Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Former U.S. Army Intelligence Officer and Project Stargate remote viewer Joe McMoneagle joins That UFO Podcast for an in-depth conversation about his life, psychic espionage, and one of the most controversial sessions in intelligence history.
Joe discusses:
• His 1966 UFO encounter in The Bahamas
• Being recruited into U.S. Army Intelligence
• Early remote viewing testing at Stanford Research Institute
• The Soviet “Typhoon-class” submarine case
• Tensions inside the intelligence community
• Robert Gates and the program’s closure
• The Ancient Mars session
• Out-of-body training with Robert Monroe
Joe was awarded the Legion of Merit for his intelligence work and spent nearly five decades refining remote viewing methodology.
This is one of the most detailed conversations Joe has given on his career and the reality behind Project Stargate.
Timestamps
00:00 Blinded by a UFO: The Sand Dunes Encounter
00:49 Welcome to That UFO Podcast | Introducing Joe McMoneagle
02:22 Growing Up in Miami: Survival, Gangs & Leaving Home
04:15 Joining the Army & Entering Intelligence
06:04 The Bahamas Posting: Before the Sighting
09:21 The Craft Overhead: Silence, Missing Time & Vanishing
11:51 Radiation Burns & The False Memory Mystery
15:41 From UFO to Stargate: How Remote Viewing Began
18:22 SRI Trials: Five First-Place Hits & Fort Meade
23:46 Remote Viewing Explained: Protocol, Perception & Bias
32:43 Can Anyone Do It? Training, Ego & “Martial Art of the Mind”
36:45 Psychic Survival Instincts & Modern Suppression
42:42 Early Military Successes & The Dozier Case
46:01 How Remote Viewing ‘Glued’ the Intelligence Together
47:15 The Power of Shared Intention
52:47 Ego, 24 Failures & Learning to Truly Perceive
55:52 The Arctic Mystery Building & Soviet Mega-Sub
59:31 “Total Fantasy”: Robert Gates & The 112-Day Prediction
01:05:22 Funding Battles & Religious Backlash
01:07:41 Threat Assessment, Encryption Logic & Shutdown
01:12:55 Is It Still Active? Russia Experiments & The Butterfly Test
01:16:37 The Ancient Mars Session Begins
01:28:15 Time & The Future: Why DOD Got Spooked
01:34:45 AI, Morality & The ‘Near Zero Risk’ Problem
01:36:54 Viewing the Future: Consequences Before Causes
01:37:22 Targeting a UFO: When “They” Noticed
01:39:59 The Symbol Puzzle & Being Taught Through Targets
01:44:12 Why Humans Are Dangerous: Nukes & Dimensional Travel
01:48:27 Modern Ufology, Crash Sites & Disclosure Ethics
01:54:16 Listener Questions: Ethics & Privacy Limits
02:00:56 China, Roswell & Remote Viewing Limits
02:04:31 NDEs, Timelines & What Death Taught Him
02:14:04 Consciousness, Reality & Final Thoughts
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Former U.S. Army Intelligence Officer and Project Stargate remote viewer Joe McMoneagle joins That UFO Podcast for an in-depth conversation about his life, psychic espionage, and one of the most controversial sessions in intelligence history.
Joe discusses:
• His 1966 UFO encounter in The Bahamas
• Being recruited into U.S. Army Intelligence
• Early remote viewing testing at Stanford Research Institute
• The Soviet “Typhoon-class” submarine case
• Tensions inside the intelligence community
• Robert Gates and the program’s closure
• The Ancient Mars session
• Out-of-body training with Robert Monroe
Joe was awarded the Legion of Merit for his intelligence work and spent nearly five decades refining remote viewing methodology.
This is one of the most detailed conversations Joe has given on his career and the reality behind Project Stargate.
Timestamps
00:00 Blinded by a UFO: The Sand Dunes Encounter
00:49 Welcome to That UFO Podcast | Introducing Joe McMoneagle
02:22 Growing Up in Miami: Survival, Gangs & Leaving Home
04:15 Joining the Army & Entering Intelligence
06:04 The Bahamas Posting: Before the Sighting
09:21 The Craft Overhead: Silence, Missing Time & Vanishing
11:51 Radiation Burns & The False Memory Mystery
15:41 From UFO to Stargate: How Remote Viewing Began
18:22 SRI Trials: Five First-Place Hits & Fort Meade
23:46 Remote Viewing Explained: Protocol, Perception & Bias
32:43 Can Anyone Do It? Training, Ego & “Martial Art of the Mind”
36:45 Psychic Survival Instincts & Modern Suppression
42:42 Early Military Successes & The Dozier Case
46:01 How Remote Viewing ‘Glued’ the Intelligence Together
47:15 The Power of Shared Intention
52:47 Ego, 24 Failures & Learning to Truly Perceive
55:52 The Arctic Mystery Building & Soviet Mega-Sub
59:31 “Total Fantasy”: Robert Gates & The 112-Day Prediction
01:05:22 Funding Battles & Religious Backlash
01:07:41 Threat Assessment, Encryption Logic & Shutdown
01:12:55 Is It Still Active? Russia Experiments & The Butterfly Test
01:16:37 The Ancient Mars Session Begins
01:28:15 Time & The Future: Why DOD Got Spooked
01:34:45 AI, Morality & The ‘Near Zero Risk’ Problem
01:36:54 Viewing the Future: Consequences Before Causes
01:37:22 Targeting a UFO: When “They” Noticed
01:39:59 The Symbol Puzzle & Being Taught Through Targets
01:44:12 Why Humans Are Dangerous: Nukes & Dimensional Travel
01:48:27 Modern Ufology, Crash Sites & Disclosure Ethics
01:54:16 Listener Questions: Ethics & Privacy Limits
02:00:56 China, Roswell & Remote Viewing Limits
02:04:31 NDEs, Timelines & What Death Taught Him
02:14:04 Consciousness, Reality & Final Thoughts
🔥 Support the show & get bonus content:
🛸 YouTube Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UCHw9Lru3EcpRQyM7AI5TlmA/join
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🛸 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/that-ufo-podcast/id1511121397
🛸 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7wnXUAQ3vwdsX1BoyaEvjZ
🛸 Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/ThatUFOPodcast
📲 Connect with the show:
Twitter: @UFOUAPAM
Facebook, Instagram & YouTube: That UFO Podcast
YouTube: YouTube.com/c/ThatUFOPodcast
Email: UFOUAPAM@gmail.com
All links: https://linktr.ee/ufouapam
Official Website: ThatUFOPodcast.com
👍 Don’t forget to subscribe, like & leave a review — it really helps!
Thanks for listening,
Andy
🎵 Music Credits:
"Girl with the Saucer Eyes" – Adam Goldsack → bitly.ws/kvIK
"Goblin Problems" – Sean Cahill → bitly.ws/kvIL
