The 1984 Mars Exploration Remote Viewing: Declassified CIA Project STAR GATE Documentation
— EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Under the auspices of Project STAR GATE, a remote viewer was tasked by the CIA to describe the environment at specific coordinates on the planet Mars dated to 1 million years B.C.
The CIA's Anomalous Intelligence Program
Project STAR GATE was a multi-decade secret program funded by the U.S. government to investigate the potential of 'remote viewing' (RV)—a form of extrasensory perception—for military and domestic intelligence. Among the thousands of pages of declassified documents released in the late 1990s and 2000s, one specific transcript from May 22, 1984, stands out for its extraordinary claims. The session, conducted at Fort Meade, involved a monitor and a highly trained remote viewer, widely identified as Joe McMoneagle.
The Mars Session: Coordinates and Observations
The viewer was provided with a sealed envelope containing geographical coordinates and a time period: 'The planet Mars. Time of interest approximately 1 million years B.C.' The viewer was not told the destination beforehand. According to the declassified transcript (Document ID: CIA-RDP96-00788R001900760001-9), the viewer described a landscape featuring 'massive pyramids,' 'obelisks,' and 'geometric structures.' He further described a dying civilization of 'very tall, thin people' who were seeking shelter from a planetary cataclysm. The viewer noted that these individuals were waiting for 'someone' to return and rescue them from their deteriorating environment.
Technical Procedures and Data Validation
The session followed the strict protocols established by SRI International and later the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). The viewer described the 'Cydonia' region of Mars—notably before high-resolution imagery of the area was publicly scrutinized for its 'Face on Mars' features. The CIA's interest in this session was part of a broader effort to determine if RV could be used to gather 'archaeological intelligence' or probe locations inaccessible to human or technical sensors. While the results were inherently subjective, the level of detail provided by the viewer was documented with the same rigor as conventional intelligence reports.
Archive Accessibility and Legacy
This specific session remains one of the most requested files in the CIA's Electronic Reading Room. The documentation, also archived in detail on The Black Vault, serves as a focal point for researchers studying the government’s serious exploration of psychic phenomena. While the program was officially terminated in 1995 due to 'insufficient evidence of operational utility,' the existence of these 1984 Mars transcripts proves the intelligence community's long-standing willingness to explore the fringes of human consciousness and planetary history.
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