The CIA began its own research into psychic phenomena in the summer of 1972, investigating whether people could 'see' distant locations and objects without being physically present, a capability called 'remote viewing.'
Notes on verification
Corroborated by CIA's own declassified materials, Federation of American Scientists archive, Wikipedia, and peer-reviewed/academic sources co-authored by the program's founding director. Minor discrepancy over exact start (1970 vs 1972) does not undermine the core claim. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Ask Molly: Did CIA Really Study Psychic Powers? (seed:military_and_intelligence)
- https://irp.fas.org/program/collect/stargate.htm (corroboration)
- https://www.newdualism.org/papers/H.Puthoff/CIA-Initiated%20Remote%20Viewing%20At%20Stanford%20Research%20Institute.htm (corroboration)