Classic Reboot: U.S. Military Interest in the Paranormal with John Alexander

Published 2023-03-07
John Alexander, PhD, is a retired U.S. Army Colonel. He is author of The Warrior’s Edge, Future War, UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Reality Denied: Firsthand Experiences with Things That Can't Happen – But Did. He has served as a consultant to the National Intelligence Council, the CIA, U.S. Special Operations Command, and the Army Science Board.

In this video from 2017, he describes a wide variety of personal encounters with the paranormal that he experienced during his 32 years of service in the United States Army. Many of his investigations were conducted with the support of the commanding general of the Army Intelligence and Security Command. The experiences recounted include UFOs, plant communication, psychotronics, psychokinetic metal-bending, poltergeists, battlefield intuition, dowsing, and remote viewing. He emphasizes that the ability to integrate such phenomena into the military is greatly dependent on the personalities involved.

Edited subtitles for this video are available in Russian, Portuguese, Italian, German, French, and Spanish.

New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in "parapsychology" ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death.

(Recorded on November 8, 2017)

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  • @AyalahW
    I could’ve listened for several more hours. Very intriguing and please do invite him back again if you’re able.
  • I love how you're letting the interview go on without regard to time so much; I could listen for HOURS!!🥰
  • @dorothyscott2730
    Thank you another great interview! The world is showing us how Magnificent it actually IS ❤❤, as are we, humans.
  • @tyanite1
    What a great talk that was. 19:24 made me think of the smartest person I know, a national high tech guru. He is a truly nice person, by the way. With the utmost respect to all his smarts and accomplishments, I have witnessed that he can quickly and efficiently explain away anything that creates any cognitive dissonance whatsoever with his world view. That is, regardless of volumes of credible evidence. So the lesson is that no matter how smart you are, you can miss things, important things, if you're not consciously and intentionally open to them. Thank goodness for people like Colonel Alexander and General Stublebine (not sure if I spelled that right).
  • @Tyler.i.81
    John's book sounds very interesting I always like listening to his interviews.
  • @paul2081ok
    I’ve felt a sudden blast of air in my face that caused me to stop crossing the street and I survived❤❤.
  • The military grouped the ' psychic' relatives into a special program . Exceptional family member program . I was part of that .
  • @Tyler.i.81
    Its always good to learn new things and educate yourself.
  • So, “don’t look to that side - paranormal, Consciousness outside of the brain and the prevailing of the soul after death, reincarnation - because they don’t exist (well, they do, but we need to protect you, it’s for your own good)! Let us do it, we are the governments and know it all”
  • @nickwest9039
    Would love to see him again I know he retired but still would be nice to another one if possible. Thanks