CENTER LANE MISSION

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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 1998
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• Publication Date: February 23, 1984
• Content Type: PAPER

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ACSI IPR - CENTER LANE INFORMATION PAPERS
23 February 1984
WARNING NOTICE: CENTER LANE SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM
RESTRICT DISSEMINATION TO THOSE WITH VERIFIED ACCESS
TO CATEGORY FOUR (4)
SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED
NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
CLASSIFIED BY CDR, INSCOM
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INDEX
SUBJECT TAB
CENTER LANE Mission .................................... A
CENTER LANE Operational Accomplishments ................ B
CENTER LANE Approval Procedures ........................ C
CENTER LANE Funding .................................... D
GRILL FLAME Evaluations ................................ E
CENTER LANE Personnel Selection Procedures ............. F
CENTER LANE Training Programs ....... ................... G
CENTER LANE Historical Overview ........................ H
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SUBJECT: CENTER LANE Mission (U)
ISSUE: To provide the ACSI with information on the development
of the CENTER LANE mission.
1. (S/CL-l/NOFORN) CENTER LANE: A Special Access Program
enhancing intelligence collection and OPSEC operations with
psychoenergetics.
2. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) MISSION (1978-1982): Establish a program
to examine potential use of psychoenergetics for intelligence
purposes with initial emphasis on remote viewing, specifically:
a. Establish remote viewing training programs utilizing
specially selected INSCOM personnel.
b. Establish remote viewing intelligence collection
techniques.
c. Establish a mechanism for responding to intelligence
collection requirements so that data produced by remote viewing
is quickly and efficiently used.
Comment: The philosophy behind this mission was to see
if responsible, level headed, Army personnel could
replicate remote viewing results reported by SRI
International and other reputable labs in the greater
accademic community.
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RESTRICT DISSEMINATION TO THOSE WITH VERIFIED ACCESS
TO CATEGORY THREE (3)
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3. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) MISSION (1983-Present): Conduct a
psychoenergetic intelligence collection and counterintelligence
program, specifically:
a. Select and train qualified personnel in state-of-the-art
psychoenergetic intelligence collection and counterintelligence
techniques.
b. Conduct psychoenergetic intelligence collection and
counterintelligence operations.
c. Expand operational capabilities and training beyond the
confines of remote viewing into the fields of psychoenergetic
communication and psychokenesis.
LTC Buzby/AVN 923-2656
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SUBJECT: CENTER LANE Operational Accomplishments (U)
ISSUE: (U) To provide the ACSI with statistical and narrative
information on CENTER LANE operations.
1. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Total number of projects
from November 1981to February 1984: 31
2. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects rated
by sponsor as having intelligence value: 17
3. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects rated
by sponsor as having no intelligence value:
4. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects reporting
information not verifiable by the sponsor:
5. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects without
evaluations from the sponsor: 3
6. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of ongoing projects: 7
(S/CL-3/NOFORN) Inclosed is a summary of the 31 projects listed
by project number, task, and value of information obtained.
LTC Brian Buzby/AVN 923-2656
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INFORMATION PAPER
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SUBJECT: CENTER LANE Approval Procedures (U)
ISSUE: (U) To provide the ACSI with CENTER LANE approval
history to include human use approval.
1. (S/CL-1/NOFORN) Ultimate approval for the conduct of CENTER
LANE activities within INSCOM rests with the Secretary of the
Army. The Army General Counsel determined that the intelligence
application of psychoenergetics constitutes human experimenta-
tion and, therefore, falls under the provisions of DoD Directive
5240.1-R. This paper will provide a summary of approval history
of INSCOM's use of psychoenergetics to include DA Staff and
human use procedures approval.
2. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) In May 1978, the Assistant Chief of Staff
for Intelligence (ACSI), Department of the Army (DA) accepted
lead responsibility for GRILL FLAME activities within the DA.
Effective 14 January 1981, by approval of the Under Secretary of
the Army, INSCOM became the only active operational GRILL FLAME
element in the Army. Program management for GRILL FLAME was
transferred to Commander, INSCOM effective 11 February 1981,
while OACSI, DAMI-ISH was designated the focal point for policy
matters and interface at the national level. INSCOM's
intelligence applications of psychoenergetics were conducted
under the GRILL FLAME Program until 30 September 1982 when
Congress directed that DoD psychoenergetic activities could not
be conducted within the NFIP. With the approval and knowledge
of OACSI, CG, INSCOM decided to continue the command's
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RESTRICT DISSEMINATION TO THOSE WITH VERIFIED ACCESS
TO CATEGORY THREE (3)
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NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
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psychoenergetic efforts under a new program nicknamed CENTER
LANE. The effective implementation date of CENTER LANE was 3
December 1982. Overall responsibility for psychoenergetic
activities within DoD resided with the Defense Intelligence
Agency (DIA) from 1978 until 30 September 1982. DIA currently
maintains an interest in the intelligence application of
psychoenergetics. DIA has USDRE approval for the use of P-6
funds to continue psychoenergetic R&D efforts. Obligation to
spend these funds is pending OACSI approval to allow them to be
administered by the INSCOM CENTER LANE Project Manager.
3. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Human use has been an issue associated with
CENTER LANE/GRILL FLAME activities since the program's
inception. OACSI and DIA addressed the human use issue because
the initial program management rested with OACSI and because DIA
had overall DoD responsibility for the program. The following
are key dates pertaining to human use issues:
a. 15 Feb 79 - Army General Counsel advised Project GRILL
FLAME could be classified as one involving testing on human
subjects.
b. 2 Apr 79 - The Surgeon General's Human Subjects Research
Review Board (HSRRB) determined that remote viewing protocols
were technology transfer and phenomenology validation of the
technology transfer rather than research or clinical
investigation.
c. 11 Jan 80 - HSRRB determined that remote viewing efforts
did involve human experimentation, and that human use procedures
and directives had to be followed. INSCOM complied with HSRRB
recommendations.
d. 14 Jan 81 - Under Secretary of the Army approved
continuation of GRILL FLAME activities UP Section 4, Procedure
18, DoD Directive 5240.1-R. Approval required because Army
General Counsel determined that GRILL FLAME activities
constituted experimentation on human subjects.
e. 17 Jul 81 - Army General Counsel recommended OACSI
submit, at the beginning of each year for secretariat level
review and approval, an inventory of all planned Army GRILL
FLAME activity for the coming year.
f. 1 Feb 82 - Secretary of the Army approved continued Army
participation in GRILL FLAME activities within INSCOM. Approval
required to comply with Procedure 18, DoD Directive 5240.1-R.
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g. 4 Feb 83 - OACSI notified the Secretary of the Army of
cessation of GRILL FLAME activities per Congressional directive,
and CG, INSCOM decision to conduct a similar program within S&IA
programs.
h. 1 Sep 83 - The Secretary of the Army approved Army
continued participation in CENTER LANE activities within INSCOM
with appropriate contractors in a cooperative effort with DIA.
4. (S/CL-1/NOFORN) The INSCOM CENTER LANE Project currently
complies with Procedure 13, DoD Directive 5240.1-R in the
conduct of its operations.
LTC Buzby/AVN 923-2656
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