GRILL FLAME TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00788R001200230005-0
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 9, 1979
• Content Type: MF

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OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301
RESEARCH AND
ENGINEERING
? 9 JUL 1979
Based on Harold Brown's comments on the GRILL FLAME briefing paper we
provided him, I assume a Technical Review is called for. L/Col. Sample
indicated you thought the same.
I would like to make the following suggestions concerning a proposed
GRILL FLAME Technical Review Group:
1. The Group should include the technical review group set up by
Walt LaBerge. That group, just constituted, includes the proper mix of
technical competencies: namely, a medical researcher, statisticians,
psychologists and physicists. Its members are from both government and
the private sector. There is no need for two separate review groups.
2. I should like to add to Walt's group two additional experts:
namely
a. Dr. Jesse Orlansky, IDA: a psychologist, and
b. Dr. Ray Hyman, University of Oregon: a "skeptical"
psychologist and a member of the executive council of the Committee
for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.
3. This Technical Review Group should report to the existing GRILL
FLAME Oversight Committee which has as members; you, I, Walt LaBerge,
Gene Tighe, Jim Brown, Ed Thompson and Admiral Shapiro. I would
suggest inviting Mr. Utgoff, NSC, and Frank Press (or his designee),
OSTP, to hear the results of the Technical Review Group. I believe
this will be helpful because of Utgoff's present involvement and his
intent (as he briefed me on 6 July 1979) to advise Frank Press of
GRILL FLAME.
4. Since Walt LaBerge's technical review group begins its operations
the week of 21 July, we ought to encourage it, supply necessary
guidance and add proposed new members ASAP.
OSD review(s) completed.
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I will proceed as suggested above unless I hear from you to the
contrary.
Ruth M. 'Davis
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering
(Research and Advanced Technology)
CC:
Walt LaBerge
Gene Tighe
MG Brown, AFNIN
MGen Thompson, ACSI
RADM Shapiro, CNI
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