Case file · Anomaly hotspot
Steve Fossett and the 'Nevada Triangle'
Adventurer Steve Fossett disappeared on a solo flight from a Nevada ranch on 3 September 2007. The huge search found several older, unknown wrecks, feeding talk of a 'Nevada Triangle' that swallows aircraft.
2007 CE · 37.67, -119.12 · status: explained
The account
A hiker found his belongings in October 2008, and the wreck was located near Mammoth Lakes in the Sierra Nevada; investigators blamed downdrafts and terrain.
The sceptical view
The area combines high, rugged mountains, strong winds and heavy air traffic; the 'triangle' has no basis beyond that.