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Nessie and Noctilucent Clouds
Oliver D. Smith, 2023. Coolabah 34: 25–45.
Reviews the hypotheses and states that the consensus of experts is that the reports have prosaic explanations (hoaxes, wakes, mirages, floating objects, known animals); proposes that reflections of noctilucent clouds explain some twilight sightings between May and August.
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A peer-reviewed summary of the consensus and a testable optical hypothesis.
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Smith, O. D. (2023). Nessie and Noctilucent Clouds. Coolabah 34: 25–45. https://doi.org/10.1344/co20233425-45
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Smith, Oliver D.. “Nessie and Noctilucent Clouds.” Coolabah 34: 25–45 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1344/co20233425-45.