INSCOM PROJECT GRILL FLAME: PROGRESS REPORTS

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• Publication Date: February 21, 1979
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MEMORANDUM FOR. THE RECORD
SUBJECT: INSCOM PROJECT GRILL FLAME: PROGRESS REPORT` #f1 (U)
1. (U) Period Covered: 27 October 1978 - 16 February 1979
2. (U) Purpose: The purpose of the progress report is to provide
periodic status reports concerning INSCOM's involvement in project
GRILL FLAME. These reports will be shown to "keyt0 INSCOM personnel and
then only after the INSCOM GRILL FLAME Project Officer has determined
that a "need-to-know" exists.
3. (S/ORCON) Introduction: Sometime during the month of October 1978,
Colonel A. W. Hamel, ADCSOPS-HUMINT, INSCOM, was tasked by the DCSOPS,
INSCOM, to provide a Project Officer for a new program that INSCOM was
becoming involved in at the direction of the ACSI. Major Murray B. Watt.,
PPPA, ADCSOPS-HUMINT, was selected to be the INSCOM Project Manager (PM)
and on 27 October 1978 was so notified.
In short, the new project involved the development of a program using
parapsychology phenomena for intelligence applications. INSCOM was verb--
ally tasked (Note: There exists no written tasking between OACSI and HQ,
INSCOM) to explore the technique of remote viewing using INSCOM selected
personnel who would be trained by Stanford Research Institute - Inter-
national (SRI). Remote viewing pertains to the ability of certain
individual.:, to access and describe, by means of mental. processes, informa-.
tion sources blocked from ordinary perception, and generally accepted as
secure against such access.
4. (S/ORCON) Tasking: As previously stated, HQ INSCOM never received
any written tasking on this subject. However, the CG, INSCOM and the
ACSI had agreed upon the concept of remote viewing and the need for Army
involvement in this area. At TAB A is a copy of the revised Statement
of Work which provides for the training of three INSCOM personnel by SRI.
ARMY review(s) completed.
CLASSIFIED BY: Director, DIA
DECLASSIFY ON: 22 Feb 99
EXTENDED BY: Director, DIA
REASON: 2-301-C (3) (6)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
US ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755
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SUBJECT: INSCOM PROJECT GRILL FLAME: PROGRESS REPORT #1 (U)
5. (S/ORCON) Project Development: The initial concern of the Project
Manager (I'M) was to develop a full. understanding of parapsychology and
the various aspects of the phenomena. Towards this end, the PM has been
greatly assisted by Lieutenant Frederick H. Atwater. LT Atwater, although
assigned to the Special Security Detachment, 902d MI Group, was attached
to the GRILL FLAME project because of previous research into this area
during work on a separate project.
a. To develop a sense of appreciation for an understanding of para-
psychology, the PM undertook a vigorous Research Program (which is still
ongoing) to include the following:
(1) Extensive reading on the subject matter.
(2) Visits to DOD officials with knowledge of the subject matter.
(3) Visits to SRI (see TABs B and C).
(4) Visits to AMSAA (see TABs D and E).
b. On 24 November 1978, the tentative milestone schedule for INSCOM
GRILL FLAME activity was submitted to the ADCSOPS-HUMINT (COL Hamel) for
his approval (see TAB F).
c. DOD Committee Action: On 28 November 1978, the first meeting of
the Working Group Committee of the DOD Special Sensors Project met at DIA.
(See TAB (3.) One of the first actions of the Working Group was to form-
ally change the name of the group to the DOD GRILL FLAME Committee. The
Working Group will meet at the call of the Chairperson, Dr. Jack Vorona,
DIA. MAJ Watt, not only is a member of the Working Group, but he also
sits on the two Ad Hoc Committees formed to establish "Goals and Objec-
tives" and to develop "experimental protocol and methods for validating
experiments. "
d. DA GRILL FLAME Committee: DA representatives met at HQ DARCOM
on 28 November 1978 to discuss Project: GRILL FLAME and what the Army
position should be (see TAB H).
e. Procedures for conducting "Survey" --?- Throughout the orientation
period, MAJ Watt and LT Atwater were busy preparing a method that would
help them select the INSCOM personnel who would volunteer for participa-
tion in the GRILL FLAME Project that INSCOM was going to carry out. It
was decided to conduct an interview with selected INSCOM personnel
throughout the great:er Washington. area. The interviews would serve as
the "guise" under which project personnel could obtain viewpoints,
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opinions, and general feelings toward the subject of parapsychology and
the uses to which such psychic ability should be applied. The following
chart. denotes the number of personnel considered and interviewed. For
security purposes the number of personnel actually selected has been
omitted--such data can be readily obtained from project personnel only on
a very strict "need--to-know" basis.
CONSIDERED
INTERVIEWED
SOD
24
21
IIPD
48
27
DCI
17
7
902d
1.2
4
ADCSOPS-H.UMINT
20
14
OP S (,P
25
1.0
DCSOPS
41
13
ITAC
55
12
Misc.
_9
9
Total
25.1
117
The large difference between number considered and number interviewed is
due to the elimination factors that were initially applied when meeting
with the various unit commanders or principal staff officers. The selec-
tion criteria/process was carried out in the following manner:
(1) Decision made to interview only WO/OFF/Civilians (GS9 and
above).*
(2) Initial elimination based on:
(a) Commander's evaluation.
(b) Retainability - at least 20 months.
(c) Health.
(d) Not readily available (programmed TDY, schools, etc.).
(3) Conduct personal interviews/survey.
(4) Reassessment process.
(5) Request specific personnel to volunteer for INSCOM program..
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(6) SRI personnel interview selected personnel.
(7) Final decision/selection of personnel.
*Exceptions to this rule were made in three cases when project personnel
received strong recommendations concerning three individuals who did not
meet original criteria.
f. Security Aspects: Throughout the developmental phases of this
project., security has been of primary concern--not only security of
GRILL FLAME itself but security/safety of personnel involved with the
project:.
Access to GRILL FLAME. information is limited to a "Strict Need-to-
Know Basis" and the PM maintains a Security Access Roster of all INSCOM
personnel with knowledge of the activities of the program. Further, the
PM serves as POC for all other agencies desiring GRILL FLAME information
including security status as regards GRILL FLAN,
6. (S/ORCON) Future Plans: The coming weeks will basically be devoted
to the following activities:
a. Initial in-house training of all project personnel.
b. Training at SRI.
c. Establishing procedures and determining appropriate applications.
MURRAY 3. WATT
Major, I
INSCOM GRILL FLAME
Project Officer
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INFORMATION PAPER
SUBJECT: CENTER LANE Operational Accomplishments (U)
IAGPA-F-SD
10 Oct 84
ISSUE: (U) To provide the Director, DIA with statistical and
narrative information on CENTER LANE operations.
1. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Total number of projects
from 1 September 1979 to 28 September 1984:
2. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects rated
by sponsor as having intelligence value:
3. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects rated
by sponsor as having no intelligence value:
4. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects reporting
information not verifiable by the sponsor:
5. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects without
evaluations from the sponsor: 7
6. S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects cancelled: 12
7. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of ongoing projects: 6
(S/CL-3/NOFORN) Attached is a summary of all operational
projects listed by project number, task, and value of information
obtained.
LTC Brian Buzby/AVN 923-2656
WARNING NOTICE: CENTER LANE SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM
RESTRICT DISSEMINATION TO THOSE WITH VERIFIED ACCESS
TO CATEGORY THREE (3)
SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED
NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
CLASSIFIED BY: CDR, INSCOM
DECLASSIFY ON: OADR
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Lil.1, CC 1 ? ISSUAP.CE OF UNCLASSIFIED NIC!,.:NAr1E--CRTLL FLAME {U}
` JL?)FORN} RECENTLY INCREASED HIGH LEVEL INTEREST IN 1ILITA ' OF
ULJEO : J. IT,L F'LA'ME (TT
STAFF, INSCOM.
N'SG %~~il?IS UJIa 9163OZ JUL 7d, SUBJECT:
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ISSUA~lC_ OF tUJCLASSI-
~'S/NO ORN) IN `?'IE PAST FEW WEEKS A GREAT DEAL OF INNTEPEST IN
ILITARY-RELATED PARAPSYCHOLOGY HAS I3EF'N GENERATED AT THE DEPARTMENT
I ma ARMY LEVEL.. SPECIFICALLY, DR. LABEPGE, USOFA, IS PEPSONALLY
N~OLV.ED, AND OACSI IS PUTTING TOGETHER AN INFORMATION PACKAGE FOR
IN. O ASSURE ADEQUATE SECURITY PROTECTION FOR THIS INCREASINGLY
: NSI`i'IV1 SUBJECT, THE EOLLO'ING POLICY MESSAGE (REF ABOVE) IS
11,
m:rr NSMITTED: QUOTE 'RECENTLY INCREASED NIGH LFVET, INTEREST IN
;,:. pSYCEOLOGY/REMOT-,. VIEWING (PY/RV), ALONG WITH INHERENT SI,NS:[-
_'r1TI:,S, NOW WARRANT USE OF AN UNCLASSIFIED NICKNAME. H
I,;SSSIFIED NICKNAMV GRILL FLAME WILL REPLACE ANY OPEN IRFFE'R.EN CE
uS A MY INVOLVF'MFNT IN PY/DV RESEEARCH, EXPERIMENTS, APPLICATION,
C. TRL, FACT OF US ARMY INTEREST OR WORK IN PY/RV IS CLASSIFII:'D
;GREY NO ORN. FROM THE US ..ARMY STANDPOINT, A STRICT "NEED-TO-'SNOW
rV.EA? IS NOW OPERATIVE IN ANY SITUATION INVOLVING PY/RV. END
UOTF.
(S/NOEORN) IT IS KNOWN THAT A NUMBER OF DOD "PLAYERSWHO
;I,CSI IS TRYING TO IDENTIFY, ARE INVESTIGATING THE PY/RV PHENOMENA.
.ACSI IS AWARE THAT INSCOM IS ALSO MOVING FORWARD IN AN ASPECT OF
I S 1?NDE,AJOR.
(t;/NOFOPN) THERE I S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ON-GOING .ACTIVITY
-Y S 'VE,RAL ARMY OP FRAYING AGENCIES AND T)OD ELEMENTS REGARDING P'/RV
'T F
,
A13,D.kVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATION. TNEP IS NO DOUBT OF `I'.
I I: OR A COPE'F NT ARMY/DOD PROGRAM. UNTIL SUCH TIME AS TER FULL
.;iGE F OPTIONS ARE DEVELOPED BY OACSI, BEQUEST If,oSCOM HOLD IN
YANC:E ANY PLANNED _EXE.CU_TI.ON WITH OUTSIDE AGti'NCI'ES OF ANY
?0JP(JTS OF THIS N'T'IPE. THIS OFFICE WILL K:EFP INS>COM UPIAT:ED '1ITH
"P1_ TI0?: RECEIVED ANP OPTIONS DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO ENHANCE
'!'"SAL ?LANNING AND FUTURE ACTION. INSCOM IS TO BE COMMENDET FOR
~zz I^NITIATIVE' TAYEN IN THIS ENDFAV1)'R. THla SENSITIVITY OF THE
N'I';R1' SUBJJCT OF MILITARY-RELATED k'YIx1V IS SUCH TEAT `;A):IMUM
UT IO d IS ADVISED, TO PRECLUDE POSSIBILITY rF C0MP?1.0MISr .
NOTE : DELIVER TO ADDP' SSEF ONLY, DURING NORMAL DITTY :';UUIxS.
31 DEC 2008.
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I ESEARCH AND
ENGINEERING
5 MA is
M1 MORANDUM FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF TEE ARMY (RESERACH,
DE'VELOPMEN'r AND ACQUISITION)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (RESEARCH,
ENGINEERING AND SYSTEMS)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT AND LOGISTICS)
SUBJECT: GRILL FLAME. Activity (U)
(S) This note is for the purpose of establishing policy with
respect to OUSDRE support of investigations into parapsychology
and its potential military applications.
(S) Based upon the December 1979 report of the GRILL FLAME
Scientific Evaluation Committee and upon my own sense of
priorities for efforts within the OU DR , 1' believe it appropriate
that the Recommendations of Chapter 3, pa;ns 10 and 11, relating
to OUSDRE activities be implemented.
S 'The' slibff:nc6 Uf. thine"rccaanmentiori thei-r-late ` _._..__..
OUSDRE is that it was found to be not -appropriate-t