The Philadelphia Experiment. It was October 1943. The day the US Navy mastered time travel, teleportation, and invisibility. Actually, they didn't master anything. The experiment had disastrous consequences. In the summer of 1943, two years after the US entered World War II, American destroyers were being decimated by the infamous German U-boat submarines and German mines were making combat... and commerce dangerous enterprises. The United States Navy knew something had to be done. A few months

#OTD in 1943, the "Philadelphia Experiment" allegedly took place. Conspiracy theorists claim the Navy is covering up a WWII experiment that intended to make ships invisible but had tragic side effects. According to the conspiracists, the crew of USS Eldridge was driven insane and physically fused to the bulkhead when the ship was teleported from Philadelphia to Norfolk. Dismissed as a hoax, the story was the basis for a 1984 film. | U.S. Naval Institute

#OTD in 1984, "The Philadelphia Experiment" premiered. The movie is based on an alleged experiment conducted by the U.S. Navy during WWII to make ships invisible to radar. According to conspiracy theorists, the USS Eldridge briefly vanished and the crew went mad. #MovieMonday | U.S. Naval Institute