Why has the U.S. government's Stargate remote-viewing program never been fully explained?

Lens adapted to this topic: Why the official conclusion is disputed

A serious dissenting reading argues that the program was not simply a failed curiosity. Supporters point to formal protocols, statistically unusual results, memorable target matches, and researchers’ interpretations of the experiments. They argue that the 1995 assessment addressed operational usefulness rather than fully resolving whether anomalous effects occurred. This perspective therefore sees the incomplete explanation as partly a consequence of disputed methods, selective evaluation, and records that do not settle the cause of apparent hits.

• Some researchers interpret the experiments as showing a small statistical effect, even while acknowledging that this did not establish dependable intelligence use.
• Supporters point to formal testing and striking individual matches as reasons not to reduce the entire record to anecdote or fraud.
• The program’s records include both notable hits and misses, leaving the cause of apparent successes unresolved rather than proving paranormal perception.
• The 1995 review can be read as rejecting operational utility without answering every question about experimental anomalies or their possible causes.

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