BRIEFING 7 JULY 1980 FOR DIRECTOR, DIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00788R001200180005-6
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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 1998
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 7, 1980
• Content Type: BRIEF

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BRIEFING: 7 JULY 1980 for DIR, DIA
Review program prior to November briefing.
II STATUS SINCE NOVEMBER:
a. Completed orientation at SRI
b. Task Force
c. Operational Tasking
d. Personality Profiles
III. REVIEW SELECTED PROJECTS:
IVL FUTURE OBJECTIVES:
V. SUMMARY:
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1. (S/NOFORN) Remote viewers have been able to obtain relevant target informa-
tion having been provided geographic coordinates, UTM coordinates, photographs
of target areas or buildings, photographs of individuals, specially designed
grid systems and in some cases sealed envelopes containing target designating
information.
2. (S/NOFORN) Remote viewers have been able to provide relevant target
information in past, present, and future time windows.
3. (S/NOFORN) Some remote viewers show an ability to focus on people at the
target.
4. (S/NOFORN) The possibility of remote viewing detection of nuclear targets
is being studied.
5. (S/NOFORN) Remote viewing appears to be a difficult mental task requiring
a high degree of concentration on the part of the viewer. A viewer's ability
to relax physically and concentrate mentally on the task at hand is in direct
proportion to the quality of his remote viewing.
6. (S/NOFORN) There have been several projects attempted in which remote
viewing as we now understand it has been of no intelligence value. We are still
learning what types of problems are best suited for remote viewing.
7. (S/NOFORN) Current tasks now exceed available resources. We need more
remote viewers.
0. (S/NOFORN) Immediate, direct feedback (in the psychological sense) does
not appear to be as critical as initially anticipated. It seems to be more
important to insure the viewer is motivated toward the task at hand. He must
understand that the information he provides is in and of itself important,
and that his information is unique and that he is a vital part of the intelligence
system.
9. (S/NOFORN) The users of information produced by the remote viewing process
need to have an understanding of the limitations and advantages of this new
collection methodology.
10. (S/NOFORN) Learning to do remote viewing at an acceptable operational level
would appear to take about six months. The learning process must be gradual
so that the trainee may integrate this novel ability into his cognitive structure.
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PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
TIME EVENT
OCT 78 - DEC 78: ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DEC 78 - FEB 79: SCREENING & SELECTION OF PERSONNEL
APR 79 - OCT 79: IN-HOUSE TRAINING
MAY 79 - DEC 79: SRI ORIENTATION
NOV 79 - PRESENT: OPERATIONAL TASKING
JAN 80 - PRESENT: TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED
*HAD RESPONDED TO EARLIER TASKING, BUT NOW COMPLETE EFFORT DEVOTED TO OPERATIONAL
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SUMMARY OF SESSIONS
PROJECTS - 32
a.
COMPLETED:
17
b.
WORKING:
14
c.
INACTIVE:
1
INTELLIGENCE PROVIDED:
a. USEFUL DATA PROVIDED 15 PROJECTS
b. FAILED TO HELP 8 PROJECTS
c. DATA STILL BEING STUDIED CONCERNING 9 PROJECTS
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