Declassified 1988 Air War College Report Urged U.S. Military to Explore Psychic Warfare

McKelvy's framing placed the danger not in Moscow but in American attitudes. The report's abstract asserts that man's greatest potential "remains a prisoner of man," and that only a fraction of the human mind is currently used. Coordinated military exploration of what he called the mind frontier was, in his view, essential — and the key to that exploration was greater psychic awareness.

The document is explicit that it represents the author's views and does not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Air War College or the Department of the Air Force. It was submitted to the faculty in fulfillment of a research requirement, with Colonel Donald N. Panzenhagen serving as research advisor.

S. military's own skepticism, not Soviet capability alone, was the primary obstacle to preparing for a domain it refused to name.

The report draws Paranormal phenomena are defined as observable facts or events not scientifically explainable…