COMMENTS ON 'REPORT BY: THE GRILLFLAME SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION COMMITTEE'

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FROM . Dr. J. Verona, Chairman, .GRILLFLAME Workin ' Grou
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SUBJECT: Comments on "Report By: The GRILLFLAME Scientific Evuation
Conmittee" al
~_AME The GRILL Working Group (GFWG) has
conme,~,rts-of note on the substance and tone of the aboveareporthe t fTheowiny
t GRtLIf};LAM1= Scientific Evaluation C
tions contains serious factual errors, an
tee inordinate,numberPof ambiguities
is incomplete and narrowly fpcused. Because of the aforementioned
difficulties, there is a genuine danger the report will provide r"y guidance to pol icy makers and planners ees onsile
these types of investigations, arid. applications. (S) p Fle for
2. Although the cifficulties. in the SEC report have been considered
in detail by the GFWG and are available upon . request, it was 'felt the
first priority was to provide clear, co.nsisterrt guidance to those not
well acquainted with these areas of investigation. Using the collective
experience and knowledge of the GFWG, a oons"t--
most important conclusions and recommendations develo"pednandf ist1e '
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c0m offered. We first emphasize those aspects of the SEC's report
which we strongly support. We support: (S)
ONCLUSIONS,
Unexplained obtiervafions of human. capabilities to cletri
i et?ate data;
of potental utility to intelligence have been documented
.
? Scientific acceptance of the~~unexpl`alned data generation capa-.
bilitles or other claimed PSI . ei;fects have not occurred
because of inadequate investigations, and their possible non-
existence.
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NOTE: The GFWG adds the: possibility that the unexplained capabilities
are intrinsically non-scientific,'i.e., they could beilit~es
inherently statistical; i}, have intrinsic observer
effects, etc.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Exploratory testing of the intelligence-related utility of-tf -
unexplained capabilities is justified and should be s~xparn;ed
beyond current programs.
9 Because of our elementary state of knowledge, it is not pb"ssibie--
tn _predir.t the likelihood of success of investigating the
e*i stence, -characteristics or util it.v of these cuji tfiil itf es.
However, simple prudence dictates some such inacestigatMQns:..are
needed,"perhaps, in proportion'to the apparent utility of the
utexpl a.i ned capabilities, Obv#yie order and priority of
these investigations is utility determination, then, if possible,
existence proofs, and finally fharacterization studies.
c. Eff c.lericy' demands a central authority to manage and
find tk. o.;p'lot'eitory investigations for the Irth1ligr.?;ilc_L?
C0iitmuraity and perhaps the entire Government.
o Foreign intelligence analysis on" claims of unexplained human
capabilities should continue.
The GFWG strongly disagrees with certain viewpoints expressed in
the SEC's report. Thee area
? The recori nendati on,,to' tcrmi note ithe Army's Missile Intelligence
C -it;mLand's F'K and Mut:ot'?ik1 Systems Analysis ActJvi.t'ie's RV itiv~sa.~
tt(!atiUri s G4 ]'l ('d on a mis inte preta ion of _ _ r caul`' `'r
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0 Since: the most??-succes r'ful current, exploitation 1ilVNN,?(.lq;.+i i