How The CIA Spent Millions On Psychic Spies - PROJECT: STARGATE (Documentary 1 of 3)
Analysis Summary
Brett Stewart
Contact Experience Triad
Major Ed Dames
Contact Experience Triad
The Encounter
The account involves a man who was approached to learn about remote viewing, a technique linked to psychic abilities. He initially did not believe in such phenomena. However, after witnessing a UFO in San Francisco, his perspective changed. He began training with an expert remote viewer and participated in various sessions. During these sessions, he described different targets, including structures and life forms, and produced sketches that sometimes matched real images. This experience led him to question his previous beliefs about reality and opened him up to the possibility of hidden abilities within people. The encounter had a significant impact on his worldview, making him reconsider what he thought he knew.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The documentary explores the history and implications of the U.S. government's Project Stargate, a program focused on remote viewing and ESP. It highlights key figures like Ingo Swann and Major Ed Dames, revealing the program's classified nature and its impact on intelligence operations.
The U.S. government initiated a highly classified project in the 1970s to use individuals with extra sensory perception (ESP) for intelligence purposes.
Ingo Swann
“I am in addition to his work with planets Ingo Swan also provided remote viewing services to the US government.”
Joseph McMonagle
“I participated in approximately 450 missions between 1978 and 1984.”
Major Ed Dames
“I am the former operations and training officer for the Department of Defense Stargate program.”
Brett Stewart
“We've hired an expert remote viewer who does this for a living.”
Nelson Dallas
“I didn't really know that I honestly I've never really heard about it.”
Managed by: CIA
Research and development of remote viewing for intelligence purposes
The United States government initiated a highly classified project in the 1970s to use individuals with extra sensory perception (ESP) for intelligence purposes.
Ingo Swann developed a systematic approach to remote viewing known as Coordinate Remote Viewing (CRV) which was adopted by the US government.
Ingo Swann accurately described the atmospheric patterns of Jupiter and the presence of a previously unknown ring around the planet, which was later confirmed by NASA.
The CIA acknowledged its work with remote viewing for military and intelligence purposes in a report released in 1995.
Major Ed Dames claims to have been trained by Ingo Swann and was part of the Department of Defense Stargate program.
Witnessing a UFO and training in remote viewing
Brett Stewart · First-PersonEncounter Context
Factual DetailsEncounter Research Breakdown
Phenomenological AnalysisThe account presents a personal experience with remote viewing but lacks clear witness credibility and corroboration. The details provided are vague and subjective, with no independent verification of the claims made.
The experiencer describes a significant moment of realization regarding their understanding of reality, triggered by a remote viewing session.
“it was another kind of like crack in my reality”
The experiencer engages deeply in remote viewing sessions, describing various perceptions and sketches related to life forms and natural settings.
“I felt like one was some kind of um life form that was one that was coming to me”
The experiencer receives and processes information during remote viewing sessions, leading to realizations about their perceptions.
“I was like [ ] I gotta rethink my world view now”
Sudden insights and understanding during remote viewing
Sketching and visualizing various life forms and structures
Sounds described during remote viewing sessions
The experiencer's profound shift in worldview and the detailed process of remote viewing make this encounter unique.
Training in remote viewing and operations for the FBI
Major Ed Dames · First-PersonEncounter Context
Factual DetailsEncounter Research Breakdown
Phenomenological AnalysisThe account presents a narrative involving remote viewing and a specific target, but lacks credible witness context and corroboration. The details are somewhat vague and unverifiable, leading to a low evidential strength score.
The experiencer discusses their anticipation and initial impressions of Major Dames, a remote viewing teacher, and the surreal nature of the experience.
“I'm still kind of slightly on the fence so I don't know if we'll find out what he has to say today”
The experiencer describes the remote viewing process and the ideogram technique used by Major Dames, highlighting the complexity and uniqueness of the method.
“These individual ideograms are then labeled and he would then repeat stages one through four for each of these individual ideograms”
Major Dames shares his experiences with skepticism and validation of remote viewing, emphasizing the challenges of verifying results.
“I ignore them I have so much work I'm so focused on my work I just don't have time to deal with them”
Insights gained during the remote viewing process
Observing Major Dames and the remote viewing process
Listening to Major Dames explain his methods and experiences
Mention of smells during the remote viewing process
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The encounter uniquely blends the realms of remote viewing and personal skepticism, highlighting the complexities of validating such experiences.
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Ingo Swann
Retold Account
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Joseph McMonagle
Retold Account
This is a retold account. Triad scoring requires direct experiencer testimony.
Brett Stewart
First-Person
Contact Experience Triad
Major Ed Dames
First-Person