Major Ed Dames, who worked for the agency in the 1980s, was part of a secret Army program that used individuals, known as remote viewers, who claimed they could perceive information about distant objects, people or locations.

Documents show he was involved in the Stargate project, which ran from 1977 until it was terminated in 1995 when it was deemed unsuccessful in collecting intelligence. 

Maj Dames told DailyMail.com that he recently use his remote viewing skills to track down the missing Ark, claiming he located it inside the Cave of the Patriarchs.This religious site is located in Hebron, West Bank. 

According to Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions, it is thought to be the burial place of several key Biblical figures, including Abraham and Jacob. 

The Bible describes the Ark of the Covenant as a gold chest built by the Israelites shortly after they fled Egypt around the 13th century BC.

Moses placed the Ten Commandments inside this chest, which some Biblical historians believe was then kept inside the Holy of Holies: the innermost chamber of the ancient Temple of Jerusalem.

During the Babylonian sack of Jerusalem in 586 BC, the Ark vanished without a trace, according to the Bible. 

Maj Dames used his mind to search for the relic, finding himself 'inside some type of a stone tunnel.'

In this role, he said he taught others how to use remote viewing and assigned training exercises including a search for the Ark of the Covenant. 

Today, Maj Dames still teaches remote viewing. But he primarily uses his own abilities to find lost children. 

Last year, he performed a search for missing French toddler Emile Soleil, pinpointing a field that turned out to be immediately next to the site of the boy's remains.  

Maj Dames said he conducted a remote viewing search for the lost Ark last year.

Recalling his experiences during the session, he said: 'I'm inside a dark place, and I feel very insecure because there's a feeling that I can't describe. Never felt it before, and it scares me.' 

'I'm inside some type of a stone tunnel, and there's an object, and the object is boxy and it's heavy and dense,' he added.

'It's dark, I'm still a little bit antsy, but I am still in control of my unconscious,' he said.