The Infamous Philadelphia Experiment

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This week on Bedtime Stories, we will be exploring one of the most notorious covert military projects of all time, involving an alleged attempt during World War II to make a naval vessel disappear from the visual plane. In the aftermath, it was soon discovered that the test had tragic consequences, leaving many its crew in states of unimaginable insanity, catatonia and in some cases, far worse. Join us as we examine the infamous Philadelphia Experiment.
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[@crazysilly2914]

consider doing a video on the African ‘mermaids’ water demons

[@anthonyvela9208]

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[@stuartd9741]

​@CrazyGoat-iy1qi Nice theory but Bermuda triangle is caused by the earths core. I believe not only do we have a N/S pole. But and east and west one too. The western pole is Bermuda the eastern pole is the devil's triangle net Japan.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

I couldn't find the word hetatonia on the internet. I tried different spellings including a ridiculous head to toe nia, just for the sake of thoroughness and humor. I hope it's meaning is covered herein. Lol

[@SerDunk]

Montauk project next?

[@brianclingenpeel5123]

This is one of the few channels I have ever been actually excited for new episode releases. I really hope the channel continues to prosper for a long time to come.

[@einienj3281]

This channel and Beyond Creepy are the ones I get exited for.

[@jessedellross3245]

The best paranormal channel on KZbin imo

[@brianclingenpeel5123]

@@jessedellross3245 I would have to agree. Mr Ballen can suck it!

[@brianclingenpeel5123]

@@einienj3281 I am not aware of"beyond creepy" I will have to check it out.

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[@Kalmar917]

On the short for this someone said it didn’t happen. I said I never said it did happen but something did happen. My Godfather was there that day. He past away in 08 at 89. A long battle with cancer. A WWII veteran. We watched the movie together and he would laugh about it whenever I asked him about it. He said that it happened but not what the movie is saying. During his last days he told me that the water shimmered or vibrated and folks on the ship did get ill. He did not know about the test and a lot of guys that day did not. That’s as much as I got on this and wonder how much of this story is true. I believe there is some truth. In any case thank you for highlighting this story. Always great work you do and happy you are getting recognized for it! Keep it going!

[@rcl8793]

A guy who was on a nearby ship years ago, somehow gives a detailed firsthand account of what happened below deck on a ship suspiciously similar to "Eldritch" and has knowledge of their subsequent medical treatment

[@CommissarTommy22]

Nice touch using the Cronosphere sound effect, CnC Red Alert had it's own little homage to the Philadelphia Experiment with similar outcomes.

[@Maddog3060]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that. Really great just Chronosphering a cruiser (from the first game) or a legion of Prism Tanks (from the second) next to or in the middle of an enemy base and watching the havoc.

[@TealWolf26]

​@Maddog3060 I love prism tanks. Red Alert was amazing camp and a fantastic RTS series. Still play it occasionally.

[@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378]

​@@TealWolf26 Tesla tanks and Mirage tank were op too

[@tba113]

"We made it disappear, and then reappear! ...Though with little control. And we lost some men."

[@TealWolf26]

I swear I left the Mirage tank here somewhere...anyone see any non-native tree species or very confused squirrels?

[@retrorobbyreviews]

Ahhhh, the good ol Philadelphia Experiment story. Was wonder when Bed Time Stories was going to do this one. I'm glad you guys finally covered this story.

[@picklerick8785]

The biggest plot hole in this sea story, besides the fact that the neither of the ships were there at the Philly Naval Yard, is the Stone Cold Steve Austin fact that even supposing the Navy had developed some insane secret technology like that, they are not going to be so monumentally stupid as to test it in broad daylight in the Delaware River in front of the entire city of Philadelphia and everyone in the Navy Yard so they can see/unsee/see the magic disappearing ship and green electric fog. You test secret technology, you know, in a secret location, like smart people do.

[@theschrom]

It’s pretty well established that this didn’t happen. Makes for a fun story, but it’s just that, a story.

[@picklerick8785]

@@theschrom Oh, no doubt. I love this channel. In fact, I will suggest a sea story for them. The Gray Man of Pawley's Island, South Carolina.

[@benzojamin4399]

My man

[@scottcantdance804]

I don't think it happened, but if we assume that it did, the Germans didn't even believe the (accurate) intelligence they were receiving about American ship building capacity and how many new ships we were building per week. They thought the number was far too high. So I would imagine if they received reports about an event like this, they would write them off as spycraft disinfo.

[@wowplayer160]

@@theschrom Or is that just what the deep state wants you to think.

[@jamesgundich4588]

Omg the art that comes up at 10:14 is absolutely haunting. Not the first time I've been unnerved by this channel and I hope to God it's not the last. Good job guys.

[@RobertRoth-oj6zz]

I once heard about this story on the radio show, Coast to Coast. The people on there believe it actually happened as claimed.

[@mph6765]

Bedtime Stories getting better and better. The quality of production is on the point.

[@Dead2Self1990]

Lol where have you been ? They ve literally been the same for the last few years and have been great from day one . They haven't changed that's what's so good .

[@Cesar_M_Romero]

I always feel happy when Bedtime Stories posts something new.

[@prestonhanson501]

Yeah.. not enough. Takes them months for new material

[@quietone748]

@@prestonhanson501Takes a lot of time to research properly, and to create the artwork :)

[@jacobblackard2574]

@@prestonhanson501 I prefer quality over quantity

[@janesykes4483]

❤

[@prestonhanson501]

@@jacobblackard2574 wouldn't both be a treat

[@patturk7408]

Few if any "conspiracy tales" have been as massively debunked as the Eldridge claim. The only apparatus used on ships remotely resembling claims is the degaussing rig which used AC current and electromagnets to remove residual magnetism from hulls to reduce the chance of setting off magnetic influence mines.

[@supernautacus]

Yes - just like the Utah Worm Hole....^_^

[@joshuahadams]

@@supernautacusno, like a CRT going _BWUNG_ and all wiggly to prevent magnetic distortion.

[@janverbanck]

Correct. There are virtually no reliable sources confirming this invisibility experiment ever occurred. The ship mentioned is hardly known and was an insignificant vessel. A lot is based on testimonials by one "crewmember" (not even certain he ever was...) who turned out to be a guy with a well...vivid imagination and not afraid of lies.

[@supernautacus]

@@janverbanck ...Just how Tesla's later work was hidden in plain sight. In the heart of New York City. In matters like this, the US GOVT is AMAZINGLY effective! And as an American tax payer, I'm DELIGHTED in our abilities to bury things this way. ^_^

[@nadapenny8592]

Does that have any relation to the system of applying a weak electrical charge to the hull to prevent corrosion? I forget what that's called but it sounds like very similar technology.

[@SubPablum]

I first heard Al Beilek tell this story on The Billy Goodman Happening (good 'ol AM radio) in the late 1980's. Others came out later but Al was a trip to listen to as his stories got bigger and bigger over time. Including Montauk...

[@jacemay5197]

He was on the Art Bell show in the 90's

[@martinharris5017]

Strange thing is, despite Bielek's extraordinary tales, he pretty darn close to the mark with his description of a World war in 2025 with Russia/China/Iran against the US and allies. Considering that in the 80s the Iron curtain was falling and the Great Wall was opening up, it seemed a pretty unlikely prediction at the time, but now...?

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

That's in the Bible. The dragon, bear and weasel will knock down the eagle and rip off it's feathers.

[@OneAngryDragon]

I've never in my life seen a fraudster like Al Bielek, you can literally watch his videos and hear a different version every time

[@martinharris5017]

@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 Where does it say that? I don't know of any such reference. Besides which Bielek doesn't say that the Eurasian coalition triumphs over the US. The world is simply split into two opposing factions.

[@br61499]

Why wouldn’t they make the entire crew of the Philadelphia leave the ship first and then conduct the experiment?

[@wheeeeeha]

Because that would make sense.

[@lucamoulton6402]

boat wont be empty when its underway

[@emrank2953]

Because mens were also part of the experiment.if experiment was succes, they would make a whole regiment out of it.

[@LauraOfTheValley]

Lol, because I'm sure, like most experiments, the humans were secretly apart of the experiment as well.

[@brianclingenpeel5123]

​@@lucamoulton6402I think that's the point of the comment. Why would an experiment like this be done to a "ship underway"? Why wouldn't they do this with some old beat up wreck at the dock yards? Especially if they had no idea what was going to happen once the experiment began.

[@larrydeavenport469]

Did the Philadelphia Experiment happen? Back in 1985 I read a copy of Moore's book The Philadelphia Experiment. One day while in my office a customer of mine, C.E. Marsh, owner of Marsh Electric in Amarillo TX, came into my office to buy merchandise. He saw the copy and asked me about the book. After a brief conversation he volunteered some information about the experiment from rumors he had heard as a former intelligence officer in the Navy during WWII. He said that he had heard about an alleged experiment in early stealth technology that took place in the Philadelphia Navy yard about 1943-44 that had disastrous results. He was not privy to all the details as it was kept quiet in Navy Intelligence circles.

[@tlwest21]

Stanley marsh was a nut job. I'm from the panhandle lol

[@WendyDarling1974]

Ever since I first heard about this it’s reminded me of a couple of 1960s Star Trek episodes where transporter malfunctions, rifts in space, etc., cause physical and mental damage.

[@davidmichael9275]

As a very young man working in Harmarville PA at a restaurant i met Carl Allen. People were whispering and acting like he was some ki.d of celebrity but i had no idea who he was. I asked, and learned about the Philadelphia experiment for the first time. Ive been fascinated ever since. If i could go back i would've asked lots of questions.

[@tonyrareman8088]

You may want to check out the story of Charles Berlitz who's writings were the basis of the 1984 movie: The Philadelphia Experiment. Al Bielek credited that movie as the basis of his " memory reclamation." I m from the area in Greater Philadelphia where that story takes place and Bielek's story checks out in stark detail to the location and historical references to the area where I am from including the location of the 1943 experiment which Bielek claims was actually Titicum Pa, near the Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard and other historical reference points that check out and were not included in the movie. These are points of reference that suggests that he was an eye witness to the events that he claims he "recollected" . He did not "recreate" his memories from whole cloth. He must have been there and saw something. Charles Berlitz is an overlooked key to this incredible story. Berlitz's story is itself quite intriguing .

[@FlaviusTheGrumpyCat]

This experiment brought to you by Bethesda and Obsidian.

[@Maddog3060]

So THAT explains the bugginess of their games; they're just recreating what happens when you mess with reality! ;)

[@Zeb-gb2uk]

Pfizer gets a pass on this video 😳🤣

[@christiandanzig7677]

Underrated comment

[@ClokworkGremlin]

About 30 years ago, my brother borrowed a book on supernatural phenomena from the library, and this story was in it. Most of the details had to be cut, to make it appropriate for children. I didn't learn just how freakish it was until listening to this episode.

[@Lord_Deimos]

It's a cold and rainy night, a perfect set for bedtime stories.

[@Switcharoo12]

We got a storm brewing on the coast where I live: 30/45 mph wind gusting to 75mph. From 1am to 4pm Monday.

[@crazysilly2914]

same here in North Carolina

[@randyg.7940]

​@crazysilly2914 maybe I should save this for tomorrow night

[@AdeptHavelock]

Love the doggo at the end. Exactly the same as ours...bothering me at my desk until she hears the word 'out' 😂

[@ssokolow]

Not only have interviews with surviving Eldridge crew members not turned up anything, they were interviewed for the History's Mysteries episode about the Philadelphia Experiment and said they'd been with the ship since before it was complete enough to float (for training, IIRC) and there were no gaps big enough for the ship to have been snuck away to Philadelphia with an alternative crew.

[@dominicchessington7211]

Anyone can be paid to say anything, though, can't they. I'm not saying any of this actually happened, but interviews with "surviving crew" is not proof of anything if they just so happen to be nothing more than paid actors.

[@ssokolow]

@@dominicchessington7211 Well, if you want to go into conspiracy, then you're basically saying that the U.S. and ALL its enemies (eg. 50 years of Soviet Union) worked together so that not a hint of this technological breakthrough ever got rediscovered by another scientist more publicly, except in the stories of one man whose family say he was known to tell tall tales... and that's before you consider how implausible it would be for an experiment that didn't intend to produce teleportation and didn't know enough about it to prevent things like people fused into bulkheads to have the Eldridge appear safely on the surface in another naval yard, instead of at some random point in the middle of the 70% of Earth covered by ocean, fused into the seawater 100 feet down, or 500 feet in the air, or lost in the Earth's crust, or out in space because Earth is a moving target.

[@dominicchessington7211]

@@ssokolow All good arguments, but nothing to do with the point I was making. I told you, I wasn't arguing for or against the experiment taking place, I was saying that simply trusting what someone else says is a weak position to take. You'd be naive believing Carlos Allende, but you'd be equally naive believing anyone else making "testimony" against it. It's all second hand information at the end of the day.

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

@@dominicchessington7211 I’d be naive to believe one person’s story, but equally naive to believe one hundred other people telling a similar different story? You are full of nonsense.

[@stuartd9741]

What I find interesting about this experiment & indeed Roswell, We're still talking about it nearly 80 years later .. .. I always say if Roswell was just a weather balloon, the story would have died out over time.. .. The same applies to the Philadelphia experiment.. . If it was just degaussing experiments then there would be NO story end of.. So in both circumstances _something_ happened.. .. I do believe this story has been embellished since, but the core substance of this experiment did, in some form, happen..

[@ArianaShallow-Valley]

I just found this channel a week ago and had been watching a lot of its video. Then, THIS UPDATE happen! Thanks for uploading new video!!!

[@TheGamersState]

That dog clip at the end was so adorable, I love it when you have clips like those.

[@forsaken_king27]

I've been waiting for you guys to cover The Philadelphia Experiment, and the one up next... I'm so hyped!

[@roguedalek900]

The PE story has been debunked. The guy went on to write scifi movie and TV scripts.

[@xxhorrorpunkxx]

@@roguedalek900 debunked by who? and so what if so.

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

@@xxhorrorpunkxx debunked as the people who first told the story admitted to making it up, or are known to have made it up.

[@xxhorrorpunkxx]

@@BoxStudioExecutive interesting

[@stuartd9741]

​@@xxhorrorpunkxxthe Philadelphia naysayers are strong in the comments section on this one. .. I always say this. And it applies to Roswell too. Why are we still talking about it 80yrs later..? If Roswell was just a weather balloon the story would have naturally died out... The same applies to this experiment.. _Something_ happened..

[@dirtpoorrichard9562]

If we see something that breaks the laws of physics, only one of two things can be true. Either we can break the laws of physics, or, we don't actually understand the laws of physics.

[@angloedu5499]

Thanks for this review on this topic! I’ve read and heard about this many times over the years but really couldn’t believe the circumstances that this experience took place. Well written segment overall!

[@twolionss]

Leon (D54) (Greek: Α/Τ Λέων, "Lion") was a Cannon-class destroyer that served with the Greek Navy between 1951-1992. The ship had formerly served with the United States Navy under the name USS Eldridge (DE-173), famous for its alleged role in the Philadelphia Experiment.

[@libradragon934]

The reason your shepherd is bothering you, is because, just like our dog, they're a shepherd! 😂 (Also you sounded just like we do, in this situation...resigned.) PS. The episode was excellent!

[@STRAKAZulu]

As a fellow GSD “owner”, I can confirm. I miss the ones I’ve had. Even the mixes have been the most loyal, yet airheaded dogs I’ve ever had. But don’t get between them and their favorite person!

[@libradragon934]

❤@@STRAKAZulu

[@moguera]

My dog can act the same way, and it either means he wants out…or he wants cuddles.

[@wfcoaker1398]

I first heard this story years ago and I've followed it ever since. It's fun to watch it grow in the retelling. The first time I heard it, there was no talk of people being turned inside out or the guy who tried to touch the haze and had his hand pushed away. It's a great Urban Legend, a lovely piece of modern folklore.

[@sgauden02]

Christmas comes early! I've been waiting for Bedtime Stories to cover the Philadelphia Experiment!

[@Johnny-w15]

Feels like the Mandela effect, I was sure bedtime stories have done this before

[@shoulderpyro]

So it's not just me having this feeling then

[@robzilla730]

Dittos...

[@zombiechicken7114]

Perhaps it skipped in time?

[@daveatwinterslane]

My fathers family farmed land in East Devon here in the UK. During WW2 a building was built adjacent to one of their fields that the locals were told contained large magnets, that were to be used to help "pull" planes and gliders back to the ground, if thay ran into problems trying to land ! The village near to where this took place is Dunkeswell and the airfield was the base of the. United States Fleet Air Wing. So once again there is a link with the United States Navy and the use of powerful magnets.?

[@christopherrosindale3175]

A further twist to the Montauk story, and to the Philadelphia Experiment as well. In their behind the scenes book, published in the past few years, Matt and Ross Duffer describe how the stories about the Montauk base were a major inspiration for a TV show which they were developing at the time. In the end, because they are from Indiana rather than the East Coast of the USA, they relocated the show's setting to a fictional Indiana small town named Hawkins, and "Montauk," their show's original concept title, finally became......., "Stranger Things(!)." Hawkins Lab, the top-secret US Government research centre in the first 2 seasons of this now iconic Netflix TV show, is based on the Montauk site. In the past week, the stage show prequel to "Stranger Things," "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," which is set in the 1950's (unlike the TV show, which is set 30 years later, in the 1980's) has opened in London's West End. Apparently, its story begins onboard the USS Eldridge during the experiment, and is then stranded in the Upside Down, the dark, alternate dimension which forms the backbone of the drama throughout "Stranger Things," with the aftermath of the experiment leading to everything which happens during the TV show.

[@justinbennett9998]

Keep that ending with your dog... it's magic. "That's some good hat harry"...

[@Anti-Villain-Wolf]

I see the boss decided to check on you while you were working lol

[@AD-ASTRA61]

Hope Bedtime stories will cover some strange disappearance cases.

[@Johnny-w15]

Never had this one down as being true like, interesting story like , as ever bedtime stories does a great job of covering these stories/myths/legends Would like more Soviet stories

[@buckjones4901]

Not sure on it, but I always thought, why did they do the experiment with the crew on the ship? You think they would had an empty ship for this kind of experiment, or even just a few animals on it maybe.

[@Jaker2123]

Like

[@Johnsmith-rj5gt]

Like

[@Johnny-w15]

@@Johnsmith-rj5gt it’s a Liverpool thing , yes terrible English , apologies

[@Johnsmith-rj5gt]

@@Johnny-w15 no need to apologise mate,it's all good mate.from Devon we say mate a lot 😁

[@6omega2]

Another outstanding installment. Many thanks. Best "spooky" channel on KZbin.

[@brendaleverick3655]

I've a video of the Philadelphia Experiment. I heard that some people floated off into space, as well as being fused into the ship's hull. A horrific experiment.

[@wolf.eye._-]

I love this channel. My new favorite relaxing story channel 🖤

[@DistrustHumanz]

I find the amount of media and intellectual focus on the Philadelphia Experiment over the years very perplexing. That's an awful lot of acceptance poured into just one single Merchant Marine's testimony... offered, unsolicited, over ten years (1955) after the alleged occurrence (1943). I need more meat before I bite on this bone.

[@JoseGarcia-kr3xx]

These sketches get me all the time!!!!! Just awesome work!!!!!

[@jeffreyskoritowski4114]

Mr. Allen was described by his family and friends as being very intelligent. When tested he was found to be 3rd smartest person in his school district located in Bucks County Pennsylvania. However, they also said that he was a lazy drifter unwilling to keep a job for long. He could've had a lucrative career in Science Fiction writing or TV and comic books if he applied himself.

[@stuartd9741]

Quite possible Mr Allen had undiagnosed high functioning autism.

[@jeffreyskoritowski4114]

@@stuartd9741 I never thought of that.

[@Azuria969]

or not, stop with the fake diagnosis BS armchair psychogist

[@Votmeyer]

Thank you from the depths of my very soul for using the Chronosphere sound effect from Red Alert. Nicely done.

[@liorfanous9210]

Every single time the hairs stand up on my arms. Love this channel. Thank you to all the Bedtime stories team for everything you do. And I can finally sleep at night, now that you have podcasts on spotify :)

[@martinharris5017]

Carlos Allende alias Carl M. Allen was a strange character. He was also behind the so-called "Varo edition" of Morris K Jessup's UFO book. Jacques Vallee corresponded with Allen and got the impression he was dealing with a crafty conman. The other factor is the author of the original book The Philadelphia Experiment; William Moore, the researcher also behind the first book on The Roswell Incident. Moore later confessed to a MUFON audience that he worked as a government disinformation agent (alongside Richard Doty. Every work of disinformation MUST incorporate elements of truth in order for it to work. Question is, which parts are true and which parts are fiction?

[@stuartd9741]

Wow! the Philadelphia naysayers are really strong on this one.. .. I agree the story has been embellished - for the reasons you state... So it could be debunked.. .. I do believe the intention of the experiment was to bend or manipulate light waves (refracted light) in order to make a ship, appear at least to the human eye, to disappear.. .. Totally plausible in theory, but not practicable on the battlefield due to the huge amounts of energy required and the logistics of maintaining a stable 360° magnet field (So the ship wasn't visible from all directions..) The rest is embellishment.....

[@RobertRoth-oj6zz]

Carl Allen was from Springdale, PA. I love just a short car ride from it I believe there was something to this story. I don't think it's completely fabricated.

[@martinharris5017]

@@RobertRoth-oj6zz You are right. The story has a factual basis but has been layered over with a lot of disinformation and myth-making.

[@madrazz8888]

This is like a 1940's version of the movie Event Horizon. Loved this one :)

[@AzureSkyCiel]

A good video, but the last point about the militaries of WWII experimenting in forces they didn't fully understand nor could control is not a conspiracy theory, it's pretty much fact. I believe the scientists on the Manhattan Project believed there was a non-zero chance that the first atomic bomb detonation test could ignite the whole planet's atmosphere and kill EVERYONE. Unit 731 of Imperial Japan were experimenting in bio-weapons and weaponized diseases among other horrific medical experiments. The intriguing thing with WWII mysteries is not if they might have done such a thing, because it was all likely considered at some point or another. The real question is just 'how far did the idea get?'

[@stuartd9741]

Unit 731 was just pure evil... .. I always say, and this applies to Roswell too. Why are we still talking about this 80yrs later ...? If Roswell was just a weather balloon then the whole story would have naturally died out.. Same applies to the Philadelphia experiment... Something happened what we obviously won't know, but an event did happen of some magnitude, to the point of having A LOT of naysayers in the comments section trying to debunk it...

[@tierneylogan5943]

Yep. The paperclip Nazis were all experimenting with antigravitics and plasma physics, stories like this are probably cover stories for what they were actually up to

[@RealRed05]

I've been waiting for this hometown story to hit.

[@alexanderkidonakis9185]

18 day fire is impressive, And of course they would change the ships logs.

[@TheCGMM1776]

Your channel and Wartime Stories are the best "TV Shows" on KZbin 🏆💯

[@dylanfloodeen1550]

Love stories like this. Gotta wonder if its part of the inspiration for movies like Event Horizon or Cloverfield Paradox.

[@negativevibemerchant2670]

I was thinking it sounded a lot of what happened in Event Horizon. Pretty creepy.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

That's a crazy movie

[@strangegame1]

I've been waiting for a story on this for a long long time. Thank you!!

[@Cal3rdgen350]

Thanks for the upload, brother, hope all is well!!

[@willdunn8846]

Nice Red Alert sound effect reference BTS.

[@dodirae]

One issue though. Its documented and witnessed that The USS Eldredge was docked in New York that day. No where near Philly or Virginia 🤷‍♀️

[@supernautacus]

Exactly. The DE wasn't a DE or the Eldredge after all. The BEST way to hide the truth is to remove the context.

[@ct92404]

​@@supernautacusis the Earth flat too?

[@crow_g1639]

​@@ct92404...

[@supernautacus]

@@ct92404 ...Is it to you? ^_-

[@scyc8]

The ships crew being integrated into the metal walls is reproducible. Baryonic matter has a frequency in which the atoms allow other atoms to pass through each others gaps. The em wave essentially rocks space so gaps appear through weakening of electro static forces and so objects don’t repel objects as much. In the early days experiments that eluded to this was the field “ vibrated “ metal sheets, which heated up and melted but there is a very specific condition and sweet spot in which the temp is ok and objects on top the sheet just fell through like weights in a treacle

[@sss1ck]

A senator (who was there) received an anonymous letter stating the experiment was a bad idea. It is said the letter came from Einstein…the ship phased into Norfolk naval (NOB at the time) and witnessed 10mins backwards in time….a few sailors survived were witnessed phasing in/out of reality at a bar brawl….one didn’t come back. Some sailors went insane. Some sailors phased into the metal of the ship. The ship was sold to another country…the ship continued to phase sporadically…..then the ship was dismembered. There’s a lot more that happened. The log books for that time frame are missing.

[@SuperDiablo101]

was it Tesla or einstein who warned them about it i cannot remember

[@michaelblaine6494]

Finally a story from my hometown✊

[@inkermoy]

Maybe the old man interviewed in 1986 caught a viewing of the movie The Philadelphia Experiment that came out in 1984.

[@stellamaggard3669]

I remember this story being on Unsolved Mysteries. In the late 80's on early 90's.

[@Chris_Cross]

I can't help but wonder if this legend is what inspired the plotline of the Borealis in Portal/Half Life

[@Scufflegrit]

How did they generate the amount of power needed? There isn’t enough room on a destroyer escort to house such.

[@joshuahadams]

AFAIK the _Cannon_ class could output at maximum of 4,500kW through their diesel-electric generators. Technically a shitload of power, but fuck all compared to what you’d need to teleport a 1,240 ton destroyer escort.

[@andrewkaye2108]

Another high quality show. You got all the points right about this one and its supposed connection to the Mountak project.

[@richewilson6394]

Omg I remember growing up like up until I was like 7 I watched the movie of the Philadelphia experiment that was made in the '80s at least once a week. Freaked me out the hell was when they saw the guy in the ship half fused together. Didn't know what that was but yeah it was really scary to me. I thought I saw a documentary where they had the same thing as in a picture done by one of the sailors. But idk if it was real or not.

[@jackanderson6100]

I’ll probably never be able to finish one of these videos. But they’re so great.

[@kevincooper1982]

I was experiencing Event Horizon vibes listening to this video 😳😱

[@mattstix6513]

This is an interresting story but what made my day was that blooper at the end... loved that

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

Excellent story & video! Love the artwork & music!👍

[@fionakronert5060]

What a gorgeous BOI at the end........ "d'ya wanna go out" ^^ ! Thanks for all the superior content guys, and the sound of the accents from Ol' Blighty do melt my heart. Keep up the great work

[@SamIAm2000]

Always a joy to see your content pop up on my subscription list, guys!

[@silverbatwing]

I think an entire video game done in this art would be amazing!

[@roymunson1]

This is a very interesting story. Happy you finally covered it.

[@AltCtrlSpud]

It's really not that interesting at all if you look at the actual facts about this and not the people trying to make it into some bizarre sci-fi thing.

[@stuartd9741]

​@@AltCtrlSpud And yet ANother naysayer ..🙄

[@tomaszwitkowski9507]

Just to be clear. Allen wasn't US Navy sailor, he was member of Merchant Marine (a civilian service), and his ship SS Andrew Furuseth, was a Liberty class freighter, also under civilian control.

[@irrationalgeographic9953]

Interestingly this story came out a couple of years after a fiction book came out where a navy ship was teleported back to WW2. There has also been a number of movies starting from the 60s with the same theme. Its another fairy tale which people have tried to grift off,

[@questingquillback4263]

I thought this ( The Philadelphia EX) was originally a creepypasta. Maybe not

[@galanopouloc]

Well, it kinda was. At the end I think that it was debunked, though by that time it took on a life of its own. Still, a fun story to tell near the campfire

[@RobertRoth-oj6zz]

Back in 1943, no one even heard of such crazy things like that happening to be able to just make up a story like that.1

[@Titoroski187]

That's a great point, not for nothing 🤔 Sometimes when something is being discredited it makes it more believable. It would be better to try to explain that something indeed did happen but not what we thought than to say literally NOTHING happened.

[@stewartfewster2221]

Love this channel, top quality work as always. I've always struggled with this particular story, Carl/Carlos changing his story so much lost him much credibility and surely they would of used a old an empty ship. Great work bts team looking forward to the montauk project. Oh an that's one lovely dog

[@marcuslloyd8218]

There's a few psychics who confirmed this happened and still being tested successfully. The error being that the remanifestation didn't bring the people back to the exact same position. Also there need to be at least a 2 min gap of time prior for humans.

[@doctorbomb]

I love your work as a group, and I love your puppy dog too. Keep creating! Storytellers you are!

[@Werewolf914]

This would make for a pretty great Sci Fi Horror movie given a few rewrites like that thing about peoples loved ones making them realign back with Reality or whatever is pretty cheesy and silly but for the most part it's a fun concept that I'd definitely watch

[@ct92404]

There already is a pretty good movie about it, made in 1984.

[@semigoth299]

I knew a retired navy veteran from WW2 and he told me he was pulled from two ships at the last minute and one was this ship and the USS Indianapolis 😢he did say something about this ship and I went very pale and he was a recovering alcoholic and very sober when he told me the two stories told me the stories. 😢

[@vaughncollins1386]

Just found this channel, love it. Wish it’d have been recommended sooner.

[@lcedcapp]

I’m so used to hearing disturbing stories that i read Philadelphia as a completely different word…

[@alphooey]

I remember seeing the Philadelphia Experiment movie back in the eighties and had nightmares about it.

[@gulc]

Kudos for using the Red Alert sound effect!

[@austinblack7991]

It did happen because it if didn’t the Eldridge would have faded into obscurity because she never saw combat

[@jamesphifer171]

This was an episode of X-files. One of my favorites too. All of the crew was reduced to pillars or salt in the show adaptaion. But the green fog i believe was still featured

[@supernautacus]

Ah, Project Rainbow. Humanity isn't ready to use the Utah Wormhole yet - let alone phase-shifting!

[@yourmajesty7592]

I remember hearing about this story when I was a kid. I finally heard it again after many years.

[@airplanenut89]

I love how you used one of the sound effects that was mixed in to create the old Chronosphere sounds from the first C&C: Red Alert game.

[@skele8rity]

i was just getting satisfied with the fact that you guys covered the philadelphia project and you hit me with a skinwalker ranch remaster teaser??? well how am i supposed to sit back when the edge of my seat is so compelling now!

[@supremeghost7950]

Another positive affect of this assumed project and gaining popularity brought very interesting stories and fan-fictions along the way; especially Umamis Interface, which is based upon the Philadelphia Experiment and it's results afterwards. Pretty amazing and stunning art mixed with horror, fiction, drama and creativity. Would highly recommend giving Umami a try.

[@A.Steeeve]

Awesome video guys 🥳💪🤩 even if i've seen this one covered many many times, fro your one i've still heared new information! Thanks guys! 🙏

[@CW0123]

when you move through time you also move through space. A guy sitting in a chair could end up with his body fused to the floor.

[@marywhitt9807]

Wonderful! A bedtime story just before bed is sure to help me drift off, maybe I’ll even dream about this episode! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@frankleslie4682]

Online privacy is an oxymoron

[@nkfd4688]

Wow... I did NOT see this coming See what I did there? 😏

[@CamoGuy76239]

I heard about the Philadelphia Project years ago, but the Mantauk Project? This is new to me; I'm intrigued and excited to hear about it...