Founder Of Scientology Fights Naval Battle With Imaginary Enemy

In May 1943, L. Ron Hubbard, commander of the PC-815 submarine chaser and future founder of the Church of Scientology, was ordered to take his ship from Portland to San Diego.

On May 19, at 3:40 AM, Hubbard detected what he thought to be a Japanese submarine on his sonar. 

At 9:06 AM, two American blimps were called to help with the search. 

By midnight on May 21, a small fleet had been called in to help Hubbard hunt the elusive enemy, including two cruisers and two Coast Guard cutters. The ships dropped over 100 depth charges. 

After an engagement lasting 68 hours, with no sign of the enemy being damaged or even moving, Hubbard was recalled. 

A report, with testimonies from other ship commanders on the scene, later found that Hubbard had fought a 68-hour naval battle against a well-known and well-charted magnetic deposit on the sea floor.

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