Harold E. Puthoff

Positions on the chart (1)

• Stargate SRI research leader, 1970s Reported
  Contractor · People Registry

Registry record

Past roles

Physicist; SRI remote-viewing research leader

Credentials

Ph.D. physicist; SRI experimental research history

UAP involvement

Led early SRI research; later associated with UAP investigations

Principal disclosures

Claims about anomalous cognition and aerospace phenomena | V99: Elizondo reports Puthoff told him in a SCIF that Roswell was a real UAP crash; Puthoff's own statement and basis not located (CASE-003)

Evidence contributed

SRI reports and Army GRILL FLAME program documents

Knowledge type

Experimental researcher / investigator

Corroboration

Research and contracting documented; paranormal interpretations disputed

Assessment

Scientific credentials documented; extraordinary conclusions not independently established

Last reviewed

2026-10-29

Evidence (1)

• Harold E. Puthoff: Documented association with U.S. government-funded remote-viewing research or program history Claim unverifiedAnalysis
  E090 · 1970s–1995 · Government program / published evaluation