The Bermuda Triangle myth suggests that numerous ships and planes have disappeared in the area of the Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda and Florida. Some of the most famous cases include Flight 19, a squadron of 5 bombers that disappeared in 1945, and the USS Cyclops, a naval ship carrying over 300 people that vanished in 1918. While the number of disappearances in the area may not be statistically significant given the amount of sea traffic, various natural hypotheses have been proposed to explain incidents, such as magnetic disturbances or methane bubbles. Some paranormal theories involving aliens or Atlantis are also often discussed but remain speculative.

1. Bermuda Triangle
Noémie GADOR and Léa CHENOT

2. Where isBermuda
Triangle located ?

3. Location

4. What is a myth ?

5. A myth is a traditional story, especially one
concerning the early history of a people or
explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and
typically involving supernatural beings or events.

6. Bermuda’s myth
• Oceanic zone where numerous disappearances were indicated.
(Ex: Flight19 - USS CYCLOPS)
• Its second designation is Devil's Triangle.
• Estimation  190 ships and 80 planes have disappeared.
• The number of disappearances isn’t so important in front of
following risks :
- The surface (about 4 millions of km²)
- The importance of the sea traffic in this zone
- The importance of hydrate and methane’s deposits and the
tectonic activity of the region.
- The weather, chaotic and unpredictable conditions under these
latitudes.

7. BBC Documentary

8. Flight 19
• The case of the Flight 19 is the most known. Indeed it is the
disappearance which aroused the biggest interest.
• The disappearance of five fighter-bombers squadron.
• On December 5th, 1945 near the Florida.
• The base of Strong Lauderdale received a call from the lieutenant
announcing that they were lost.
• A seaplane, left to their research, did not return either.
• The cause of the disappearance would be tie to the lieutenant Taylor
who used to fly from his intuition.

10. USS Cyclops
• One of the first stories connected to the Triangle legend and the most
famous ship lost.
• In 1918, the USS Cyclops which is a boat, disapeared with its 306
passengers. This is the heaviest loss of the Navy except fight.
• On March the 4th, the ship started in Baltimore to Brazil. It will never
reappear.
• The most known hypothesis is the captain’s treason. Indeed, he might
delivered the ship to the German.

11. Have you got theories
about the
disappearances?

12. Hypotheses
• Natural:
- Magnetic disturbances
- Methane (bubbles in the water  loss of buoyancy)
- Climatic disturbances
• Paranormal:
- Aliens
- Atlantis
- Temporal passages
- Magnetic fields

13. Do you believe in this
myth ?