BEFORE G.A.T.E: Tantalizing Questions

 All over the world people from the 1970's through the 1990's recall being tested and taken from classes for tests, hearing tests, ink blot tests, and often a "pink drink."  Some recall men or women in suits administering these tests. Others, just remember the episodes only vaguely.

These were not regular hearing tests, but something some students were pulled from class to participate in and had no bearing on disabilities or challenges, intelligence levels or behavioral problems. They seemed focused on something else.

There is also a hint that similar, first-generation tests might have been used in the 1960's as well.  As part of my ongoing research, I have heard from several people who were in schools in the early 1960's (1960 - 1968) and slivers of memory very similar.

A memory of being taken from the class, into a small office or empty class, where cards (similar to ink blots) were given. A place where ESP test type cards were used or/and where hearing tests were given with metal banded earphones and large reel-to-reel tape players or a record turntable, and similar short tests or questions.  Sometimes projectors were used but showing only odd or grainy images. Usually, a stranger was the one giving these tests or administering the situation.  No familiar faces.

An emerging trend in all these situations (from the 1960's and forward) are the large numbers of students whose parents worked for the government - either as military members or working for some sub-contracted agency or service (aerospace, USPS, etc.)

Through the National Education Act of 1958, schools could get funds my reporting how many students they had fit that profile. Cards were sent home and parents had to complete them and send them back.  There were many "strings" to getting and using those federal dollars. A loyalty card reflected the lingering fears of the McCarthy Era (now merging with a fear of the Soviets).  As well, this testing activity happened right in the middle of the growing 'Military-Industrial" complex that exiting President Eisenhower warned about.

Secrets, tests, MK-Ultra, research into mind development, intelligence building and more were the hot ticket of the day. The UFO issue. The space race, the Cold War, and so much more....

The question is, did these events use children of government workers to provide a ready-made testing pool - easily regulated and monitored - for research into brain extrasensory powers, hidden skills, and developing intelligence?

Use the contact form on this page and let me know....Did you have an experience similar to this in the 1960's. 1970's, 1980's, or 1990's?

Did your parents work for the military, government or an entity doing contract work for the government?