SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION COMMITTEE (SEC) GRILL FLAME REPORT, DATED NOVEMBER 1979

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• Publication Date: February 13, 1980
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
U. S. ARMY MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACTIVITY
Aberdeen. Proving Ground, Maryland 21005
13 February 1980
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
SUBJECT: Scientific Evaluation Committee (SEC) GRILL FLAME Report,
Dated November 1979
1. Subject report, transmitted to AMSAA January 1980, was found to be
somewhat ambiguous and confusing. As a result, I feel that as the
GRILL FLAME Project Officer, I must state for the record an exception
to the following element of that report:
Terminate all AMSAA GRILL FLAME efforts. This recom-
mendation, as best as can be determined, is based only on a
partial understanding of AMSAA's initial effort, which was
terminated before the SEC came into being. There is an
apparent mistake by the SEC in considering the AMSAA
challenge/validation efforts to be an integral part of the
SRI contract. Lastly, a precedent of directing a principal
independent evaluation organization to terminate all efforts
on a matter of Army application is considered to be an inap-
propriate recommendation.
2. The following conclusions and recommendations of the subject report
appear to be sound and also to reflect AMSAA GRILL FLAME Project personnel's
use:
a. Observation of unexplained human capability to generate data of
potential intelligence utility has been documented; however, scientific
proof of these unexplained capabilities has not been accomplished due
to lack of controls, repeatability and other limitations.
b. Exploratory testing of the utility of these capabilities should
continue; however, basic scientific research in this area is unlikely
to succeed if based. on currently available information.
c. A central authority is needed to manage and fund GRILL FLAME
activities.
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SUBJECT: Scientific Evaluation Committee (SEC) GRILL FLAME Report,
Dated November 1979
3. I feel that AMSAA should continue monitoring and analyzing results
of Project GRILL FLAME, and that it should, within proper constraintsical
be allowed to challenge through attempted replication some of the typ
results in order to obtain a better perception of the associated
capabilities and limitations.
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AMSAA GRILL FLAME Project Officer
CF:
HQDA(DAMA-ZD/Mr. Gale)
Cdr, DARCOM, ATTN: DRCDE/Dr. Haley
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