http://eecoswitch.com/wp-content/.git/HEAD Carl Allen — or, as he preferred to call himself, Carlos Allende — caused a great deal of confusion in the ufological community in the ’60s.
If you’re unfamiliar with him, I can direct you to Robert A. Goerman’s dossier. But, in brief, Allen wrote some letters to the UFO writer Morris K. Jessup, which, disseminated and elaborated, became the story of the “Philadelphia Experiment.” He also annotated a copy of Jessup’s book, The Case for the UFO, and sent it to Admiral Furth, Chief of the Office of Naval Research in Washington, D.C. The Navy transcribed it, and published it in a small edition with Allen’s commentary in red: thereby puzzling and exciting saucer buffs everywhere. The “Varo Edition” (so called after the printer) became a legend, more talked about than read, until Gray Barker published a facsimile in 1973.
Jessup eventually killed himself; and speculation about his suicide, the military, and Allende generated many conspiracy theories.
According to John, the original Allende-enhanced paperback ended up with Ivan Sanderson; and John recalled sitting up one night to study it.
Allen also wrote John a few times. He favored long, abusive, and incoherent tirades (“dammit you make me darn good and mad with your silly-damm supercilliously snobbish all-knowing superiority”). Here’s the final page of one:
Allen was, at last, no more than a troubled drifter. Goerman’s interview with his father (Fate, 10/81) is a sad one. But Carlos caused quite a bit of excitement in his day.
I have decided that Flickr might be the best way for me to share various items defining my investigation and research into Carl M. Allen (also known as Carlos Miguel Allende) and what has become known as his “Philadelphia Experiment.”
Of paramount interest is the August 10, 1983 unsolicited letter from John A. Keel. This three-page single-spaced missive offers several revelations about Allende, Jessup, Sanderson, Santesson, and Berlitz.
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Comment by Robert A. Goerman — December 20, 2011 @ 8:06 pm
Thanks, Robert; that’s quite a letter.
Comment by Doug — December 20, 2011 @ 9:58 pm
I am Carl Allen’s niece. I have in my possession assorted books underlined and annotated in. I also have letters he wrote to me. I also possess what he calls his dossier. I am interested in selling these items and was hoping you could steer me in the direction of somebody who is very interested in this purchase.
Thank you,
Lisa Kay Shearer Baughman
Comment by Lisa Baughman — January 19, 2016 @ 9:33 pm