PROTOCOL FOR BEACON PERSON TARGETING

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• Publication Date: December 19, 1990
• Content Type: REPORT

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DEFENSE
INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY
PROTOCOL
FAA
HEACOA PEHSUII TAAGETIIIG (U)
19 December, 1990
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PROTOCOL
FOR
BEACON PERSON TARGETING
This is a Department of Defense Intelligence Document
prepared by the Technology Assessment and Support Office,
Directorate for Scientific and Technical Intelligence
Defense Intelligence Agency.
Technology Assessment and Support Office (DT-S)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. PURPOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
III. PROCEDURES FOR BPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
A. BASIC PROTOCOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
B. TARGET POOL SELECTION . . . . . . . . 2
C. REMOTE VIEWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
D. MONITOR/INTERVIEWER . . . . . . . . . 5
E. BEACON PERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
F. RECORDS/JUDGING PROCEDURE . . . . . . . 7
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BEACON PERSON TARGETING (U)
I.. (U) PURPOSE
(U) To document detailed procedures and protocol for
conducting Beacon Person Targeting (BPT).
II. (U) SCOPE:
(U) BPT is conducted by a designated remote viewer
with or without a monitor, and a beacon person.
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(U) PROCEDURES FOR BPT:
A. (U) BASIC PROTOCOLS:
(U) In BPT, a designated person acts as a
"beacon" and visits a randomly selected site where he or
she observes and concentrates on key target area features.
At the same time, a remote viewer who is blind to the
target selected, attempts to describe key features of the
site. After the session and after all data and data
summaries are recorded, the beacon person returns and takes
the viewer to the site for feedback. In this way, the
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viewer receives rapid and total feedback and can readily
verify what was correct in his or her session data. The
actual target site is unknown to the viewer and monitor
until after the feedback session with the beacon person.
The actual target is also not known by the beacon person
until he opens the sealed target package with driving
instructions; this does not occur until after the beacon
person is out of sight of the facility.
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(U) TIRGET POOL SELECTION:
(U) A target pool of 50 targets will be
developed by the Unit Manager and his administrative
assistant. The assistant will not serve as a remote viewer
and no viewer will have access to the target pool. Targets
will be selected by their proximity to the unit's location;
approximately a 30 minute drive from the office to the
target site. The targets chosen will be distinctive, and
will include more than one example of each type. This
precludes the remote viewer from eliminating a target type
because one example was used before. The viewer is
informed that the target pool consists of similar as well
as different types of targets; i.e. various bridges, parks,
towers, etc. The assistant will complete a target element
list that identifies key target objects, functions, and
relationships. This data sheet will form.the basis for
later evaluation using quantified methods developed for BPT
assessment.
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(U) A photo will be taken of the target and
placed in an envelope with the exact written location or
shown on a map with driving instructions, if necessary, for
the beacon person. In some cases, more than one photo will
be acceptable if the additional photo shows unusual detail
of the general scene contained in the first photo. All
target envelopes will be sealed, randomized, and randomly
numbered by a third party. They will then be stored in a
secure container and only the Unit Manager and his
assistant will have access to them.
C. (U) REMOTE VIEWER:
(S/NF) A member of the unit will be designated
to conduct a BPT remote viewing session. He/she may or may
not have a monitor/interviewer assigned to work with
him/her. All session participants will be "blind"; that
is, they will not have any knowledge of the target. The
viewer will meet with the beacon person prior to him/her
leaving for the site and a starting time is agreed on; i.e.
30 to 45 minutes, to give the beacon time to drive to the
site; and a session length time (usually 30 minutes for
BIPT) is agreed on, then the beacon leaves.
(S/NF) During the period that the beacon spends
?en route to the target, the viewer takes time to prepare
himself for the remote viewing activity; e.g. whether that
is relaxation, dimming the lights in the room, or
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discussing administrative details with the monitor. The
viewer may have been designated by the Unit Manager to
conduct his/her session using a specific methodology or
he/she may chose whichever methodology works best for
him/her. When the agreed upon start time arrives, the
remote viewer begins the session. In session, the viewer
attempts to describe the target and its surroundings,
providing all of his/her impressions as well as conceptual
sketches. After the session, the viewer writes a data
summary with supporting sketches and gives it to the Unit
Manager or his designee. When the beacon returns, the
beacon person, the viewer, and monitor go to the site
together, giving the viewer immediate feedback. This helps
to develop the viewer's sense of which parts of his mental
imaging are correct, versus incorrect. It completes the
session for the viewer, so that when he or she does a
following session, his or her mind is not still involved
with wondering how he/she did on the previous one. Once
this is completed, the viewer, monitor, and beacon person
return directly to the home base facility. This prevents
impressions from other locations from acting as feedback
and influencing the viewer's session.
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D. (U) MONITOR/INTERVIEWER:
(S/NF) A member of the unit will be designated
to act as a monitor and interviewer for a remote viewer
conducting Beacon Person Targeting. The monitor will meet
with the remote viewer and the beacon prior to the
session. Together they agree on a starting time and how
long the session will last, usually 30 minutes for BPT.
The session will be conducted in a double blind protocol,
with neither the viewer nor the monitor having any
knowledge of the target. The main role of the monitor is
to insure that the viewer stays within the structure of the
selected methodology to preclude premature formation of
analytical data. The monitor will keep track of time for
the viewer, but not rush him or her. The monitor will, if
necessary, ask the viewer questions aimed at clarifying
data provided by the viewer. The questions can only be of
a general nature to avoid any potential bias in the
viewer's response. Of course, the monitor should not
perform any act or provide any inference that may lead to
biases in the viewer's response. After the session is
completed, the viewer will write his data summary with
supporting sketches. When the beacon person returns, the
monitor, viewer, and beacon should proceed directly to the
target for feedback and return directly afterwards.
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E. (U) BEACON PERSON:
(S/NF) A beacon person will be designated by the
Unit Manager. It will usually be the unit administrative
assistant as she is authorized access to the target pool
and is not a viewer. However, the Unit Manager can
designate anyone to act as a beacon as long as that person
knows what is required of him or her when performing in
that capacity.
(S/NF) Prior to the activity, the beacon person
meets with the viewer and monitor, none of them knowing
what the target is at this time. Together they agree on a
time to start the remote viewing session; e.g.
approximately 30 to 45 minutes to give the beacon time to
reach the furthest target in the target pool. The beacon
then selects a target envelope at random from the target
pool and leaves the premises. As soon as the beacon has
driven out of sight of the building, he or she opens the
target envelope to determine the target and proceeds to
that location. The beacon should arrange to park and then
come upon the target location at exactly the agreed
starting time so that his or her view of it is fresh at the
beginning of the remote viewing session. The beacon person
must not go to any other target or location except the one
.specified in the envelope., Once he or she is there, the
beacon simply pays attention to the environment and the key
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features of the target as evident in the photograph (or
other description) in the target envelope. If anything out
of the ordinary happens while he/she is there, he or she
should make a note of it. The beacon should not let
his/her mind wander, especially not to other target
possibilities. More than one person can act as a beacon;
however, they should pay attention to the designated target
area features and not scatter about. At the end of the
agreed upon viewing time, the beacon returns to the
office. Once the viewer has written. his/her data summary,
the beacon person returns directly to the site with the
viewer and monitor for immediate feedback. The beacon
person then tells the viewer what aspect of the site he or
she had concentrated on and if anything out of the ordinary
happened while he/she was there. After this is completed,
everyone returns directly to the home base facility.
E. (U), RECORDS/JUDGING PROCEDURE:
(U) All session records will be entered into the
project central files. Judging will be done in accordance.
with unit. evaluation methods and procedures.
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