None of these allegations have been independently substantiated. Also, reportedly, when the ship reappeared, some sailors were embedded in the metal structures of the ship, including one sailor who ended up on a deck level below that where he began and had his hand embedded in the steel hull of the ship, as well as some sailors who went 'completely bananas.' There is also a claim the experiment was altered after that point at the request of the Navy, limiting it to creating a stealth technology that would render USS Eldridge invisible to radar. Crew members complained of severe nausea afterwards. One test resulted in Eldridge being rendered nearly invisible, with some witnesses reporting a 'greenish fog' appearing in its place. Testing began in the summer of 1943, and it was supposedly successful to a limited extent. ![]() There are no reliable, attributable accounts, but in most accounts of the supposed experiment, USS Eldridge was fitted with the required equipment at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
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