Philadelphia Project - Most Likely a Hoax
USS Eldridge Alleged to Invisibly Teleported Twice in Four Hours
It’s alleged that, on or around October 28, 1943, the USS Eldridge, using the principles of Einstein’s Unified Field, accomplished the feat of traveling from Philadelphia to Norfolk and back using teleportation.
Merchant ship SS Andrew Furuseth’s crew saw the Eldridge’s arrival into the Chesapeake Bay. Einstein didn't complete his theory.
The Facts of the Philadelphia Project
The USS Eldridge was commissioned in August 1943 and deployed on escort missions in the Atlantic until May 1945, when she was assigned to Pacific service.
She was decommissioned in July 1946 and put into the Reserves. In January 1951, she was transferred to the Greek Navy where she served as the Leon.
Naval records were thoroughly searched, but none confirming the Philadelphia Project were found. No one aboard the Furuseth saw the destroyer.
Philadelphia Project Allegations
Carlos Miguel Allende, AKA Carl Allen, joined the Marine corps on July 14, 1942, and was discharged on May 21, 1943. He joined the Merchant Marines and was assigned to the SS Andrew Furuseth. He had a reputation of being a con man.
He alleged he witnessed the Eldridge being transported to Norfolk from Philadelphia and back. During the experiment, matter was changed. Men could walk through physical objects. When the Eldridge returned to Philadelphia, there was a greenish mist on her deck. Some of the crew was on fire; others had heart attacks or were dead. All appeared to be insane.
Dr. Morris K. Jessup, an astronomer, recently published his book, The Case for UFO's. Allende attended one of his lectures and decided to share his “knowledge” of the Philadelphia experiment with Jessup.
The scientist believed odd phenomenon existed, so, initially, he didn’t dismiss the ideas. He wrote to Allende, requesting more information. The man responded with more detailed letters. Finally, Jessup concluded this was a hoax.
According to Allende, there was a newspaper article about the Eldridge’s sailors going to a bar after the incident and terrifying a barmaid with their tale. No such article was found.
After Allende wrote to Jessup, the Navy received a copy of his book with hand-written notes inside. The Navy asked Jessup to review the correspondence. He recognized Allende’s handwriting, but was surprised because he had thought the hoax was meant only for him. The book’s notes were very detailed and had much insight, so Jessup decided to research the matter.
Jessup discovered two Navy crewmen who were walking in a park when a derelict approached them. He told the sailors about the Philadelphia project and that the government claimed the crew was insane so that when witnesses revealed information, they would be thought of as lunatics.
More information was revealed after Jessup’s death. Alfred D. Bielek, who had a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard and was a retired electrical engineer, claimed that he was transported to the future and brainwashed by the Navy which made believe his name was Alfred Bielek, not his real name, Edward Cameron. He contacted his brother, another participant in the experiment. Bielek claimed his brother time-traveled to 1983. Afterwards, he aged one year every hour and died, but was reborn
Bielek claimed to have remembered the experiment after he saw a 1984 sci-fi movie, The Philadelphia Experiemnt. He stated that the experiment’s technology used was given by aliens. He also claimed that Einstein, Dr. John von Neumann and Dr. Nikola Tesla were involved in the project.
Controversy arose about Tesla’s involvement, mainly because he died two months after the project. There’s no evidence refuting or supporting von Neumann’s participation.
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Sources:
- History.navy.mil
- The Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved, Colin & Damon Wilson, (Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2000).
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