In 1943, the USS Eldridge allegedly vanished from Philadelphia in a green fog, teleported to Norfolk, and returned with sailors fused into its steel hull. What started as one merchant marine's letters about a top-secret "Project Rainbow" evolved into one of history's most persistent military conspiracies—complete with time travel, spontaneous human combustion, and a suspicious death. Join us as we trace 80 years of evolving mythology to uncover how a perfect hoax became an immortal legend.