Story 1, the Philadelphia Experiment

This week on Bedtime Stories,

we will be exploring one of the most notorious covert military projects of all time involving an alleged

attempt during World War II to make a naval vessel disappear from the visual plane.

In the aftermath it was soon discovered that the test had tragic consequences,

leaving many of its crew in states of unimaginable insanity,

Catatonia, and in some cases far worse.

Join us as we examine the infamous Philadelphia Experiment. I'm going to be. Oh, And then. On the evening of October 28th, 1943, Carl Allen and his crewmates had been waiting up on the deck of their ship, the

SS Andrew Furuseth.

Lying nearly 100 meters away from their position was a brand new cannon class destroyer escort, the U.S.S. Eldridge.

Only five minutes before, the deck and upper workings of that vessel had been a hubbub of activity until the

order had been given for her crew to go below.

Now, as she sat there on the surface of the water, surrounded by a plethora of other ships, she seemed almost abandoned.

Alan and his crewmates speculated amongst themselves on what they were about to witness, but no one could be sure.

They had only heard whispers.

In any case, the mumbled conversation soon subsided as an ominous low humming began to emanate from the Eldridge.

As they watched on, it appeared that she was beginning to smoke, but upon closer inspection,

they realized that a greenish haze with no apparent source was now enveloping her entire

hull. It quickly expanded far beyond her superstructure to a point where it hung in the air only a meter or so from the deck of the

Andrew Fureseth.

All of a sudden there was a blinding flash of light.

Moments later, Alan and his crewmates were amazed to see that whilst the green haze had remained,

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