The Bermuda Triangle
RefutedRuled out by official inquiry or direct observation
The claim
Ships and aircraft were said to disappear unusually often inside a triangle of the western Atlantic.
Where it started
A wire service article in 1950 first grouped the cases, a 1964 magazine piece gave the area its name, and a 1974 bestseller carried the idea worldwide.
Where it stands
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states there is no evidence that disappearances occur more often there than in other heavily travelled waters. The Coast Guard finds no basis for a supernatural explanation. Many of the best-known cases either did not pass through the area or were later explained by ordinary circumstances.
Primary sources
- 미국 해양대기청, 버뮤다 삼각지대 설명oceanservice.noaa.govOfficial source
checked 2026-09-07
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