CIA conducts psychic experiment to locate the Ark of the Covenant

In 1988, during the Cold War, the CIA initiated Project Sun Streak, a program utilizing psychic techniques aimed at locating the Ark of the Covenant, an ancient chest believed to contain the Ten Commandments. This undertaking showcased the agency's interest in exploring extrasensory perception and involved the method known as 'remote viewing,' which purports to extract information about distant or unseen targets. Remote Viewer No. 032 described the Ark as a coffin-shaped wooden container covered with gold and silver, adorned with winged figures resembling angels, supposedly buried in a dark, wet subterranean location in the Middle East. The remote viewer's sessions detailed that protective entities guard the Ark, permitting access only at what they deemed the right time. It was suggested that any unauthorized attempts to reach the Ark would trigger destruction by forces unknown to humanity. This report, despite its intriguing aspect, was concluded to be speculative and unverified. In 2000, the CIA declassified the files related to this experiment, which invited further scrutiny from experts. Among the critiques, former U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Joe McMoneagle pointed out that the findings of this project should not be seen as confirmation of the Ark's existence. He noted that the session served more as a training exercise rather than providing concrete evidence of anything substantial. He emphasized that verification hinges on the presence of tangible proof, meaning the claim about the Ark needed substantiation by the Ark itself, which is still unlocated. The Ark of the Covenant has long been associated with numerous narratives within religious texts and folklore, attributing to it significant ceremonial and historical value. Nevertheless, despite the alluring descriptions provided during the remote viewing sessions, the claims made by the CIA remain unsubstantiated without any physical evidence to support the notion of the Ark's existence anywhere in the Middle East or beyond.