SRI International — Psi Research Program(SRI)
SRI International, founded in 1946 as Stanford Research Institute by Stanford University trustees in Menlo Park, California, USA, is an independent nonprofit research institute (civilian/academic type) that separated from the university in 1970 and adopted its current name in 1977. Its Psi Research Program, focused on parapsychology, operated from 1972 to 1991, investigating phenomena like remote viewing and psychokinesis. Key activities included experiments with Uri Geller on metal bending and psychic abilities, published in journals such as Nature (1974) and Proceedings of the IEEE (1976), attracting sponsorship from NASA (via Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and the CIA. These studies fed into classified U.S. government programs, with the program transferring to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in 1991 as part of the Stargate Project, a remote viewing initiative declassified in 1995. Notable achievements encompass early scientific publications on psi phenomena, though later criticized for methodological flaws including poor target selection, viewing protocols, and judging standards, leading to widespread scientific discreditation. No direct UAP/UFO research is documented, but remote viewing overlaps with anomalous cognition relevant to such fields. The program ended in 1991; SRI International continues broad R&D in technology, AI, and defense for government and commercial clients, employing about 1,500-2,100 staff as of recent records.