A rumored naval experiment operated out of the philadelphia naval yard. Nov 17, 2005 the philadelphia experiment, as many of us already know, was a case where the united states apparently dematerialized an entire ship at the port of norfolk, virginia, transported it up to penns landing area near philadelphia, and then brought it back to norfolk again, in 1943. The actual purpose of the experiment was to make the u. Did the navy achieve time travel with this experiment. Jessup, the allende letters, and al bielek, the inner earth and those who dwell there, atlantis, the evolution of mankind, the invasion of the gray aliens. With brad johnson, marjean holden, gerrit graham, john christian graas. More than 70 years later, despite the absence of any physical evidence or corroborating testimony, the philadelphia experiment survives as fact in the minds of amateur. The philadelphia experiment isnt my favorite conspiracy theory, but it as a conspiracy theory had to exist and it does so perfectly.
I have spent over 35 years digging through books, making phone calls, meeting and interviewing various people. Despite its near universal debunking as a hoax, the philadelphia experiment endures as a paranormal cultural landmark. The 1984 movie based loosely on carlos allendes original narrative was hardly an oscar contender, but its 80sera special effects were good enough to plant some indelible images in the moviegoers mind. However, the most bizarre experiment ever believed to be known as the rainbow project or the philadelphia experiment. The authors would like to thank philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey and the executive team at the philadelphia police department for their collaborative approach to research and their support of this project, including deputy commissioner richard ross, deputy commissioner tommy wright, deputy commissioner kevin bethel, chief administrative officer. Click download or read online button to get the philadelphia experiment book now. So goes the story of the philadelphia experiment, perhaps the most famous and widely retold example of secret government experiments with teleportation and time travel. John a keel on the philadelphia experiment the philadelphia.
The story goes that in october of 1943, at the philadelphia naval shipyard, an experiment was conducted aboard a us navy cannonclass destroyer escort called the uss eldridge, number de173. William moore is the coauthor with charles berlitz of the philadelphia experiment and the roswell incident. Jun 18, 2019 allende outlined an experiment called project rainbow, what would later be known as the philadelphia experiment. Carlos claimed to have been stationed on the ss andrew furuseth, a vessel docked in the philadelphia naval shipyard with a clear view of the eldridge when it disappeared. In his article explaining the stickiness of the philadelphia experiment myth, jacques f. The philadelphia experiment by william moore and charles berlitz. On the edge of this mysterious project, there have been rivers of ink for nearly seven decades, without any single researcher able to offer a satisfactory answer to what is supposed to have happened to the uss eldridge in 1943. A colleague at battelle had introduced us to the story in fall of 1989. According to legend, the destroyer uss eldridge was made invisible, dematerialized, and teleported from philadelphia, pennsylvania, to norfolk, virginia, and back again to the philadelphia naval yard. The philadelphia experiment 2 1993 rotten tomatoes. Navy destroyer escort uss eldridge was claimed to have been rendered invisible or cloaked to enemy devices the story first appeared in 1955, in letters. I have renamed it bielek90 in order to distinguish it from the original by clay tippen, who requested that the file be unchanged. The following material is primarily derived from the book the montauk project 1992, skybooks, written by preston b.
The philadelphia experiment is an alleged military experiment supposed to have been carried. Nikola tesla and the secrets of the philadelphia experiment. Eldridge, with hundreds of tons of electronic equipment aboard, lay in its dock. In the philadelphia experiment cover story, an experiment was undertaken to test radar invisibility of us the navy ships during world war ii. Navy at the philadelphia naval shipyard in philadelphia, pennsylvania, sometime around october 28, 1943. The authors would like to thank philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey and the executive team at the philadelphia police department for their collaborative approach to research and their support of this project, including deputy commissioner richard ross, deputy commissioner tommy wright, deputy commissioner kevin bethel, chief administrative officer nola joyce, and director of.
The story of the experiment first came into light when a 55year old astronomer and adventurer, morris k. With nicholas lea, michael pare, ryan robbins, emilie ullerup. My source for this information was the distinguished electrical engineer robert w. In the real philadelphia experiment, an experiment was. Allende outlined an experiment called project rainbow, what would later be known as the philadelphia experiment. Office of naval research onr fact sheet ijfo research guide photograph of uss eldridg e allegedly, in the fall of 1943 a u. The true story of the philadelphia experiment 1 youtube. The philadelphia experiment is an alleged military experiment supposed to have been carried out by the u. This book gives the supposed history of several government projects, starting with the infamous philadelphia experiment conducted in august of 1943. References to the philadelphia experiment have appeared in much popular culture. The philadelphia experiment, as many of us already know, was a case where the united states apparently dematerialized an entire ship at the port of norfolk, virginia, transported it up to penns landing area near philadelphia, and then brought it back to norfolk again, in 1943.
The philadelphia experiment, 42 rick anderson uncovered research that states this disappearance or freezing of people is the zeeman effect. Navy carried out a military experiment at the philadelphia naval shipyard, in philadelphia of course. The philadelphia experiment by charles frambach berlitz. The experiment, based on albert einsteins theory of relativity was an attempt to make the ship virtually invisible to any enemy radar and immune to. And according to the second part of the story of the philadelphia experiment, the navy did something with it. In the late 1970s, he recruited a team of scientists, for fun, to see if there was any scientific basis for the description of events that occurred during the philadelphia experiment as expressed in the book, the philadelphia experiment, by berlitz and moore. Sceptics say the legend may have arisen from the fact in the early 1940s, the navy did conduct experiments to make naval vessels. Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleported from philadelphia, pennsylvania, to norfolk, virginia, in an incident known as the philadelphia experiment. In 1984, a schlocky, otherwise forgettable bmovie was made about the philadelphia experiment, aptly titled the philadelphia experiment. Shirley, head of research and public inquiries section dept. Franklin reno conducted a test on the navy destroyer, uss eldridge called the philadelphia experiment. Navy destroyer uss eldridge was made invisible and teleported to a different dimension. The philadelphia experiment thesis as presented by moore.
This exciting scifi thriller chronicles the further adventures of a 1943 sailor who is thrust into the mid 1980s during an experiment in time travel. Pdf version of the case for the unidentified flying object by morris k. The new philadelphia experiment american antigravity. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Written to provide a complete overview of all acquired information to date on the philadelphia experiment of 1943. The philadelphia experiment download ebook pdf, epub. The implausibility of the philadelphia experiment conspiracy.
Jan 26, 2019 the first go the events surrounding the philadelphia experiment are not limited to one instance only. If you want credible, accurate information, berlitz isnt really the person to look at but he does put a lot of material in one place and draws massively awesome conclusions and i have a great deal of respect for that. The philadelphia experiment 4 abstract in this paper we follow the thread leading from teslas spinning egg of columbus demonstration, through his proposal of a large rectangular helix disposed about the hull of a ship. The following pages are based on my soon to be released, book the philadelphia experiment from az. When the experiment succeeds, it brings back the original ship the. Notable tv shows which mention the philadelphia experiment include the xfiles, pawn stars, sanctuary, warehouse and the macros. S navy destroyer uss eldridge invisible and undetectable to the enemy radar. The experiment involved the creation of a force field which rendered the ship invisible both to the eye and to radar. The goal was to make ships invisible to radar, but the result exceeded all expectations.
It has also made him sensitive to any alteration to the time. About a us navy destroyer escort that disappeared from the philadelphia naval shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into. Apr 10, 2019 the philadelphia experiment was made into a hit film in 1984. In the philadelphia experiment, a secret government research project tries reviving the world war ii philadelphia experiment, which was an attempt to create a cloaking device to render warships invisible. The philadelphia experiment 1 the philadelphia experiment by anonymous, ph. Apr 08, 2017 references to the philadelphia experiment have appeared in much popular culture. This, and negative time, involve dreaming of the wildest sort, with no support whatsoever as yet from anything we see or record on our delicate. O n this podcast we look at the philadelphia experiment.
Its not good enough to simply make a ship disappear, after all. The first go the events surrounding the philadelphia experiment are not limited to one instance only. The philadelphia experiment, 1943 strange unexplained. Sep 11, 2019 theories about the montauk projects us government time travel research program intersects with multiple alleged secret government programs, including the philadelphia experiment, where an entire battleship was said to have disappeared from the philadelphia naval shipyard in 1943. Philadelphia experiment through the critical eyes of a scientist. Over the years the navy has received innumerable queries about the socalled philadelphia experiment or project and the alleged role of the office of naval. An extension of this theory was used to accomplish the radar and visual invisibility causing. The philadelphia experiment your time travel experience.
The philadelphia experiment today how the philadelphia. Charles berlitz, the author of the bermuda triangle, was a renowned linguist, lecturer, and underwater explorer. It supposedly ran during world war 2 alongside operations like the manhattan project. Government researchers try to recreate the 1943 philadelphia experiment to cloak warships, but their success has unintended consequences, forcing the survivor of the original experiment and his granddaughter to combat the death and destruction. Jan 01, 2015 the philadelphia experiment reads like a movie script, which is ironic given that it was a movie of the same name that triggered apparent repressed memories in one al bielek who would come forward claiming not only was the film and the conspiracy that inspired it very true, but he was a part of the events events that would, if accept the story, would lead to incidents much further afield. On october 28, 1943, an experiment was conducted at the philadelphia navy yard. Uss eldridge, was commissioned at the new york navy yard on august 27, 1943 department of the.
Philadelphia experiment project led by albert einstein and. Philadelphia experiment was a hoax, and we proved it. One day in 1943, at the philadelphia navy yard, something happened. The story, of which we have just celebrated the fiftieth birthday, is a good example of a hoax about which everything has become known, thanks to many years of diligent research by people who were first fascinated by the tale and gradually grew skeptical of its extraordinary claims. The philadelphia experiment tells the story of the governments attempt at optical and radar invisibility with a navy ship called the us eldridge that resulted in a catastrophe but may have also uncovered a whole new area of physics essentially warping space.
From the philadelphia experiment to the montauk project. Philadelphia experiment project led by albert einstein. Navy using einsteins unified field theory to cloak ships and hide them from view. The philadelphia experiment is an alleged united states navy experiment project rainbow done on october 28, 1943. The philadelphia experiment the skeptics dictionary. Philadelphiaexperiment, legende um ein experiment mit. The genesis of the philadelphia experiment myth dates back to 1955 with the publication of the case for ufos the office of naval research never conducted an official study of the manuscript and we do not have even a file copy of the annotated book. Moore and charles berlitz simply go in search of the story behind the. Like the debunked surgeons photo of the loch ness monster or the doctored pictures of the cottingley fairies, it was the clear mental images of a disappearing ship and the mangled crewmen that helped. The philadelphia experiment not only attempted but actually accomplished the teleportation of a warship, the uss eldridge from philadelphia to a nearby norfolk, virginia dock using albert einsteins unified field theory. Zeemanising the zeeman effect is defined as spreading out of the spectral lines of atoms under the influence of a strong magnetic field. Beckwith was a consulting engineer to project pegasus in the early 1970s between the time that he worked at general electric and. Keel to robert a goerman on august 10th, 1983 and is pretty interesting in the overall genesis of the book the philadelphia experiment by berlitz and moore and the legend of the px in general.
The philadelphia experiment, 1943 unexplained mysteries. The ship materialized once again hundreds of miles from philadelphia at the military base of norfolk, virginia with a crazed crew on board. All records of the tragedy have been kept secret, but there was a rumor linking the experiment with the great inventor nikola tesla, who supposedly made all the necessary calculations and drawings and. The philadelphia teleportation experiment a man named al bielek is a central figure in these stories and his account has been ridiculed as simply being contrived nonsense, but the historical context and his detailed narrative are intriguing and possibly part of a true story, shedding light on clandestine government operations. David herdegs participation in a failed 1943 experiment in radar invisibility has propelled him 40 years into the future.
For decades, carlos allende aka carl allen was the sole witness of the allegedly supernatural events surrounding the 1943 philadelphia experiment. Navy destroyer escort uss eldridge was claimed to have been rendered invisible or cloaked to enemy devices. Eldridge, a fully manned destroyer escort, vanished into a green fog, within seconds appeared in norfolk, virginia, and then reappeared in philadelphia. Philadelphia experiment, office of naval research information sheet allegedly, in the fall of 1943 a u. An aberration in his genetic makeup enabled him to pass through the portal of time. Nov 19, 2017 the true story of the philadelphia experiment in july of 1943 the us navy, along with dr. Sep 28, 1978 the philadelphia experiment isnt my favorite conspiracy theory, but it as a conspiracy theory had to exist and it does so perfectly. Chapters include the bizarre side of the ufo mystery, the flying saucer silencers about the men in black, and multiple chapters on the philadelphia experiment, including the mysteries of m. The philadelphia experimentthe philadelphia experimentproject rainbowthe philadelphia experiment, otherwise known as project rainbow, has been a. The philadelphia experiment fifty years later, pdf by jacques f. The startling account of a ship that vanishedand returned to damn those who knew why.
Navy destroyer escort uss eldridge was claimed to have been rendered invisible or cloaked to enemy devices the story first appeared in 1955, in letters of unknown origin. The philadelphia experiment 10 fascinating facts youtube. The movies 100 million bc, outpost and devils pass all make reference to the philadelphia experiment. In addition to the bermuda triangle, which has sold over 10 million copies in twentythree languages, berlitz wrote other best sellers on archaeology. How the philadelphia experiment worked howstuffworks. Us navy sailors fused to uss eldridge warship during navy. This event, appropriately enough, became known as the philadelphia experiment.
The philadelphia experiment reads like a movie script, which is ironic given that it was a movie of the same name that triggered apparent repressed memories in one al bielek who would come forward claiming not only was the film and the conspiracy that inspired it very true, but he was a part of the events events that would, if accept the story, would lead to incidents. The philadelphia experiment from az good website on the topic with great national archive images. How this experiment tried to open a dimensional portal. The ship that was eventually used for the experiment, the. Jessup 2003 transcription of the office of naval research onr. Philadelphia experiment naval history and heritage navy. Vallee theorizes that powerful imagery is key to the success of any longlived hoax. The varo edition the philadelphia experiment from az. October 28, 1943, was the date of one of the most significant scientific experiments in history the socalled philadelphia experiment. The real philadelphia experiment how the philadelphia.
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