SRI International
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| Type | Organization |
|---|---|
| Also known as | SRI, Stanford Research Institute |
| On the Timeline | 11 events, 1972–2022 |
SRI International, founded as the Stanford Research Institute, is an American nonprofit research institute in Menlo Park, California. Besides inventions such as the computer mouse, it is known in UFO and paranormal history as the home of the government-funded "remote viewing" research of the 1970s and 1980s.[1]
History
Stanford University's trustees founded the institute in 1946. It separated from the university in 1970 and took the name SRI International in 1977. Much of its work is for the U.S. government; in 2013 the Department of Defense accounted for 63 per cent of its awards by value.[1]
Inventions
Engineer Bill English built the first computer mouse at SRI in 1964, from a design by Douglas Engelbart. On 29 October 1969 SRI became one of the first two sites on the ARPANET, the forerunner of the internet, when it was connected to UCLA. In 2007 it spun off Siri Inc., which Apple bought in 2010 and turned into the iPhone assistant Siri.[1]
Remote viewing
In 1972 physicists Harold Puthoff and Russell Targ began CIA-sponsored investigations of psychic phenomena at SRI and coined the term "remote viewing". Their subjects included artist Ingo Swann, Army officer Joseph McMoneagle and entertainer Uri Geller. The work continued with funding from the U.S. intelligence community until Puthoff and Targ left SRI in the 1980s, and was later continued elsewhere under the Stargate program. Scientists have criticised the experiments, and remote viewing is generally regarded as pseudoscience.[1][2]
On the UAP Timeline
- Ingo Swann's magnetometer test (1972) (June 1972) — Ingo Swann's remote-viewing test with SRI leads to a CIA contract months later.
- Puthoff's report of a new secret study (1972) (7 October 1972) — Hal Puthoff tells Vallée a former NSA colleague said a new secret UAP study was underway.
- Secret project asks about remote viewing (1973) (27 October 1973) — Puthoff tells Vallée a secret UAP project with an official charter asked about remote viewing.
- Livermore scientists' paranormal experiences (1974) — Kit Green says he worked with scientists who reported orbs and entities in their homes.
- Dale Graff and Wright-Patterson remote viewing (1979) — Dale Graff is said to have run a remote viewing program at Wright-Patterson, then moved to the DIA.
- Pat Price's alien base reports (July 1982) — The Army's remote viewing chief finds 1973 reports of claimed underground UAP bases.
- Montauk Phoenix and Rainbow claims (1983) — Alleged Montauk projects reportedly used radio and microwaves in mind experiments.
- Puthoff leaves SRI (1985) (Summer 1985) — Hal Puthoff leaves SRI to explore alternative energy sources.
- Cold fusion and the Energy Department (1999) (17 May 1999) — A journalist reports concerns about the Energy Department and cold fusion research.
- Ultraterrestrial hypothesis paper (31 July 2022) — Puthoff releases a paper on the 'ultraterrestrial' hypothesis.
- Kit Green psychic interview tape (20 October 2022) — Cameron releases a tape of Kit Green interviewing a psychic about UAP hotspots.
References
- SRI International — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Remote viewing — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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