Chasing Sources - The Philadelphia Experiment

This document is a blog post written by Kevin Randle on August 9, 2016, titled 'Chasing Sources - The Philadelphia Experiment.' The author examines the validity of the Philadelphia Experiment legend by tracing its origins. Randle argues that the story lacks credible documentation and relies entirely on the testimony of a few individuals, most notably Al Bielek and Carlos Allende (born Carl Allen). The author dismisses Bielek's claims of time travel and memory transfer as ridiculous and lacking evidence. Randle identifies Carlos Allende as the original source of the legend, noting that Allende sent a series of letters to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) containing claims about experiments conducted by the US Navy in 1943 to reduce the magnetic signature of ships and render them invisible to radar. The author explains that while officers George Hoover and Sidney Sherby were interested in the letters and an annotated copy of Morris K. Jessup’s book 'The Case for the UFO,' the Navy itself was not. Randle highlights that in 1972, Allende admitted to Jim Lorenzen at APRO Headquarters that he had fabricated the entire story and provided a signed document to that effect. Furthermore, the author cites an article by Robert A. Goerman titled 'Alias Carlos Allende,' published in Fate in 1980, which provided documentation confirming that Carl Allen and Carlos Allende were the same person and that the legend was largely fiction. Randle concludes that the Philadelphia Experiment is a hoax that does not stand up to scrutiny and that all subsequent tales derived from it are untrue.