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Michael Salla

Former academic in international politics turned pioneer of "exopolitics" — the political study of extraterrestrial life's involvement in human affairs. Salla's work connects consciousness research, remote viewing, secret space programs, and interdimensional contact into a unified framework arguing that governments have suppressed knowledge of both extraterrestrial civilizations and humanity's latent consciousness capabilities.

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Full NameMichael E. Salla
BornSeptember 25, 1958, Melbourne, Australia
Known As@MichaelSalla on X
RoleExopolitics Researcher / Author / Podcaster
StatusACTIVE
Current LocationKalapana, Hawaii
PlatformExopolitics.org, ExopoliticsToday podcast (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube), books, conference circuit
Current AffiliationFounder, Exopolitics Institute (est. 2005); Founder, Exopolitics Journal (est. 2006)
Notable WorksExopolitics: Political Implications of the Extraterrestrial Presence (2004), Insiders Reveal Secret Space Programs & Extraterrestrial Alliances (2015), The US Navy's Secret Space Program and Nordic Extraterrestrial Alliance (2017), Antarctica's Hidden History: Corporate Foundations of Secret Space Programs (2018), Rise of the Red Dragon (2020), Space Force (2021), Galactic Federations, Councils & Secret Space Programs (2022), US Army Insider Missions (2023), Kennedy's Last Stand (2013), Galactic Diplomacy (2013)
EducationPhD in Government, University of Queensland, Australia; MA in Philosophy, University of Melbourne, Australia
CategoryExopolitics Researcher / Author

Assessment: SPECULATIVE (Consciousness-UAP Framework)​

Michael Salla occupies a unique position in exopolitics discourse. His academic credentials are legitimate — he held faculty positions at American University and George Washington University and received grants from the United States Institute of Peace and the Ford Foundation for conflict resolution work. His pivot to exopolitics, however, moved him decisively outside mainstream academia. Salla's significance to this project lies in his systematic effort to connect consciousness research (remote viewing, interdimensional contact, psychic phenomena) with the political infrastructure of secret space programs and extraterrestrial alliances. His work relies heavily on insider and whistleblower testimony that lacks independent verification, placing most of his claims in the speculative category. However, where his framework overlaps with declassified programs — particularly the use of remote viewing as an intelligence tool and the CIA's investigation of consciousness leaving the body — his documentation of how these threads connect to broader UAP secrecy is useful for pattern analysis.

Background​

Academic Career (1983-2004)​

Michael Salla earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Melbourne in 1983, followed by an MA in Philosophy from the same university, and a PhD in Government from the University of Queensland in 1993. He built a legitimate academic career focused on international politics and conflict resolution:

  • Australian National University — Department of Political Science (1994-1996)
  • American University, Washington, D.C. — Assistant Professor, School of International Service and Center for Global Peace (1996-2004)
  • George Washington University — Elliott School of International Affairs (2002)

During this period, Salla published approximately two dozen articles in academic journals on ethnic conflict resolution topics, conducting fieldwork in East Timor, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Sri Lanka. He received financial grants from the United States Institute of Peace and the Ford Foundation for peacemaking initiatives.

The Pivot to Exopolitics (2003-2004)​

Around 2003, Salla began publishing articles arguing that an extraterrestrial presence was a factor in international politics. This shift generated controversy at American University, and by 2004 his academic appointment ended. Salla relocated to Kalapana, Hawaii, where he founded the Exopolitics Institute in 2005 and the Exopolitics Journal in 2006.

His first exopolitics book, Exopolitics: Political Implications of the Extraterrestrial Presence (2004), was the first published book to use the term "exopolitics" in its title. It argued that extraterrestrial intelligence has been involved in human affairs since at least the 1950s and that various treaties and agreements exist governing human-extraterrestrial relations.

Building the Exopolitics Framework (2004-Present)​

Since leaving academia, Salla has published over a dozen books, primarily through his own imprint. His Secret Space Program series — comprising six volumes — investigated whistleblower and insider testimonies on multiple classified space programs. Several became Amazon bestsellers in their categories.

His podcast, Exopolitics Today, features interviews with remote viewers, alleged insiders, contactees, and researchers, and publishes episodes semiweekly. The podcast has become one of the primary platforms in the exopolitics space for discussing consciousness-UAP connections.

Consciousness and Exopolitics: Salla's Framework​

Salla's work is relevant to this project because he explicitly connects consciousness phenomena — remote viewing, interdimensional contact, psychic abilities, out-of-body experiences — to the political and military infrastructure of UAP secrecy. His core arguments include:

Remote Viewing as Evidence for Extraterrestrial Contact​

Salla has extensively covered and promoted the use of remote viewing as an intelligence-gathering tool for investigating extraterrestrial civilizations and secret space programs. He has interviewed and collaborated with remote viewers including Courtney Brown of the Farsight Institute, featuring their claims that remote viewing sessions have confirmed the existence of:

  • A "Galactic Federation of Worlds" — an alliance of extraterrestrial civilizations
  • Secret Space Programs operated by the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and corporate entities
  • Extraterrestrial bases in the solar system, including alleged facilities in Jupiter's atmosphere
  • Draco Reptilian civilizations and their alleged interactions with human governments

In June 2021, Salla covered Dr. Courtney Brown's project in which a team of five remote viewers targeted the Galactic Federation, publishing their findings through the Farsight Institute. Salla connected these remote viewing results to the December 2020 claims by Professor Haim Eshed — former head of Israel's space security program — who publicly stated that a "Galactic Federation" existed and had been in contact with the United States and Israel.

Interdimensional Beings and Non-Physical Intelligence​

Salla's podcast and writings explore the intersection of interdimensional entities, plasma-based UAP phenomena, and consciousness. Notable episodes include his interview series "Born in the Veil," which explored:

  • Near-death experiences and their connection to interdimensional contact
  • Plasma UFOs as conscious light phenomena rather than physical craft
  • Inter-dimensional beings and "cosmic intelligences" that interact with human consciousness
  • The relationship between expanded states of awareness and UAP contact

This line of research overlaps significantly with Jacques Vallee's interdimensional hypothesis — the argument that UAP phenomena originate from parallel dimensions rather than distant star systems. While Vallee approaches this from a control-system framework, Salla frames it within a more literal exopolitical structure of galactic civilizations operating across dimensional boundaries.

Secret Space Programs and Consciousness Technology​

Salla's Secret Space Program series argues that classified military programs have developed and deployed consciousness-based technologies, including:

  • Advanced remote viewing capabilities beyond what was publicly disclosed through Project Stargate
  • Consciousness-assisted navigation and communication systems
  • Technology derived from reverse-engineered extraterrestrial craft that interfaces with human consciousness
  • Programs that train human operatives to interact with non-physical intelligences

The Galactic Federation Framework​

Salla's 2022 book Galactic Federations, Councils & Secret Space Programs represents his most comprehensive effort to map the alleged political structure of extraterrestrial civilizations and their relationship to human consciousness development. The book draws on remote viewing data, contactee testimony, and alleged insider accounts to describe:

  • Multiple competing galactic organizations with different orientations toward humanity
  • The role of consciousness in interstellar communication and diplomacy
  • Alleged agreements between human governments and extraterrestrial factions
  • The suppression of consciousness research as part of maintaining these secret agreements

Key Collaborations and Connections​

Courtney Brown and the Farsight Institute​

Salla has interviewed Courtney Brown on his podcast and extensively covered the Farsight Institute's remote viewing projects targeting extraterrestrial civilizations. In April 2022, Salla conducted an in-depth interview with Brown about remote viewing extraterrestrials and secret space programs. However, tensions emerged in 2024 when Brown publicly addressed what he described as discrepancies with Salla and contactee Elena Danaan regarding the characterization of Grey extraterrestrials.

Elena Danaan​

French-born contactee and author Elena Danaan has been one of Salla's most frequent collaborators and interview guests. Salla has featured her claims about direct communication with extraterrestrial beings and has used her testimony as corroborating evidence for remote viewing findings. Danaan's claims about an Ashtar Command base in Jupiter's atmosphere were reportedly "confirmed" by Farsight Institute remote viewing sessions in December 2021, a convergence Salla highlighted as significant.

Grant Cameron​

Salla's work intersects with Grant Cameron's consciousness-focused UAP research, particularly regarding the role of "downloads" and non-local information transfer in UAP contact. Both researchers argue that consciousness is the primary interface between humanity and non-human intelligence, though Cameron's methodology relies more on experiencer testimony and archival presidential research, while Salla emphasizes insider whistleblower accounts and remote viewing data.

Jacques Vallee's Influence​

Salla's framework borrows from Jacques Vallee's interdimensional hypothesis while extending it into a more structured exopolitical framework. Where Vallee proposes a "control system" of non-human intelligence interacting with human consciousness through staged phenomena, Salla maps this onto specific galactic civilizations with identifiable political structures and agendas. Vallee has generally maintained distance from the contactee-driven exopolitics community.

Key Quotes​

"The extraterrestrial presence is the most suppressed truth in human history, and consciousness is the key that unlocks it." — Michael Salla, Exopolitics.org

"Remote viewing is not just a psychic curiosity — it is an intelligence-gathering tool that has been used by military and intelligence agencies for decades, and what it reveals about extraterrestrial civilizations and secret space programs is the most significant data we have." — Michael Salla, Exopolitics Today podcast

"What we're seeing is a convergence — remote viewers, contactees, and military insiders are all describing the same structures: a Galactic Federation, secret space programs, and a consciousness connection that our governments have known about and suppressed." — Michael Salla, discussing the Farsight Institute remote viewing sessions, 2021

Where He Has Said It​

  • Exopolitics Today podcast — Semiweekly episodes since 2020 covering remote viewing, consciousness, SSPs, and extraterrestrial contact (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube)
  • Exopolitics.org — Primary website with articles, interviews, and research since 2004
  • Books — Over a dozen publications, primarily through his own imprint (see Notable Works above)
  • Conference appearances — Regular speaker at UFO/UAP and consciousness conferences
  • "Born in the Veil" interview series — Near-death experiences, interdimensional beings, and plasma UAP phenomena
  • Interview with Dr. Courtney Brown (April 2022) — Remote viewing extraterrestrials and secret space programs
  • Galactic Federation remote viewing coverage (June 2021) — Analysis of Farsight Institute five-viewer sessions
  • Remote Viewing the Galactic Federation, SSPs and Draco Reptilians (January 2026) — Featuring remote viewer Sebastien Martin's claims about covert intelligence work

The Counterargument​

Academic Criticism​

Salla's transition from legitimate academic to exopolitics researcher is cited by critics as an example of credentialed individuals departing from evidence-based methodology. RationalWiki describes him as a "pseudoscholar and ufologist" whose field of exopolitics is "based on the fantasy that extraterrestrial intelligence has been involved in human affairs since at least the 1950s."

Evidentiary Concerns​

The primary criticism of Salla's work concerns his reliance on unverifiable testimony:

  • Insider and whistleblower accounts — Many of Salla's key sources are individuals claiming classified knowledge who cannot provide documentary evidence due to alleged secrecy restrictions. This creates an unfalsifiable framework where the absence of evidence is attributed to suppression rather than non-existence.
  • Contactee testimony — Salla's collaboration with contactees like Elena Danaan, who claim direct communication with extraterrestrial beings, relies on experiential reports that cannot be independently verified.
  • Remote viewing data — While remote viewing has a documented history in U.S. intelligence programs (Project Stargate), the extension of remote viewing claims to mapping galactic civilizations goes far beyond what declassified program results support.

Methodological Issues​

  • Salla applies political science analytical frameworks (treaties, alliances, diplomatic structures) to claims that have not been established as factual, creating an appearance of rigor around unverified premises.
  • The convergence of multiple unverified sources (remote viewers, contactees, insiders) is presented as corroboration, but critics argue this may reflect shared cultural narratives rather than independent confirmation.
  • His self-publishing model and departure from peer review remove the quality controls that constrained his earlier academic work.

Disagreements Within the Community​

The 2024 dispute between Salla/Danaan and Courtney Brown illustrates internal tensions within the exopolitics community over credibility and methodology, with Brown publicly challenging aspects of Salla's framework.

  • Courtney Brown — Founder of the Farsight Institute; Salla has extensively covered and interviewed Brown regarding remote viewing of extraterrestrial civilizations, though tensions emerged in 2024
  • Dean Radin — Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences; Radin's peer-reviewed research on psi phenomena provides some of the scientific grounding that Salla's consciousness-UAP framework draws upon
  • Jacques Vallee — Pioneer of the interdimensional hypothesis; Salla extends Vallee's framework into a structured exopolitical model of galactic civilizations operating across dimensions
  • Grant Cameron — Canadian UAP researcher whose consciousness-focused work parallels Salla's emphasis on non-local awareness as the interface between humanity and non-human intelligence
  • Joe McMoneagle — Star Gate remote viewer whose operational intelligence work provides the declassified foundation for the remote viewing capabilities Salla claims are being used on a larger scale
  • Diana Pasulka — Academic researcher studying UAP belief systems and their relationship to religious experience, providing scholarly context for the contactee/experiencer claims central to Salla's work
  • Whitley Strieber — Author and experiencer whose accounts of contact with non-human intelligence parallel the contactee testimony Salla features
  • Remote Viewing — The consciousness-based intelligence-gathering methodology central to Salla's evidence framework for extraterrestrial contact
  • Interdimensional UAP Hypothesis — The theoretical framework, pioneered by Jacques Vallee, that Salla extends into a structured exopolitical model of galactic civilizations

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