Lochy, Alba / Scotland · 1975

    Loch Lochy, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Mrs [name] and her family reported seeing a long black shape moving through the water near Corriegour Hotel, which disappeared before she could photograph it.

  9. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 1970

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A group of nine people including the [name] observed a large hump swimming from the middle to the far side for seven minutes.

  10. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 1976

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    RD and his family reported seeing an unknown creature snaking through the water near Dores for about 10 minutes.

  11. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 1970

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witnesses report a large hump surrounded by leaping fish moving towards Temple Pier and later swimming across the water.

  12. Water Monster · Lake Country, British Columbia · 1974

    Lake Country, British Columbia1 independent source

    Mrs. [name] reports that while swimming in Lake Okanagan in July 1974, she was bumped by a large creature and later observed its hump, tail, and back as it swam away.