After researching about the mysterious Bermuda Triangle, I found many interesting theories and facts that are not really talked about. Below are the top ten most unique facts, in my opinion, about the unfathomable region that is said to be the holder of many air-crafts and ships that have disappeared. The sources to where I found each theory or fact are highlighted in the beginning of each paragraph.
1. The first person to document strange goings on in the area was actually Christopher Columbus, on his first trip through the area. He stated that he saw mysterious lights and had difficulty with the compass as it did funny things.
2. The most famous case to date of the Bermuda Triangle is the disappearance of a plane called flight 19 and also search planes that was sent out to try and find them. Combined 27 men and 6 planed were never found. This happened in 1945.
3. Some writers have expanded upon Berlitz’s ideas about Atlantis, suggesting that the mythical city may lie at the bottom of the sea and be using its reputed “crystal energies” to sink ships and planes.
4. More than 1000 ships and planes have disappeared in the triangle area over the past five centuries and continue to do so. And all these happen when apparently there are no human errors, equipment failures or even natural disasters. Strangely, the ships and aircraft just vanish when everything seems to be okay.
5. The saga of Flight 19 remains as one of the most mysterious disappearances in Bermuda Triangle. Flight-19 was the codename for Five Avenger bomber planes that took off from the Naval base at Florida on 5th of December 1945, but never returned.
6. Methane Gas trapped under the sea floor can erupt, and as a result can lower the water density and cause ships to sink like a rock. Even planes flying over it, can catch fire and get completely destroyed during such gas blowout.
7. Other proposed explanations include physical forces unknown to science, a “hole in the sky,” and an unusual chemical component in the region’s seawater.
8. Glowing white water, along with glowing green fog, are two mysterious meteorological conditions that have been picked up by satellites and still remain obscure to scientists. These phenomenons were first recorded by Columbus as he sailed through the area centuries beforehand. These unique features make it hard for sailors and pilots to navigate themselves, causing them to crash, or more often, disappear.
9. In 1945 five bombers in training went missing in the Bermuda Triangle. The rescue plane sent to search for them never returned either. One pilot reported, "Everything looks strange, even the ocean," prior to disappearing forever.
10. Reports of missing time when flying over the Bermuda Triangle are not uncommon. A man named Bruce Gernon claimed that he lost 28 minutes on a flight through the area. His plane was lost from radar and reappeared in Miami Beach.
These facts and stories show how little we really know about the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. Yes, we have theories and suggestions of what happened to all of the ships and planes that have disappeared, but we have no real explanations. Studies show that the amount of cases and catastrophes that occurred in this region is not an unusual number, it’s just the unanswered questions and explanations that make this place a paranormal phenomenon. What intrigues me the most is not the Triangle’s number of incidents, but all of the questions and mysteries that will most likely never be solved. I sometimes question if it is just a commonplace where boats and planes happen to disappear, but then I think of all the scientific occurrences that prove otherwise. Personally, I would not like to visit this place no matter how curious I might be, because I don’t know which rumors are myths and which ones are facts, and I will probably never know.
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Questions:
1. Have there been any recent cases from the Bermuda Triangle? Missing airplanes? Missing boats?
2. Has anyone ever came out of a Bermuda Triangle disaster? What are their explanations of the mysterious region?
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