- In 1988, the CIA’s Project Sun Streak used psychic techniques to locate the Ark of the Covenant, employing “remote viewing” methods. The effort was part of a Cold War-era program exploring extrasensory perception.
- Remote Viewer No. 032 described the Ark as a wooden, gold and silver container with winged figures buried in the Middle East.
- Experts cautioned against interpreting the session as proof. They emphasized the need for physical evidence to substantiate claims.
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Recently declassified CIA documents revealed that in 1988, U.S. intelligence officials used psychic techniques in attempt to locate the biblical Ark of the Covenant.
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U.S. intelligence launched the effort under a Cold War-era program called Project Sun Streak.
The CIA allegedly ran a "remote viewer" program where "psychics" were locating objects.
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Apparently, the Ark of the Covenant was located by such a psychic, known as "remote viewer #032" …
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The program trained individuals to use “remote viewing.” It’s a method that claims to access information about distant or unseen targets through extrasensory perception.
What did the remote viewer report about the Ark’s location and surroundings?
In one session, the CIA gave a subject identified only as Remote Viewer No. 032 coordinates without providing the target’s identity.
The actual target was the Ark of the Covenant, the ancient chest said to have contained the Ten Commandments.
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The viewer described a container made of wood, gold and silver. The participant also said it had winged figures resembling angels. They described the object as coffin-shaped and buried in a dark, wet, subterranean location in the Middle East.
The viewer also reported seeing domed buildings resembling mosques.
The documents included sketches that depict a domed white structure, several humanoid figures labeled “mummies” and a winged creature marked as “seradin.”
Were historical and spiritual claims made about the object?
The notes said “entities” protect the Ark and permit its opening only when the time is “deemed correct.”
The viewer warned that any unauthorized attempt to access it would trigger destruction by forces “unknown to us.”
They said the Ark was meant to unite people and held ceremonial, spiritual and historical significance “beyond what we now know.”
Remote Viewer No. 032 linked its purpose to memory, homage and resurrection.
While the descriptions reflect religious and cultural narratives, the session’s content remains speculative and unverified.
How have experts responded to the document’s claims?
The CIA declassified the file in 2000.
Experts familiar with the agency’s remote viewing program, including former U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Joe McMoneagle, have cautioned against interpreting the session as proof of the Ark’s existence.
McMoneagle was one of the original remote viewers involved in early experiments. He said the 1988 session appeared to be a training exercise, describing its content as unverifiable.
McMoneagle emphasized that without physical evidence, such claims remain unsupported.
“If someone claims that remote viewing proves the existence of something, such as the Ark of the Covenant, they must produce the Ark to substantiate their claim,” he told The Jerusalem Post.
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What is the Ark of the Covenant and why does it matter?
The Hebrew Bible described the Ark of the Covenant as a sacred chest the Israelites built under Moses’ direction. They placed the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments inside it and kept it in the inner sanctuary of the Temple in Jerusalem.
The Ark disappeared after the Babylonian conquest in 586 BCE, and its location has remained unknown for centuries.
[RYAN ROBERTSON]
SOMEONE FIND DR. JONES, WE MAY NEED HIM FOR ANOTHER ADVENTURE. SO, THE CIA RECENTLY DECLASSIFIED SOME DOCUMENTS REVEALING A COLD WAR-ERA EXPERIMENT THE AGENCY CONDUCTED TO TRY AND FIND THE BIBLICAL ARK OF THE COVENANT USING PSYCHIC TECHNIQUES.
“The Ark of the Covenant, the chest the Hebrews used to carry around the Ten Commandments.”
OUR SAGA STARTS IN 1988. AS PART OF A SECRET U.S. INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM KNOWN AS PROJECT SUN STREAK, A PERSON WITH THE PSYCHIC ABILITY TO SEE EVENTS AND LOCATIONS–KNOWN AS A REMOTE VIEWER AND IDENTIFIED ONLY AS NO. 32– WAS ASKED TO DESCRIBE A HIDDEN OBJECT USING NOTHING BUT GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES.
THE TARGET, UNKNOWN TO THE VIEWER, WAS APPARENTLY THE ARK.
ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTS, VIEWER 32 DESCRIBED A COFFIN-SHAPED CONTAINER MADE OF WOOD, GOLD, AND SILVER—DECORATED WITH WINGED ANGELS—CLOSELY MATCHING THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS. THE VIEWER SAID THE OBJECT WAS HIDDEN UNDERGROUND IN A DARK, WET LOCATION SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, SURROUNDED BY ARABIC-SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS AND DOMED BUILDINGS RESEMBLING MOSQUES.
THE ARK OF THE COVENANT IS WILDLY IMPORTANT TO BOTH JEWISH AND CHRISTIOAN FAITHS. ALSO CALLED ‘THE MERCY SEAT’, IT’S SAID TO BE THE PLACE FROM WHERE GOD COMMUNICATED WITH MOSES IN THE DESERT…
THE ARK IS SAID TO HOLD THE TABLETS OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, AARONS STAFF, AND AN URN OF MANNA. IT WENT MISSING DURING THE BABYLONIAN CONQUEST OF JERUSALEM IN 586 BCE…AND THERE ARE ACTUAL STORIES OF PEOPLE DYING WHEN THEY MISHANDLED IT…ALTHOUGH PEOPLE’S FACES MELTING OFF LIKE IN THE INDIANA JONES MOVIE WAS NEVER RECORDED.
“The Ark is a source of unspeakable power and it has to be researched!”
THE NOTES FROM VIEWER 32’S REMOTE SESSION ALSO INCLUDED SKETCHES—AND WARNINGS. VIEWER 32 CLAIMED THE CONTAINER WAS GUARDED BY “ENTITIES,” AND SAID ANYONE ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS IT WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION WOULD BE DESTROYED BY FORCES “UNKNOWN TO US.” THEY ADDED THE ARK COULD ONLY BE OPENED WHEN “THE TIME IS DEEMED CORRECT.”
THEY DESCRIBED IT AS DEEPLY SPIRITUAL—MEANT TO UNITE PEOPLE AND PRESERVE LOST KNOWLEDGE.
IF THIS STORY SOUNDS FAMILIAR TO YOU, IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE THE CIA DECLASSIFIED THE DOCUMENT IN 2000, BUT IT RECENTLY RESURFACED AFTER BEING FEATURED ON A PODCAST. INTELLIGENCE VETERANS SAY THE SESSION WAS LIKELY A TRAINING TARGET, NOT AN OPERATIONAL MISSION, AND CAUTION REMOTE VIEWING LACKS SCIENTIFIC BASIS, AND EVEN THOUGH NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF THE ARK’S EXISTENCE HAS EVER BEEN FOUND THEORIES ABOUT ITS LOCATION CONTINUE TO PERSIST BUT WORD TO THE WISE, IF THE ARK IS REAL AND SOMEONE FINDS IT…PLEASE DON’T OPEN IT…OR AT LEAST GIVE THE REST OF US A HEADS UP SO WE CAN SHUT OUR EYES.
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