INSCOM GRILL FLAME PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00788R002000240035-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 29, 1998
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: March 15, 1979
• Content Type: MFR

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ORCON/NOFORN
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
US ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755
SUBJECT: INSCOM GRILL FLAME Project Selection Process (U)
1. (S) A total of 251 officers, warrant officers, and
civilians (GS-9 and above) were considered for participation
in the INSCOM GRILL FLAME Project (IGFP).* These 251
individuals were experienced in the intelligence disciplines
of SIGINT, PHOTINT, and HUMINT and represented more than eight
units/organizations within INSCOM.
UNIT/ORGANIZATION NO. CONSIDERED
SOD
IIPD
DCI
902D
ADCSOPS-HUMINT
OPS GROUP
DCSOPS
ITAC
MISC. ELEMENTS
24
48
17
12
20
25
41
55
9
251 TOTAL
2. (S) Of the 251 individuals considered 117 were interviewed
by IGFP personnel. The large difference between number consider-
ed and number actually interviewed was due to the following
elimination factors applied by IGFP personnel:
a. Commander's evaluation
b. Retainability - at least 20 months
c. Health
d. Not readily available (programmed TDY, schools, etc.)
*Two enlisted personnel and one civilian (GS-7) were interviewed
based on strong recommendations of other interviewees.
CLASSIFIED BY: Director, DIA
DECLASSIFY ON: 15 Mar 99
EXTENDED BY: Director, DIA
REASON: 2-301-C (3) (6)
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These 117 individuals were interviewed under the guise of a
"survey" on parapsychology (see Incl 1) and shown two "open
source" articles on parapsychology (see Incl 2). Of the 117
individuals-interviewed, one refused to talk about para-
psychology at all, three thought that most of what they had
heard was nonsense or trickery, three were opposed to the
investigation of psychic phenomena on religious grounds and
110 had favorable opinions towards parapsychology and the
possible use of psychic phenomena in the military.
UNIT/ORGANIZATION INTERVIEWED
SOD 21
IIPD 27
DCI 7
902D 4
ADCSOPS-HUMINT 14
OPS GROUP 10
DCSOPS 13
ITAC 12
MISC. ELEMENTS 9
117 TOTAL
3. (S) With 94% of the people interviewed showing favorable
attitudes for the IGFP, it was obvious that further screening
was necessary to reduce this number to a manageable amount.
The training contract with Stanford Research Institute (SRI),
Menlo Park, California, calls for only three trainees. SRI
personnel had advised that we seek out potential trainees
on the basis of "individuals who are self-confident, uninhibited,
successful, and not afraid to be wrong." To this criteria, IGFP
personnel added maturity, adaptability, innovativeness, MOS (so
as to include the specialties of SIGINT, PHOTINT, and 11UMINT),
previous psychic experiences, and compatability Fifteen
individuals were selected as prime candidates but it is the
opinion of IGFP personnel that approximately 30-35 possessed
the requisite potentials desired for the IGFP. The main
constraint was the SRI contract terms for training only three
individuals.
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4. (S) On 14 February 1979, SRI contract personnel selected
six of the 15 individuals for further evaluation by them at
the SRI facility. From these six, three will be chosen for
training under the contract terms. The evaluation at the SRI
facility will be to determine which of the six selectees are
most adaptable to the training sessions.
2 Incl MURRAY B. WATT
as Major, MI
INSCOM GRILL FLAME
Project Officer
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