RV RELIABILITY ENHANCEMENT AND EVALUATION

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Final Report January 1984
RV RELIABILITY, ENHANCEMENT, AND
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Final Report January 7984
Covering the Period October 1982 to September 1983
RV RELIABILITY, ENHANCEMENT, AND
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
LIST OF TABLES (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
I OBJECTIVE (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
II INTRODUCTION/DEFINITIONS (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
A. DoD Psychoenergetics Program (U). . . . . . . . . . . . 3
B. Psychoenergetics--Definition (U). . . . . . . . . . . . 3
III OVERVIEW (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
A. History (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
B. Three-Year Program (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
IV RV ENHANCEMENT/TRAINING (U). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A. General (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
B. Training by Stages (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1. Rationale (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2. Stage I (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3. Stage II (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4. Stage III (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5. Stage IV (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6. Stage V (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7. Stage VI (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
C. Experimental Design, Protocols, Methodology (U) . . . . 17
V OPERATIONAL RV TASKS (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
A. Operational RV Tasking (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
B. RV Session Format (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
C. Pre- and Post-Operational Task Calibration (U). . . . . 21
D. FY 1983 Operational RV Sites (U). . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E. Evaluation of the Operational RV Task (U) . . . . . . . 22
VI SUMMARY (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
A. Training (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
B. Trainee Progress (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
C. RV Characteristics (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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D. Operational RV (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E. Key Findings (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
APPENDICES
A SELECTED OPERATIONAL RV SCANS (FY 1983) (S) . . . . . . 29
B OPERATIONAL RV TASK SHEETS (FY 1983) (S). . . . . . . . 41
C OPERATIONAL RV EVALUATION PROTOCOLS (S) . . . . . . . . 63
REFERENCES (U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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(U) Task Budgeting for Fiscal Years 1981 to 1983 . . . . . .
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(U) Before and After Comparison of RV Data Sets. . . . . . .
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(U) Schematic Representation of Remote Viewer Response
to CRV Situation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(U) Idealized Performance-Over-Time Curve. . . . . . . . . .
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(U) Training Performance for Stage I Trainee . . . . . . . .
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(U) Trainee Program Status/Accomplishments . . . . . . . . .
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(U) 0-to-3 -point Accuracy Rating Scale for Target/
Transcript Corespondence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(U) Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(S) Operational RV Tasks (FY 1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(S) The objective of the Remote Viewing (RV)* Reliability, Enhance-
ment, and Evaluation Task is to develop remote viewing techniques, both to
enhance the potential for U.S. applications, and to provide data that may
be useful in assessing the threat potential of corresponding Soviet
applications.
~(U) RV (remote viewing) is the acquisition and description, by mental
means, of information that has been blocked from ordinary perception by
distance or by shielding.
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II INTRODUCTION/DEFINITIONS (U)
A. (U) DoD Psychoenergetics Program
(S/NF) Project. GRILL FLAME was a joint. DIA/Army effort; DIA provided
overall project management and coordination. The project's primary goals
were to evaluate the threat that foreign psychoenergetics achievements might
pose to U.S. national security, and to explore the potential of psycho-
energetics for use in U.S. intelligence collection.
B. (U) Psychoenerget.ics--Definition
(S/NF) Psychoenergetics refers to classes of human capabilities
generally referred to as parapsychological, or psi phenomena. There are
two main categories, informational and energetic, which can be defined as:
? Remote Viewing (RV)/Extrasensory Perception (ESP)--Ability
of an individual to access and describe remote geographic
areas or to access and describe concealed data via undefined
transmission mechanisms. Examples include
- The (mental) viewing of the contents of a safe
or a distant military site.
- "Pickup" of the thoughts of another.
- Direct foreknowledge of a future event, such as
the firing of a missile.
? Psychokinesis (PK)/Remote Perturbation (RP)--Mental
ability to influence physical systems through
undefined physical mechanisms. Examples include
- The physical movement of an object by a (mental)
effort of the will alone.
- Perturbation of an electronic or mechanical
component, such as a microchip or a gyro, by
mental effort.
- Perturbation of a basic physical process, such
as the decay rate of radioactive material, by
mental effort.
(S/NF) Application of psychoenergetic processes to military/
intelligence objectives includes the use of the remote viewing process in
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data collection (verified), and the use of the remote perturbation processes
to, for example, influence weapons systems (potential). In this document.
we concentrate on the former, remote viewing.
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A. (U) History
(S/NF) Major DoD/Intelligence Community interest in assessing the
potential of psychoenergetics for military/intelligence applications began
a little over a decade ago (1972), and has involved SRI International as a
major contractor, and a number of agencies as sponsors (CIA, FTD, MIA, DIA,
and so forth). The effort was compartmentalized under the code work
"GRILL FLAME" in 1978, and in 1979 an in-house applications program was
set up by Army INSCOM.
(U) The primary goals of the 1972-1980 time frame were to explore the
major categories of phenomena, and to determine the baseline credibility,
reliability, and statistics of those phenomena that appeared viable. In
these studies, the credibility of remote viewing was established with high
certainty.
B. (U) Three-Year Program
(S/NF) In 1981, a three-year (FY 1981 through 1983) Joint Services
Integrated Program was set up under single-agency (DIA) management. The
program, which was applications oriented, had as its goal the development
of the remote viewing phenomenon to a point where it could be used to gain
intelligence information with some reliability. The program was designed
to assist. DIA in evaluating the potential threat of foreign achievements
in psychoenergetics, and to determine if remote viewing could be sufficiently
developed for in-house DoD use.
(S/NF) At the beginning of the three-year program, a considerable
data base on remote viewing had already been established. This included
open-literature publication of earlier work by SRI' and replication studies
(U) References are listed at the end of this report.
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by others,2 ' as well as numerous classified reports on RV studies.37i5
The ground rule for the three-year program was that the existence of the
basic remote-viewing phenomenon was assumed--proof of the phenomenon was
not explicitly pursued. (Some pragmatic measure of demonstration of
existence was provided, however, by assessment of the quality of results
obtained in tests, including operational tests, performed under the double-
blind conditions.) Issues related to scientific understanding of the
phenomena, or to phenomena-transmission mechanisms, were also not addressed
because this was beyond project scope and available resources.
(S/NF) Under these assumptions, SRI tasking was twofold:
(1) RV technology
? Develop techniques to increase reliability of RV
? Develop state-of-the-art. RV training program
? Transfer RV technology to client community.
(2) Intelligence studies
? Track foreign efforts (especially Warsaw Pact, PRC)
? Provide estimates of threat potential.
(S/NF) In designing the three-year program, it was recognized that
effective use of RV technology as a routine intelligence-collection tool
would require a number of elements to be in place, ranging from the
establishment of personnel screening/selection procedures at the beginning
to the development of a countermeasures technology at the other end, in
order to prevent effective use of RV against U.S. interests. Therefore,
at the outset, nine action-item areas were established.
(1) Screening/selection
(2) High-accuracy, high-reliability, multipurpose RV, including:
? Complete knowledge concerning alternative targeting
strategies, such as targeting by coordinates (CRV),
pictures, ID numbers, and so forth.
(U) See, for example, the report by the Princeton University Engineering
Anomalies Research Group under the leadership of the Dean of the School of
Engineering and Applied Science (Reference 2).
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? Before-the-fact indicators of success, such as the
use of physiological measures (e.g., audio analysis
of session tapes), calibration trials, and so forth.
(3) Location/tracking "search" problem
(4) Training
(5) Routine operational RV procedures
(6) Evaluation techniques
(7) Data base management, integration, and dissemination
(8) Intelligence data base studies concerning foreign use
(9) Countermeasures, including:
? Passive intrusion detection
? Shielding, jamming, and remote perturbation.
(U) Program tasking was developed for each of the areas of interest
on a prioritized basis. The specific tasking, along with the task-by-task
budgeting, is shown in Figure 1. As can be seen in the figure, the primary
focus was the development of RV training procedures, and this is the program
effort addressed in this document."
(U) The other areas of interest are addressed in separate reports.
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THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
TASK
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RV ENHANCEMENT (TRAINING)
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$ 575 K
INTELLIGENCE STUDIES
287
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
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COUNTERMEASURES
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ADMINISTRATION
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AUDIO ANALYSIS
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TARGETING
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SEARCH
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OPERATIONAL RV
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RV EVALUATION
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IV RV ENHANCEMENT/TRAINING (U)
A. (U) General
(S/NF) The primary focus in the three-year program was the development
of RV enhancement/training procedures. The purpose was to determine whether
RV reliability could be enhanced, and whether RV technology could be trans-
ferred in a structured fashion to other individuals. It was recognized
that positive findings in either area would have great significance both
with regard to potential foreign threat, and with regard to U.S. application.
(S/NF) At the beginning of the three-year program (FY 1981), SRI,
in conjunction with its sponsors, made a decision to develop and codify the
most promising of the RV enhancement procedures that had emerged from the
earlier SRI work. This was a six-stage coordinate remote viewing training
procedure that was developed by one of SRI's consultants, Mr. Ingo Swann.
The procedure focuses on improving the reliability of remote viewing by
controlling those factors that tend to introduce noise into the RV product.
The basic components of this procedure, derived empirically on the basis of
a decade of investigation into the RV process, consist of
? Repeated target-address (coordinate) presentation,
with quick-reaction response by the remote viewer
(to minimize imaginative overlays).
? The use of a specially-designed, acoustic-tiled,
featureless, homogeneously-colored viewing chamber
(to minimize environmental overlays).
? The adoption of a strictly-prescribed, limited
interviewer patter (to minimize interviewer overlay).
(S/NF) At this stage of near completion of the development, the RV
training procedure was designed to proceed through six stages of pro-
ficiency hypothesized to correspond to six stages of increased contact
with the target site. In. a given remote viewing session, an experienced
remote viewer tends to recapitulate the six stages in order:
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Stage I--Major gestalt. (mountain, city, land/water interface).
Stage II--Sensory contact (cold/dry).
Stage III--Dimension, motion, mobility (large mountain,
panoramic view).
Stage IV--Qualitative and quantitative aspects
(technological, cultural, two buildings).
Stage V--Specific analytical aspects, by interrogating
signal line (radar tracking function, ABM defense).
Stage VI--Three-dimensional contact (modeling, layouts,
further analytical contact).
(S/NF) As a measure of the progress made with the implementation of
the six-stage training procedure, data sets were obtained (with the key SRI
remote viewer) before and after exposure to the training program. The
viewer was targeted on a series of randomly-selected locations from around
the world for which good feedback existed (nonoperational targets). These
tests were carried out under strict protocols, e.g., the use of a double-
blind conditions (the monitor as well as the viewer were blind as to the
target site) to prevent cueing.
(U) The accuracy of the descriptions was assessed on the basis of
a 0-to-3-point accuracy rating scale, shown in Table 1, and the results
are shown in Figure 2. The first data set, taken in 1973, shows that the
number of responses corresponding to a "hit" (2 or above in the rating)
was 22 percent. Over the intervening years, before initiation of the six-
stage training procedure, no noticeable improvement was seen to occur with
practice.
(U) The second data set, taken after exposure to the training program,
shows an increase from 22 to 66 percent in the number of responses rating
a 2 or above--a threefold improvement. Thus, the evidence supports the
inference that the training procedure is efficacious in improving the
accuracy and reliability of the RV function.
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Level of Correspondence
Definition
0
Little or no correspondence.
Self-explanatory. "A miss."
1
Some correspondence
Mixture of correct and incorrect
elements. Enough of the former to
indicate possible "access" to the site,
although chance cannot be ruled out.
"Ambiguous."
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Good correspondence
Good description with several elements
matching, but some incorrect informa-
tion. "A hit."
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Excellent correspondence
Excellent description. Unambiguous,
unique matchable elements, with rela-
tively little incorrect information.
"Excellent hit."
B. (U) Training by Stages
(U) The key to the lower stages of the RV process (see Section
IV-A) is the recognition that the major problem with naive attempts to
remote view is that the attempt to visualize a remote site tends to
stimulate memory and imagination, usually in visual image forms. As the
viewer becomes aware of the first few data bits, there appears to be a
largely spontaneous and undisciplined attempt to extrapolate and "fill in
the blanks." This is presumably driven by a need to resolve the ambiguity
associated with the fragmentary nature of the emerging perception. The
result is a premature internal analysis and interpretation on the part of
the remote viewer. (For example, an impression of an island is immediately
interpreted as Hawaii.) We call this Analytical Overlay (AOL).
(U) Our investigation of these overlay patterns leads to a model
of RV functioning, shown schematically in Figure 3. With the application
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"stimulus" (e.g., the reading of a coordinate), there appears to be a
momentary burst of "signal" that enters into awareness for a few seconds,
then fades away. The overlays appear to be triggered at this point to
fill in the void. Success in handling this complex process requires that
a remote viewer learn to "grab" incoming data bits while simultaneously
attempting to control the overlays. Stage I and Stage II training are de-
signed specifically to deal with this requirement.
2. (U) Stage I
(U) In Stage I, the viewer is trained to provide a quick-reaction
response to the reading of the site coordinates by the monitor. The response
takes the form of an immediate, primitive "squiggle" on the paper (called
an ideogram), which is designed to capture an overall motion/feeling of the
gestalt of the site (e.g., wavy/fluid for water). Note that this response
is essentially kinesthetic, rather than visual.
(U) Once Stage I has been brought under control by the viewer,
Stage II training is initiated. "Under control" means that the viewer
has been observed to pass through a performance curve of the type shown in
Figure 4, which typically applies to skills learning. Certain objective
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performance measures, such as number of session elements or number of
coordinate iterations required to reach closure on site description, are
tracked to determine progress along the performance curve. Figure 5 shows
a representative curve of this type for one of the Stage I trainees.
3. (U) Stage II
(U) In Stage II, the viewer is trained to become sensitive to
physical sensations associated with the site, i.e., sensations he might
experience if he were physically located at the site (heat, cold, wind,
sounds, smells, tactile sensations, and so forth). Again, this response
is essentially nonvisual in nature (although color sensations may arise as a
legitimate Stage II response). In both training stages, visual images may
emerge spontaneously, of course. In that case they are not suppressed, but
simply noted and labeled as AOLs.
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4. (U) Stage III
(S/NF) Whereas in Stages I and II viewing, data appear to emerge
(typically) as fragmented data bits, in Stage III, we observe the emergence
of a broader concept of the site. With Stage I and Stage II data forming
a foundation, contact with the site appears sufficinetly strengthened that
the viewer begins to have an overall appreciation of the site as a whole
(which we label "aesthetic impact"). Dimensional aspects such as size,
distance, and motion begin
to come into play, resulting in configurational
outlines and sketches (see layout of
5. (U) Stage IV
(S/NF) Because of the apparent increased contact with the site
that occurs in Stage III, a "widening of the aperture" as it were, data of
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an analytical nature begin to emerge. This follow-on process constitutes
Stage IV in our nomenclature. Contained in Stage IV data are elements that
go beyond the strictly observational--such as ambience (military, religious,
technical), cultural factors (Soviet, Muslim, nomadic), and function or
purpose (radar,
example,
power generation, BW research, missile storage--see, for
response, Appendix A). Stage IV viewing is there-
crossover point into operational functioning with its associated
potential intelligence value.
6. (U) Stage V
(U) Throughout Stage IV, data are extracted from the signal line
as it emerges; an attempt to force the process by "probing" or "questioning"
the signal line usually results in triggering AOLs. In Stage V, special
techniques to carry out this function without deleterious effects are
introduced. The techniques, although isolated, are still in R&D, with
regard to developing the proper format for technology transfer.
7. (U) Stage VI
(S/NF) In Stage VI, the remote viewer utilizes construction materials
of various types (e.g., clay modeling, poster paper layouts) to develop a
three-dimensional "feel" of the site. (See
Appendix A.) It needs to be understood, however, that the use of such
materials is not simply an attempt to render a more exact representation
of the site than can be done verbally, or by means of drawings. Rather,
the kinesthetic activity appears to both quench AOL formation associated
with purely cerebral processes, and to act as a trigger to produce further
analytical content of the site--even concerning aspects not being specifi-
cally addressed by the modeling. This empirically-derived process, though
not yet fully understood, appears quite productive.
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C. (U) Experimental Design, Protocols, Methodology
(U) The experimental design for the R&D and technology transfer
effort in remote viewing consists of three phases:
? Preparation phase
- Experimental design
- Site selection, handling of materials
- Environmental setting
? Data generation phase
- Monitor/viewer protocols
- Feedback variables
Analysis phase
- Session structure
- Site/transcript correlation
- Statistical evaluation.
(S/NF) In general, the above variables differ for the three types of
remote viewing sessions carried out on the program; designated Classes C,
B, and A, they are
Training sessions (Class C)
? Evaluation/confirmation sessions (Class B)
? Operational sessions (Class A).
(U) As far as the trainees are concerned, the preparatory phase
consists primarily of a series of lectures by a training monitor, in which
the principles of the stages are thoroughly discussed. In addition, a
number of practical exercises are carried out, such as drills in sketching,
exercises in listing possible sensations one could experience at a site,
and so forth. Trainees are also required to write essays on various elements
of the training procedure so that the training monitor can ascertain whether
the basic principles are understood.
(U) A second aspect of preparation is the generation of target
materials. In the case of training (Class C) and evaluation (Class B)
sessions, an SRI analyst charged with this responsibility prepares target
folders, each of which consists of the listing of the site coordinates
(latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds) plus some form
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of feedback materials. Si.tes/feedback materials consist of > 5000 map
sites (U.S.G.S. Series E maps, G.N.1.S.; Army Map Agency maps; World
Aeronautical Charts; atlases), and > 1500 National Geographic magazine
sites. These materials are continually updated.
(S/NF) For operational sessions (Class A), site selection target
materials, and the like, are under the control of the project COTR or
other client representative, and typically vary from task to task de-
pending on the requirement.
(U) The monitor/viewer protocols and feedback variables for the
data generation phase, and the forms of analysis applied in the analysis
phase for the three classes of sessions are summarized in Table 2.
(U) In Class C training sessions, the monitor is nonblind, i.e.,
knowledgeable of the site, and will use this information to provide feedback
as the session progresses, tutoring the viewer on various aspects of his/her
performance. Such sessions cannot be used directly (in a proof-of-
principle sense) as measures of RV performance because of cueing inherent
in the feedback. The number of training sessions in this mode can be quite
large (e.g., to date, 684 for Key Viewer #002).
(U) Class B sessions, as contrasted with Class C sessions, are carried
out in a double-blind fashion (the monitor as well as the viewer are blind
to the site; no intrasession feedback as cueing possibilities exists).
Thus, the results of such sessions can be subjected to analysis in order
to evaluate RV performance. Class B sessions are interspersed with training
sessions to provide benchmarks for RV performance. To date, 92 such
sessions were carried out with the Key Remote Viewer #002, over the course
of training; these sessions comprise the data base for the evaluation
provided in Figure 2(b).
(U) The statistical basis for the evaluation provided in Figure 2(a)
is as follows. In a previous study5 the RV results of six individuals
providing six samples each (for a total of 36 trials) were analyzed by two
methods. One was a double-blind ranking of the so-called Scott's method type,
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? Used in training sessions
? Monitor is knowledgeable of the site; therefore session carried out
under nonblind conditions.
? Intrasession feedback given to facilitate learning process.
? Session results do not stand alone as proof-of-principle because of
cueing possibilities.
? Evaluation of RV results inapplicable; performance curve measures,
e.g., number of coordinate iterations required, only.
? Used in confirmation, evaluation.
? Monitor is blind to site.
? Feedback given only Post-session.
? Statistical techniques applicable to RV accuracy assessment.
? Used in operational RV, simulations.
? Monitor is blind in majority of cases; nonblind analysts or ob-
servers occasionally present.
Feedback conditions variable, depending on task requirements.
? Evaluation techniques as determined by user.
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standardly used in RV evaluation; the other involved use of a 0-to-7-point
nonblind accuracy rating scale (a more finely-graded version of the 0-to-
3-point scale given in Table 1 of this report). Comparison of the two
5
methods showed a statistically significant correlation (p = 5 x 10 ),
indicating that the use of the easier-to-apply nonblind accuracy rating
scales provides objective measures of RV performance.
(U) For a more detailed analysis of transcripts on a concept-by-
concept basis, a finer-grained analysis procedure has been used on selected
samples from the same series of Class B results; these are reported
elsewhere.'
(S/NF) The protocols for Class A operational sessions are highly
variable, depending on the requirement. Typically, the monitor is blind,
so that an assessment of RV performance can be made on an objective basis.
In some cases, however, an analyst who is knowledgeable of the site may
at some point provide partial feedback to the monitor (and, sometimes, the
viewer as well) in order to focus the viewer on some aspect relating to
the overall requirement. Thus, a series of scans may be carried out
partially under Class B and partially under Class C conditions. The results
must therefore be carefully analyzed on a case-by-case basis in order to
determine the quality of RV performance. Operational RV is discussed in
more detail in the following section.
(U) See, for example, discussion in H. Puthoff et al., "Experimental Psi
Research: Implications for Physics," in The Role of Consciousness in the
Physical Universe, Ed. R. Jahn, Westview Press, Boulder, CO 1981 .
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A. (U) Operational RV Tasking
(S/NF) To meet program objectives, one of SRI's tasks is to investi-
gate U.S. capabilities in applied RV, both to determine the potential for
application in U.S. efforts, and to provide data that are useful in
assessing the threat potential of corresponding Soviet applications. In
response to this requirement, SRI has pursued application tasks that were
of interest to the intelligence community, and has contributed RV-derived
data in response to quick-reaction requirements set by representatives
monitoring the progress of the work.
B. (U) RV Session Format
(S/NF) The format for performing these tasks is as follows. A
request for information concerning a target site is transmitted by the
client to the DIA representative
He then provides targeting information
(e.g., coordinates) to an SRI RV session monitor at the start of a session.
This monitor then works with a remote viewer to obtain data. In this
format, SRI personnel are kept blind to the source of the request, and to
the type of site or event of interest. In some cases, the COTR or other
client representative is present in the RV chamber during the RV session,
or may observe the session from outside on a video monitor.
C. (U) Pre- and Post-Operational Task Calibration
(S/NF) In an effort to determine whether a remote viewer is "on line"
before attempting an operational task, a presession calibration trial is
carried out on a site for which feedback materials (e.g., National
Geographic magazines, travel brochures) are available to the session
monitor. If the results indicate a useful level of RV functioning, the
operational task is engaged; if not, the task is aborted. In like fashion,
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some check on whether the viewer remained "on line" during the operational
task.
D. (U) FY 1983 Operational RV Sites
(S/NF) The tasks carried out during FY 1983 are listed in Table 3.
Three examples (JS 39, 40, and 41) showing the level of accuracy achieved
are presented in Appendix A. Additional detailed data are provided in the
operational Task Summary Sheets provided in Appendix B. Complete docu-
mentation is available through proper security channels on a need-to-know
basis.
E. (U) Evaluation of the Operational RV Task
(U) Evaluation protocols were developed for use by analysts to provide
numerical estimates of various aspects of the RV product generated in
operational RV tasks. The returned protocols constitute (1) the basis
for contractor evaluation, (2) a feedback to the remote viewer, and (3) an
input for the computerized data-base management (DBM). The evaluation
protocols submitted to the analysts for their completion are provided in
Appendix C.
(S/NF) The accuracy of the operational RV products was assessed by
DIA analysts in accordance with the 0-to-3-point accuracy scale included
in the evaluation protocols. (This scale is essentially the same as that
presented in Table 2). The accuracy assessment for each site is included
in Table 3.
(S/NF) As a further assessment tool, a rigorous analysis of five
sites viewed by RVer #002 under similar operational conditions (JS 36, 37,
40, 41, and 42) was carried out to determine the probability of such
results by chance. Each of the given transcripts was blind-matched against
both the intended target site, and the other four that were serving as
substitute sites. The result was that the sites were sufficiently well
described to yield correct target/transcript pairings in every case--a result
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whose probability of occurring by chance (p = 1/5!) is less than one in
one hundred. The subjective impressions of high-quality remote viewing
are thus substantiated by objective blind assessment procedures.
(U) For a 5 x 5 forced-choice3match, the probability of no error is
given by p = l/5! = 8.33 x 10- .
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(S/NF) With regard to progress over the three-year program as a whole,
the most advanced viewer, from whom the most data was obtained (18 sites),
provided enough data to arrive at reasonable conclusions. Overall, using
the 0-to-3-point accuracy rating scale, intelligence analysts assigned
"hit" ratings (2 or above) to eight out of eighteen (44 percent) of the
RV responses.
(S/NF) We can make the following observations concerning the'appli-
cation of RV to operational tasks of intelligence significance. Many
variables exist that cannot be controlled (type of information, targeting
method, timing of session, and the like), and few operational remote
viewing tasks are carried out under the same conditions. Feedback in
operational contexts is often limited, making evaluation difficult.
Furthermore, limited or nonexistent feedback has an unknown effect on data
quality. Task significance is an important motivating factor for the
remote viewers and can significantly affect data results. Other factors
that influence RV data include the fact that site complexity results in
diverse data; configuration data are better than analytic, and general
data are better than specific. The types of RV data obtained vary with the
individual, as in any HUMINT reporting. Keeping these factors in mind,
we find that data generated by remote viewers are often of high quality
and, provided it is appropriately integrated into the intelligence data
mix, can be of significant utility. Examples of successful operational
remote viewings generated during the three-year program include
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A. (U) Training
(S/NF) The RV Reliability, Enhancement, and Evaluation Program de-
scribed in this document has been focused on the development of RV pro-
cedures that can be transmitted to others in a structured fashion, i.e.,
training procedures. At the beginning of the DIA Joint Services Integrated
Program, SRI International, in conjunction with its sponsors, made a de-
cision to develop and codify the most promising RV training procedure that had
emerged from the earlier SRI work. The procedure focuses on improving the
reliability of remote viewing by controlling those factors that tend to
introduce noise into the RV product. The RV training procedure is designed
to proceed through six stages of proficiency, corresponding to six stages of
increased contact with the target site. Blind testing of the key SRI remote
viewer before and after exposure to the training program shows a threefold
increase (from 22 to 66) in percentage of trials indicating contact with
prescribed target sites.
B. (U) Trainee Progress
(S/NF) To date, twelve individuals have been enrolled in the training
program including three representatives from the intelligence community.
All are progressing satisfactorily through the training stages. Their
present status is shown in Figure 6.
C. (U) RV Characteristics
(S/NF) Examination of the output of RV efforts permits one to draw
certain conclusions about RV characteristics in general. They are
? Descriptive material about remote locations can be
obtained that exceeds chance correlation.
? The quality of description appears to be relatively
insensitive to distance or shielding.
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TRAINEES
STAGES
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2
3
4
5
6
1978 TO 1983
KEY RESEARCH A
...,
CONSULTANT
B
FIRST GROUP
1980 TO 1982
(EXPERIENCED C
RVers)
D
E
F
SECOND GROUP
1981 TO 1983
(INEXPERIENCED G
RVers)
H
1982 TO 1983
SPONSOR'S r 3
CANDIDATES it
K
SPONSOR
1983
CANDIDATE L
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(S/NF)
Detailed analysis of the patterns of correct/incorrect
response elements indicates that the laws governing remote
viewing are not askew to, but correlate with those laws
governing
- Cerebral (brain) functioning, specialization, and
cognitive processes in general.
- Subliminal perception in particular.
D. (U) Operational RV
(S/NF) In response to operational requirements set by intelligence
community representatives monitoring the progress of the work, remote
viewing by SRI and SRI-trained client personnel has, in many cases, pro-
vided useful descriptions of, for example, East-Bloc targets that are of
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interest to the intelligence community. Evaluation of the results by
appropriate intelligence community specialists indicates that by this
process, a remote viewer is able to generate useful data corroborated by
other intelligence assets. As is generally true with other human sources,
the information is fragmentary and imperfect, and is best utilized in con-
junction with other sources. Nonetheless, data generated by the RV process
appear to exceed any reasonable bounds of chance correlation or acquisition
by ordinary means and are therefore considered to constitute an exploitable
information source. Documentation for these conclusions can be found in
the following references:
"Project Grill Flame (U),111 et al., Defense Intelligence
Agency, Document No. SRI/GF- , January 1983, SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL.
"Project Grill Flame Operational Tasks (U),111 -1 et al.,
Defense Intelligence Agency, Document No. SRI/GF-0236, January 1983,
SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL.
"House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee GDIP Budget
Overview (U)," Testimony by Dr. J. Vorona, DDS&TI, Defense
Intelligence Agency, 12 April 1983, SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL/ORCON.
"Memorandum on Grill Flame Activity (U)," R. DeLauer, USDRE,
19 January 1983, SECRET/NOFORN/GRILL FLAME.
E. (U) Key Findings
(S/NF) The key findings of the Grill Flame RV Enhancement effort
? Evidence continues to accumulate, in our laboratory and
elsewhere, that remote viewing is a real phenomenon, and is
not degraded by distance or shielding.
? Evidence gathered to date permits the tentative conclusion
that remote viewing abilities can be developed by
appropriate training procedures.
? Analysis by intelligence specialists indicates that remote
viewing has potential for U.S. intelligence applications.
At this stage of development, descriptive content (e.g.,
sketches, configurations) appears to be more reliable than
analytic content (e.g., function, complex technical data),
but steady progress is being made on the latter.
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Series DIA
Target No. JS #35
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Beacon(s)
Comments:
1.
2.
3.
CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Coordinate supplied to interviewer Puthoff by
(DIA) at beginning of session, Scan 1.
Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and target activity of interest.
Pre- and post-session calibration experiments with known
target material (Lake Champlain, NY, and Herodian, Jerusalem
for pre-; Boston for post-) indicated RVer "on-line" for
Scan 1. Post-op (only) for Scan 2 (Dhaulagui Mt., Nepal)
indicated RVer "on-line" for Scan 2.
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Target No. JS #35
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Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Continuation of JS #35, begun on 4 November 1982
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and target activity of interest.
3. Pre- and post-session calibration experiments with known
target material (Washington, D.C.; Mt. Logan, Yukon Territory;
Lake George, New York and Pico Bolovar, Venezuela, respectively)
indicated remote viewer "on-line."
4. Viewer described technical-facility-type of site, but with
little detail this scan.
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Series DIA
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SG 1 A Target
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
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2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and target activity of interest.
3. Pre-, mid-, and post-session calibration experiments with
known target material (Fuji volcano, Japan; Sao Paulo and
Istanbul; Mt. Holmes, Wyoming) indicated viewer "on-line,"
although at somewhat diminished capacity.
4. Viewer described a multifunction complex with possible
atomic, communications, and espionage functions.
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Target No. JS #36
SG1A Target
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Continuation of JS #36, begun 5 November 1982.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and target activity of interest.
3. Pre- and post-session calibration experiments with known
target material (Mt. Cook, New Zealand; Vienna, Austria,
respectively) indicated viewer "on-line."
4. Viewer described technical facility involving some kind
of radiation.
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Target No. JS #36
SG1A Target
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Continuation of scans carried out on 11/5/82 and 11/9/82.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and target activity of interest.
3. Presession calibration experiments with known target material,
Mt. Rainier, Wash; Paris, France, indicated remote viewer
"on-line" to start. Viewer encountered difficulty with
analytical overlays in attempt to view site, and post-
session calibration check with known target material (Caspian
Sea) indicated viewer "off-line," indicating that material
of Scan 3 must be taken as likely inaccurate.
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Target No. JS #36
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Remote Viewer #002
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Continuation of scans carried out on 11/5/82, 11/9/82, and
earlier today.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and target activity of interest.
3. Pre-, mid-, and post-session calibration experiments with
known target material (Magic Mountain, Washington; Key West,
Florida; Makalu Mountain, Nepal, respectively) indicated
remote viewer "on-line."
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(DIA). The questions, with RVer answers, are inc u e ere
at session end.
5. Further descriptive material given of technological site,
function unknown.
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Target No. JS #36
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Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Continuation of JS #36; previous scans carried out on 11/5/82,
11/9/82, 11/17/82.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and
target activity of interest.
3. Calibration tests with local target materials (Kuwait;
Minneapolis, Minnesota) indicated remote viewer "on-line"
at start, somewhat "off-line" at finish, but still
functional.
4. Remote viewer described a compound with a dome-like building,
many flat low buildings; a high-technology site with con-
siderable underground construction; purpose, to test a system
(see following Scan 6).
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Interviewer
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Continuation of scans carried out on 11/5/82, 11/9/82, 11/17/82,
1/11/83.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and
target activity of interest.
3. Calibration tests with local target materials (Vancouver, B.C.;
and Grand Canyon, Arizona) indicated remote viewer "on-line"
with very good data.
4. Remote viewer describes a complex built to test a system of
a defensive type, possibly to defend against nuclear attack,
involving sophisticated electromagnetic technology and
underground excavations.
5. Remote viewer suggests that if the material to date appears
relevant, he would like to build a three-dimensional replica
in clay, whereupon he feels that additional detailed data
could be generated by the process of becoming completely
immersed in the site in this manner. Therefore, feedback will
be awaited before continuing.
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Series DIA
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SG1A Target
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
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(DIA).
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and target activity of interest.
3. Scan 1 carried out in present time; Scan 2 applied to
7 May 1976, between 1930-2000 local time at the site.
4. Calibration tests with local target materials (Mecca,
Saudi Arabia, pre-op for Scan 1; Toledo, Spain, mid-op
check for Scan 1; Aconcagua Mountain, Argentina, pre-op
for Scan 2; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, post-op for
Scan 2) indicated remote viewer "on-line."
5. Remote viewer described technical facility with specific
events taking place.
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Series DIA
Target No. JS #37
Target
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Continuation of scans carried out on 15 November 1982.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and target activity of interest.
3. Scan 3 applies to 29 October 1976, between 1040 and 1100,
local time.
4. Pre- and post-session calibration experiments with known
target materials (Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland; Mt. Rae, Montana,
respectively) indicated viewer "on-line."
5. Concussive event takes place.
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Date 18 November 1982, 1334 (Scan 4)
Series DIA
Target No. JS #37
SG 1 A Target
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Continuation of scans carried out on 15 November 1982
and earlier today.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and target activity of interest.
3. Scan 4 applied to 4 November 1976 between 1930 and 2000,
local time.
4. Pre-, mid-, and post-session calibration experiments with
known target materials (Osaka, Japan; Memphis, Tennessee;
Inland Sea, Japan, respectively) indicated viewer "on-line."
5. Site described similarly as before, but no event noted
during time frame given.
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Series DIA
Target No. JS #37
SG1A Target
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Continuation of scans carried out on 15 and 18 November 1982.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and target activity of interest.
3. Pre- and post-calibration experiments with known target
materials (Magadishu, Somalia--pre-op; Bryce Canyon
National Park, Utah--post-op) indicated remote viewer
"on-line."
4. Viewer describes a functioning technological site, a
dangerous place where accidents have occurred; lots of
shielding of some kind; partially underground. Exact
function not yet cognized in this scan.
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Date 14 January 1983, 1048 (Scan 6)
Series DIA
Target No. JS #37
SG1A Target (New coords supplied by
SG1J
SG1J
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. New coordinates supplied for this site (roughly 5 miles
distant from coordinates used in scans 1-5) by
through Otherwise, this is a continuation of scans
carried out 11 15/82, 11/18/82, and earlier today.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and target activity of interest.
3. Pre- and post-session calibration trials with known target
materials (Mt. Hood, Oregon, pre-op; Mexico City, Mexico;
and National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,
Washington, D.C., post-ops) were of excellent quality,
indicating viewer "on-line."
4. Testing of a weapons system of some kind; energy or
projectile close to the ground, resulting in impact and
bright light.
SG1J
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Date 14 January 1983, 1325 (Scan 7)
Series DIA
Target No. JS #37
Target October 1975
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing) with specified time period
Comments: 1. First scan at new coordinates (given at beginning of
Scan 6) for the October 1975 time period, given to
interviewer as being a time period of interest. Otherwise,
continuation of scans carried out 11/15/82, 11/18/82, and
two scans earlier today, the last with the new coordinates
approximately 5 miles from those used for Scans 1-5.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and activity of interest.
3. Pre- and post-session calibration trials with known target
materials (Aconcagua Mountain, Argentina, pre-op; Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia, post-op) indicated viewer "on-line" to start,
somewhat down, although still functional at end.
4. Viewer found much less at the site at this date, compared
to previous scans carried our for present time.
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Date 14 January 1983, 1451 (Scan 8)
Series DIA
.Target No. JS #37
SG1A Target
SG1A
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SG1J
SG1A
3. Pre- and post-session calibration trials with known target
materials (Mt. Ararat, Armenia, pre-op; Osaka, Japan,
post-op) indicated remote viewer "on-line."
4. Viewer describes site as having some kind of signal sent
out that resulted in a large event (ionization), possibly
an accident or unexpected intensity of effect. Target
word brought concepts of sonics, modulated waves,
carrier waves, harmonics, etc. The August 1976 time
period brought response of a large-scale test of a system
that resulted in perturbing the earth on a global scale,
from a geophysical standpoint (e.g., atmospheric effects).
H. E. Puthoff, Ph.D., Radio Physics Laboratory
Imid-end August, 1976
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing) plus time frame,
mid to end August 1976
Comments: 1. Continuation of scans carried out on 11/15/82, 11/18/82, and
three earlier today. Viewer begins with general description.
and is then given the association provided by followed by the mid to end August 1976 time frame as
an important date.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location
and activity of interest.
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Date 8 February 1983, 0818
Series DIA
Target No. JS #39
Target
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Coordinates supplied to Puthoff at beginning of session by
Remote viewer and int
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site and activity of interest.
SG1J
2. Session monitored in person by J. Vorona, on TV monitor by
COTR Session videotaped.
3. Precession calibration tests with known target materials
(Vienna, Austria; Picket Range, North Cascades) indicated
viewer "on-line."
4. Viewer correctly described site as a massive concrete structure
in the form of a truncated pyramid, roughly 350 ft on a side.
Viewer also indicated the presence of below-surface rooms,
stresed the nonhabitability of the major structure, and
described a number of associated criss-cross structures
(resembling radar apertures) and nearby cylindrical tubes
(resembling missiles), although the functions of the structures
and tubes were not cognized.
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Date
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Series
DIA
Target No.
JS #40 (CRV-2T-2/83)
SG1A
Target
Remote Viewer
#002
SG1J
SG1J
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Coordinates supplied to Puthoff at beginning of session
by Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to
target site and activity of interest.
2. COTRI monitored session in person. Session
videotaped.
3. Pre- and mid-session calibrations with known target
materials (Mt. Shasta, California; Rome, Italy,
respectively) indicated remote viewer "on-line."
4. Remote viewer described big buildings, oily smells,
runways, airfield with long landing strips and a
helicopter pad, near water.
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Date 11 February 1983; 0807
Series DIA
Target No. JS #41 (CRV-4T-2/83)
SG1A
Target
Remote Viewer
Interviewer
Beacon(s)
CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Coordinates supplied to Puthoff at beginning of session
SG1J by Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target
site and activity of interest.
SG1J
2. COTR II monitored session in person. Session
videotapes
3. Presession calibration with known target material (Aconcagua
Mountain, Argentina) indicated viewer "on-line" to start.
4. Viewer described site as a complex of buildings, curved
structures, with smells, towers, flames, finally identifying
it as oilfield/refinery.
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1313
Series
DIA
Target No.
JS #42 (CRV-6T-2/83)
SG1A
Target
Remote Viewer
#002
SG1J
SG1J
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments: 1. Coordinates supplied to Puthoff at beginning of session by
I I Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target
s e an activity of interest.
monitored session in person. Session videotaped.
3. Pre-, mid- and post-session calibration tests with known
target materials (Florence, Italy; Mt. Rainier, Washington;
Bern, Switzerland, respectively) indicated viewer "on-line."
4. Remote viewer described "tunnels into something," with vaulted
ceilings, used to store something "deadly," discussed the
presence of liquid, and drew cylindrical-shaped objects, but
did not identify function as that of submarine storage.
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(S) INSTRUCTIONS TO ANALYSTS (U)
(U) The information provided as enclosure to this report was obtained
in response to a collection requirement provided by
This information was acquired from a new and potentially valuable source of
intelligence. Work is currently being pursued to determine the accuracy,
reliability, and improvement potential of this source. Your remarks and
attention to the evaluation sheet will be the basis for our assessment of
this new collection technique. Therefore, the effort you expend will greatly
assist us and will ultimately result in you receiving more data of increasing
accuracy and reliability.
(U) While formulating your judgements concerning the data, the following
comments concerning this new source of intelligence may be helpful.
(U) Foremost, the data are likely to consist of a mixture of correct
and incorrect elements. Specifically:
(1) (S) The descriptive elements are generally of higher
reliability than judgements or labels as to what is
being described (recreational swimming pool may be
mistaken for water purification pools, an aircraft
hull may be mistaken for a submarine hull, etc.).
Therefore, seemingly appropriate descriptive elements
should not be rejected because of mislabeling.
(2) (S) The data often contain gaps (in a 3-building complex,
for example, perhaps only two of the buildings may be
described, and an airfield may be added that isn't there).
Such gaps or additions should not be taken to mean that the
rest of the data is necessarily inaccurate.
(S) Therefore, a recommended approach is to first examine the entire
information packet to obtain an overall "flavor" of the response, reserving
final judgement even in the face of certain errors, and then go back through
for detailed analysis.
(U) If you have questions regarding the data you have received or on its
evaluation please feel free to contact me at any time. Thank you.
DIA (DT-5A)
c/o Lavelle - Bldg. G
SRI International
Menlo Park, CA 94025
SG1J
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(S) SUMMARY EVALUATION SHEET (U)
(U) For the summary evaluation, please check the following boxes as to the accuracy of the submitted material.
ACCURACY
Site Contact,
Little with Not
Correspondence Mixed Results Good Excellent Unknown Applicable
0 1 2 3
(S) Geographical locale descrip-
tion (terrain, water, etc.)
(S) Large-scale manmade elements
(cities, buildings, silos,
docks, railroad lines,
airfields, etc.)
(S) Small-scale manmade elements
(antennas, computers, tanks,
missiles, offices, etc.)
(S) General target ambience (re-
search, production, adminis-
tration, storage, troop move-
ments, naval activity, air
activity, weapons testing, etc.)
(S) Relevant specific activities
(nuclear testing, missile
firing, CBW storage, ELINT
monitoring, etc.)
(S) Personality information
(physical descriptions,
actions, responsibilities,
plans, etc.)
F-1 a 0 0 0 0
El
0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
Cannot be de-
(S) Overall utility None 0 Marginal 0 Useful 0 Very Useful El termined at this time 0
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
*
(U) Definitions for the accuracy scale:
0 - Little correspondence . . . . . Self explanatory.
1 - Site contact with . . . . . . . Mixture of correct and incorrect elements, but enough of the former to
mixed results indicate source has probably accessed the target site.
2 - Good . . . . . . . . . . . . Good correspondence with several elements matching, but some incorrect information.
3 - Excellent . . . . . . . . . . . Good correspondence with unambiguous unique matchable elements and relatively
little incorrect information.
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(S) SUMMARY EVALUATION SHEET PERSONNEL (U)
(U) For the summary evaluation, please check the following boxes as to the accuracy of the submitted material.
*
ACCURACY
Personnel
Little Contact, with Not
Correspondence Mixed Results Good Excellent Unknown Applicable
(S) Geographical locale description
(5) Dress appearance (uniform,
formal, casual, etc.)
(S) Physical appearance (height,
weight, scars, hair color etc.)
(S) General health characteristics
(S) Nationality
(S) Personality characteristics
(mental, state, demeanor, etc.)
(S) Relevant past responsibilities/
activities
(S) Relevant current
responsibilities/activities
(S) Relevant planned
responsibilities/activities
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
D ^ ^ ^
^ ^ ^ D
^ ^ ^ ^
^
^ ^ ^
^ ^
^ ^
^
^ ^
^ ^
^
(S) Governments, agencies, persons
responsible to/associated with ^ D ^ ^ ^ ^
Cannot be de-
(S) Overall utility None ED Marginal O Useful O Very Useful E7 termined at this time O
(U) Definitions for the accuracy scale:
0 - Little correspondence . . . . . Self explanatory.
1 - Site contact with . . . . . . . Mixture of correct and incorrect elements, but enough of the former to
mixed results indicate source has probably accessed the target site.
2 - Good . . . . . . . . . . . . Good correspondence with several elements matching, but some incorrect information.
3 - Excellent . . . . . . . . . . . Good correspondence with unambiguous unique matchable elements and relatively
little incorrect information.
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(S) REFERENCES (U)
1. Puthoff, H. E. and R. Targ, "A Perceptual Channel for Information
Transfer over Kilometer Distances: Historical Perspective and Recent
Research," Proc. IEEE, Vol. 64, No. 3 (March 1976).
2. Jahn, R., "The Persistent Paradox of Psychic Phenomena: An Engineering
Perspective," Proc. IEEE, Vol. 70, No. 2 (February 1982).
3. Puthoff, H. E. and R. Targ, "Perceptual Augmentation Techniques (U),"
Final Report to CIA, SRI Project 3183, Stanford Research Institute,
Menlo Park, CA (1 December 1975), SECRET.
4. Puthoff, H. E., et al., "Advanced Threat Technique Assessment (U),"
Final Report to FTD, SRI Project 5309, SRI International, Menlo Park,
CA (October 1978), SECRET/NOFORN.
5. Targ, R., et al., "Special Orientation Techniques (U)," Final Report
to Army INSCOM, SRI Project 8465, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
(June 1980), SECRET/NOFORN.
6. May, E. C., "A Remote Viewing Evaluation Protocol (U)," Final Report
SRI/GF-0247, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (December 1982;
Revised July 1983), SECRET/NOFORN.
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