Project Blue Beam: The 1990s Conspiracy Theory That Told Of Hologram Alien Invasions And A New World Order

Does any of this sound familiar? If so, you may have witnessed a bit of the legacy of Project Blue Beam. And while you may want to just dismiss it all as a load of bullshit, many elements of this conspiracy theory are actually shaping people’s interpretations of events and their subsequent political beliefs.

Project Blue Beam was the product of the Canadian conspiracy theorist, Serge Monast. Back in the early 1990s, Monast claimed he had seen secret documents that laid out plans for the creation of a New World Order. This plan was meant to have started in 1983 when the Age of Aquarius was, so Monast believed, due to start.

Now this part probably needs a bit of explanation. For astrologers, the Age of Aquarius is/will be (there is disagreement among practitioners on whether it has happened or is yet to occur) a symbolic new era characterized by a shift in human consciousness towards technological innovation, humanitarianism, intellectualism, and collective cooperation.

However, for Monast and his followers, the opposite would happen. He believed the Age of Aquarius would be a darker era where traditional religions, national identities, and existing social structures would be replaced by a new unified global belief system (the UN was already a forum for this, he believed).

This version of the new era was a deeply coercive and weaponized version of the otherwise hopeful astrological one being envisioned in New Age circles and proposed by spiritual proponents from the 19th century onwards. Monast framed it as a cover story proposed by global elites in order to psychological manipulate the population.

When Monast first made his claims about Project Blue Beam, he explained that it had been delayed and that it would take place in the mid-1990s. As he explained in his publication, Project Blue Beam: Revival of the Fake Alien Invasion Technology:

“I have to say that the Blue Beam Project was set up for the year 1983. It has been delayed; we don't know exactly why. But, since 1983 (eighteen years before the publication of this report), they have really improved themselves with new technology and innovations in space hardware and software in which they are involved right now to make their systems possible.”

“So, the goals of the new age movement under which the United Nations operates right now, are the implementation of a new world ‘messiah.'”

As you can tell, this did not happen, and Monast died from a heart attack two years after the report came out so he was not able to explain why his predictions didn’t come true. Side note – those influenced by his beliefs often say he died under mysterious circumstances soon after its publication, but this simply isn’t the case.

But regardless of this backstory, how exactly was Project Blue Beam meant to deliver on this new world regime? An important clue is the above word – “messiah”. Monast alleged that highly advanced technology would be used to fool the world into believing a religious and extraterrestrial event had occurred which would unit and therefore control humanity.

Project Blue Beam would play out across four key stages.

Step 1: the manipulation of archaeological evidence

“The first step in the NASA Blue Beam Project,” Monast wrote, “concerns the breakdown [re-evaluation] of all archaeological knowledge. It deals with the set-up, with artificially created earthquakes at certain precise locations on the planet, of supposedly new discoveries which will finally explain to all people the "error" of all fundamental religious doctrines.”

In essence, he believed that faked earthquakes would be staged to allow them to plant false evidence that undermined all the supposedly accepted archaeological evidence that proves Christianity is true.

Another side note: Biblical scholars and religious apologists often make claims that certain archaeological finds verify biblical events, such as The Flood, or the Crucifixion and so on, but no credible, verifiable evidence has been identified for many such claims. 

It should be noted that Monast didn’t just believe this would impact the truth of Christianity, but rather all world religions (but particularly Abrahamic religions).

“Psychological preparations for that first step have already been implemented with the film, '2001: A Space Odyssey;' the Star Trek series, and 'Independence Day'; all of which deal with invasions from space and the coming together of all nations to repel the invaders. The last films, ‘Jurrassic [sic] Park,' deals with the theories of evolution, and claim God's words are lies.”

Monast was somewhat quiet as to how these earthquakes would be created, but he nevertheless held that new “arcane” information will be unearthed by scientists and used to discredit the established narratives.

Step 2: light shows in the sky

“The second step deals with the gigantic space show: 3D optical holograms and sounds, laser projection of multiple holographic images in different parts of the world, each receiving a different image according to predominating regional national religious faith.”

This is the stage that tends to get the most excitement online. UFOs, drones, or other miscellaneous aerial phenomena have become symbols of Monast’s stage two coming into effect. For instance, over the last year or so, there have been multiple reports from New Jersey of lights being seen in the sky. These lights, often recorded on shaky phones, have been interpreted using Monast’s conspiratorial prism, but they are kind of lackluster compared to the grand deity-riddled sky displays he warned of.

Across the world, people share footage of lights in the sky, but they are never accompanied by voices, messages, or awe-inspiring displays. If we are being generous to the conspiracy believers, these small-scale anomalous lights could be seen as the “tests” that Monast mentioned when discussing UFO sightings, but I don’t think we need to be generous.

Step 3: mind control

“The advancement of techniques propel us toward the third step in the Blue Beam Project that goes along with the telepathic and electronically augmented two-way communication where ELF [extremely low frequency], VLF [very low frequency] and LF [low frequency] waves will reach each person from within his or her own mind, convincing each of them that their own god is speaking to them from the very depths of their own soul.”

This lengthy word-chocked sentence introduces yet more technological marvels, though ones that are very much dated to the early 1990s. In this step, satellites will beam messages directly into the minds of every person living on Earth. These messages will be articulated in that person’s own language, conveying more simulated manifestation of that person’s “god”. 

Monast didn’t go into details about how this would be done. He merely stated that the CIA, FBI, and other US government agencies have “communications equipment” that could “make the blind see, the deaf hear and the lame walk”. But rather than using it for this greater good, such technologies will/are being used to control minds, to “torture” or “murder” politically important targets.

It is not clear to what extent Monast’s biblical reference to curing the blind, deaf, or lame was deliberate hyperbole or something he specifically believed – that there are hidden technologies that can “relieve the terminally ill from pain without the use of drugs or surgery”. But he nevertheless believed these technologies would be used to sow fear and doubt.

None of these technologies exist today and much of the brainwashing conspiracies he obliquely referred to from the 1960s and 1970s have, since the 1990s, become widely studied. In particular, the documents related to the US’s (and other countries’) once-secret mind control programs are actually publicly available now. The historical research into this topic has shown that “scientific” efforts to coerce people, replace minds, or create model citizens always failed.

Step 4: the “invasion” – The Night of The Thousand Stars

“The fourth step concerns the universal supernatural manifestation with electronic means”.

The fourth and final step laid out by Monast is a multi-pronged effort to convince the world that aliens have invaded – his so called “Night of The Thousand Stars”. The first operation involves making everyone believe that the invasion is imminent and will affect every major city across the planet. This, Monast claimed, would “provoke each major nation to use its nuclear weapons in order to strike back.”

But this is the trap – once a state has launched its weapons, the UN will force that country to disarm (overlooking that fact that only a handful of countries actually have nuclear weapons to use, and any use would be catastrophic).

The second operation involved making Christians believe that the Rapture is going to happen with the help of an “alien (off world) civilization” that will “rescue earthlings from a savage and merciless demon.” This, Monast urged, was to ensure that there was no “significant opposition to the implementation of the New World Order”.

Another side note: the Rapture is not a universally agreed upon doctrine within Christianity. In fact, it is rejected by the majority of Christians across the world and tends to be the mainstay of US Christian groups, especially Pentecostal, evangelical, and dispensational groups. The idea only emerged in the 1830s and was popularized in the 20th century. So, it is not clear why Monast thought this particular event would be effective for the world’s Christian population, nor what it would mean for the millions of people who follow other religions or none.

The third operation in this final step uses a mixture of “electronic and supernatural forces” to terrify the world’s population into obedience.

“The waves used at that time will allow 'supernatural forces' to travel through optical fibers, coaxial cables (TV) electrical and phone lines in order to penetrate to everyone at once through major appliances,” Monast wrote. “Embedded chips will already be in place. The goal of this deals with global Satanic ghosts projected all around the world in order to push all populations to the edge of hysteria and madness, to drown them into a wave of suicide, murder and permanent psychological disorders.”

After this world-wide haunting takes place, the population would be pliable and ready for the New World Order to come in, as they desperately seek stability again.

Why has it stuck around so long?

Anyone who has made it to this point has likely noticed that some elements of Project Blue Beam are the same types of tropes raised by conspiracy theorists today, especially those on the far right.

Conspiracy theories, which invariably try to explain specific events as the result of malignant secretive forces, have existed within the public sphere for centuries, but over the last decade they have crept further into mainstream political discourse. At the same time, researchers have explored what it is that makes conspiracy theories so compelling for some people, where they originate from, and how to address them.

One of the reasons why Project Blue Beam has been successful is that is deals with phenomena that are a) plausible and b) easily understandable. Firstly, the rapid development of technologies – especially with the speed at which AI is developing now – could make someone worry that there could be some easily choreographed large-scale deception at some point. Secondly, although Monast makes multiple references to the religions of the world, it is clear he was mostly concerned with Christians. His conspiracy theory taps into a pervasive apocalyptic concern for people who are already expecting some “end time” scenario to occur.

At the same time, this idea hits at the heart of the growing distrust of institutions, expertise, and authority. It therefore accommodates other conspiracy theories that are suspicious of scientific achievements - such as antivaccine groups - or the powers of specific organizations - like Flat Earthers.

But there is no evidence to verify pretty much anything Monast claimed. Decades later, our technology is much more advanced than it was in his day, and yet we still have no sign of this great end time, nor any of the terrifying technological abilities he prophesied. Nevertheless, its broad nature and widescale suspicions make it easily mutable, which is likely why we will see variations of it emerging in the years to come.