Later, once this theory fell through, the United States government was thought to be responsible, and reports of mysterious "black helicopters" surfaced. This cult killed cows in the dead of night and carefully removed various body parts for sacrifice. Deering had run aground), with no clue as to why.Ī phenomena of the 1970s, cattle mutilations were once thought to be the result of a nation-wide Satanic cult. Both were discovered abandoned (the Mary Celeste at sea, while the Carroll A. Two of the most famous are the derelicts the Mary Celeste and the Carroll A. As with the entire Bermuda Triangle myth, the idea of Vile Vortices causing bizarre events around the world has no real basis.Įndnote - Although the Bermuda Triangle really isn't much of a mystery, the Phenomena Department does acknowledge that there have been unsolved vanishing and mysterious disappearances of ships and planes around the world. Research has shown that the evidence of the Vile Vortices is scant and proves nothing. Naturally, one of these Vile Vortices is the previously-described "Devil's Sea." Each is said to be the location of various anomalous events (strange skies and seas, spinning compasses, UFO sightings, etc.). They were first described in 1968, and are said to be twelve areas, each 72 degrees apart, that were spaced equally around the globe (with the exception of two points, that were located at the North and South Poles). Sanderson and the Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained (SITU). Vile Vortices - The Vile Vortices are the creation of Ivan T. About the only trace of truth to the entire story is that the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency has issued a warning for ships to avoid the Myojin Reefs, located some 300 miles to the south of Tokyo and home to several submerged, but active, volcanos. In reality, there is no such area, and most of the mythology has been built up around a few New York Times articles from 19, and an article in the JanuYomiuri Shimbun. The Devil's Sea - Located in the Sea of Japan, the Devil's Sea is a presumed area of ocean where numerous ships and aircraft have vanished. When one examines the facts, the truth about the subject becomes apparent and the "mystery" collapses. The Phenomena Department calls the Bermuda Triangle a "manufactured mystery," one created by lazy and sensationalist writers. To top it off, Lloyd's of London stated that as of 1975 there were 428 missing vessels reported since 1955, and that there was no evidence to support claims that the "Bermuda Triangle" had more vanishings than anywhere else. By engaging in true research, and not just rewriting a previous author's stories, Kusche proved that many of the "strange marine disappearances" weren't so strange after all. In 1975, the myth was brought to a end with the publication of Larry Kusche's The Bermuda Triangle Mystery - Solved. The peak of popularity for the myth was in 1974, when Charles Berlitz (a name greatly despised by the Phenomena Department) wrote The Bermuda Triangle, which went on to sell five million copies world wide. The myth grew quickly through the 1950s and into the 1960s, with new books and articles crediting the vanishing to malign alien intelligences and/or an advanced underwater civilization. Sand wrote an article in Fate magazine which described "strange marine disappearances" in a "watery triangle bounded roughly by Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico." Jones discussed a number of mysterious disappearances of ships and planes between the Florida coast and the island of Bermuda. The origins of the Bermuda Triangle myth can be traced to an Associated Press dispatch of September 16, 1950. The Bermuda Triangle, the Devil's Sea and Vile Vortices A brief overview of these events is as follows: William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1 scene 5Īside from preternatural beings, the Phenomena Department also investigates and documents all kinds of paranormal phenomena. OTHER PARANORMAL EVENTS There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
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