In 1956, allende sent the first of over 50 handwritten letters to the author and amateur astronomer. A rumored naval experiment operated out of the philadelphia naval yard. It peaked at number 7 on the billboard jazz albums chart. Notable tv shows which mention the philadelphia experiment include the xfiles, pawn stars, sanctuary, warehouse and the macros. He then joined the merchant marine and was assigned to the s. A colleague at battelle had introduced us to the story in fall of 1989. The philadelphia experiment by charles frambach berlitz. Questlove has produced recordings for artists including elvis costello, common, dangelo, jill scott, erykah badu, bilal, jayz, nikka costa, and more recently, al green, amy winehouse, and john legend. Almost everything that we know about the philadelphia experiment and the alleged teleportation of the uss eldridge emerged from the mind and pen of a colorful character named carl m. Well, well leave all those questions to the conspiracy theorists and scifi aficionados among us. The experiences of bielek related to the philadelphia experiment affected him deep within his soul.
The album would eventually go gold, and the song with badu earned the roots a grammy award for best rap performance by a duo or group in 2000. Simpson and neal r published in 1978 the novel thin air and in 1979 charles berlitz and william moore wrote the philadelphia experiment. Here is the truth in a report so shattering it is difficult to believe its not fiction. In this book, moore claimed that albert einstein completed. But there is one, very interesting story that, despite the facts and testimonies presented against it, has a hold on peoples imagination it is the story of when the u. William moore is the coauthor with charles berlitz of the philadelphia experiment and the roswell incident. In addition to the bermuda triangle, which has sold over 10 million copies in twentythree languages, berlitz wrote other best sellers on archaeology, languages, atlantis. With michael pare, nancy allen, eric christmas, bobby di cicco. Sep 28, 1978 the author of this book started off his investigation in order to disprove the fact that the philadelphia experiment ever happened, so he says. Carlos claimed to have been stationed on the ss andrew furuseth, a vessel docked in the philadelphia naval shipyard with a clear view of the eldridge when it disappeared. O n this podcast we look at the philadelphia experiment. In addition to the bermuda triangle, which has sold over 10 million copies in twentythree languages, berlitz wrote other best sellers on archaeology.
The philadelphia experiment is a trio made up of three of phillys finest, drummer. Most believe the story to be a hoax and the navy has denied its plausibility saying that the story does not conform to known physics. The philadelphia experiment the first fulllength documented report on a chilling unsolved mystery thats been discussed for years. October 28, 1943 was the date of one of the most significant scientific experiments in history the socalled philadelphia experiment. It is directed by stewart raffill and stars michael pare, bobby di cicco, and nancy allen and based on the urban legend of the philadelphia experiment. Jessup received the first of a series of strange letters signed by carlos miguel allendeor as he sometimes signed his name, carl allen. Underground german ww2 tunnels and 88 mm gun location. The philadelphia experiment is a 1984 science fiction film. Navy at the philadelphia naval shipyard in philadelphia, pennsylvania, sometime around october 28, 1943. Jan 01, 2015 the philadelphia experiment reads like a movie script, which is ironic given that it was a movie of the same name that triggered apparent repressed memories in one al bielek who would come forward claiming not only was the film and the conspiracy that inspired it very true, but he was a part of the events events that would, if accept the story, would lead to incidents much further afield. Jessup who first broke the news about the disappearance of the warship and its subsequent teleportation into another dimension. Teamed with ahmir thompson, drummer for hiphop titans the roots, the band explores the depth and breadth of funky soul as it hasnt been heard.
In the early 2000s, questlove began to move away from playing music to producing music. Sep 02, 2010 the philadelphia experiment licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. Named after a chinua achebe book, things fall apart housed the single you got me, which featured a nowlegendary drum solo from questlove and guest vocals from erykah badu. The philadelphia experiment your time travel experience. Carlos miguel merideth allende, a sailor claiming to have been on an accompanying ship, the s. John a keel on the philadelphia experiment the philadelphia. The philadelphia experiment tells the story of the governments attempt at optical and radar invisibility with a navy ship called the us eldridge that resulted in a catastrophe but may have also uncovered a whole new area of physics essentially warping space. Moore and charles berlitz simply go in search of the story behind the. This included, according to one source, two massive generators of 75 kva each, mounted where the forward gun turret would have been, distributing their power through four. The group is a jazz combo, but they inflect hip hop beats and attitude thanks to. It supposedly ran during world war 2 alongside operations like the manhattan project. The philadelphia experiment has been one of the most enduring legends of the 20 th century, but after a decade of intense research, marshall barnes may have finally solved the puzzle. The goal was to make ships invisible to radar, but the result exceeded all expectations.
The philadelphia experiment is a 2001 studio album by the philadelphia experiment, a collaborative project including pianist uri caine, bassist christian mcbride, and drummer ahmir questlove thompson. The incident inspired a 1984 film, the philadelphia experiment, which used the time travel aspect as the hinge for a fishoutofwater romance. The ship materialized once again hundreds of miles from philadelphia at the military base of norfolk, virginia with a crazed crew on board. However, its results were far different and much more dangerous than the. Apr 08, 2017 the essence of the philadelphia experiment is that a us marine destroyer escort rendered itself invisible in a naval experiment, in a shipyard in philadelphia. Now, official documents and firsthand stories have been revealed. Charles berlitz, the author of the bermuda triangle, was a renowned linguist, lecturer, and underwater explorer. The story goes that in october of 1943, at the philadelphia naval shipyard, an experiment was conducted aboard a us navy cannonclass destroyer escort called the uss eldridge, number de173. The philadelphia experiment the book, the movie david. This exciting scifi thriller chronicles the further adventures of a 1943 sailor who is thrust into the mid 1980s during an experiment in time travel.
With brad johnson, marjean holden, gerrit graham, john christian graas. In 2001, he collaborated as the drummer for the philadelphia experiment, a collaborative instrumental jazz album featuring christian mcbride and uri caine, and the dj of the compilation questlove presents. On july 14, 1942, allende joined the marine corps and was discharged on may 21, 1943 taken from the book titled the philadelphia experiment, pg 99. This theory states that gravity and magnetism are connected, just as mass and energy are connected through the formula e mc 2. For those who dont know what the philadelphia experiment was it is a legend among ufo hunters and alien conspiracy fans involving teleportation of a u. With all the different sources of information available on the px over 65 books, videos, etc.
The author of this book started off his investigation in order to disprove the fact that the philadelphia experiment ever happened, so he says. He is a member of the production teams the soulquarians, the randy watson experience, the soultronics, the beat biters with producers just blaze and 9th wonder, the grand negaz and the grand. On july 14, 1942, allende joined the marine corps and was discharged on may 21, 1943 taken from the book titled the philadelphia experiment, pg. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. He also helped to perform as a drummer for some bands, including the philadelphia experiment. The ship was miraculously teleported 200 miles 320km to norfolk, virginia, where she was spotted by the crew of the ss andrew furuseth. Allen, better known by his pseudonym carlos miguel allende. Babies making babies, released on urban theory records in 2002. According to legend, the destroyer uss eldridge was made invisible, dematerialized, and teleported from philadelphia, pennsylvania, to norfolk, virginia, and back again to the philadelphia naval yard. The experiment involved the creation of a force field which rendered the ship invisible both to the eye and to radar. Although the philadelphia experiment was one of the first books to investigate the tpx, the legend really began with one man, mr. All records of the tragedy have been kept secret, but there was a rumor linking the experiment with the great inventor nikola tesla, who supposedly made all the necessary calculations and drawings and. References to the philadelphia experiment have appeared in much popular culture.
The book has some value mainly for the sparce input provided by al bielek. The philadelphia experiment by richard anderson, published on february 1, 2002. After a decade of research into the experiment, he offers new insight on just how this experiment may have occurred, as. The genesis of the philadelphia experiment myth dates back to 1955 with. He also wrote scores for some movies, played the drums live on various television shows, and even played his music in movies. The dividing line recorded live at the keswick theatre, pa.
There was a 1993 sequel philadelphia experiment ii, in which nazis got a modern warplane via a timeslip and won world war two, while simultaneously defeating the laws of physics. The philadelphia experiment by frost, released 31 january 20 1. May 01, 2012 the philadelphia experiment the book, the movie may 1, 2012 david halperin its a good grade b movie, a friend of mine told me several years ago when i admitted id never seen the 1984 film the philadelphia experiment. Keel to robert a goerman on august 10th, 1983 and is pretty interesting in the overall genesis of the book the philadelphia experiment by berlitz and moore and the legend of the px in general. Navy destroyer escort uss eldridge was claimed to have been rendered invisible or cloaked to enemy devices the story first appeared in 1955, in letters of unknown origin.
The legend of the philadelphia experiment began on january, 1956, when morris k. Much of the timeline provided in the stories of the philadelphia experiment does not line up with known shiplogs, docking dates and the like. The philadelphia experiment timeline this timeline was created to properly set the stage of events that transpired around, and during the philadelphia experiment. The real philadelphia experiment how the philadelphia. How the philadelphia experiment worked howstuffworks. The implausibility of the philadelphia experiment conspiracy. The philadelphia experiment the story begins in june of 1943, with the u. It was an attempt by the navy to create a ship that could not be detected by magnetic mines and or radar. One of the presentations at the last its symposium concerning the topic, and as we walked we began to ponder out loud how we might rationally and explain such an experiment. For decades, carlos allende aka carl allen was the sole witness of the allegedly supernatural events surrounding the 1943 philadelphia experiment. The true story of the philadelphia experiment documentary.
The book jumps all over the place with stories about things like some guy who was enslaved in a cave in some desert somewhere by devils. Explores the strange case of al bielekonly known survivor of philadelphia experimentand the mysterious death of famed astronomer m. And according to the second part of the story of the philadelphia experiment, the navy did something with it. With many decades of history between 1943 and today, all historical study points to no. A united states navy destroyer escort participates in a navy invisibility experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future. Navy destroyer escort uss eldridge was claimed to have been rendered invisible or cloaked to enemy devices. The philadelphia experiment project rainbow the philadelphia experiment, otherwise known as project rainbow, has been a subject of long controversy and debate. Its not good enough to simply make a ship disappear, after all. Government researchers try to recreate the 1943 philadelphia experiment to cloak warships, but their success has unintended consequences, forcing the survivor of the original experiment and his granddaughter to combat the death and destruction. It features guest appearances from guitarist pat martino, trumpeter john swana, and cellist larry gold. It has also made him sensitive to any alteration to the time. Einstein never solved the unified field theory, but the very nature of the philadelphia experiment suggests otherwise.
The philadelphia experiment the book, the movie may 1, 2012 david halperin its a good grade b movie, a friend of mine told me several years ago when i admitted id never seen the 1984 film the philadelphia experiment. An aberration in his genetic makeup enabled him to pass through the portal of time. The principle that lay behind the philadelphia experiment was the unified field theory. Philadelphia experiment the philadelphia experiment. Nikola tesla and the secrets of the philadelphia experiment. The philadelphia experiment is an alleged military experiment supposed to have been carried out by the u. The philadelphia experiment reads like a movie script, which is ironic given that it was a movie of the same name that triggered apparent repressed memories in one al bielek who would come forward claiming not only was the film and the conspiracy that inspired it very true, but he was a part of the events events that would, if accept the story, would lead to incidents. The majority of these inquiries are directed to the office of naval research or to the fourth naval district in philadelphia, the frequency of these queries predictably intensifies each time the experiment is mentioned by the popular press, often in a science fiction book. He was the drummer for the philadelphia experiment, a collaborative instrumental jazz album featuring christian mcbride and uri caine, released on ropeadope records in 2001 and the dj of the compilation questlove presents. The initial letter was in response to jessups book the case for the ufo 1955. Questlove, christian mcbride and uri caine are getting the philadelphia experiment back together at newport jazz fest the philadelphia experiment its quite possibly that ahmir questlove thompson s set to see of 2017 wont be the one he played at the the roots annual summer kickoff party, the roots picnic awesome as that. The philadelphia experiment timeline the philadelphia.
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