Hal Puthoff
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I realize that when I trust my gut instinct, I'm usually right. So anyway, that sort of leads to the idea that this is a broadly available phenomenon.
I realize that when I trust my gut instinct, I'm usually right. So anyway, that sort of leads to the idea that this is a broadly available phenomenon.
I think your second interpretation is the correct one. Because probably... When you're out in the jungle and there's a tiger coming down the trail that you don't know about quite, it would be a thing that could really help you exist and survive.
I think your second interpretation is the correct one. Because probably... When you're out in the jungle and there's a tiger coming down the trail that you don't know about quite, it would be a thing that could really help you exist and survive.
I think your second interpretation is the correct one. Because probably... When you're out in the jungle and there's a tiger coming down the trail that you don't know about quite, it would be a thing that could really help you exist and survive.
But once we get into language and technology and so on, that sort of – nonetheless, we found – I'll tell you what was the most mind-boggling thing in the whole program was the following. We had a few people who did really well. So, of course, CIA wanted to know, well, we'd like to find people in CIA who could do this. So give us a full medical roundup of these people.
But once we get into language and technology and so on, that sort of – nonetheless, we found – I'll tell you what was the most mind-boggling thing in the whole program was the following. We had a few people who did really well. So, of course, CIA wanted to know, well, we'd like to find people in CIA who could do this. So give us a full medical roundup of these people.
But once we get into language and technology and so on, that sort of – nonetheless, we found – I'll tell you what was the most mind-boggling thing in the whole program was the following. We had a few people who did really well. So, of course, CIA wanted to know, well, we'd like to find people in CIA who could do this. So give us a full medical roundup of these people.
So we get a full medical including seven-layer brain scans. And they came back and said, well, these are just normal people. So, well, maybe it's psychological or neurological or whatever. So they did all those experiments. And they said, these are just normal people. So we wondered, well, does that mean that normal people could do this even if they didn't know about it?
So we get a full medical including seven-layer brain scans. And they came back and said, well, these are just normal people. So, well, maybe it's psychological or neurological or whatever. So they did all those experiments. And they said, these are just normal people. So we wondered, well, does that mean that normal people could do this even if they didn't know about it?
So we get a full medical including seven-layer brain scans. And they came back and said, well, these are just normal people. So, well, maybe it's psychological or neurological or whatever. So they did all those experiments. And they said, these are just normal people. So we wondered, well, does that mean that normal people could do this even if they didn't know about it?
So about that time, we said, okay, well, let's just bring in some people from SRI labs who never thought about ESP, who never thought about any of this stuff. So I remember we had a woman, Hella Hammond, and we asked her to come volunteer for an experiment. She said, what kind of experiment? I said, well, it's sort of like an ESP experiment. She said, give me a break.
So about that time, we said, okay, well, let's just bring in some people from SRI labs who never thought about ESP, who never thought about any of this stuff. So I remember we had a woman, Hella Hammond, and we asked her to come volunteer for an experiment. She said, what kind of experiment? I said, well, it's sort of like an ESP experiment. She said, give me a break.
So about that time, we said, okay, well, let's just bring in some people from SRI labs who never thought about ESP, who never thought about any of this stuff. So I remember we had a woman, Hella Hammond, and we asked her to come volunteer for an experiment. She said, what kind of experiment? I said, well, it's sort of like an ESP experiment. She said, give me a break.
I don't believe in that stuff. I said, okay, but do it anyway. And so one of the first experiments we did with her – and we have a wonderful diagram of what she did – We sent somebody out by our usual random protocol to an overpass over a freeway that's all fenced in with a very interesting structure.
I don't believe in that stuff. I said, okay, but do it anyway. And so one of the first experiments we did with her – and we have a wonderful diagram of what she did – We sent somebody out by our usual random protocol to an overpass over a freeway that's all fenced in with a very interesting structure.
I don't believe in that stuff. I said, okay, but do it anyway. And so one of the first experiments we did with her – and we have a wonderful diagram of what she did – We sent somebody out by our usual random protocol to an overpass over a freeway that's all fenced in with a very interesting structure.
And she made a drawing of all of that and said, you know, there's this kind of trough up in the air, but it's got holes in it so it couldn't carry water. There's something going by really fast. I mean, she really nailed the place.
And she made a drawing of all of that and said, you know, there's this kind of trough up in the air, but it's got holes in it so it couldn't carry water. There's something going by really fast. I mean, she really nailed the place.
And she made a drawing of all of that and said, you know, there's this kind of trough up in the air, but it's got holes in it so it couldn't carry water. There's something going by really fast. I mean, she really nailed the place.