BRIEFING FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270021-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 17
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2008
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: January 1, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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$R IEF ING F(1R TIDE aE(;RETAlE2Y dF `i'HE ARMY
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I AM LTC .l3uzBY~ PROJECT MANAGER FOR INSCOM PROJECT CENTER LANE,
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY OPERATIONS OFFICER. FRED
ATWATEI~. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BRIEFING IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH
BACKGROUND INFORMATION CONCERNING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES USING
THE CENTER LANE TECHNIQUE, THAT TECHNTQUE IS THE USE OF PSYCHO-
ENERGETICS FOR INTE(..LIGENCE PURPOSES. I WILL DISCUSS THE
HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM, OUR PERSONNEL AND FISCAL SITUATION.
TRAINING OPERATIONS. AND OUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, THE OVERALL
CLASSIFICATION OF THE BRIEFING IS SECRET, CENTER LANE LEVEE_ ~,
SIR. AS YOU ARE AWARE. CENTER LANE IS A REGISTERED DEPARTMENT OF
THE ARMY SPECIAL ACCESS I~ROGRAM. THAT STATUS AND THE
SENSITIVITY OF THE CENTER LADE MISSION REQUIRE US TO ADHERE 1'0
STRICT SECURITY PROCEDURES, AS PART OF THOSE PROCEDURES. WE ASK
ALL PERSONNEL WM0 RECEIVE A CEN(~ER LANE BRIEFING TO COMPLETE A
SECURITY ~iRIEFING CERTIFICATE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES AN ACCEPTANCE OF
THE SENSITIVITY OF CEN~fER LANE INFORMATION, I NOW INVITE YOU TO
COMPLETE THAT CERTIFICATE.
(C.NAR1~ ~.) PSYCHOENERGETICS ARE THE PROCESSES BY WHICH AN
:[NDIVIUUAL MAY PSYCHICALLY INTERACT WITH~OBJECTS. LOCATIONS.
ORGANISMS OR EVENTS. THIS INCLUDES SUCH DISCIPLINES AS
F'SYCHOKINESISo REMOTE VIEWING, AND REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS. AS
YOU RECALL SIR. L~ENERAL STU.EtBLEBINE DISCUSSED ONE FORM OF REMOTE
COMMUNICATIONS VdITH YOU, THIS WAS THE "$AXTER EFFECT" ON BLOOD
CELLS WHERE. THROUGH THE USE OF PSYCHOGALVANIC MEASUREMENT.
BLOOD CELLS ISOLATED FROM A DONOR APPEARED TO REVEAL THE
"PSYCHOLOGICAL`? STATE OF THE DONOR,
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Oi_.~ P3 u:.+ H ~I ~r.
THE US GOVERNMENT, T"O INCLUDE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, HAS
BEEN INVOLVED IN EXAMINING POTENTIAL USES OF PSYCHOENERGETICS
SINCE THE EARLY 1970?S. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED THE APPLICATION OF
kEMOTE VIEWING AS AN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING TOOL BY THE CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, THREAT ANALYSIS BY THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS BY US ARMY DARCONI
ELEMENTS. LET'S NOW LOOK INTO INSCOM?S EFFORTS.
(CHAKT CHANGE) THE US ARMY INTELLIGENCE ANU SECURITY COMMAND?S
INVOLVEMENT WI:7H PSYCHOENER(aETICS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER .1977. AT
THAT TIME. AN INSCOM ELEMENT IMPLEMENTED THE GONDOLA WISH
PROGRAM WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE THE SOVIET AND EAST
EUROPEAN PSYCHOENERGETIC INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION THREAT' INTO THE
ALL-SOURCE OPERATIONS SECURITY COPSEC) SUPPORT SCENARIO.
.GY SPRING OF 197$, THE ARMY ACSI CONCLUDED THERE WAS SUFFICIENT
EVIDENCE TU WARRANT THE DEVELOPM~:NT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM
TO EXPLORE MILITARY APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOENERGETICS. HE
CANCELLED THE GONDOLA WISH EFFORT, PLACED A COMPLETE SECURITY
ENVELOPE OVER ARMY'S INTEF~EST IN PSYCHOENERGETICS, AND
IMPLEMENTED A MEW PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARDS INTELLIGENCE
COLLECTION USING REMOTE VIEWING. THE NEW EFFURT WAS GIVEN THE
UNCLASSIFIED NICKNAME GRILL FLAME. IN OCTOBER 1978, ACSI TASKED
1NSCON~i TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM USING .PSYCHOENERGE'TICS FOR
INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS UTILIZING REMOTE VIEWING. REMUTE
VIEWING IS AN-SRI INTERNATIONAL COINED TERM WHICH IS DEFINED A5
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