CENTER LANE HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
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• Publication Date: February 22, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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IAGPA-F-SD 22 February 1984
MEMORANDUM THRU COL PARTRIDGE
FOR MG STUBBLEBINE
SUBJECT: CENTER LANE Historical Overview
At Inclosure is a detailed chronology of events for INSCOM
CENTER LANE Project from 1977 to the present. An effort was
made to include all significant dates but since this activity
is not the office of record for OACS1 staff actions concerning
approvals, some key dates may have been deleted inadvertently.
1. Incl BRIAN BUZBY
as LTC, MI
CENTER LANE Project Manager.
CF:
ADCSOPS-HUMINT
DCSOPS
CoPS
DCG-S
WARNING NOTICE: CENTER LANE SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM
RESTRICT DISSEMINATION TO THOSE WITH"VlRIFIED ACCESS
TO CATEGORY FOUR (4)
SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED
NOT RELEASABLE: TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
CLASSIFIED BY: CDR, INSCOM
DECLASSIFY BY: OADR
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27 OCT 78
DEC 78-JAN 79
15 FEB 79
26 MAR 79
APR 79
Designed as an OPSEC support mission to
mimic HOIS remote viewers to determine US
vulnerability.
Robert Monroe, Executive
Director, Monroe Institute
of Applied Sciences (MIAS), was
contacted to determine what MIAS
could provide in support of
GONDOLA WISH.
ACSI directed all Army Parapsychology/Remote
Viewing research, experiments, application,
etc. be protected by unclassified nickname
GRILL FLAME (TAB A).
ACSI tasked INSCOM to develop
parapsychology program.
HQ INSCOM never received written tasking on
this subject. The CG INSCOM and the ACSI
had agreed upon the concept of Remote
Viewing and the need for Army involvement
in this area (TAB B).
MAJ Murray Watt appointed
GRILL FLAME Project Manager.
Selection of remote viewers
and interviewers.
Of the 251 personnel considered for GRILL
FLAME, 117 were interviewed and six
individuals were actually selected for
training.
Army General Counsel advised
ACSI that GRILL FLAME constitutes
human use.
Surgeon General's Human Use
Subjects Research Review Board
concludes GRILL FLAME not human
use.
Remote Viewing considered technology
transfer rather than direct research.
Beginning of orientation
training at SRI-International.
Six INSCOM personnel begin training at
SRI-International in Remote Viewing.
4 SEP 79 First operational Remote Viewing A missing aircraft (A6E) was located within
session took place. a 15 nautical mile radius of its downed
location.
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COMMENTS
20 NOV 79 Surgeon General's Human Subjects Found that Remote Viewing did constitute
Research Review Board states human use and recommended more formal
Remote Viewing is human use. compliance with human use requirements.
2 FEB 80 Dr. Spiro, Under Secretary of the
Army, briefed.
5 MAR 80 Under Secretary of Defense, Not appropriate for Army to fund technology
William Perry, issues restriction programs aimed at scientific demonstration
on use of P-6 funds. of parapsychology (TAB C).
First GRILL FLAME operative
attends Gateway Training
at Monroe Institute of Applied
Sciences (MIAS).
14 JAN 81 Under Secretary of the Army
approved continuation of
GRILL FLAME project.
11 FEB 81 Program management for GRILL TAB E
FLAME transferred to CG, INSCOM.
16 JUL 81 Congressman Rose briefed on
human use issue.
17 JUL 81 The Honorable Delbert Spurlock,
Army General Counsel recommends
ACSI submit GRILL FLAME Charter
to Secretary of the Army for
review and approval in order
to comply with DOD Reg 5240.1-R.
OCT 81 LTC Robert Jachim assumes project
manager duties.
1 FEB 82 Secretary of the Army approves TAB G
continuation of GRILL FLAME
activities during 1982.
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DATE EVENT COMMENTS
12 APR 82 Mr. Olin, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), briefed.
4 MAY 82 Ms. Smiley, Staff Member, House
Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence (HPSCI), briefed.
19-26 JUN 82 GRILL FLAME operative attends
Gateway training at MIAS.
29 JUN 82 Mr. Dyer, Ms. Shekmar, Mr. Rhodes,
Staff Members, Senate Appropriations
Committee (SAC), briefed.
GRILL Flame personnel begin
training at SRI-International in
the new CRV method.
1 OCT 82 NFIP funding terminated for Army GRILL FLAME collection operations
project by Congressional cease (TAB H).
directive.
NOV 82 Project operative attends
Gateway training at MIAS.
CG INSCOM notifies ACSI DA that TAB I
INSCOM will fund a psychoener-
getics program out of hide
by using S&IA funds, based
on ACSI staff guidance. Project
name changed to CENTER LANE.
19 JAN 83 The Honorable Richard DeLauer, TAB J
Under Secretary of Defense, signs
memorandum allowing Program 6
resources to be used to maintain
the current INSCOM CENTER LANE
capability.
1 MAR 83 Letter of Instruction signed TAB K
establishing CENTER LANE as
SSPD, 902d MI Group.
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Gen Wickham, Vice Chief of Staff
of the Army, briefed.
The Honorable Jay R. Sculley,
Assistant Secretary of the
Army for RD&A, briefed.
The Honorable George Bush,
Vice President of the United
States, was briefed for thirty
minutes concerning CENTER LANE
related activities by DR. Vorona.
DIA. Also present were Adm.
Murphy, C/S, Mr. Gregg,
Assistant to the Vice President,
National Security Affairs, and
LTC Fry, Military Assistant.
DIA and Army INSCOM efforts were reviewed
and three INSCOM projects were used as
examples: Project 402 (Typhoon submarine),
Project 8003(D) (XMO1 Tank), and Project
8034 (KGB Agent). The briefing was well
received and the Vice President was
interested and impressed (TAB L).
Gen Blanchard, Army Science
Board, briefed by MG
Stubblebine.
Mr. McMahon, DDO, CIA, briefed
by MG Stubblebine.
The Honorable James Ambrose, Under
Secretary of the Army, briefed by
MG Stubblebine.
The Honorable John Marsh, Secretary
of the Army, briefed by MG
Stubblebine.
Secretary of the Army approves
establishment of Special Access
Program for CENTER LANE.
Fred Atwater assumes duties as
Acting Project Manager.
Contract signed with Mr. Robert
Monroe for "One-on-One" training
of CENTER LANE operative at MIAS.
CENTER LANE operative attends
Gateway training at MIAS.
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DATE EVENT COMMENTS
15 AUG 83 LTC Brian Buzby assumes duties
as Project Manager.
1 SEP 83 Secretary of the Army approves TAB N
continued participation in
CENTER LANE activities within
INSCOM.
5 OCT 83 The Honorable John Marsh, Also in attendance: Assistant Secretary of
Secretary of the Army, briefed. the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs,
The Honorable Delbert L. Spurlock, and The
Special Assistant, Chief of Legislative
Liaison, Mr. George L. Cary.
5 OCT 83
7 OCT 83
8 OCT 83
Senator Wallop, Chairman, Budget
Subcommittee, SSCI, briefed.
Staff Members of Congressional Present were: Mr. Hall, SSCI, Ms. Smiley,
Committees on Intelligence, briefed. HPSCI, and Mr. Giza, HPSCI.
Ms. Susan Crawford, Army General
Counsel, briefed by MG
Stubblebine.
31 OCT 83-4 NOV 83 "One-on-One" training of CENTER
LANE operative with Mr. Monroe
(MIAS) begins.
NOV 83 CENTER LANE operative attends
Gateway training at MIAS.
22 NOV 83 MG Rapmund, Commander, Medical
R&D Command, briefed.
23 NOV 83 MG Tate, Deputy Director, Ops
and Admin, Defense Nuclear
Agency, briefed.
12-16 DEC 83 "One-on-One" training of
CENTER LANE operative
at MIAS.
5 JAN 84 The Honorable John Marsh, MIAS discussed. LTG Brown, Director of the
Secretary of the Army, briefed. Army Staff in attendance.
15-27 JAN 84 Second Group begins training
in CRV at SRI-International.
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19 JAN 84 LTC Bennett, Human Use Review
Office, US Army Medical R&D
Command, briefed.
3 FEB 84 Honorable Delbert L. Spurlock,
Assistant Secretary of the Army
for Manpower and Reserve
Affairs, briefed by MG
Stubblebine.
6-10 FEB 84 "One-on-One" training of CENTER
LANE operative at MIAS.
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