1973 · Remote viewing session
Ingo Swann travels to Jupiter
WhenApril 27, 1973
WhereRemote viewing session
Backing3 independent
Witnesses1 named
Evidencedocuments, sensor data
In a session observed by SRI researchers and run in parallel with psychic Harold Sherman, Ingo Swann 'traveled' to Jupiter. He described a hydrogen mantle, huge storms, and a ring of crystals around the planet. At the time no ring was known. Pioneer 10 flew past that December, and in March 1979 Voyager 1 discovered that Jupiter does have a faint ring.
Evidence, in date order (3)
- 27 Apr 1973CIA reading room (Puthoff and Targ, SRI)documentsession transcript recorded at the time, before the flybys CIA reading room: Swann and Sherman Jupiter session (1973)
- 27 Apr 1973Harold Shermanwitnessparallel session in the same experiment Harold Sherman
- Mar 1979Voyager 1sensor datadiscovered a faint ring around Jupiter Wikipedia: Rings of Jupiter
How plausible · Moderate
A transcript made before the flybys records Swann's ring description, and Voyager 1 later found the ring.
- ●●No gain sought Nothing to gain.
- ●●Checkable details check out Released official records.
- ●●Fits the documented skeleton Fits the documented record.
- ●○Access Direct observation or instruments.
- ●○Cost of speaking Named on record.
- ●○Character record Trained professionals.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
On the record
- The session transcript was written down and circulated before the Pioneer and Voyager flybys.
- Voyager 1's 1979 discovery of Jupiter's ring system.
- The session with Harold Sherman, recorded by Puthoff and Targ, is in the CIA reading room.
- Swann lists 13 points with the date each was confirmed; the strongest is the ring.Swann on the Moon
Claims
Swann's ring description was a genuine hit made by consciousness alone.speculationSourced, unconfirmedremote-viewing proponents
In The picture
Mind is part of the machineThe CIA paid for remote viewing at SRI, and its own review found the effect 'well established'. In 1973 Swann 'visited' Jupiter and described a ring that Voyager confirmed six years later.
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Hal Puthoff personHarold Sherman personIngo Swann personCIA reading room: Swann and Sherman Jupiter session (1973) documentIngo Swann, 'Penetration: The Question of Extraterrestrial and Human Telepathy' (1998) document