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Philadelphia ExperimentAtlas

Science & Technology · Suppressed energy & physics

Folklore accounts of a WWII Navy invisibility or teleportation experiment at Philadelphia versus naval-history treatments of the story as undocumented storytelling.

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  1. 1943 · eventAlleged experiment year in the legend
  2. 1943 · eventAlleged Philadelphia ship invisibility or teleportation trial in folklore accounts
  3. 1943 · eventUSS Eldridge enters World War II destroyer-escort service in documented naval history
  4. 1955 · first_appearanceEarly Allende/Allen correspondence helping seed the Philadelphia Experiment narrative
  5. 1955 · first_appearanceMid-century correspondence popularizes the tale
  6. 1957 · amplificationJessup-related circulation further spreads claims of a secret Navy experiment
  7. 1979 · popularizationMass-market book era expands the legend
  8. 1979 · popularizationMass-market book treatments amplify the Philadelphia Experiment legend
  9. 1984 · amplificationFilm adaptation widens cultural reach
  10. 1984 · popularizationRelease of the feature film The Philadelphia Experiment
  11. 1990 · investigationNaval historical offices and military press restate lack of supporting operational records
  12. 1990 · investigationNaval history offices issue skeptical public notes
  13. 1993 · amplificationContinued home-video circulation of dramatized Philadelphia Experiment storytelling
  14. 2000 · mutationInternet variants fuse the tale with other suppressed-tech myths

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