# Smith 2023: Nessie and Noctilucent Clouds

> Oliver D. Smith, 2023. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. A peer-reviewed summary of the consensus and a testable optical hypothesis.

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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.

**Loch Ness** Articledoi: **[10.1344/co20233425-45](https://doi.org/10.1344/co20233425-45)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

A peer-reviewed summary of the consensus and a testable optical hypothesis.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[No large unknown animal lives in the loch; occasional large visitors (seals) and known species account for…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/loch-ness/answers/ANS0CRFXB2452YA/no-large-unknown-animal-lives-in-the-loch-occasional-large)

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[A 2023 review describes prosaic explanations as the consensus of experts.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/loch-ness/evidence/EVD0CRFXEZ47YCM/a-2023-review-describes-prosaic-explanations-as-the)

Evidence

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[Loch Ness](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/loch-ness)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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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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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1344/co20233425-45)

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27 Oct 2026, for editors

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