Charles Honorton
Biography
Charles Honorton (1932-1992) was an American parapsychologist renowned for his rigorous research into psychic phenomena, including telepathy, precognition, and ganzfeld experiments. He directed the Psychophysical Research Laboratories (PRL) in Princeton, New Jersey, pioneering automated testing methods that minimized sensory leakage and experimenter bias. While not directly involved in UAP/UFO research or military/government UFO programs, his meta-analyses provided foundational evidence for psi abilities relevant to abduction claims and anomalous cognition in UFO contexts. Key achievements include a 1985 meta-analysis with Diane Ferrari of 309 precognition experiments (1935-1977), yielding odds against chance of 1 in 10^24, and collaborative work with Daryl Bem. Notable publications: 'Does Psi Exist? Replicable Evidence for an Anomalous Process of Information Transfer' (1986, with Bem et al.). Honorton testified before congressional committees on parapsychology. His work influenced discussions on non-local consciousness potentially linked to UFO encounters.