On Remote Viewing & UFOs: Paul H. Smith at IRVA 2025

Oct 16, 2025

Paul H. Smith, a retired U.S. Army major and an original remote viewer from the Stargate program, delves into the fascinating intersection of remote viewing and UFO research. He shares insights on how psychic perception was used to explore military tasks and UFO phenomena, including secret operations and alleged alien bases. Smith discusses key figures in the field, the challenges of remote viewing UAPs, and even remote assessments of the Moon's far side. His firsthand experiences offer a unique lens on the mysteries of consciousness and the unknown.

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INSIGHT

RV As A Complement To Conventional Detection

Paul H. Smith framed remote viewing as a tool to probe UAPs because conventional sensors leave major gaps.
He argued RV can perceive any location or system, constrained mainly by human psychological limits.

ANECDOTE

Stargate Program History

Paul H. Smith summarized Stargate's bureaucratic history: Army origins, transfers to DIA, and final CIA closure in 1995.
He noted the CIA did not operationally run the program and criticized the closing AIR report's limited review.

ANECDOTE

Operational Remote‑Viewing Examples

Paul H. Smith described military RV tasks including Soviet missile systems, stealth aircraft, and counter‑narcotics cases.
He shared that RV sketches and dowsing helped locate contraband on a ship and identify foreign radar designs.

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In this special episode of Cosmosis, Kelly and Jay return from the International Remote Viewing Association Conference in Cloudcroft, New Mexico—where they spent a week immersed in the world of psychic espionage, anomalous perception, and frontier consciousness research. Surrounded by legends like Lyn Buchanan, Dale Graff, and Paul H. Smith, they were reminded of what drew them to this mystery in the first place: the humbling realization that reality is far stranger, and far more beautiful, than we imagine.

Recorded live at the IRVA conference, this episode features a captivating talk from Paul H. Smith, retired U.S. Army Major and one of the original remote viewers from the Stargate Program—America’s once-classified psychic espionage unit. Smith traces the deep and tangled relationship between UFOs and remote viewing, revealing how intelligence operatives and scientists like Ingo Swann, Hal Puthoff, and Pat Price used psychic perception to probe the mysteries of the phenomenon. From secret lunar targets and underground bases to the blurred boundary between consciousness and the unknown, Smith’s stories bridge Cold War history and the edges of human perception.

Whether you’re new to remote viewing or steeped in its lore, this episode offers a rare, firsthand perspective from one of the few who lived it.

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Resources & References

The Essential Guide to Remote Viewing: The Secret Military Remote Perception Skill Anyone Can Learn, Paul H. Smith:https://a.co/d/ge6aBnR
Reading the Enemy's Mind: Inside Star Gate, Paul H. Smith:https://a.co/d/gtWR9vv

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