As you probably know, on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 (1); Oceanic flight 815 disappeared over the Pacific during a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. This event was widely reported in the muggle media. Despite the now recognized significance of the event, it was all but unnoticed by the wizarding community. During that period the Ministry of Magic had been taken over by Voldemort and his supporters. Reliable news was difficult to come by and attacks on muggles had become frequent.
It was not until many years later that numerous first hand accounts became available. Many young witches and wizards will be familiar with the documentary "Lost: Muggle Perceptions of Extraordinary Events." It depicts memories from several muggle participants in the event and shows the state of confusion through which those unfamiliar with magic may interpret occurrences outside their usual experiences. Although the struggles of Harry Potter and his ultimate triumph over Voldemort are widely documented, this is the first source to include genuine interviews and memories from his time on the island.
(1) Commonly believed to have been the year 1997, before subsequent shifts in time caused an altered sequence of events. This point is disputed by many historians, who claim muggle and wizarding dating systems had simply developed a variance over the centuries. Most texts avoid mentioning dates for this reason.