Dale Graff

Dale Graff is a U.S. Air Force civilian scientist who played a significant role in the Stargate Project. He worked in the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, where he was responsible for keeping the Air Force and DoD planners aware of cutting-edge military research in the Soviet Union and China.¹

Graff's interest in psi phenomena stemmed from a personal experience in 1968, where he had a profound out-of-body experience while caught in a rip current. This led him to research anomalous mental phenomena, and he later sought to integrate psychic abilities into military applications.¹

He authored the 1977 report "Paraphysics R&D - Warsaw Pact," which highlighted Soviet research in electromagnetic fields, quantum physics, and Psychokinesis. This report, along with his advocacy, contributed to the DoD's decision to officially fund a psychic research program.¹

Graff was instrumental in the establishment and management of the Grill Flame program. He collaborated with Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ of SRI and oversaw the remote viewing unit at Fort Meade. He was involved in numerous operational taskings, including the successful remote viewing of a new Chinese nuclear device and the location of a lost Soviet bomber in Zaire.¹

Graff later became the overall manager of the Stargate Project under the DIA, where he sought to develop a general theory for psychic phenomena. He also played a role in the program's involvement in the Iran hostage crisis and the search for General Dozier.¹