Us navy sailors became molecularly fused to a warship during hyper secret trials of an invisibility cloak, it has been claimed, during an experiment 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. Project rainbow the philadelphia experiment, otherwise known as project rainbow, has been a subject of long controversy and debate. The philadelphia experiment is one of the most grotesque military urban legends ever and endured as an infamous world war ii conspiracy theory. The philadelphia experiment 2 1993 rotten tomatoes. Its obviously complete nonsense, and several explanations have been offered for the story. Jul 06, 2011 with many decades of history between 1943 and today, all historical study points to no. Navy destroyer escort uss eldridge was claimed to have been rendered invisible or cloaked to enemy devices. The philadelphia experiment, 1943 unexplained mysteries. This film was definitely not a remake of the original. Navy at the philadelphia naval shipyard in philadelphia, pennsylvania, sometime around. 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.
Nikola tesla and the secrets of the philadelphia experiment. The philadelphia experiment is one of the most grotesque military urban legends ever and it has endured as an infamous world war ii conspiracy theory. National archives the truth behind the experiment that the navy denies is. I took the plunge, and am so happy that i did, because they did a great job. In augnov of 1943 the very same year of the philadelphia experiment, the united states navy used its own men in experiments with poison gas. 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 united states navy destroyer escort participates in a navy invisibility experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future. The original film at least had a little bit of charm to it, but this one has all of the charm sucked out of it.
Stories about the montauk project have circulated since the early 1980s. In 1984, a schlocky, otherwise forgettable bmovie was made about the philadelphia experiment, aptly titled the philadelphia experiment. And according to the second part of the story of the philadelphia experiment, the navy did something with it. With nicholas lea, michael pare, ryan robbins, emilie ullerup. The common story is that the usn conducted experiments during 1943 involving somehow making a destroyer escort, the eldridge, invisible andor able to teleport. On october 28, 1943, an experiment was conducted at the philadelphia navy yard. It supposedly ran during world war 2 alongside operations like the manhattan project. Eldridge taken during the experiment which took place. The philadelphia experiment full documentary historys. If you think the navy would not use there own men in a dangerous experiment, against there will, and silenced, think again.
Eldridge pulled into the delaware bay area for a united states naval experiment that involved the task of making the ship invisible. The philadelphia experiment, 1943 strange unexplained. Some say we have two experiments based on similar principles, completely cutoff from each other due to wartime secrecyand yet they produce. According to ufo researcher jacques vallee, the montauk experiment stories seem to have originated with the account of preston nichols, who claimed to have recovered repressed memories of his own involvement and claims that he is periodically abducted to continue his participation against his will.
But it turns out that the actual explanation is rather strange. 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 capture the publics. The philadelphia experiment project invisibility, was the navy successful in 1943. 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. Nichols, an electronic genius who one day discovered that he was an unwitting victim of the experiments. Effects of the experiment on the crew the philadelphia. Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleported from philadelphia, pennsylvania, to norfolk, virginia, in an incident known as the philadelphia experiment. Navy at the philadelphia naval shipyard in philadelphia, pennsylvania, sometime around october 28, 1943. Franklin reno conducted a test on the navy destroyer, uss eldridge called the philadelphia experiment.
The philadelphia experiment, 42 rick anderson uncovered research that states this disappearance or freezing of people is the zeeman effect. I think there will still be claims about a government coverup to coverup the government. Most of have probably heard of the philadelphia experiment. They also made it invisible as in, to the naked eye. 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. Mar 09, 2020 alfred bielek, the original family name edward cameron, was involved in the philadelphia experiment, the montauk project, time travel, alien connections of the montauk project, and many other projects that have been secret over the years, most of which have never been declassified. Oct, 2018 the philadelphia experiment is an alleged military experiment supposed to have been carried out by the u.
This photo was not declassified until july 12, 1977. The truth behind the creepy philadelphia experiment. Nichols, an electronic genius who one day discovered that. Apr 10, 2019 us navy sailors became molecularly fused to a warship during hyper secret trials of an invisibility cloak, it has been claimed, during an experiment known as the philadelphia experiment. Nov 19, 2019 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. Most people believe the incident was either a hoax or the ravings of a lunatic. Philadelphia experiment project led by albert einstein and. The montauk project eventually, came to a bizarre climax with a time vortex being opened back to 1943 and the original philadelphia experiment. When the experiment succeeds, it brings back the original ship the eldridge that disappeared. Despite its near universal debunking as a hoax, the philadelphia experiment endures as a paranormal cultural landmark. The ship materialized once again hundreds of miles from philadelphia at the military base of norfolk, virginia with a crazed crew on board. What really happened during the philadelphia experiment. Watch the philadelphia experiment full movie free online.
Philadelphia debunkers debunked okay, first off, let me point out, the majority of knowledge i have about the philadelphia experiment is what i learned from the movie starring michael pare. With many decades of history between 1943 and today, all historical study points to no. The story printed below will probably seem to you like a complete science fiction fantasy story. Philadelphia experiment, office of naval research information sheet allegedly, in the fall of 1943 a u. Dec 29, 2006 if all of the gov files from the 1940s are declassified, will this put an end to the philadelphia experiment debate. Philadelphia experiment project led by albert einstein. The following material is primarily derived from the book the montauk project 1992, skybooks, written by preston b. Much of the timeline provided in the stories of the philadelphia experiment does not line up with known shiplogs, docking dates and the like. For those unfamiliar with the story, the philadelphia experiment was a military operation, intended to transport matter, much in the same way as they do on star trek. Its not good enough to simply make a ship disappear, after all. If all of the gov files from the 1940s are declassified, will this put an end to the philadelphia experiment debate. Full text of philadelphia experiment internet archive. While the original the philadelphia experiment and its sequel were pretty stupid, this film is like stupid on steroids. However, its results were far different and much more dangerous than the navy ever expected.
The philadelphia experiment was a low budget film when released, so my expectations were not high for this disc, but i wanted it anyway. Transcript from eye of the storm narrated by stan deyo hoax. Office of naval research conducted a series of tests at the philadelphia naval yard to develop a sophisticated camouflage system to make ships invisible to radar. Oct 17, 2018 the philadelphia experiment is one of the most grotesque military urban legends ever and endured as an infamous world war ii conspiracy theory. Investigators debra cunningham and howard dru strom presented their research on the philadelphia experiment. The film is in its original release ratio, and the footage has been remastered, so it is the best looking it could possibly be.
O n this podcast we look at the philadelphia experiment. Our focus is solely on looking for evidence we can substantiate from the government, strom said. The philadelphia experiment today how the philadelphia. And the posting debunking the debunkers lacks logic. Navy using einsteins unified field theory to cloak ships and hide them from view. Alfred bielek, the original family name edward cameron, was involved in the philadelphia experiment, the montauk project, time travel, alien connections of the montauk project, and many other projects that have been secret over the years, most of which have never been declassified. The philadelphia experiment return to library index relevant documents clarksburgharrison public library one of the many intriging aspects of the work and life of townsend brown is that whenever his name is mentioned, the socalled philadelphia experiment tpx inevitably comes up. This event, appropriately enough, became known as the philadelphia experiment. Under construction last updated aug 12 philadelphia naval shipyard during wwii.
Vallee theorizes that powerful imagery is key to the success of any longlived hoax. National archives the truth behind the experiment that the navy denies is as follows. Popularized by the 1984 film, a bizarre lowbudget sequel, and a 2012 syfy channel movie, tales of the philadelphia experiment involves covert u. Perhaps another seemingly outlandish secret operation was project rainbow, whose roots allegedly reside in such equally insane projects as the philadelphia experiment, which, of course, most people insist are mere fantasy at best.
During the final test aboard the destroyer the battleship eldridge, something went wrong. With michael pare, nancy allen, eric christmas, bobby di cicco. Jun 18, 2019 allende outlined an experiment called project rainbow, what would later be known as the philadelphia experiment. It was an attempt by the navy to create a ship that could not be detected by magnetic mines and or radar. In his article explaining the stickiness of the philadelphia experiment myth, jacques f. Eldridge, with hundreds of tons of electronic equipment aboard, lay in its dock.
Conducted at the naval research laboratory in anacostia in washington, dc and the edgewood arsenal in maryland. The thing is there was one living survivor to this amazing story alfred bielek. 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. 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 is a 1984 science fiction film.
Oct 17, 2018 the philadelphia experiment is one of the most grotesque military urban legends ever and it has endured as an infamous world war ii conspiracy theory. However, the most bizarre experiment ever believed to be known as the rainbow project or the philadelphia experiment. When a 57yearold man named al bielek saw the movie in 1988, he claimed that he experienced an overwhelming sense of deja vu. To that end they have collected a wealth of declassified secret documents, which they believe indicate that the navy has been and still is involved with experimentation with time. None of this information would have come to light except for preston b. The philadelphia experiment is an alleged military experiment supposed to have been carried out by the u. A rumored naval experiment operated out of the philadelphia naval yard. Malcolm mcdowell, emily ullerup, gina holden, nicolas lea, ryan robbins, michael pare, paul ziller.
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. From the philadelphia experiment to the montauk project. This book gives the supposed history of several government projects, starting with the infamous philadelphia experiment conducted in august of 1943. Us navy sailors fused to uss eldridge warship during navy. The experiment involved the creation of a force field which rendered the ship invisible both to the eye and to radar. It is directed by stewart raffill and stars michael pare, bobby di cicco, and nancy allen and based on the urban legend of the philadelphia experiment. Did the navy achieve time travel with this experiment. Allende outlined an experiment called project rainbow, what would later be known as the philadelphia experiment. 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. How the philadelphia experiment worked howstuffworks.
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