You’ve heard of the Bermuda Triangle, now meet the ‘Alaska Triangle’ where 20,000 people have vanished since 1970 and UFOs appear
In a sparsely populated area of Alaska where hundreds of UFO and ‘bigfoot’ sightings have occurred, 20,000 people have also disappeared since 1970.
Although many have heard of the Bermuda Triangle, a stretch of ocean in the Caribbean known for mysterious plane and boat disasters, the so-called Alaska Triangle has managed to remain largely under the public radar, despite the fact that more than double number of missing persons. the national average.
Located between Juneau, Anchorage and the small town of Barrow, the area is reportedly a hotbed of paranormal activity.
Explanations for the strange phenomenon range from extraterrestrial activity to powerful electromagnetic fields in the area, similar to those found in the Bermuda Triangle.
Local legends refer to a ‘sasquatch’ creature that terrorizes towns. This includes a settlement called Portlock on the southern edge of the Kenai Peninsula, which was abandoned in the 1950s after villagers were “attacked and killed” by an unknown creature they called the Nantinaq.
Representative Nicholas Belgich disappeared in 1972 along with fellow Representative Hale Boggs, an aide and a pilot during a flight through the Alaska Triangle. The plane is believed to have crashed, although no remains have ever been found
However, in recent years the area has been the scene of thousands of unexplained disappearances.
One of the first disappearances to spark interest in the Alaska Triangle occurred in 1972, when U.S. Representatives Hale Boggs and Nick Begich disappeared along with an aide and their pilot after a suspected plane crash.
The group was traveling from Anchorage to Juneau when they were believed to have sunk, although despite nearly 40 days of searching, no wreckage or bodies were ever found.
Most recently, Shanna Oman, 43, disappeared while visiting a friend in Fairbanks on June 3, 2019. Oman had made arrangements to drive home with a friend, but that never materialized and never returned home.
She left without any belongings or her dog and her disappearance has stunned authorities, who searched for days with helicopters and dog units.
Even experienced outdoorsmen are not safe. In 2011, mountain rescuer Gerald DeBerry, 43, set out with a group in the White Mountains, about 70 miles north of Fairbanks, in search of a missing woman, but never returned from the expedition.
A year later, his ATV was discovered with its engine turned off, but no sign of its owner.
Alaska native Shanna Oman was scheduled to return to her Eagle River accommodations on June 3, 2019 after visiting a friend but was never seen again
Several conspiracy theories have been put forward to explain the mass disappearances in the area.
Field researcher Ken Gerhard told the History Channel that the triangle could be a “vile vortex,” a diamond-shaped region of increased electromagnetic force.
He said: ‘The theory is that these particular areas are supercharged with geoelectromagnetic energy and that an abundance of electromagnetic energy leads to strange things.’
A new Discovery documentary has interviewed people with some of the most compelling paranormal experiences. Among them was Wes Smith who saw ‘very strange’ triangular objects flying without making any sound.
He said, “It’s like everything you’ve ever learned has gone out the window, because how is that possible?”
UFO expert Debbie Ziegelmeyer told the Daily star that Alaska’s sparse population makes it “attractive” to aliens.
“They can pretty much go wherever they want,” says Debbie, the Star Team Investigator for MUFON. “That’s the appeal of Alaska.”
Mountain rescuer Gerald DeBerry disappeared in 2011 during a rescue mission, despite knowing the area and being trained in open-air survival
The Alaska Triangle is home to 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the US and has half of the country’s wilderness
MUFON believes aliens could be trying to spy on military technology seen in the Alaska Triangle and points to an increase in UFO sightings since World War II.
One of the largest disappearances was the loss of 44 service members aboard a Douglas C-54 Skymaster en route from Alaska to Montana. Despite one of the largest joint search and rescue missions between Canadian and American authorities, no trace was ever found.
Meanwhile, cryptozoologist Cliff Barackman told the newspaper that “anything, no matter the size” could be hiding in the Alaskan wilderness.
He said, “With so much fantastic habitat and so few people to compete with, Sasquatches are effectively in charge of Alaska.”