Stargate remote-viewing program

1972NotableContested

U.S. intelligence starts funding psychic "remote viewing" research that runs until 1995. A final review finds it never produced useful intelligence.

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Contested history

Consensus: From 1972 to 1995 U.S. intelligence agencies funded research and operations using psychic remote viewing, later known as Stargate.

The program existed and cost about $20 millionEstablished

Declassified CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency records document it in detail.

Remote viewing gave useful intelligenceUnsupported

The 1995 American Institutes for Research review found no case where it guided an operation.

Lab results show a real psychic effectDebated

Statistician Jessica Utts saw a significant effect, while psychologist Ray Hyman found methodological flaws, and most scientists side with Hyman.

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STAR GATE controlled remote viewing (Federation of American Scientists) ↗