government to make breakthroughs in unified field theory. Jessup was then contacted by the Navy's Office of Naval Research, which had received a package containing Jessup's book with annotations claiming that extraterrestrial technology allowed the U.S.

28, 1943.Īllende claimed that he saw the Eldridge disappear from the Philadelphia Naval Yard, and he further insisted that the United States military had conducted what he called the Philadelphia Experiment - and was trying to cover it up. In fact, Allende claimed to have been taught by Einstein himself and could prove the unified field theory based on events he witnessed on Oct.

In the 1950s, unified field theory, which has never been proven, attempted to merge Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity with electromagnetism. Jessup apparently included text about unified field theory because this is what Allende latched onto for his correspondences. Jessup, author of the book, “The Case for the UFO,” in which he argued that unidentified flying objects merit further study. In 1956, Allende sent a series of letters to Morris K. Allen, who went by the pseudonym, Carlos Miguel Allende. Vallee theorized that deep-seated imagery is key to planting a hoax into the minds of the masses and of the educated public.īut before we break down what really happened that day, let's talk about the man behind the myth: Carl M. In a 1994 article for the Journal of Scientific Exploration, Jacques F.

Which is actually a convincing reason why the Eldridge's story gained so much momentum.

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