Jorjani works for Peter Thiel

There is no public proof that Andrija Puharich worked for Peter Thiel; the suspicion stems from a post on X attributing to the parapsychologist claims about UFOs and abductions. The link with Thiel is not documented.

## Who was Andrija Puharich

Andrija Puharich was an American physician and parapsychologist, born in 1918 and died in 1996, known for his interest in telepathy, psychic phenomena and contact with supposed extraterrestrial beings. His name is associated with **MKUltra**, the CIA project that between **1953** and **1973** funded research into mind control and psychoactive substances. Puharich collaborated with institutions that received funding from that program, according to declassified documents.

The post that has revived interest in him attributes three specific claims to him: that **90% of UFOs** are in fact a secret fleet of deep state craft, that **half of alien abductions** are staged by that same deep state, and that the technology involved **comes from Nancy Germany**. These are statements Puharich himself is said to have made during his lifetime, not the conclusions of a study.

## The alleged link with Peter Thiel

The connection with **Peter Thiel**, co-founder of PayPal and Facebook's first outside investor, is not documented in any public source. What circulates is a suspicion: that Puharich would have worked for Thiel, or that there would be a link through **Jesse Michaels**, a name mentioned without further context. There is no record of employment, contract or statement to back it up.

Thiel is known for funding controversial research projects, such as longevity studies or the data company Palantir. That fuels speculation, but speculation is not fact. The claim that Puharich worked for him has no verifiable support.

## Why this story matters

Interest in Puharich is nothing new. His figure resurfaces from time to time because he fits into narratives that mix intelligence programs, paranormal phenomena and secret technology. The post on X recycles that material and presents it as a revelation, but offers no new evidence.

It is worth separating what is documented from what is merely asserted. That Puharich existed and that his name appears in the MKUltra orbit is verifiable. That his theses about UFOs and abductions are true is not, and neither is the claim that he worked for Thiel. When stories mix well-known names with conspiracies, caution is mandatory: without documents, there is no case.