ERV SESSION PROCEDURES REPORT. NICKNAME: OTHER 'H'. SESSION NUMBER: 11, 12, 13. SOURCE IDENTIFIER: RV-101

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• Publication Date: October 27, 1986
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PROdECT SUN STREAK (U)
ERV SESSION PROCEDURES REPORT
WARNING NOTICE: INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED
CONTROL NUMBER: NICKNAME: Other "H"
DATE OF SESSION: 27, 29 Oct &
6 Nov 86
REFERENCES: SPR ..... 003-86, dated
').41. Oct 86, BAB
DATE OF REPORT: 12 Nov 86
TECHNIQUE UTILIZED: ERV
1. ( ) TASKING:
TARGET COUNTRY:
SESSION NUMBER: 11,12,13
MISSION STATUS: Contin ng
SOURCE IDENTIFIER: 101
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a.( ) As in 16PR-003-86, (referenced above) 6ource
received an initial very short "brie+ back" on major gestalts
provided by him during previous sessions. The concept of a
narrowing mental "time line" was again briefed prior to the session
in Which Source was told that each session would begin where the
previous session ended and that material discussed during those
previous sessions need not be reported again unless it impacted or
clarified any new information being discussed during the upcoming
iseission.
b.( ) The technique of eliminating the two
reference coordinates, (two connecting towns on a long roadway),
was replicated in each of the three sessions covered in this
report. Source had no apparent problem in adjusting to this
procedure and "moved" quickly to the target area and began
reporting on his perceptions at the target.
c.( ) These procedures, once briefed and mutually
agreed upon proved successful and no other cuing or descriptive
data was provided to Source prior to any of the sessions included
in this report other than that cited above.
2. ) SESSION: There were no unusual occurrences or
reportable oddities in any of the sessions referenced in this
report.
3. ( ) SUMMARY:
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a. ( ) Following each of the three sessions
described in this report, Source prepared a post-session written
summary of his perceptions and impressions. As in previous Session
Procedure Reports on this mission, much of the information in these
post ..... session summaries was redundant or not relevant to the
ultimate target. To facilitate analysis of. Source's perceptions as
described during and in post- session interview, the major gestalts
have been summarized below with Interviewer's notes when
appropriate. All data derived from each of. the sessions, to
include the Interviewer's notes and Source's handwritten summaries
and sketches are maintained in the mission field file at this
location.
1. ( . ) On day 14, (20 March 1984), on roads leading
into site '7', "home guard" or "National Guard" type troops have been
positioned ostensibly to set up traffic and population control
checkpoints. These men have an inflated sense of power as often
happens when a common man is called to service and is given a
position of relative authority. These men do not take their
mission very seriously, however, and the actual security provided
by these units is minimal. Other uniformed troops at a bivouac
area along the road, (labelled the "wide spot" by Source), continue
to salvage equipment destroyed or damaged during the rocket and
mortar barrage of the previous day. There is an expected feeling.
of danger and tenseness among these men. Later in the day a series
of cables from the vans containing the electronic components and
equipment are laid throughout the compound. Security around the
vans increases with the addition of barbed wired contonements.
Troops within the compound continue their harassment and
interdictory operations using a multi-tubed weapon which is carried
outside the perimeter by hand and set up facing into the mountains.
The weapon fires multiple projectiles almost simultaneously causing
multiple explosions to occur within the mountain areas. These
explosions do very little damage, however, since the hill people
have withdrawn to points high in the mountains leaving only widely
dispersed token forces to continue observations of the perimeter
area. The aforementioned electronic van complex is set up by the
end of the day. It consists of a tower construction connected by a
an array or series of cables spreading throughout the compound
inside the perimeter. Inside the van the temperature is noticeable
warmer and troops inside the vans are busy at terminals and
positions within the vehicles which make low humming and clicking
noises. The actual purpose of this equipment is not discernible.
Within the perimeter area there is a growing feeling of urgency as
more and more troops arrive and large size patrolling into the
Iii. lls begins. Along the road, -platoon size elements begin column
patrolling between site Si. and site 2. In the area just outside the
perimeter, troops begin cutting down tall brush and moving large
rocks while at the same time setting up posts in the ground,
(possibly aiming stakes). There is increasing amounts of
mechanical noise within the perimeter possibly from large
generators. The heavier armored vehicles now take up positions
outside the berm and form another semi-circle perimeter with their
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explosions. Inside the perimeter, this "tubed" weapon is pointing
up into the hills in the direction of the explosions. It has been
'caused by this weapon. There are two vehicles associated with this
weapon. One is the actual firing weapon and the other vehicle
operates with it in tandem. To fire the weapon takes considerable
training but it is not a question of scientific skill but rather an
art. Radio or signal controls are important in the +unction of
this system, however, due to its rather frugal and basic mechanical
structure, many of the operations are manual. It seems that there
are, "automatic" systems and controls built into the system but the
men know that they don't work well individually or in conjunction.
with the other systems so they wind up using the manual systems to
make it work. The electronics are state of the art but overall you
get the impression of "Buck Rogers technology and Model 'T'
mechanics". The tandem vehicle has many +unctions. Some of the
words that are used to describe these +unctions include: "safety
system," "directioning," "charging," "circumventing," "collapsing,"
"synthesizing", "channeling", "lateral vibrations," and working in
a "symbiotic and harmonizing association with the weapon." I don't
know exactly what all of these descriptives mean in relationship to
the tandem vehicle and I know that they are not exactly the right
words. The weapon itself,contains a small crew compartment which is
pretty cramped and has a lot of projections and gadgets protruding
out which cause the men a lot of problems in bumping their heads
and legs when moving in and out of the vehicle. It is as though
there was no consideration of the human 'factors when they built
this thing. Inside there are electronic devices that provide some
sort of guidance and radar imaging ,Functions. When the weapon is
being used both vehicles ar moved together and connected by large
cables which transmit power and commands. When fired the weapon
completely "pulverized" the target but again that is not exactly
the word I'm trying to think of. At the place where it was fired
into the mountain, there is nothing left but a burned crater and a
very fine dust floating in the air. When it's fired the noise
inside the drew compartment is deafening probably due to the crude .
mechanics as well as the noise of the firing. Crew members wear a
special uniform with unusually high boots and a hood over their
heads with dark colored goggles. Before firing the weapon another
visor apparatus is dropped over the goggles. This visor has a
yellowish color. It is hard to describe the noise inside because
it is a mixture of sounds but when the weapon is fired there is
first a lot of banging and clanking sounds like metal against
metal. May it's the hydraulics or the actual in of the
system into place, I don't know. Then at the moment of firing
there is an almost simultaneous whoosh whoosh sound. The explosive
force completely destroys the target turning it into a fine dust.
I got the impression that first there is an implosion at the point
of impact followed by a large cone shaped explosion blasting away
from the target. I don't know the actual power behind the weapon
but some of the words used to describe it are: "a spectrum of
contained ?light", "constricted light forced into a container",
"bright blue light but some of the colors are not visible",
"compacted power" and a "via impression of a genie being let out
of the bottle". Again I don't know exactly what these words mean
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and I'm sure they aren't exactly the right words that I'm looking
for. I do know that the major component of this weapon is light
and that it is fired directly at the target. Outside, the weapon
is protected by a thick coating of some type of hard porous
material which may be used for the "transference of heat" and to
"absorb the shock of. firing". There is also an impression that
this material has something to do with "liAeral vibrations". there
is some sort of shield or screen- used to protect the,crew inside
the vehicle when it is fired. There are a lot of terms used to
describe the actual firing sequence. First there has to be a build
up of energy and a "reverberation affect" not by the wah wah
wah wah wah sound coming from the system. The sequence of events
that follows is described as "the buildup of energy reserves and
potentials", "a spectrum shift", "charging", "a flash, "a
connection (target?)", "churning" a'Nd finally, "equalization".
The builders of this weapon had envisioned that it could be fired
when moving however, the mechanics of the system, like I mentioned
before, required so much actual manual work that as of now it
cannot be fired when moving but has to "set up" and the
calculations and actual pre-firing activity has to be done by
hand." (END PARAPHRASE)
On this day the target was an emplacement of Hill People high on
the face of the mountain. The emplacement consisted of little more
than a crude bunker constructed of natural stones and wooden
supports. The destruction of this target was complete. Hill
People actually hit by the weapon are vaporized. Men near the
explosive force suffered death as a result of the concussion, i.e.,
bursting organs, crushed eardrums, etc. Just before firing, troops
near the weapon are moved away from the rear and from the sides.
The columns of troops on the road are forced to lie face down.
After firing, men in white coats (smocks) worn over military
uniforms, (perhaps the visitors who arrived in the large passenger
vehicle), begin slapping each other jubilantly. Within the
perI meter area everyone is happy now and the feeling of tenseness
and anxiety has disappeared.
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