CIA, mystics, and a biblical treasure: How the US spent millions on psychic spies to find the Ark of the Covenant

In 1988, a top-secret CIA experiment under Project Sun Streak reportedly used a psychic to locate the Ark of the Covenant. The psychic, unaware of the target, described a gold and wooden chest adorned with winged figures, buried underground in the Middle East. The declassified documents, released in 2000, resurfaced on social media, sparking intrigue. But was this a genuine breakthrough or just Cold War-era pseudoscience? Experts remain sceptical, leaving the Ark’s fate an enduring enigma.