Subject: The Philadelphia Experiment (2/3)
From: an170476@anon.penet.fi
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 20:43:32 UTC


     "QUESTION: In the case of the Philadelphia Experiment is
there a fairly simple scientific explanation as to what took
place?
     "'ANSWER: To my knowledge there is no explanation in terms
of the familiar or orthodox.  Many scientists now share the
opinion that the basic ATOMIC STRUCTURE is essentially electric
(i.e. 'electron') in nature rather than materially particulate. 
A vastly complicated interplay of energies is involved.  Such a
broad concept lends great flexibility to the universe.  If
multiple phases of matter within such a cosmos did NOT exist, it
would be most surprising.  The transition from one phase to
another would be equivalent to the passage from one plane of
existence to another--a sort of interdimensional metamorphosis. 
In other words, there could be 'worlds within worlds.' (Note:
Human beings actually DO exist on both the physical and spiritual
levels simultaneously, in that we have attached to our souls both
a physical and a spiritual 'body'.  It is apparent that man is a
'multi-dimensional' being who is capable of 'sensing' a wide
range of the 'electromagnetic' reality spectrum.  Much of what we
consider to be exclusively 'physical' senses such as feeling,
intuition, sight, hearing, tough, thought, etc., are a
COMBINATION of the result of interaction of our physical and
spiritual natures.  Just because one has a 'spiritual' nature
however does not mean that they have 'Life' in the Judeo-
Christian sense of spiritual 'life'.  The triune nature of man's
physical, soul and spirit 'bodies' which are distinct in
themselves yet at the same time superimposed upon one another and
inseparable from one another in an underlying sense, act as
'vessels' for either Life-Goodness-Love or Death-Evil-Hatred. 
Many have been confused by the idea that because something or
someone is 'spiritual' it/they must therefore be 'Good'.  This is
not necessarily the case, since some may consider the
Philadelphia Experiment as a 'spiritual', 'supernatural' or
'ethereal' event even though some of the motives and certainly
many of the effects of the experiments were less that 'Divinely'
inspired - Branton)  Magnetism has long been suspect as an
involvement agent in such potentially drastic changes.  To begin
with, IT HAPPENS TO BE THE ONLY INANIMATE PHENOMENON FOR WHICH WE
HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONCEIVE A MECHANICAL ANALOGUE.  We can
visualize electrons traveling along a conductor and thus
'explain' electric current, or we can envisage energy waves of
different frequencies in the ether and thus 'explain' the
heat-light-radio spectrum (Note: Another 'mystery' which we might
mention at this point is that 'light' in itself is made up of
THREE waves which collectively form the ONE energy source known
as 'Light'.  One ray is invisible, one is visible, and one can be
felt!  Those with discernment will be able to see yet another
fascinating 'mystery' in this three-in-one phenomena.  Also,
'Light' has a duel nature in that it acts as a 'PARTICLE' as well
as a 'WAVE', and as the 'Unified Field' suggests many of these
energies such as time, light, gravity, electricity, magnetism,
space, matter, etc., flow into each other and interplay with each
other to a remarkable degree - Branton).  But a magnetic field
defies a mechanical interpretation.  THERE IS SOMETHING ALMOST
MYSTICAL ABOUT IT.  Furthermore, whenever we encounter incredible
(to us) materialization and dematerialization, as in UFO
phenomena, they seem to be accompanied by severe magnetic
disturbances.  It is, therefore, reasonable to suppose that a
purposeful genesis of unusual magnetic conditions could effect a
change or PHASE in matter, both physical and vital.  If so, it
would also DISTORT the time element which is by no means an
independent entity, but part-in-parcel of the particular
matter-energy-time dimension such as the one we live in.'
     "QUESTION: If this is the result of intensification of
magnetism, are there, in your opinion, intensified magnetic
fields sporadically active or 'on the loose' in the Triangle?
     "'ANSWER: I believe that this is unquestionably the case
(Note: Some believe the Bermuda Triangle area may once have
been part of an experiment that went out of control on an ancient
continent inhabited by Antediluvians who discovered the secret of
'culturing' huge crystal generators to produce tremendous
electromagnetic energy fields.  The 'Triangle' is believed by
many to be an area of intense 'electromagnetic fallout' still
active after thousands of years - Branton).  Either the magnetic
fields are the result of sporadic, perhaps seasonal build-up of
geophysical origin, or they are the concomitant effect of UFO
activity.  Possibly a combination of both agencies can occur. 
Another important aspect to consider is the likelihood of
magnetic, cyclonic storms initiated by either condition.  Like
the tornado, the magnetic vortex would be self-augmenting and
could well bring about an interdimensional transition for anyone
caught up in it.  The experience of Bruce Gernon (mentioned in
Berlitz' book - Branton) is a case in point.'
     "...Whether the Philadelphia Experiment actually took place
or not is difficult to prove.  The concept, however, is a valid
one, having been perhaps suggested or supported by Einstein's
'unified field' theory, an attempt logically to bring together
the magnetic and gravitational fields and other subatomic
phenomena.  In application both to the Philadelphia Experiment
and the Bermuda Triangle, the attraction between molecules could
be temporarily altered by a force field.  It would, in effect,
introduce matter into another dimension or, one might say, the
etheric world.  Such force fields comprise both the cause and
effect of the transmutation and transference of matter.  If this
seems impossible or illogical, one might reflect that another
seemingly impossible theory of Einstein and others have modified
our lives and physical outlook since 1945 to the point where
those of us who lived before that time would hardly recognize our
former personalities, so secure in our dominion of the earth and
understanding our section of the universe..."
     Ivan T. Sanderson, in his book 'UNINVITED VISITORS', gives a
few more details concerning the Philadelphia Experiment as well
as the mysterious 'annotators' mentioned by Charles Berlitz:
     "...From the language and style of the inserts, the Office
of Naval Research (ONR) speculated that the annotators may be
gypsies.  They found the book sufficiently interesting to re-
publish it three years later in a limited mimeographed edition in
two colors--black for the original text, red for the notes,
interjections, underscoring, and the like.  The notes discussed
people, planes, and ships that have disappeared; the origins of
odd storms and clouds, objects falling from the sky, and strange
marks and footprints; and other puzzling events and phenomena
that we have not been able to explain.  'It is evident,'
concluded the introduction to the Navy's mimeographed edition
'that these men provide some very intriguing explanations;
explanations that may be worthy of consideration...'
     "Gypsies are now scattered all over the world.  Nobody has
ever come up with any satisfactory information as to their
origin--at least, not satisfactory to me.  Some people say they
wandered out of what is now India long ago.  They have been
called lost Ancient Egyptians, and goodness knows what else... We
don't know much about their current culture, despite the massive
studies of their folklore and customs that have been undertaken
in Europe, this country, and elsewhere.  As a kid I did a lot of
poaching with some gypsies of my own age in the New Forest in
England, and we had some fine rabbit stews," Sanderson confesses,
"and spitted pheasants as a result; but my young friends, though
never having been to school and being totally illiterate, always
made me feel as if I were the only 'kid' among them, and that
they were infinitely adult and wise (Note: Researcher John A.
Keel has stated that there is a definite connection between some
UFO sightings and 'gypsies' - Branton).  They were, too!  But the
Western gypsies are relatively 'normal and respectable' compared
to the Asiatic LULI.  Since the dawn of history these bands of
independent and completely self-contained people have wandered
about at will over Asia, helping themselves to what they needed
but never actually marauding or interfering with other people,
and trading in all manner of psychedelic products, elixirs,
drugs, and medicines, gazing into crystal balls--the origin of
which, incidentally, has never been discovered--prophesying and
reading palms.  They have no written language, yet they seem to
keep in touch over vast distances, even with their confreres in
Europe and over the oceans.  Subjected to a never-ending series
of persecutions, they do truly just 'fade away' only to pop up
again later apparently in no way changed.  They learn the
languages of the peoples among whom they dwell, and they often
contend that they know no other..."

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     The following article: 'NEW FACTS ABOUT THE PHILADELPHIA
EXPERIMENT REVEALED', by Sherry Hansen Steiger and Brad Steiger,
appeared in UFO REVIEW magazine, and adds a considerable amount
of new information to the revelations already given by Charles
Berlitz:

     "Just when it seemed as through the bizarre mystery of Dr.
M.K. Jessup, the so-called 'Allende Letters,' and the alleged
U.S. Navy's World War II experiment in teleportation and
invisibility had faded into the recesses of UFO mythology, Alfred
Bielek, a researcher who I have personally known for twenty
years, has stepped forward to declare that his memory - once
'brainwashed' - has cleared and that he now remembers having
participated in the legendary 'Philadelphia Experiment.'
     "Bielek claims that the U.S. Navy, in October, 1943,
successfully blended the collective genius of Albert Einstein,
Nicola Tesla, and a host of other top scientists and SECRETLY
ACCOMPLISHED the teleportation of a warship from Philadelphia to
a dock near Norfolk.  In a further extension of Einstein's
Unified Field Theory, the Navy caused the same warship and its
crew to become invisible.
     "Yes, Bielek asserts, the experiment was a success as far as
the warship and the machinery were concerned.  Tragically, for
the crewmen, it was a terrible failure.  Several of the crew
burst into flames in spontaneous human combustion; others lapsed
into invisibility; still others became frozen in the metal
structure of the warship.  Over half of the officers and crew
members were committed to psychiatric wards for the remainder of
their lives.
     "Once it seemed as though the only man who might be able to
ferret out the truth of this fantastic experiment was Dr. Morris
K. Jessup, an alleged suicide 'victim,' who was found dead in his
station wagon in Dade County Park, Florida, on the evening of
April 29, 1959.
     "Fully as horrifying as the deep-freeze effect on the
sailors involved in the experiment were the incidents of men who
went 'into the flame.'  A man who was carrying a small boat
compass went into the 'freeze' and began to smoulder.  Perhaps,
Allende theorized, because of the metal on his person.  Another
crewman went to his aid and began the laying on of hands. 
According to Allende, both men burned for eighteen days.
     "As a list of cross-references for his fantastic story,
Allende listed a number of or personnel on observer ships' crews
and the crew of a Matson Lines Liberty ship out of Norfolk. 
Allende implies that he himself witnessed the experiment from
aboard the S.S. ANDREW FURNSETH.  Indignantly Allende expressed
his hope that Jessup may choke on his own tongue when he
remembers what he has 'appealed be made law,' and he signs
himself, 'Very disrespectfully yours.'
     "Then, seemingly to think better of his harsh statements,
Allende affixed a lengthy postscript that states his reconsidered
opinion that the Navy was quite blameless in the incident and
really did not envision the ghastly effect the experiment would
have upon the crew members.  Before he closed, Allende tossed one
more bombshell:
     "'The experimental ship disappeared from its Philadelphia
dock and, only a very few minutes later, appeared at its other
dock in Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth area.  This was
distinctly and clearly identified as being [the] place...the ship
then, AGAIN disappeared and went back to it's Philadelphia dock
in only a very few minutes.  This was noted in the
newspapers...after the experiments were discontinued....'
     "Authors Note: In 1967, through the efforts of a mutual
friend, I obtained a copy of the annotated Jessup Book from Al
Bielek, an action which subsequently has prompted the suspicious
to suggest that Al is actually Miguel Allende in another guise. 
Such suspicions will be allayed (later on).
     "The three annotators were smug, a trifle arrogant, and made
little effort to control their mockery of 'homo sapiens'.  After
a rapid assessment of the content, Dr. Jessup soon recognized the
same crazy-quilt spelling, capitalization and punctuation that
was characteristic of his mysterious pen pal, Carlos Miguel
Allende.
     "The ONR requested the two Allende letters from Jessup, and
twenty-five copies of the letters and the annotated copy of THE
CASE FOR THE UFOS were reproduced for study by Naval Research
teams.
     "Why did the Navy want the Allende letters?  What elevated
the letters above kook status?  Had the experiment with the
invisible ship actually been conducted?  The three mystery note
makers allude to the secret project a number of times.  What
elements in both the Allende letters and in the notes did ONR
find so convincing and so alarming that immediate study groups
were formed to deal with the puzzle?  Let us examine a sampling
of the notes made by Allende and his correspondents.  (Each man
wrote in a different color of ink and, on this basis, will be
referred to as Mr. A. [Allende], Mr. B. and Jemi.)
     "Jessup begins part of THE CASE FOR THE UFOS by noting that,
on June 24, 1947, flying saucers were 'born' with Kenneth
Arnold's sighting near Mount Rainier (actually, documented
sightings of unexplained aerial craft have been made since
medieval times and even long before then.  It was not until 1947
however that UFOs again reached a height of publicity that had
not been experienced since the 'airship' sightings of 1900-1910 -
Branton).  Since that day, Jessup writes, thousands of other
sightings have been made and the question 'What are they?'
must still be answered.
     "'Don't worry, Jemi,' Mr. B. writes, referring to Arnold's
sighting, 'those were L-M ships, not 'S' men ('LeMurians' and
'Serpent-Men'?  This is only a guess, although the 'annotators'
may have been referring to something completely different -
Branton).  They are in improved type and were only on a training
flight.  That is why their leader interconnected their force
fields to teach them Level Telecontrol without inducing a fear
block.' (Note: If true that they were on a 'training' flight,
it's likely that this alien society was earth-based, possibly
operating from subterrain or inner-mountain bases, as it is not
likely that mere 'trainees' from another planet would take part
in other-planetary operations - Branton)
     "In this enigmatic notion, we obviously have references to
two types of 'people' who have conquered space.  The 'LM's' seem
to be friendly or indifferent to earthlings.  The 'SM's' - the
'S' men mentioned above - are hostile.  Allende and his
correspondents seem either to be LM's or to regard the LM's more
favorably than they do the SM's.
     "Jemi's comment on Jessup's discussion of mysterious
disappearances of men is chilling, 'Hey! If he only knew why,
he'd die of shock!'
     "An interesting unrelated notation scribbled by Mr. B on the
top of the page reads: 'The French are of such a general
philosophic attitude, even in that day, that they were chosen to
be contacted.  Now, some LM's live in France out of preference in
field of philosophical study.  They like it!'
     "Mr. A: 'Einstein wasn't alive then, but the natural
functions of our universe and this planet worked quite well
without him.'
     "Jemi: 'What inspiration caused man to become man by
starting to use tools.  Whence came the idea?  Science says "of
necessity," but the same necessity exists for apes...even now.'
     "Mr. A: 'Huh, he'll never admit it (that man is neither the
completely dominant nor supremely intellectual being), pride!'
     "Jessup wonders if aviators could be frozen by space ships
and carried away within a shield of invisibility.
     "Mr. B retorts: "Heh! If only he knew by experience he'd
keep silent and not write or speak of it ever again in his
lifetime.  He couldn't speak it, for you see, Jemi, it paralyses
one's sense of time and nullified mental cognition, functioning,
and memory.  So he has no knowledge, he could not have.  Only
guessing.'
     "As to Jessup's speculation that 'Russia may well have
captured a UFO and be developing the resources gained
therefrom...' Mr. B writes: 'Not so, or else she'd have cornered
the world's diamond market by now as a dead giveaway that she's
caught one.  Takes a powerful magnetic net to do so.' (Note: Do
'some' disks require the use of diamond crystals to operate some
of their systems? - Branton)
     "Mr. A: 'One with a reverse "snap neutralizer" in it.'"
     Steiger relates still another comment made by Mr. B in
answer to one of the many points brought up by Jessup in his
book, apparently in reference to some type of accident or
incident:
     "'...The Measure-Marker was accidentally left idling that
time.  Nowadays, Measure-Markers are not used, except by
Undersea-Explorers.'
     "And so," Steiger continues, "the notes continue throughout
the pages of M.K. Jessup's (annotated) THE CASE FOR THE UFOS. 
Each page is marked with underlinings and notations made in three
different colors of ink.  In an introduction to their study of
the Allende letters and the annotated (volume)... an officer of
the Office of Naval Research wrote:
     "'Terms such as mothership, home-ship, dead-ship, Great ARK,
great bombardment, great RETURN, great war, little-men, force-
fields, deep freezes, undersea building, measure markers, scout
ships, MAGNETIC and gravity fields, sheets of diamond, cosmic
rays, force cutters, undersea explorers, inlay work, clear-talk,
telepathing, burning 'coat', nodes, vortice, magnetic 'net', and
what happens to people, ships and planes that have disappeared...
They (the three men) explain the origin of odd storms and clouds,
objects falling from the sky, strange marks and footprints, and
other things we have not solved.
     "'These men seem to feel that it is too late for man to
obtain space flight.  They feel that man could not cope with
'those mind-wreaking conditions that space and sea contain', for
mankind is too egotistical, values too much the material, wars
over mere parcels of this planet, is too filled with jealousy,
and lacks true brotherhood.'"
     "The ONR deduced that the men might be Gypsies.  In one
instance, Mr. B remarks, 'Only a Gypsy will tell another of that
catastrophe.  And we are a discredited people, ages ago.  Hah!
Yet, man wonders where 'we' come from...'  Mr. A writes, 'Ours is
a way of life, time-proven and happy.  We have nothing, own
nothing except our music and philosophy, and are happy.'  Each of
the men hails the other as 'brother' and sneers quite often at
'vain humankind.'
     "The officer at ONR concluded his introduction to the enigma
by saying: 'How much truth is there in this?  That cannot be
answered.  It is evident that these men provide some very
intriguing explanations - explanations that may be worth
consideration.'
     "First of all, why did the Navy receive the annotated copy
of Jessup's THE CASE FOR THE UFOS?  Was it simply to play some
bizarre private joke on the Office of Naval Research?  This
answer seems unlikely.  Let us theorize that the Navy DID
accomplish a secret experiment which utilized Einstein's Unified
Field Theory.  In this case, the three mystery men might have
been letting the Navy know that THEY knew.  The Gypsies or saucer
people or whoever, might also have been telling the Navy that
they knew that naval research was CONTINUING experimentation.
     "As we learn more about our universe, it becomes
increasingly difficult to close one's mind to the possibility of
older atomic civilizations of either TERRESTRIAL or
extraterrestrial origin which might have survived physically, by
going UNDERGROUND, or spiritually, by commemoration in the myths
and legends of today's man.
     "Could Carlos Miguel Allende and his two friends be
representatives from a much older civilization which has been
infiltrating our own for thousands of years?
     "Many of those who have attempted to pursue the Allende
mystery have found themselves confronted by strange, dark-skinned
men in black.  A prominent UFO lecturer told me that a man
claiming to be Carlos Miguel Allende had called upon him in his
study and warned him to discontinue his research or 'wind up a
"Suicide" like Dr. Jessup.'
     "One cannot help wondering what association there might be
between the so-called 'men-in-black' who make a practice of
silencing UFO researchers and Dr. Jessup's unknown correspondents
(John A. Keel suggests this in other writings of his when he
relates incidents of Men In Black or Black automobiles being
observed in connection with Gypsy activity - Branton).  Those who
have been visited by the silencers have described their unwelcome
guests as being short, dark, and dressed primarily in black. 
Such a description could fit 'Gitana' or those MASQUERADING as
Gypsies.  UFO investigators say that those contacted by the
silencers describe their features as being somewhat Oriental in
structure, with large slanted eyes and rather sharply pointed
chins.
     "Similarly, the majority of those who claim contact with
flying saucer crews describe much the same physical beings. 
Several abductees have offered similar descriptions.
     "After I had published an article on the Allende letters in
SAGA (November, 1967) I began to receive a great deal of mail
from those who claimed personal involvement in this bizarre
aspect of the UFO mystery.
     "One letter implied that the writer had been a seaman aboard
the vessel on which the alleged experiment had taken place.  'You
would not write of this so objectively if you were forced to live
with this horror,' the man wrote.
     "Several correspondents told of being harassed by ominous
and effective 'agents' after they had witnessed UFO activity.
     "An interesting report of 'three women in black' was given
by one correspondent, who had received his strange visitation
after observing a large, gray disk in the sky over his suburban
residence.
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