The Philadelphia Experiment Enigma

[Tecnos]

I meant to post this on the 24th October, (the supposed aniversary of the trial) but I have only managed to script the introduction.

I intended it to be a full exploration of the Philadelphia Experiement and the 'Fors and Againsts' of the project.

However, balancing a young family, a nutcase ex and trying to earn a crust, I have still only managemd to write the intro.

I hope that it's enough to provoke a discussion or two:

The Philadelphia Experiment Enigma
By Tecnos Winter

Overview:
The Philadelphia Experiment is alleged to have been a military exercise at the naval shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania around October 24th ? 30th 1943. The experiment was known under the name of ?Project Rainbow?. It intended to make the destroyer USS Eldridge (DE-173) invisible to observers for a controlled period. The experiment was managed and initiated by Dr. Franklin Reno (a.k.a Franklin Rinehart).

Theories suggest that Project Rainbow was a military application of Einstein?s Unified Field Theory which hypothesises a correlative and physical link between gravity and electromagnetic radiation (also the basis of some theorem regarding UFO ?Anti Gravity Propulsion?). Although to date there is no published data corroborating this theory (at least within the public domain).

Testing on USS Eldridge began in summer 1943 and was apparently considered successful. Reports state that one test resulted in the Eldridge being rendered almost invisible to onlookers, although crew members complaied of sickness by way of visual distortions and nausea. Following this test, the US Navy altered the scope of the experiment with the goal of rendering the Eldridge solely invisible to radar.

On October 28th 1943 the experiment was performed again following modifications to equipment installed on the Eldridge. On this occasion, the Eldridge apparently not only became invisible, but vanished from the experiment site in a flash of blinding blue light. Some eyewitness accounts state that the Eldridge appeared at precisely the same time moment it vanished from Philadelphia; offshore at the US naval base in Norfolk Virginia (the author of this piece wonders how witnesses were briefed and in a location to account this event). The Eldridge then vanished again, to reappear in Philadelphia at the experiment site. Essentially, the vessel had instantaneously ?teleported? over 215 miles.

Following the experiment on 28th Oct, there were alleged accounts of severe harm to the crew of the ship. Some suffered mental illness consistent with schizophrenia, other crew members supposedly vanished and apparently; five of the crew members became fused to he bulkhead of the ship. Other reports state that as crew members were popping in and out of existence, their crewmates would try to grab them, only to have the spot of their ?teleportation? burst into flames.

The story is dismissed by the US government as a hoax, the U.S. Navy maintains that no such experiment occurred. Another school of thought recons that the experiment took the U.S. USS Eldridge (DE-173) destroyer escort from Boston to New York harbor in 22 minutes by a using separate dimension. It is said, though not proven, that the ship was dismantled and the crew placed in an insane asylum to keep these events secret.

There are links to other project, such as Motauk etc.... I do have more info, but I haven't got the time to put it into a structured document or article, maybe as some of you raise points, I'll be able to add more as we go along.......
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[Truthed]

Did you see the documentary on the site about it? http://www.truthed.com/videos/164__h...experiment.htm

[kidflash2008]

The History Channel did a show on this mystery, and there was not a shred of evidence to back it up. It is pure fiction, and there have been several movies about this in the 1980s. It did not happen, but it still is an interesting story.

[Talisyn]

It's a case of Chinese whispers there is a thread on this somewhere in this forum, So i wont post it all again. Philadelphia Experiment

[holeg2212]

I thought it was a case of mistaken identity, they were trying new technology to make the Ship 'INVISIBLE' to RADARS! not to the eye... and this is where the story came from??????

i could be wrong...

[kidflash2008]

Originally Posted by holeg2212

I thought it was a case of mistaken identity, they were trying new technology to make the Ship 'INVISIBLE' to RADARS! not to the eye... and this is where the story came from??????

i could be wrong...

I believe you are correct. The idea was a stealth like ship during WWII. They realized before then that air craft carriers were the way to go and battleships were obsolete as they made to big a target for the enemy.

[Talisyn]

to quote myself and the link i put up before.

The experiment on the ship in question was the USS Engstrom not the Eldridge and it was attempting to unmagnetize the ship making it immune to mines and magnetic torpedo's another goal was to make it invisible to radar. Both systems do exist and have been in use since WW2

Battleships will never be obsolete as control over the oceans is effectively control over the planet. They are able to bombard strategic positions with minimal risk to themselves and unlike the aircraft carriers can defend themselves at a moments notice from a wide range of hostiles.

[kidflash2008]

Talisyn, battleships have been obsolete since the second world war. They are only used for psychological purposes, but as a warship, they make to big a target to sink. The smaller destroyers and air craft carriers along with the submarines are where the real power is at.
As far as I am aware, there are no battleships in service in the US Navy anymore. They also cost too much to maintain, and why keep something that is not effective anymore in service?

[Talisyn]

my mistake, i was classing all indirect fire vessels as battleships and not the large assault ship class. Though making ships undetectable to radar and magnetized mines/torpedos, is still an important technology.

[kidflash2008]

Originally Posted by Talisyn

my mistake, i was classing all indirect fire vessels as battleships and not the large assault ship class. Though making ships undetectable to radar and magnetized mines/torpedos, is still an important technology.

I agree the technology is too important. I also think the Navy is still experimenting and using stealth and other "hidden" technologies.