The 1984 CIA Remote Viewing of Mars: Project Star Gate Documentation

The Protocol of 1984 On May 22, 1984, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) conducted a highly specialized remote viewing session as part of the Star Gate program. The session involved a monitor and a subject—identified as viewer 011—who was tasked with observing a location and time unknown to him. The monitor provided a sealed envelope containing geographic coordinates: 40.89 degrees North and 9.55 degrees West. These coordinates correspond to the Cydonia region of Mars, a site that had gained notoriety after the Viking 1 orbiter photographed the 'Face on Mars' in 1976. The session was intended to test the limits of psychic intelligence gathering by targeting a location millions of miles away and millions of years in the past.

Observations of an Ancient Landscape During the session, the viewer described seeing a vast, desert-like landscape with massive, megalithic structures. He specifically mentioned seeing 'pyramids' and 'obelisks' that appeared to be weathered by time and sand. The viewer reported that the structures were enormous and seemed to be part of a highly organized urban layout. As the session progressed, the monitor directed the viewer to look for signs of life. The viewer described seeing 'shadowy people' who were tall and thin, wearing light-fitting silk-like clothing. He characterized these individuals as being in a state of deep distress or mourning, fleeing a planetary disaster.

Civilizational Collapse According to the transcripts, the remote viewer perceived a civilization that was facing an environmental catastrophe. He described a sense of 'huge geologic problems' and a thinning atmosphere. The people he observed were searching for a way to survive or a place to go. The viewer mentioned that some were waiting in 'deep vaults' while others were attempting to leave the planet in large, metallic craft. The session ended with the viewer feeling a profound sense of sadness and loss associated with the ruins he was observing.

Declassification and Analysis This document was officially declassified in 2017 as part of a massive FOIA release of CIA records. While skeptics argue that the viewer's descriptions were influenced by the popular 'Face on Mars' theories of the time, the Star Gate personnel maintained that the viewer had no prior knowledge of the target coordinates. The transcript remains a centerpiece of study for those investigating the intersection of human consciousness and extraterrestrial history. It demonstrates the intelligence community's serious investment in psychic phenomena during the Cold War to gain an edge over Soviet remote viewing programs.