There have been a few things i've read saying nikola tesla was the leader of the project and when the experiment with the soliders went wrong he backed out. He even mentioned if you put people on the ship there would most likely be adverse effects on them. Basically because he invented the idea.

You should check out the book 'the lost journals of nikola tesla'

its a great read and it can shed some light on him.

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What I find interesting is that there are mentions of 2012 in here.

Well, not excactly here, but I read the Montauk interveiw, and the philadelphia incident, and on to 'no future after 2012', and it was an interview from late 80's if Im not mistaking..

But to claim true or false based on others 'say so' is hard, as you werent there to witness it ..

Tesla also had a hand in the early research for this project. There were reports that some of the sailors that lived through the experiment had some weird things happen. While in a bar fight, they disappeared from the bar. (according to the show I saw in the History channel) They claimed since it went so wrong, that they would never try it again. Common sense tells me that since it kind of worked, they tried it a bunch of times and probably found ways to make it work.

On a side note, there was a show last night with the Hutchison guy saying that between that technology and his, it could make an airplane fall out of the sky. Interesting timing on that statement I would say. Didn't that plane that crashed into the sea a few weeks ago just kind of fall out of the sky? That would warrant some investigation of what Hutchison said is true. (IMHO)

This is one of those conspiracies which I would love to be true. Apparently the test with the magnetic coil was meant to make the Eldridge become invulnerable to mines. I don't think the experiment was ever really an attempt at making the entire ship disappear, that was just an unforseen side effect. What about the rumours that when the ship did vanish it reappeared in the 1980s where it was met by military personel and politicians, including some say, the president, who were, it seems, awaiting it's arrival. . .
The classic sci-fi movie, The Final Countdown, has a similar storyline. An aircraft carrier which goes back in time to the day before the Peark Harbour attacks after passing through a magnetic storm.

This has always been a favorite story of mine, my Dad told me about it and also watched the movie (highly recommend) with me at a young age.

AFAIK it was Tesla's tech that powered it, huge generators where all the turrets and guns were, coils in the hull, the works.

The intent as I know it was indeed to make the Eldridge invisible to radar, not sure if they achieved that but I remember reading that when the green fog appeared, the ship actually became invisible to the HUMAN eye. Although nobody could see it, they knew it was there because the sea water it was floating in was still being displaced!

Then, a flash of white light and it's teleported 100 miles away instantly where it is identified by it's obvious name on the side, I feel for those poor sailors that got conned into being guinea pigs.

Not sure how much is true but it's fascinating nonetheless.

I think well......I cant be a believer without some proof... picutres, video, etc, etc, etc......

Mabey some eye witnesses that aren't blurred out and hiding their identity etc....

Not saying I totally dismiss it, just not having blind faith on this one either.....

This comming from a person who has seen and believes in UFO's etc.....only because I have seen them first hand, but I didn't even truly believe MYSLEF until I saw one with a group of people, up VERY CLOSE.....I questioned myself on every experience and sighting until it was undeniable....now I have accepted it.

The same would me with claims such as this one.

While I was in the library checking out the nonfiction section I came across two books that mentioned the Philidelphia Experiment. They were the projects to bring Einsteins theories to conclusion. Involving the Philidelphia Experiment and proceeding to the Montauk Project. The Montauk Project and Montauk Revisited books were very interesting. Somebody really liked them also for they were highlighted throughout.

After reading writings like these it makes you wonder if they continued the research.

After the cold war the US acquired a ship from the Soviet Union that had elluded the US many times. Inside, the hull was layered with electrical wiring.