Russell Targ

Russell Targ is an American laser physicist born in 1934. He co-founded the remote viewing research program at SRI International in 1972 with Harold Puthoff, funded by the CIA and military intelligence for applications in intelligence gathering, such as locating Soviet sites and hostages. Targ, with credibility from laser work at Lockheed Martin (retired 1997), developed protocols yielding accurate results, leading to Army training programs. Key achievements include declassified successes in psychic spying, silver market forecasting experiments (9/9 correct), and building a psychokinetic electron beam device. Notable publications: 'The Reality of ESP: A Physicist's Proof of Psychic Abilities,' 'Limitless Mind,' co-author of 'Mind-Reach,' 'The Mind Race.' No direct UAP/UFO research involvement noted, though remote viewing ties to government psi programs.