First officially reported in January of 1960 (although the sighting took place in December of 1959), the creature was dubbed Moreton Bay’s very own Loch Ness Monster. Seen by three eye witnesses - Ron Spencer (22 at the time), Jeanette Spencer (wife, 21), and friend John Belcher (22) – while in a boat fishing, the creature was encountered nearly two miles from shore. Mr. Spencer stated that while out on the water, a brownish-black head nearly 2ft wide surfaced from below the water and rose up to nearly 3ft not far from their boat. The unknown creature appeared to look around the area for a moment before spotting their boat, it then quickly dived back below the surface causing a huge splash.