PROPOSED REMOTE-VIEWING EXPERIMENT AT SRI

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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
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• Publication Date: July 3, 1974
• Content Type: MFR

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OTS/BAB MEMO #231-74
3 July 1974
SUBJECT: Proposed remote-viewing
experiment at SRI
1. represented BAB
in a meeting with CB;
ORD/LSR, and OTS Security, in
which discussed plans for a remote-viewing experiment
involving the psychic Patrick Price at SRI, July 8-12. In
the experiment, Price will be given the geographic co-ordinates
of a Soviet installation in the Ural Mountains on which NPIC
has detailed photographic coverage, enough to have constructed
a scale model. Depending on Price's success, the experiment
will proceed in three stages: 1) Price will be asked to
describe the installation's rather distinctive exterior fea-
tures; 2) he will be asked to provide floor plans and descrip-
tions of the interior of the facility; and 3) he will be asked
to describe operations within the facility, using as guides
questions prepared by the Nuclear Energy Division. Price
will receive minimal cues to assure he has acquired the
designated target, and later, to encourage maximum information
flow.
2. BAB was asked to comment on Price's probable reaction
to the proposed experiment, in particular whether he would
find the task sufficiently challenging to elicit his best
effort, and whether he would react adversely when told (in
Stage 2) that the task has been laid on by "government intel-
ligence." We advised that Price would probably respond
favorably in both instances. Price has already used his psychic
skills clandestinely in police work and he also professes to
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be a superpatriot eager to help his country in the fight
against "Communist conspiracy." We advised Oto avoid
certain red-flag topics when dealing with Price, particularly
those related to mind-altering agents and techniques: Psychi-
atrists and Psychiatry, hypnosis, and psychoactive drugs.
3. The program is still in the test/experimental stage,
despite the fact that it has moved in a more practical
direction with the inclusion of an actual target. It will
move in a real operational direction when, and if, Price
passes his series of tests. Assuming that occurs,
will provide a target,) I There will,
of course, be considerable dialogue and preparation of an
operational scenario before the operation actually takes place.
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE REAORD
SUBJECT: Proposed remote-viewing
experiment at SRI
1. 1 represented AB
in a mee w
ORD LSR, and O- Security, in
which] discussed plans or a remote-viewing experiment
involving the psychic Patrick Price at SRI, July 8-12. In
the experiment, Price will be given the geographic co-ordinates
of a Soviet installation in the Ural Mountains on which NPIC
has detailed photographic coverage, enough to have constructed
a scale model. Depending on Price's success, the experiment
will proceed in three stages: 1) Price will be asked to
describe the installation's rather distinctive exterior fea-
tures; 2) he will be asked to provide floor plans and descrip-
tions of the interior of the facility; and 3) he will be naked
to describe operations within the facility, using as guides
questions prepared by the Nuclear Energy Division. Price
will receive minimal cues to assure he has acquired the
designated target, and later, to encourage maximum inforswtion
flow.
2. BAB was asked to comment on Price's probable reaction
to the proposed experiment, in particular whether he would
find the task sufficiently challenging to elicit his best
effort, and whether he would react adversely when told (in
Stage 2) that the task has been laid on by "government intel-
ligence." We advised that Price would probably respond
favorably in both inns ances. Price has already used his psychic
skills clandestinely in police work and he also professes to
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be a superpatriot eager to help his country in the fight
against "Communist conspiracy." We advised to avoi,i SG1I
certain red-flag topics when dealing with , rticularly
those related to mind-altering agents and techniques: Ptyvchi
atrists and Psychiatry, hypnosis, and : psychoactive drugs.
3. The program is still in the test/experimental stage,
despite the fact that it has moved in a more practical
direction with the inclusion of an actual target. It will
move in a real operational direction when, and if, Price
passes his series of tests. Assuming that occurs SG1I1,
1gill provide a target, j There vi11, SG1A
o course, be considerable dialogue n preparation of an
operational scenario before the operation actually takes ~-)lace.
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