PARAPSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00787R000700020007-8
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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 1998
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 29, 1976
• Content Type: MF

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xsx3~i#1RA:ID~ ~ FOR: Associate. Deputy Director for Atinn finis Oration
FR0i Associate Deputy Director for Science and
Technology
SUBJECT; Parapsychology Research
PE.FERE;4CE: `rlenorandun frorz A/DDA to ADD/S&T dated
23 February 1976, Subject: SIZI Report
on Perceptual Au,izentZtion
1. Because you have expressed an interest, as a
Directorate, in the subject of parapsychology, I would liko
to outline our current research plans in, this area.
2. As you .-,ay, know, we clect.r;d not to continue the SRI
research project because of its substantial cost and because
of the generally negative findings in the physiological por-
tion of the research. For oxanple, a promising earlier cor-
relation between brain wave vat terns and the on-off status
of a hidden light inside a screen roor was not substantiated
by the most recent study. The operationally oriented portion
of the SRI work did yield sobs very interesting findings,
Unfortunately, these were open to question 'because of pro-
cedural shortco;ings, such as the lac],- of controls, lack of
predoterrainod criteria fo-r failure to follow accepted
double blind methodology, and tho involvement of experimental
team members. thcsnselves as sub jccts.
3. We do agree that the field requires close observation,
however, until we can idyntify promising and potentially use-
ful research alternatives. We have progranmad a significant
survey project for FY-77 and a follow-on for FY--78. The
FY-77 work will includo an in-depth rpv3.rV; of. the recent
Literature, togethor with visits to laboratories doing sig-
nificant research in the field. The contractor will be a
reputable scientist who, holds neither a position of flat
roj ection nor an outright espousal of paranornal plicnomen
CL BY 367862
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SW3.7LI-T; P r;ir sychology 7ese,irch
(-enerally. At the sr-ir:te time we will attempt to determine
internal criteria as to What types and levels of paranormal
performance would be considered i)::port int to the gcncy if
they could be domonstrated. SG1 E
Distribution:
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1 - D/OTS
I - ADD/SiT
I - D/ORD
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2 - DD/SiT Registry
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LSR/ORD/DD/SuT:
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