Remote Viewing in the 1700s? The Strange Case of a Frenchman’s Predictions

Little is known about this obscure Frenchman who claimed to have discovered Nauscopie—a method of detecting ships and landmasses at extraordinary distances (up to 1,000 kilometers) by observing their atmospheric effects. This early form of remote viewing was supported by hundreds of witnesses, including high-ranking naval officers, governor, whose testimonies suggested there might be truth to his claims. In a letter, he recounted that as early as 1762, while serving in the French navy, he theorized that an approaching vessel would disturb the atmosphere in a detectable way, allowing a trained observer to perceive its presence long before it became…