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Philadelphia Experiment

Perhaps a conspiracy, but the crew only knows, the
Happenings aboard the USS Eldridge, kept hushed
In a ship that sailed from sea port to time portals
Leaves a feeling this test was not ready, but rushed
Amid the Atlantic they were meant to disappear
Despite intentions, not only from sight did they vanish
Ever baffled by a green, eerie glow where the ship was
Last, by naval command all of the records were banished
People say they reappeared in the Norfolk Naval shipyard
Heavily disoriented and fused to the steel hull of the deck
In legend they say these sailors fused were alive
And how did they explain this more than a ship wreck

Each crewman survivor, where are they all now
X-rayed and studied in a black ops facility?
Prying minds still trying to make sense of it all
Ever curious, but maybe beyond my ability
Remaining questions with impossible answers
In theory, could there still be witnesses left
Men or woman who saw a war ship materialize
Each in disbelief of their eyes, their logic bereft
Not knowing if it was paranormal or sanity failing
This gave a new definition, to the term parasailing

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022




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Date: 7/26/2022 2:09:00 PM
A most interesting situation, Hat. Tell us more. Is this fiction or based on a real occurence?
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Date: 7/26/2022 2:27:00 PM
It depends who you ask I suppose ;). Supposedly a failed teleporting navy ship that didn't quite reappear as hoped around WWII (in a nutshell). A few movies made and many a conspiracy theory around it. If you look up the Philadelphia experiment there's many a rabbit hole to go down, I always thought it was interesting (insert twilight zone music here) but hey, you never know....

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