Did the U.S. Navy teleport ships in the Philadelphia Experiment?
Dear Cecil: I have long been interested in the “Philadelphia Experiment,” which was supposedly conducted by the U.S. Navy during World War II as one of the three “city projects.” The Manhattan Project, of course, was the development of the atomic bomb. The Philadelphia Experiment supposedly involved the use of magnetism to bend light rays and thus make objects invisible. Legends and sketchy reports have it that objects could be transported from place to place by the use of strong magnetic fields. I grew up around Portsmouth, Virginia, and have long heard rumors that the degaussing facility at the mouth of the western branch of the Elizabeth River was the “receiver” facility for this project, and that a destroyer was briefly transported here before being returned to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Is this true? — John H.
