The Philadelphia Experiment This book by William Moore and Charles Berlitz is the first full-length documented report on chilling and unsolved mystery that has been discussed for years. Now official documents and first hand stories have been revealed. Here is the truth and reports’ so shattering it is difficult to believe it is not fiction. Actually, the biggest deterrent to scientific progress is the refusal of some people including scientists to believe that things that seem amazing can really happen. Dr. Einstein did indeed complete a version of his unified field theory for gravitation and electricity in the period of 1925-1927. The results published in German appeared in Prussian scientific journals for 1925 and 1927. This work that is correct was withdrawn as incomplete. Though no public reason is given save that; Dr. Einstein was not satisfied with it as it stood. Significantly, the theory did not reappear again until 1940 at a point after the pacifistic Dr. Einstein had already become convinced that the Nazi menace must be destroyed at all costs, and that even warfare was morally justified under such circumstances. Evidence, which is dealt with in this book strongly, indicates that 1940 was the year that the navy first began working on the project, which developed into the Philadelphia Experiment. Einstein came up with the theory of relativity. Charles Berlitz from the language school of fame is involved. Not only did Einstein come up with the theory of relativity, he came up with another theory; now whether or not that theory is involved in the experiment or not, it is Einstein’s unified field theory. One day in 1943, at the Philadelphia Naval Yard, something happened. Suddenly the USS Eldridge, a fully manned destroyer escort vanished into a green fog within seconds appeared in Norfolk Virginia and then reappeared in Philadelphia. For over 36 years, officials have denied this, and denied any experimentation to render matter invisible. They have also denied the reality of the Philadelphia experiment. If so, why were all the men aboard the ship who survived discharged as mentally unfit? Why did a scientific researcher on the project meet a mysterious death? If it did not happen, why were identities hidden and documents lost and amazing connections between UFO sightings and events in the Bermuda Triangle denied? It was on one such evening in 1970 that two airmen, James Davis of Maryland and Allen Huse of Texas and lacking anything to do but to set out with a camera for a refreshing walk in nearby War Memorial Park. The air was warm and pleasant and as dusk came on, Huse became to occupy himself by taking photographs of the moon. Davis strolled around the park and enjoying the welcome break from the routine in nearby Colorado Springs air force Base where both men had been stationed for some months. A moment later, a rather strange looking man whom he had noticed earlier hanging around the war memorial monument suddenly approached Davis. A short balding somewhat unkempt fellow. He recalled noticing the man had a sort of faraway 2 look in his eyes. Davis’s initial reaction was that he was about to be asked for a handout, but a surprise in store for him. I notice you are in the air force the man said, how do you like it? Davis responded that he got along all right but he sometimes wished the routine were not so rigorous. Not enough time to relax he said. The man agreed. One thing led to another, and suddenly the two were busy exchanging stories. You know said the small man, I was an officer once; Navy, during the war, but they did things to me. They finally put me out to pasture. Crazy they say. He tapped the side of his head lightly with his finger. But I’m not you know, it was that experiment that did it, couldn’t take the pressure so they put me out. He pulled out a wallet and flashed a worn and obviously outdated ID card. See, he said, Navy, just like I said. Davis was curious. Experiment he said. Just what sort of experiment are you talking about. The answer stunned him. Invisibility said the man. It was when they were trying to make a ship invisible. It would have been perfect camaphlage if it had worked. In addition, it did too with the ship that is. But those of us on board, well it didn’t work too well on us. We could not stand the effects of the energy field they were using. It did things to us. I should never have taken that assignment up to Philadelphia, it was top secret. I could have backed out but I didn’t. If I would have had any idea what I was getting myself into I sure as Hell would have told them where to get off. Davis was wondering if he was hearing what he thought he was. Just what are you talking about, he wanted to know. Are you saying that the Navy tried to make you invisible in some sort of experiment or what? Electronic camaphlage came the answer. Some sort of electric camaphlage produced by pulsating energy fields. I don’t know exactly what sort of energy they were using, but there sure was a lot of it. We couldn’t take it, none of us. Though it affected us in different ways. Some only saw double. Others began to stagger like they were drunk. And a few passed out. Some even claimed that they had passed into another world and had seen and talked with to strange alien beings, and in some cases the effects weren’t temporary. I was told later that several had died. Anyhow, I never saw them again. But as for the rest of us, those of us who survived, well they just let us go. Disability they called it. Discharged as mentally unbalanced and unfit for further service. But why, said Davis. By this time Huse had overheard bits of this strange conversation from several yards away came over and joined the pair. Davis introduced his friend and they shook hands. Glad to meet you said the man. After the brief introduction, Davis pursued his point. You mean that the navy discharged all of these men as mentally incompetent because of the experiment failed. That’s correct said the mysterious companion, that’s exactly what they did. Of course, they put us away for a few months before they did it to rest up they said, also to try to convince us that it never happened. Anyway in the end they swore us to secrecy, even though nobody is likely to believe such a story anyway, how about you? You are in the air force, do you? Do you believe it? Do you believe what I’m telling you? I don’t know Davis replied. I certainly agree it’s a fantastic story. It’s almost too fantastic. I just don’t know. Well, it’s true just the same. Every damn word of it! Of course, that’s exactly why they discharged us as mentally unfit. In case, anybody ever thought about believing it. I mean, that way if the navy ever got questioned about it they could just chalk it up as a story cooked up by a bunch of nuts. You got to admit, it’s a smart move from a security standpoint. Who’s going to believe a certified luny? Anyway, that’s my story. 3 Charles Berlitz’s Introduction During my research for the writing for the Bermuda Triangle, I came across an incident so unusual in terms of accepted scientific possibility of to be almost incredible. In earlier ages perhaps, it would have doubtlessly have been easier to believe but only as a manifestation of pure magic the work of wizards. For the alleged incident concerning nothing less than a successful experiment of invisibility. Performed in 1943 from the decidedly un-magical surroundings of the Philadelphia naval yard. According to one version of this incident a naval destroyer escort was caused by a series of magnetic manifestations to vanish temporarily and then to reappear in another place. More versions that are detailed tell of military effects on crewmembers who manned the disappearing craft and who’s psychological after effects, and in some instances deaths, caused further experimentation to be abandoned. This incident, story, or legend has been consistently denied by the office of naval information but nevertheless appears to have a persistent and ever expanding life through references and print in insistent declarations of individuals who claim to have witnessed the events, which now for one of a better or code name are referred to as the Philadelphia Experiment. The story seems to have been kept alive by at first, very small but gradually expanding group of believers who upon examination seemed to fit quite nicely into two different categories. One of the two categories that study it has an acquaintance with Dr. Jessup. Nothing much is known about the early life of Morris Ketchen Jessup except a few facts. He was a man of many and varied interests; a scientist, astronomer, Astro physicist, mathematician, researcher, lecturer, and author. That is all common knowledge, in spite of the fact he is not the type that seeks much publicity. Jessup was born in Rockville Indiana March 20 1900. He turned 17 when world war 1 began and got involved and enlisted, became the rank of sergeant. When the war was over, he set out to obtain an education.