The Strange Case of Carlos Allende
Analysis Summary
Summary
The account discusses the strange case of Carlos Allende, also known as Carl Allen. The narrator examines Allende's involvement with UFOs and the Philadelphia Experiment while creating a podcast episode. Allende claimed to have witnessed a Navy ship, the USS Eldridge, become invisible during an experiment in 1943. He later sent letters to astronomer Morris K. Jessup, which led to government interest. Despite initially confessing that his claims were a hoax, Allende continued to write extensively about the topic. The impact of this encounter on Allende remains unclear, but it suggests ongoing interest and confusion surrounding his experiences.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The podcast discusses the convoluted history of Carlos Allende and the Philadelphia Experiment, including claims of a hoax and the involvement of the Office of Naval Research. It highlights the conflicting narratives surrounding Allende's background and his alleged observations of the experiment.
Carlos Allende claimed to have observed portions of the Philadelphia Experiment while at sea on board the Liberty ship SS Andrew Furuseth in October 1943.
Carlos Allende
“I wanted to scare the hell out of Jessup.”
Morris K. Jessup
“He was not a crank writer but a distinguished and famous scientist.”
William Moore
“It is still virtually impossible to say very much about him with any degree of certainty.”
John Keel
“Allende was not a conscious hoaxer, if anything he's one of ufology's biggest victims.”
Managed by: U.S. Navy
Alleged experiment to make a naval ship invisible
Carlos Allende claimed to have observed portions of the Philadelphia Experiment while at sea on board the Liberty ship SS Andrew Furuseth in October 1943.
Carlos Allende provided a confession stating that his previous writings were a hoax intended to discourage further research into the Philadelphia Experiment.
The Office of Naval Research stated that there was no official investigation into the Philadelphia Experiment and that the Vero edition was a personal interest of two officers.
Carlos Allende's background includes claims of being born to a gypsy mother, but his family disputes this, stating he was of English and French descent.
John Keel suggested that the Vero document was behind the hoax of the Philadelphia Experiment, not Carlos Allende.