Lets start with the Christopher Columbus report. Although the "great flame of fire" report sounds too incredible to have happened， such an event can be scientifically explained. First， the compass malfunction was probably the result of the discrepancy between true north and magnetic north. Second， the lights that appeared to be in the sky were actually reflections of land lights. Finally， the “great flame of fire” may well have been a meteor falling into the sea.
Sudden unexpected storms or downward air currents provide strong scientific evidence for previously unexplained phenomena. In addition， many maritime disasters attributed to the Bermuda Triangle didnt occur anywhere near the area. The most exaggerated of these tales is that of the lost ship the Mary Celeste， which went off course in 1872， and was eventually found near the coast of Portugal.
Many maritime disasters and disappearances have been attributed to the Bermuda Triangle. Take the case of the six missing U.S. military aircraft in 1945. This incident has a less than mysterious explanation. The squadron most likely went off course as result of malfunctioning navigational equipment， poor weather， inexperienced pilots， and a squadron commander who was unfit to fly.
Once the squadron commander became disoriented， he may have led the squadron north and east instead of south and west， which explains why no wreckage was ever found. If the planes ran out of fuel past the continental shelf of the Atlantic， the planes could have sunk to a depth of 30，000 feet below the surface of the ocean.
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