Is The CIA Hiding Evidence Of Alien Civilisations On The Moon?

Rumours that the Moon might not be as lifeless as we've been led to believe are back in the spotlight, thanks to a recent episode of 'The Joe Rogan Experience'. In a conversation that touched on everything from secret space missions to psychic spying, guest Jesse Michels repeated an old but persistent claim - that the CIA may have been aware of alien structures on the Moon for decades.

Michels, host of the podcast 'American Alchemy', said the US government might already know about alien bases on the far side of the Moon. The idea might sound far-fetched, but it's not new - in fact, much of it stems from remote viewing experiments conducted during the Cold War.

The discussion appears in a recent episode of Joe Rogan's podcast, which you can listen to below...

One of the most prominent figures in this area was Ingo Swann, a self-described psychic who worked on US intelligence projects like Project Stargate. This was a real-life government programme aimed at exploring psychic abilities, including whether individuals could "see" distant or hidden targets using only their mind - a process known as remote viewing.

In his 1998 book 'Penetration', Swann claimed that he had been recruited by a mysterious figure known only as "Axelrod" and tasked with remotely viewing the dark side of the Moon. According to Swann, what he saw there was astonishing: towers, machines, lights, and buildings that seemed out of place on a barren lunar surface. He even said he saw beings that looked completely human - and, more disturbingly, that they appeared to notice him watching. Swann described a moment where these supposed aliens pointed in his direction, suggesting they were aware of his psychic intrusion.

Swann asked Axelrod whether this meant the aliens had warned humans off the Moon. Axelrod's reply was cryptic: "Approximately correct... but not completely so."

These claims are echoed by the late US Air Force sergeant Karle Wolfe, who also featured in the podcast. Wolfe alleged that in the 1960s, while working with photographic equipment for the Lunar Orbiter mission, he was shown images of structures on the far side of the Moon - bases that, according to him, should not have been there.

While neither Swann nor Wolfe provided what would traditionally be called hard evidence, their claims continue to resurface as interest in space and UFOs grows. They also sit within a broader context of past remote viewing experiments. Declassified CIA documents show that similar psychic spying exercises were carried out targeting Mars, where viewers were asked to describe ancient civilisations and planetary cataclysms.

These strange threads of past speculation are now being revisited in light of current events. Under Donald Trump's first presidency, the US Space Force was created and plans were set in motion to return to the Moon via NASA's Artemis programme. Although that mission faced delays under the Biden-Harris administration, the Trump team has reportedly renewed its focus on lunar exploration, with a recent budget proposal funnelling $7 billion into Moon-related projects.

Trump recently said the US would continue to lead in space exploration by investing in Moon and Mars missions, fostering innovation, and supporting private space companies. His comments on National Astronaut Day appear to double down on a desire to get to the Moon before China, which has also ramped up its own lunar plans.

At the same time, discussions around UFOs, now officially labelled UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), have been creeping closer to the political mainstream. Recent congressional hearings have focused on the possible existence of non-terrestrial intelligence, and there's growing public interest in how much the government really knows.

While there is no official confirmation of alien civilisations on the Moon, claims from remote viewers, whistleblowers, and Cold War-era psychic experiments continue to stir the pot. Whether they're dismissed as science fiction or explored as genuine leads, they raise questions that today's space race - and tomorrow's landings - might one day answer.