Real Super Powers

The Stargate Program was an American government-sponsored ESP project that took place between 1972 and 1995. Part of the motivation for a psychic government program stemmed from a perceived race with the Russians, akin to an arms race or the Space Race.

Nina Kulagina, a Russian woman with apparent psychic abilities in the area of psychokinesis (among others), caused quite a stir during the Cold War. Footage of her manipulating objects without touching them created the feeling that the Russians had a head start on psychic research, so the U.S. began their own investigations into the psychic realm.

The main goal of the Stargate Program was to scientifically break down clairvoyance, which is the ability to know something without using the ordinary five senses of touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight. The new approach toward clairvoyance was termed, "remote viewing."

An analysis of the progress that had been made was conducted in 1995, under Professor Jessica Utts, who concluded that individuals with remote viewing capabilities achieved 5-15% greater informational accuracy than would be possible through chance alone. However, reports generated using remote viewing often included a great deal of data that was of no use, and when viewings seemed on-target, they were often vague and unhelpful. Another analysis, under Professor Ray Hyman, showed that nothing useful was gathered using remote viewing. At that time, it was determined that the Stargate Program was no longer viable and would not continue.