PROPOSAL FOR AND INITIAL SPECIFICATIONS OF PROJECT SUN STREAK BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00789R003700720001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 27, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 1, 1990
• Content Type: MEMO

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DATE: 01 November, 1990
SG1J FROM.
SG1J TO: Director, DT-S
SUBJECT: Proposal for and initial specifications of
Project SUN STREAK bibliographic database. (U)
re: Memorandum, "Database programming for SUN STREAK bibliography (U)",
01 NOV 90
1. (U) In accordance with verbal tasking received on 31 OCT 90, the
following design for a bibliographic database has been generated and
requires approval before programming can continue.
2. (U) PURPOSE: To provide Operation SUN STREAK with a bibliographic
database which will allow timely retrieval of information about books,
articles, papers, etc. in print on subjects related to SUN STREAK
theories, principles, and SUN STREAK.
(U) EQUIPMENT: The database programming will use DATABASE 111+ as a
database vehicle, working on a Zenith 248 stand-alone system (IBM
compatible).
4. (U) PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS: In-house generated programming will
handle input/output operations, set up of data fields, input of data, and
backup and maintenance of the data files.
1) Programming will include a specialized user interface
program which will allow simple input, editing, and deletion of records
by more than one user.
2) Provision is made for bulk entry, typed in from
bibliographic lists, or by single entry, as any one Project Officer finds
a new book or magazine article and wants it added to the database.
3) Programming will allow for merging of data records which
have been input by several different users on different machines.
b. INFORMATION RETRIEVAL: The database fields will be
specifically designed to meet the following retrieval requirements:
1) Find an entry according to title (or from input of only a
part of the title, if that is all the requestor can remember).
2) Find an entry according to author.
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3) Find an entry according to exact or approximate date.
4) Generate a list of books/articles/papers dealing with any
one selected subject matter (see Item 4.c., below).
5) Generate a list of books/articles/papers which have been
published by any one publisher, author, magazine, college press, or other
publishing source.
6) The database should also indicate whether or not the
material is in our library.
C. Subject matter fields which will be tracked are as follows (in
alphabetic order):
1) Animal ESP
2) Automatic writing
') Bilocation
4) Biological aspects of ESP
5) Channeling/ mediumship
6) Clairvoyancy
7) Dowsing
8) ESP aids (use of hypnosis, drugs, etc.)
9) Evaluation techniques
10) Governmental (foreign & domestic) involvement
11) History of ESP
12) Levitation
13) Out-of-body experiences
14) Personalities
15) Psychokinesis
16) Poltergeist phenomena
17) Predictive methodologies
18) Reincarnation
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19) Research
20) Search
21) Techniques used in ESP
22) Telepathy / mental transference
23) Terminology
24) Theories of ESP
25) Viewing (remote viewing)
d. FORMAT: Both data entry and information retrieval will be
accomplished using the an input screen similar to the following (new
fields may be added as the program is finalized):
+----_---_-__---------------------------------------------------+
TITLE:
AUTHOR:
PUBLISHER: IN OUR LIBRARY:
------------ --__--------_.--------------------------------------+
!ENTRY DEALS WITH: (Place an X in every category which applies!
f Animal ESP _ Auto.Writing _ Bilocation _ Biological _
1 Channeling Clairvoyance Dowsing ESP aids
Evaluation
Persons
Reincarnat
Telepathy
History Levitation OOBE
PK _ Poltergeist _ Prediction _
Research - Search _ Techniques
Terminology Theory _ Viewing _
1) Data entry will be accomplished by filling out the blanks
with the appropriate data and appending the record to the database.
2) Information retrieval will be accomplished by filling in
those fields which are desired or known and pressing a request button for
the record, the list of records, or for a notice that no such record
exists.
5. PROJECTED WORK SCHEDULE: The following proposed time schedule should
allow for unforseen interruptions:
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TASK PROPOSED COMPLETION DATE STATUS
PHASE I
Initial DES programming 01 NOV 90 Done
Request for desired OUTPUT sent 01 NOV 90 Done
Receipt of desired OUTPUT info 09 NOV 90 ----
Completion of DS programming 14 NOV 90 ----
Input of data begins 14 NOV 90 Completion of Phase I input 21 NOV 9o ----
Final test of Database retrieval 22 NOV 90 ----
Report of Phase I completion 2'3; NOV 90 ----
PHASE II
Input of data begins 26 NOV 9o ----
Status reports monthly
SFC, USA
DT-S
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