GATE program
The GATE program (also written G.A.T.E.) is a classified program that, according to Daniel Sheehan, was established after conventional military pilots died attempting to operate recovered non-human craft that required telepathic interfacing rather than physical controls. The program began recruiting psychically sensitive children from military families and public schools as potential interface operators for the recovered craft.
The recruitment of psychically gifted children for military and intelligence purposes is consistent with programs described by Michael Salla in connection with the secret space programs.