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6. The Montauk Project

What happened at Camp Hero? Was an abandoned military base on Long Island secretly used to experiment with time travel? Did portals open and allow otherworldly beasts to come to our dimension? Did Tesla help with the Philadelphia Experiment? We’re diving back into the stories that inspired the television series Stranger Things. This week’s legend is: The Montauk Project.

Show Notes header in green font for the section with references and works cited for all research from that episode

  • Nichols, Preston B., and Peter Moon. The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time. Sky Books, 1992.

  • Speigel, Lee. “Time Travel, Mind Control, Aliens in New “Montauk Chronicles” Movie.” HuffPost, 24 May 2012, www.huffpost.com/entry/montauk-chronicles-time-travel-aliens_n_1543063 

  • Bielek, Alfred. Al Bielek’s Speech at the Mufon Conference. The Mufon Conference. Mufon Metroplex, Dallas, TX. 13, Jan. 1990. web.archive.org/web/20181001192056/www.bielek-debunked.com/MUFON_Int.html 

  • Roos, Dave. “How the Philadelphia Experiment Worked.” HowStuffWorks, 6 Feb. 2015, people.howstuffworks.com/philadelphia-experiment.htm

  • Montauk Chronicles. Directed by Christopher Garetano, Documentary, White Phosphorus Pictures, 2014.

  • Mysteries Decoded. “The Montauk Experiments Investigative Documentary.” The CW Network, 22 Nov. 2025, www.youtube.com/watch?v=iih7fm7ZDbo 

  • U.S. Army. “Camp Hero FUDS, Montauk, New York.” U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Projects-Topics/Camp-Hero-FUDS-Montauk-New-York/

  • Houtzager, Michael. “The Bielek Recordings.” Bielek.com, bielek.com/interviews 

  • Charitan, Alexandra. “Camp Hero and the Montauk Project: The Conspiracy That Inspired Stranger Things.” Roadtrippers, 2 Oct. 2024, roadtrippers.com/magazine/camp-hero-montauk-conspiracy-theories/ 

  • “Time Travel Is Possible at the Tip of the South Fork.” New York Magazine, 25 Nov. 2013, nymag.com/news/features/conspiracy-theories/montauk-project-plum-island/ 

  • Iggulden, Caroline. “From Mind Control, Brainwashing and Monsters — Theories Claim Stranger Things Happened in REAL LIFE in a Secret Government Project.” The Sun, 21 Oct. 2017, www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/4734230/theories-stranger-things-happened-real-life/

  • “Al Bielek Debunked - al Bielek’s Faked Family Album.” The Philadelphia Experiment from A-Z, 23 Dec. 2022, de173.com/al-bielek-debunked-al-bieleks-faked-family-album/

  • “What Is Psychotronics? | About.” United States Psychotronics Association, www.psychotronics.org/about/

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**Content Warning: image of carcass of Montauk Monster**

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**Spoiler Alert: The links below may contain spoilers from Stranger Things Season 5, and the stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow**

  

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