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Gene Brown: Project Rainbow, also referred to The Philadelphia Experiment, happened sometime around the date of October 28, 1943. The Experiment was originally designed to, with sufficient energy and specialized equipment, bend light around an object, a ship (as what would be better to the US government in the middle of WW2 than an invisible fleet of destroyer ships) to render it invisible to the eye. The lucky volunteer for this experiment was a US Navy Destroyer Escort, The USS Eldridge and all of her 181 crew members. Testing began in summer 1943, and was successful to a limited degree. One test, on July 22, resulted in the Eldridge being rendered almost completely invisible, with some witnesses reporting a “greenish fog” in its place. However, crew members complained of severe nausea afterwards. At that point, the experiment was altered at the request of the Navy, with the new objective being invisibility solely to radar.

Again on October 28, and this time it worked, a little too well. The Eldridge not only became almost entirely invisible to the naked eye, but actually vanished from the area in a flash of blue light. However, about 600 KM away, the US Naval Base @ Norfolk, Virginia reported seeing the Eldridge offshore about 20 minutes before the ship had left port, whereupon the Eldridge vanished from their sight and reappeared in Philadelphia, at the site it had originally occupied in an apparent case of accidental teleportation. The physiological effects on the crew were profound. Almost all of the crew were violently ill. Some suffered from mental illness as a result of their experience; behavior consistent with schizophrenia is described in other accounts. Still other members were physically unaccounted for— supposedly “vanished”— and five of the crew were allegedly fused to the metal bulkhead or deck of the ship, while a dog on board was found inside-out yet still living. Still others were said to fade in and out of sight. Horrified by these results, Navy officials immediately canceled the experiment. All of the surviving crew involved were discharged; in some accounts, brainwashing techniques were employed in an attempt to make the remaining crew members lose their memories concerning the details of their experience.

So what do most people think of this? Or more so did most people know of this? I only came across it recently and I’m intrigued. Imagine if over 50 years ago, the technology existed to teleport a full Navy Destroyer and its 181 crew, mind you they had “slight” bugs in it, but if that was 50 years ago, what are they working on or capable of today? Thought provoking ….

The story of the Philadelphia Experiment is of course “officially denied,” but it is a very real story. Very real, and very terrible, mainly because denial of the incident also denies the service men who died in the experiment peace.

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exUSS Eldridge was sold to Greece. No weirdness has ever been reported.

you are wrong my friend. the ELDRIDGE ship we call it "lion" or in greek "ΛΕΩΝ". many strange things reported. in a programmed exercise the in aigean sea the lion dissapeared from the radars by itself and appeared aproximatelly 150 km far from his last position in 2 minutes. when it dissapeared it was above or north the island of crete and then it was beneath or south (i mean in the map). also a lots of strange phenomenas as voices, images and doors that wont open. the ship is in a harbor now called eleusina and it uses as supplier for the new ones. also there is a legend in navy circles that if you take a piece from it ex. compass, you must place it back (the broken one) because if you dont you could die) i have met many sailors that were in the ship and told me that the myth was unbroken. 2 times 2 different men took some machines from the ship without replacing them and both die. forgive me for my poor english

Just as an aside, for those of you who care to visit the site of this experiment (Philadelphia Navy Yard) today, it's a very, very strange place.

Driving south from center city Philadelphia with all of the shopping, commerce, business, glass towers, theaters, the University of the Arts, and then down Broad St through the old Italian and Jewish neighborhoods with all their big brownstone homes and then through the sports arena area one finally finds oneself in the navy yard, down at the end of Philadelphia's main north-south artery.

It gives off a combined aura of New England ivy-covered campus, forgotten industrial park, bizzarro-West Point clone, big rusty ship repository, old cruise dock, and modern-day fashion design mecca (the main business entity is the headquarters for Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters). Being there is a complete exercise in surreality.

The only life you'll find is in one southwest corner where hip, attractive-looking girls wlk their dogs that they've brought with them to work. The other many square miles of the Navy Yard are largely abandoned save for an old church here or a print press there. There are still functional bus stops and officer's quarters that appear to be well-kept, but there's also an overgrown maze of tan-colored grass and crumbling concrete, huge hangars, strange "blocks" of ghetto-like brick housing that are sporadically placed all over the southeastern corner of the grounds, with smashed windows and nature generally reclaiming the homes. One of these clusters is actually inhabited, with nice cars parked out front and kids playing in pools. This is not a neighborhood, mind you, and the closest real infrastructure (grocery, convenience, entertainment, pharmacy, etc) are all MILES away. One has to wonder if this is active Navy military housing? It's all very strange. It's within Philadelphia city limits and really not all that far from Center City at all, but in terms of appearance, atmosphere, and vibe, the wilderness of it all is lightyears away from a major east coast metropolitan area.

Of course there are big plans for the navy yard, to revitalize it as a sort of rural-urban loft village, which, if successful in reinvigorating the place, would be a nice place to live and to work. I'm sure that the Anthropologie/Urban Outfitters employees love it - their grounds on the former cruise terminal are amazing, complete with indoor coi ponds, giant Buddha statues, indoor waterfalls, and fine dining. But for the most part, the rest of the area outside is frightening. And for one who is familiar with the history of the USS Eldridge and the Philadelphia Experiment, calling to mind that horror while standing alone in a field of wild grass between a big empty brick warehouse and a giant hangar along the waterfront, is truly terrifying.

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