7 août 1937 - Nantucket Sea Monster Hoax

Description:

Fishermen off the coast of Nantucket Island reported seeing a large sea serpent in the sea. Local newspapers printed the story and a few days later, large footprints were found in the sand. Soon afterward, the sea serprent washed ashore, only to be discovered to be a huge balloon created by puppeteer Tony Sarg. The hoax brought a great deal of positive publicity to Nantucket.

"Sea Serpent on Beach," 1937 [Public domain], courtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association, retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/nantucket-sea-monster/