RV RELIABILITY, ENHANCEMENT, AND EVALUATION
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Final Report
Covering the Period October 1980 to September 1981
RV RELIABILITY, ENHANCEMENT, AND
EVALUATION (U)
February 1982
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
I OBJECTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
II INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
III RV ENHANCEMENT TASK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A. Tasking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
B. Coordinate RV (CRV) . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
C. Overview of the RV Enhancement Procedure. . . . . . . . 8
D. Transfer of RV Enhancement Technology . . . . . . . . . 11
E. `Summary of the RV Enhancement Technique . . . . . . . . 13
IV RV TASKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
A. RV Tasking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
B. RV Session Format . . . . . . . . . . . . ? . .
C. Pre- and Post~Task Calibration. . . . . . . 15
D. FY 1981 RV Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E. Evaluation of the RV Task . . . . . . . . . 20
V SUMMARY OF THE FY 1981 RV ENHANCEMENT TASK . . . . . . . . . 21
Appendices
A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF CRV PRACTICE SITES . . . . . . 23
B ASK SUMMARY SHEETS . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
C AN EXAMPLE OF A REMOTE VIEWING RESPONSE . . . . . . . . 53
D RV EVALUATION PROTOCOLS . . . . . . . . . . 61
E A SAMPLE RETURNED EVALUATION PROTOCOL . . . . . . . . . 69
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1 RV Enhancement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Schematic Representation of Remote Viewer Response to CRV
Situation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Stage 3 Remote Viewing (Wotje Atoll) . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4 Presession Calibration Trial (Mount Kilimanjaro) (a) Site,
(b) RV Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5 Postsession Calibration Trial (Canyonlands National Park)
(a) Site, (b) RV Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2 Remote Viewing Tasks (FY 1981) . . . . . ... . . 19
1 Stages in Remote Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The objective of the RV Reliability. Enhancement and Evaluation Task
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is to develop techniques to enhance remote viewing (RV), both to enhance
the potential for. ; applications,
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SRI International is tasked with assessing the potential of RV for
applications. In this task, as defined for fiscal years
(FY) 1981 through 1983, special emphasis is placed on the possibility that
The apportionment of these efforts over the three-year period is
shown in Figure 1.
and (4) the integration of RV
enhancement techniques can be developed that will significantly increase
levels of accuracy and reliability.
The three-year effort focuses on (1) the development of techniques to
enhance the accuracy and reliability of RV, (2) the application of RV a
, (3) the evaluation of such techniques and applications,
Investigation of the RV phenomenon at SRI International over the past
decade has ranged from basic research for proof or the lack of proof of
the existence of the phenomenon to applications in which the
existence of the phenomenon is assumed. The present study emphasizing
applicability is the latter type--proof of the phenomenon is not explicitly
pursued here. Some pragmatic measure of demonstration of existence is
provided, however, by assessment of the quality of results obtained in
tests carried out under double-blind conditions.
In this report we discuss the effort for FY'81. This effort con-
sisted of:
RV is the acquisition and description, by mental means, of information
blocked from ordinary perception by distance or shielding.
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EVALUATION
TASKING
DEVELOPMENT OF ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES
1981 1982
FISCAL YEAR
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(1) The development of a six-stage RV training procedure,
which we hypothesized would lead to improved RV
performance.
(2) The beginning of orientation/application/testing
of the procedure with four experienced and one
novice remote viewer.
(3) The generation of data by the experienced remote
viewers
(4) The development of a first-generation series of
evaluation sheets (and an associated computerized
data-base management system) for use by analysts
in providing numerical estimates of various aspects
of the RV product.
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A. Tasking
SRI International is tasked with working toward the development of
RV enhancement procedures Of.
particular interest are the development of procedures that can be transmitted
to others in a structured fashion (i.e., "training" procedures), and that
can be used in targeting on distant sites
B. Coordinate RV (CRV)
One targeting procedure, which we have been investigating at SRI
since 1972, is an abstract procedure known as "coordinate remote viewing
(CRV)." In this procedure, the target site coordinates (latitude and
longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds) are given (with no further
information) to the individual who is to view the site. The remote viewer
is then asked simply to proceed on the basis of the coordinates alone.
Admittedly, such an abstract targeting procedure seems without basis,
at least with regard to the present scientific paradigm. As a result
we can make no claim for the technique other than the purely pragmatic
one that it appears to work. It can only be pointed out that the possi-
bility of success in such a protocol is in accord with an observed "goal-
oriented" nature of the laws that appear to govern such functioning.
An investigation into the general problem of target acquisition has been
carried out and reported in R. Targ, H. Puthoff, B. Humphrey, and
C. Tart, "Investigations of Target Acquisition," Research in Parapsychology,
1979 (Scarecrow Press, Inc., Metuchen, N.J., 1980).
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Specifically under investigation at the present time is an RV
enhancement procedure developed by I. Swann, an SRI consultant. The
procedure focuses on improving reliability of remote viewing by controlling
those factors that tend to introduce noise into the RV product. Following
is a summary overview of the Swann CRV procedure. A detailed historical
and technical summary is being prepared as a separate technical report.
Two major sources of noise have been found: (1) noise caused by
factors in the environment of the remote viewer, and (2) noise arising
within the viewer as a result of cognitive processes (analysis/
interpretation).
Noise from the environment, peripheral visual clutter or sounds in
the environment (even subliminal) can intrude on perceptual and thought
processes and degrade the RV response. Actions or statements by the
session monitor can similarly distract the remote viewer.
"Internally generated" noise seems to be produced in the remote
viewer himself. With the application of a "stimulus" (e.g., the reading
of a coordinate) a momentary burst of "signal" appears to enter into
awareness for a few seconds and then fade away. At this point memory
and imagination appear to fill in the void, thus producing "noise" in
the RV product. This effect is presumably produced by a need to resolve
the ambiguity associated with the fragmentary nature of emerging percep-
relationship is schematically diagrammed in Figure 2.) To
and conclusions is necessary.
The techniques designed to handle these noise problems involve
(1) repeated coordinate presentation and quick-reaction response on the
part of the remote viewer to minimize the imaginative overlays, (2) the
use of a specially designed, acoustic-tiled, featureless room with
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homogeneous coloring, to minimize environmental overlay, and (3) the
adoption of a strictly prescribed, limited monitor behavior to minimize
monitor overlay.
The training protocol as presently structured proceeds through a
series of six stages of proficiency, hypothesized to correspond to six
stages of increasing contact with the target site. These are outlined
in Table 1.
STAGES IN REMOTE VIEWING
Example
(1)
Major gestalt
Land surrounded by water, an island
(2)
Sensory contact
Cold sensation, wind-swept feeling
(3)
Dimension, motion, mobility
Rising up, a panoramic view
(4)
Quantitative aspects
Three large buildings, clustered
together as a facility.
(5)
Special qualitative aspects
Scientific research, live organisms
(6)
Significant analytical aspects
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During FY 1981, Swann worked on developing the details of the six-
stage RV enhancement procedure under investigation by serving as a remote
viewer himself for over 200 training trials for sites from around the globe.
Coordinates for site acquisition and data for feedback and analysis were
obtained from National Geographic, World Aeronautical Charts, USGS topo-
graphical maps and the like. To indicate the range and type of sites
employed, a representative sample of sites used in CRV practice from
November 1980 are listed in Appendix A.
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D. Transfer of RV Enhancement Technology
Swann instructed three other experienced remote viewers (#009, #131,
and #504) in theory classes. Application of the theory was carried out
on the basis of practice RV training trials on around-the-globe sites
(over 60 each) by the remote viewers. Toward the end of the FY 1981 effort,
the first novice remote viewer (#622) was introduced into the training
task so that we could begin to obtain data on the response of inexperienced
personnel to the training program as structured. This remote viewer had
over 50 RV trials.
the program leaderj_H. Puthoff
observed the theory classes and acted asAmonitox* for several of the
practice sessions to monitor the progress of the RV enhancement program.
Both also acted as monitors for RV tasks, which provided
additional data on progress of the program (Section IV).
Although detailed formal evaluation of the training program is not
scheduled until mid FY 1982, some general observations of progress in
RV enhancement can be made. The experienced remote viewers (#009, #131,
#504) were taken through Stage 3 in the theory,'orientation sessions, and
reliable data were obtained through Stage 2 into Stage 3 in the RV training
trials. The remote viewers experienced some difficulty in adjusting to
this "retraining" because some of the experienced remote viewers had to
modify the style which they had developed. This adoption of style did not,
however, appear to interfere with their ability to perform well using the
RV enhancement techniques under study.
Figure 3 is an example of what is meant by Stage 3 Remote Viewing
(dimension, motion, mobility). The (blind) target site was Wotje Atoll
in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. For a good rendition an ability
to "move" around the site is required to outline the shape of the island,
associated reef, buildings, and so forth.
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The novice remote viewer was given orientation through Stage 2, and
has produced reliable data through Stage 1 to date. In contrast with the
experienced remote viewers, the novice viewer experienced no particular
difficulty in becoming familiar with the codified RV enhancement procedure.
E. Summary of the RV Enhancement Technique
The RV enhancement techniques may be summarized as follows:
(1) The codified multistage approach to data acquisition
inherent in the RV enhancement procedure appears to
"slow down" the incoming data successfully, thereby
providing some safeguard against the natural
tendencies of the remote viewer to interpret and
analyze prematurely.
(2) The data being generated within the structure being
investigated appear to result in briefer transcripts
with higher signal-to-noise ratios compared to previous
results. The gain appears to be both in the quality
of individual trials and in the reliability from
trial to trial.
(3) Knowledge of the hypothesized multistage process of
site acquisition appears to provide some predictive
value about the quality of the RV product. The data
that do not emerge more or less in the staged order
tend to have a higher percentage of overlay.
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and to provide data
In response to this requirement, SRI,
has pursued application tasks of interest
responding to quick-reaction requirements set by representatives monitoring
the progress of the work.
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A. RV Tasking
SRI International is tasked with investigating
applied RV, both to determine the potential.for application
B. RV Session Format
The format for carrying out these tasks during FY 1981 is as follows.
A request for information is forwarded to
COTR in residence at SRI. He then provides targeting information
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(e.g., coordinates) to an SRI RV session monitor at star
then works with a remote viewer to obtain data. In this format, SRI
personnel are generally blind to the source of the request and the type
of site or event of interest. In many cases the COTR monitors the RV
session, or even conducts the session himself.
Pre- and Post Task Calibration
In an effort to determine whether a remote viewer is "on-line' before
attempting an task, a presession calibration trial of a site
of the kind selected from the National Geographic is carried out. If the
results are good, the task is engaged; if not, the task is
aborted. In like fashion, a postsession calibration trial is carried out
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to provide an estimate of whether the viewer remained "on-line" during
the_. task.
Examples of pre- and post-session calibration trials for Cite
J.S. #17: are shown in Figures 4 and 5. In these
examples the characteristics of the new technique under consideration
can be noted: brevity of response from repeated coordinate presentation;
physical sensations associated with the site; labeling of analytical
overlays (AOL) to distinguish them from signal; and general progression
through the stages.
In the case of these calibration trials accompanying 19Site J.S. #17,
good results obtained in the calibration trials correlated well with good
results on the task. Based on these kinds of results data
will be collected throughout the program to determine whether pre- and
post- session calibration trials can reliably provide useful
indicators for estimating the quality of data obtained in the
RV task.
D. FY 1981 RV Sites
The tasks carried out during FY 1981 are listed in Table 2. Additional
detailed data are provided in the MEWTask Summary Sheets provided
in Appendix B. Complete documentation (transcri is evaluations, etc.)
can be made available
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Table 2
OPERATIONAL REMOTE VIEWING TASKS (FY 1981)
12/22/80
1/16/81, 1/17/81
1/17/81
4/2/81
4/3/81
4/7/81
4/8/81
4/8/81
4/9/81
4/21/81
4/24/81
6/22/79, 7/5/79
6/8/81, 6/9/81
7/30/81, 8/3/81
8/4/81, 8/5/81
#009
#002
#002
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Table 2 (concluded)
E. Evaluation of the
A first-generation series of evaluation protocols were developed fc
use by analysts in providing numerical estimates of various aspects of t
RV product generated in RV tasks. The returned protocols
constitute the basis for contractor evaluation, feedback to the'remote
viewer, and as input for the computerized data-base management (DBM),
The evaluation protocols submitted to analysts for their completion are
provided in Appendix D. A sample returned evaluation protocol (for
Site J.S. #17) is included as Appendix E.
While awaiting the bulk of evaluation protocols, the contractor has
begun development of a computerized data-base management system to handle
this material. This system, programmed on a stand-alone LSI 11/23 system
located in a project classified space, will provide a library/catalog
function of data-base readout by date, site, viewer, etc., and trend
analysis functions.
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V SUMMARY OF THE FY 1981 RV ENHANCEMENT TASK
Progress in the FY 1981 RV Enhancement Task can be summarized as
(1) Efforts completed:
CRV enhancement procedure developed.
All six stages researched
Over 200 CRV practice trials with Swann
Orientation through Stage 3 into Stages 4
and 5 completed.
? Procedure transmitted to three experienced remote viewers.
Over 60 CRV practice trials each
Orientation through Stage 3 completed
? Procedure transmitted to one novice remote viewer
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Over 50 CRV practice trials
Orientation through Stage 1 completed
? Data obtained on Sites J.S. #8
through J.S. #22.
? First-generation evaluation protocols developed,
distributed to nalysts.
(2) Findings to date:
? Subject to formal evaluation in FY 1982, the multistage
approach to RV in the procedure under evaluation
appears to be successful in "slowing down" the incoming
data, thereby providing some safeguard against natural
tendencies toward premature interpretation and analysis
on the part of the remote viewer.
The use of pre- and post-; calibration trials
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appears to provide useful indicators for bracketing the
quality of data obtained in tasks.
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obtained in _ asks, where the enhancement
procedure under evaluation is being employed.
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Appendix A
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF CRV PRACTICE SITES
(Swann, 3 through 7 November 1980)
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ASK SUMMARY SHEETS
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Comments :
CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
1. Remote viewing session. carried out
with SRI RVer #002.
No SRI personnel were invol'ved.
2. Session interviewer was blind as to the target.
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3. Pre- and post-session calibration experiments were carried out
with targets Oahu, Hawaii and the Dead Sea, respectively.
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Comments:
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2. Followed up with a National Geographic calibration (Belfast,
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Session No. 1
Target No. J.S. #9
Target
Remote Viewer #131
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Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Tape Cassette
Comments:
1. Coordinate supplied to interviewer Puthoff on this da
2. Remote viewer blind as to target location, event, etc. Interviewer
knowledgeable only that event was suspected nuclear, but blind as to
target, country, etc.
3. Two calibration experiments with Nat'l Geographic targets were carriec
out to determine whether remote viewer was "on-line," one prior to
and outlined its topography (correctly),
arget (Yosemite Park, CA), and one mid-session on
(Muscat, Oman); both were excellent.
4. Without prompting or cue, remote viewer described location as an islan
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Target No.
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Interviewer
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Comments:
1. Continuation of Session 16--see comments there.
2. Coordinates of given.
3. Purpose of session primarily to obtain answers to questions on
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Remote Viewer #131
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Comments:
1. Coordinates supplied to interviewer Puthof pon
entering into session.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location, activity
of interest, etc.
3. Calibration experiment with Nat'l Geographic target carried out just
prior to task result good, remote
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Remote Viewer #009
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2. Remote viewer blind as to target location, activity of interest, etc.
Interviewer knowledgeable only as to target country.
Comments:
1. Coordinate supplied to interviewer Puthof
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Target
Remote Viewer. #131
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Tape Cassette 109
Comments:
1. Coordinate supplied to interviewer
Puthoff on 16 Janus
2. At session start remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target
location and target activity of interest. Mid-session, interviewer
Consulted atlas and became thereby knowledgeable as to target country-
this-was not made known to the remote viewer.
3. Calibration experiment with Nat'l Geographic target carried out
prior to target just
(calib., Flores, Guatemala); result good,
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Target
Remote Viewer
Interviewer
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing) (Coordinates not given to viewer; "Target"
Tape Cassette
phrase used instead)
1. At session start remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target
location and target activity of interest. Mid-session, interviewer
consulted atlas and became thereby knowledgeable as to target
country--this was not made known to remote viewer.
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Date 2 April 1981; 0912 hrs
Series
Session No.
Target No. J.S. #12
Target
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Tape Cassette 110
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Comments:
1. Coordinate supplied to interviewer Puthoff.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and
target activity of interest.
3. Pre-session-calibration experiment with Nat'l Geographic target
(Buenos Aires, Argentina) yielded good results, indicating high
probability that remote viewer "on-line" to start. Post-session
calibration (Dusky Sound, New Zealand) was equivocal, indicating
that thre mote viewer may have gone Hoff-line" during or after
the viewing. Caution is therefore advised.
4. Viewer described a "science-city" type of site, with radio towers,
chemical storage, and medical facilities.
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Series
Session No.
Target No. J.S. #13
Target
Interviewer --mm
CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments :
1. Coordinate supplied to interviewee.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and target
activity of interest.
3. Pre-session calibration experiment with Nat'l Geographic target
(Istanbul, Turkey) yielded good results, indicating high probability
that remote viewer "on-line" to start. Post-session calibration
(Mt. Ararat, Turkey) "off-line," indicating possibility that target
of interest might be equivocal. Remote viewer's confidence low, aborts.
4. Viewer describes large noisy factory with cranes, and water contained
by stone walls.
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Series
Session No.
Target No.
Target
Remote Viewer.
Interviewer
Beacon(s)
Tape Cassette
Comments :
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1. Coordinate supplied to interviewer Puthoff
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and target
activity.
3? Pre-session calibration experiment with Nat'l Geographic targets
(Zagreb, Yugoslavia, and Monument Valley, Utah)
indicating high probability that remote viewer "oyilded results,
n-line"g todstart.
Post-session calibrations (Jordan River; San Antonio, Texas) good and
poor, respectively, indicating some fatigue caution with re[~'arrl +- gue in functioning toward end.
4. Remote viewer described. vast structures, partly subterranean, with
storage function.
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Date 8 April 1981; 0827 hrs
Series
Session No.
Target No. J.S. #15
Target
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments :
1. Coordinate supplied to interviewer Puthoff
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and target
activity.
3. Pre-session calibration experiments with Nat'l Geographic targets
(Mt. McKinley, Sea of Galilee, Grand Canyon, St. Vincent Island)
yielded acceptable results, indicating fair probability that remote
viewer on-line to start. Mid-session calibration (Chapala dry lake
bed, Mexico) of medium quality. Post-session calibrations (Great Salt
Lake, Utah, RobinsonCrusoe Island, Mt. Ararat) of good quality. Overall
expectation for. target--medium quality.
4. Remote viewer described what appears to be a jfacility.
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Session No.
Target No.
Target
8 April 1981; 1055 hrs
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Tape Cassette 114
Comments:
1. Coordinate supplied to interviewer Puthoff
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and
target activity.
3. Remote viewer described large facility, energy producing, perhaps
nuclear reactor.
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J.S. #17
Target
Session No.
Target No.
Remote Viewer
Interviewer
Beacon(s)
Tape Cassette
Comments:
CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
1. Coordinate supplied to interviewer Puthoff Coordinate
was supposed to be that of J.S. #16 but the
latitude number was 18" off, being given as 02" instead of 20", somewhat
less than 600 yards off.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location.and target
activity of interest.
3. Pre- and post-session calibration experiments with Nat'l Geographic
target material (Mount Kilimanjaro and Canyonlands Nat'l Park, Utah,
respectively) yielded good results, indicati g with high probability
that remote viewer was "on-line" throughout viewing.
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Target
Remote Viewer
21 April 1981; 0900 hrs
Interviewer
Beacon(s) "Target"
Tape Cassette 116
Comments:
1. RV session run by COTR SRI personnel not involved.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and target
activity of interest.
3. Pre-session calibration experiment with Nat'l Geographic target
material (a site in Ireland) yielded good results, indicating remote
viewer "on-line" at session start.
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Target No.
Target
24 April 1981; 0835 hrs
J.S. #19
Remote Viewer
Interviewer
Beacon(s)
it Target"
Comments:
1. RV session run by ICOTR, = SRI personnel not involved.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and
target activity of interest.
3. Pre- and post-session calibration experiments with Nat'l Geographic
target material (Sea of Galilee area; St. Vincent Is., Windward Is.,
respectively) yielded good results, indicating with good probability
that remote viewer "on-line" during iewing.
4. Remote viewer described experimental site, high-energy technology.
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Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Tape Cassette 118
Comments:
1, Coordinate supplied to interviewe at beginning of
Session 1.
Date 8 June 1981, 0859 hrs. (Session 1); 9 June, 0854 hrs (Session 2)
Series ink
Session No.
Target No. J.S. #20
Target
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and target
activity of interest.
3. Pre- and post-calibration experiments with Nat.'l Geographic target
materi
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remote viewer was "on-line" during viewings.*
*
Session 1: Pre Valdez, Alaska; Bora Bora; Port-Said; Post -Sitankai
Session 2: Pre Beachway, RI; Post -Mount Rainier.
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Interviewer
Beacon(s)
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Comments:
1. Continuation of scans carried out on 6/8/81, 6/9/81.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and activity
of interest.
3. Pre- and post-session calibration experiments with Nat'l. Geographic
materials yielded good results (although post-session somewhat weaker),
indicating with good probability that remote viewer was "on-line"
during viewings, although not with great depth of contact.*
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Pre-session calibration: Mt. Kilimanjaro, Aruba Island;
Post-session calibration: Seattle, Washington.
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Date 3 August 1981, 0815 hrs (Session 4)
Series
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Target No. J.S. #20
Target
Remote Viewer #002
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments:
1. Continuation of scans carried out on 6/8/81, 6/9/81, 7/30/81.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and
activity of interest.
3. Pre- and post-session calibration experiments with Nat'l. Geographic
materials yielded good results, indicatin with good probability that
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remote -viewer was "
on-line" during iewings.*
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Pre-session calibrations: Antwerp, Belgium; Bora Bora Island
Post-session calibration: Erciyas Dagi (Mountain), Turkey.
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Series M
Session No. 5
Target No.
Target
Remote Viewer
Interviewer
J.S.. #20
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments:
1. Continuation of scans carried out on 6.8/81, 6/9/81, 7/30,81, 8,3/81.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and activity
of interest.
3. Pre-session calibration experiments with Nat'l. Geographic materials
yielded good results; post-session calibration experiments yielded
correct descriptions but weak interpretations, indicating viewer went
somewhat "off-line" during overall sequence.*
Pre-session calibrations: Agung volcano; Florence, Italy
Post-session calibrations: Robinson Crusoe Island; Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia.
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Target No,
Target
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WW
Remote Viewer #002
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments:
1. Continuation of scans carried out on 6/8/81, 6/9/81, 7/3081, 8/3;81,
8/4/81.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and activit,'
of interest.
materials yielded good results, indicating with good probability that
remote viewer was "on-line" during 4NOWWr .viewings.*
3. Pre- and post-session calibration experiments with Nat'l. Geographic
s
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Pre-session calibration: Mt. Shasta
Post-session calibration: Vienna, Austria.
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Series
Session No.
Target No. J.S. #21
Target
Remote Viewer
Interviewer
Beacon(s)
CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
1. Coordinate supplied to interviewer Puthoff at session start
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and target
activity of interest.
3. Pre-, mid-, and post-session calibration experiments with Nat'l.
Geographic target material (Hong Kong; Mt. Hood; and Kotor, Yugoslavia,
respectively) yielded good results.
4. Remote viewer describes complex of buildings, with site having to
do with high-energy, high-technology activity.
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Series
Session No. 1
Target No. J.S. #22
Target
Remote Viewer #009
Interviewer H. Puthoff
Beacon(s) "Target"
1
Comments:
1. Session monitored
2
11 . Remote viewer, interviewer and monitor blind as to target location
and target activity of interest.
3. Site accessed by abstract "Target," taken to correspond with a site
chosen b l CO rR and known only to him at time of session.
4. Pre-session calibration with Nat'l. Geographic target site (Dubrovnik,
Yugoslavia) good, indicating good conditions going into,
session.
5. Remote viewer described airfield location and associated buildings,
including some interiors.
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Date 9 April 1981; 0853 - 0919 hrs
Series '
Session No.
Target No. J.S. #17
Target
Remote Viewer
Interviewer
Beacon(s)
1. Coordinate supplied to interviewer Puthoff coordinate
was supposed to be that of J.S. #16. but the
latitude number was 18" off, being given as 02 instead of 20",
somewhat less than 600 yards off.
2. Remote viewer and interviewer blind as to target location and target
activity of interest.
3. Pre- and post-session calibration experiments with Nat'l. Geographic
target material (Mount Kilimanjaro and Canyonlands Nat'l. Park, Utah,
respectively) yielded good results, indicating with high probability
that remote viewer was "on-line" throughout viewing.
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ACCURACY
Site Contact,
Little with
Correspondence Mixed Results Good Excellent
I Geographical locale descrip-
tion (terrain, water, etc,)
Large-scale manmade elements
(cities, buildings, silos,
docks, railroad. lines,
..airfields, etc.)
Small-scale manmade elements
antennas.,' computers,
otrices, etc,)
General target ambience (re
raton,'Tstorage
U Personality information
(physical descriptions,
actions, responsibilities,
plans, etc.)
Overall utility None Q Marginal Useful Very Useful Q termined at this time
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0 - Little correspondence . Self explanatory.
1 - Site contact with . . . . Mixture of correct and incorrect elements, but enough of the former to
mixed results indicate source has probably accessed the target site.
2 - Good . . . . . , . . Good correspondence with several elements matching, but some incorrect information.
3 - Excellent ... . . . . . . . . Good correspondence with unambiguous unique matchable elements and relatively
little incorrect information.
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