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Cold Open: On April 27, 1973, Harold Sherman and Ingo Swann conducted an experimental psychic probe of the planet Jupiter. This document, released in 2020, details their findings and a conversation with Dr. Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ. Vault.FBI.gov and TheBlackVault.com provide access to this declassified document. Provenance: This document was released on September 3, 2020, through The Black Vault, an online archive of declassified government records. The release was made possible through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The Document: Approved For Release 2008/04/01 : NSA-RDP96X00790R0001 0004001 0-3 AN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIC PROBE OF THE PLANET JUPITER Harold Sherman Ingo Swann April 27, 1973 Approved For Release 2008/04/01 : NSA-RDP96X00790R0001 0004001 0-3 TilE SHEKMA~-S\'i.\NS }:SYCIUC PIWUE or THE p:.;xrT Jt;PITER tempt to carry fo:-ward the poss:1Ll(: \,erity of th~ psychic n~turE.- of men, 1t was decided to holei a psychic prahl: of the planet Jupiter. As ",'ilh any experiment. the n4,'c('ss:l ty (If feedback potential mast characterize any experimental wr"rk undertal~CII ,,'ith the psychical nature of men. "'hile the probing by olher than phy:dcal means of a far distant pl:lnet seems oxtraordinary, 1t was noted thot thE.- Jupiter by-pass NASA space module Pioneer 10 was on i U way I and hopefully wi 11 relay back data as yet not known to science. Based on this situation, it was decided to probe psychically the planet Jupiter. In ~he evening of April 27, 1973, therefore, Mr. Sherman arranged to begill tis probe at 8:00 p.m. Central Standard time, and Mr. S"'ann, cllrrently un the WE.-st Coast at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Standard tim~. The psychic probes thus took place slmultaneously. After on~-ha)f hour, Mr. Sherman was reached by telephone by Mr. Swann, and their results cODlpared. Certain salient points of the obvious similarities between the results of both men follow. The actual responses of both men were recorded and are attached as annex A (Mr. Sherman's response) and annex B (Mr. Swannls response.) Neither Mr. Sherman nor Mr. Swann claim validity for their results, since to do so would be beside any ~cientif1c pOint. What verification might came from Pioneer 10 remains to be seen. Approved For Release 2008/04/01 : NSA-RDP96X00790R0001 0004001 0-3 SIMILARITIES Sherman 1. A rmosphr:. rt:: ..• gases. i;1\'ing off II gola("n glow and cr)'stal-1ik~ d131!Ionj sparkles. . . . givinG' off 11 gol den gl ..., It 1S a gaseous ~ASS 01 myriad colors - yellow. red, ultra- v101et. some greens - like a giant fireworks dlsplay. The enurr.iC'US cloud cover ... Swann ... th~re ar~ crYFtals. they g11 ltt.·r. MaybE' tb;:o :>tripeb are l1ke ballds of cr)·sta!s ... . •. dislinctly YE'llow .•• Inside those cloud iayers •... they look beautiful from the outside, from thE' inside they look like roiliog gas clouds - eeri~ yellow light - rainbows. [redacted under exemption B1] Context: The conversation between Harold Sherman, Ingo Swann, Dr. Hal…

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An Experimental Psychic Probe of the Planet Jupiter, 1973

JUL 6 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-an-experimental-psychic-probe-of-the-planet-jupiter-19735 minLast updated July 6, 2026

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Cold Open: On April 27, 1973, Harold Sherman and Ingo Swann conducted an experimental psychic probe of the planet Jupiter. This document, released in 2020, details their findings and a conversation with Dr. Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ. com provide access to this declassified document.

Date: JUL 6 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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What was An Experimental Psychic Probe of the Planet Jupiter, 1973 about?: Cold Open: On April 27, 1973, Harold Sherman and Ingo Swann conducted an experimental psychic probe of the planet Jupiter. This document, released in 2020, details their findings and a conversation with Dr. Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ. com provide access to this declassified document.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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