Saturday 28 February 2015
- In 1945, 6 US Navy bombers disappeared and so did those sent to rescue them. Before the 27 men vanished, 1 pilot reported “Everything looks strange. Even the ocean.” – Source: Live Science.
- Columbus’s ship floated on still waters through the Triangle in 1492. He documented unusual compass readings and a fireball in the sky. – Source: The Bermuda Triangle by Aaron Rosenberg/National Geographic.
- More than 1000 lives have been lost in the Bermuda Triangle over the last century. On average, 4 aircraft and 20 yachts go missing every year. – Source: Into the Bermuda Triangle by Gian Quassar.
- Pilot Bruce Gernon claims he lost 28 minutes after flying through a time-warping cloud tunnel. The plane went missing from radars, only to re-emerge in Miami Beach. – Source: The Fog by Bruce Gernon.
- The approaching lights of Irving Rivers’ plane were spotted 2 miles from land in 1978. It vanished into thin air while controllers were momentarily distracted. – Source: The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle by Damien Rollins.
- High levels of methane gas are trapped underneath the Triangle’s seabed. A ruptured gas pocket causes water density to dip and could sink vessels above. – Source: The Independent.
- The Dragon Triangle is Bermuda’s Counterpart in the Pacific Ocean. It was declared a war zone in 1950 when 700 sailors vanished in 2 years. – Source: All Eyes on U.S by Mel Igbokwe.
- Some believe the lost city of Atlantis will be found under the Bermuda Triangle. They think the city’s energy crystals interfere with radar and compass readings. – Source: Live Science.
- 306 people were lost when the Navy ship the USS Cyclops vanished in 1918. It is the single largest loss of life in US Naval history outside of combat. – Source: International Science Times.
- The US government testing base, AUTEC, is known as the naval Area 51. Located near to the Triangle, the area has been the scene of reported UFO sightings. – Source: Lemuria and Atlantis by Shirley Andrews.
