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.'
Sources
- Ask Molly: Did CIA Really Study Psychic Powers? (cia.gov)
- https://irp.fas.org/program/collect/stargate.htm (irp.fas.org)
- https://www.newdualism.org/papers/H.Puthoff/CIA-Initiated%20Remote%20Viewing%20At%20Stanford%20Research%20Institute.htm (newdualism.org)
- https://www.history.com/articles/cia-esp-espionage-soviet-union-cold-war (history.com)
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