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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[larrydeavenport]

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.

[brianclingenpeel]

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[JROD]

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[jaredthehawk]

Maritime Horrors has an excellent video on the Philadelphia Experiment. His channel is a must for anyone who's a fan of tragedy and disasters at sea.

[picklerick]

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.

[YankeePendragon]

I honestly never thought you guys would touch this one. Glad I was wrong. And an upcoming treatment of the whole "Montauk Project" story (whatever that story is this week)??

The whole 'Philadelphia Experiment' story has become one of those tales that *may* have been started as a hoax by a single old fantasist and just spiraled into its own ever-more-elaborate folklore...or is a case of a secret project from WWII getting leaked into the public, but whose details have become so obscured by time and disinformation it all could have been simpler - or even worse - than we've heard.

Its become such a stable of conspiracy lore, much like the Mothman cryptid during the 1966-1967 Pt PHleasant UFO flap, that we'll likely never know what (if any) substance there was to the original story. I appreciate how you've stuck to the high points of the story and focused on the origins, and brought it back to the ground by noting the degaussing experiments tried during the war. This gives me confidence you'll treat Montauk with the same care *and* not fall down that particular rabbit hole.

[patturk]

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.

[Kalmar]

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!

[Cesar_M_Romero]

I always feel happy when Bedtime Stories posts something new.

[hectorlumbagoCringe]

Maritime Horrors has a video about this if anyone thinks this actually happened. With that said I love your channel, I watch you constantly, much love and thank you for what you do

[CommissarTommy]

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

[Jason_Fisher]

So pleased you’ll be covering the Montauk Project soon. It’s a subject I’ve been fascinated with for years.

[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.

[rcl]

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

[jamesgundich]

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.

[mph]

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

[therunt]

I love that the ship is named the Eldridge (eldritch). On one hand I always wished this was a true story but on the other I'm glad no humans had to go through that. It's still a fantastic story and one of my all time favorites.
Looking forward the new episodes!

[anv_bis]

For people wondering why the crew was left on the ship during the experiment, while this is pure speculation it's pretty simple.
A warship cannot see, smell, hear or touch and it cannot speak about its experience.

[jacklambert]

It's easy to see where the writers of Event Horizon found their inspiration. This is an incredible story!

[Ashakat]

The Final Countdown was one of my favorite movies as a kid. It is horrendously out of date now, but still worth watching.