TERMS OF REFERENCE

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• Publication Date: June 2, 1994
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TERMS OF REFERENCE (U)
I. (U) BACKGROUND
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(S/NF/SG/LIMDIS) IAW a Congressionally Directed Action of
January 1994 (enclosure 1), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
has prepared a draft multi-year research and development program
plan, subject to rigorous scientific and technical oversight, to
demonstrate the scientific validity of the STAR GATE program.
The focus of the plan is to ascertain whether results of military
and intelligence value can be obtained in a cost-effective manner
using anomalous mental phenomena (AMP).
II. (U) APPROACH
(S/NF/SG/-LIMDIS) In order to,fulfill Congressional
Direction, the DIA proposes to convene a Scientific Evaluation
Panel (SEP) composed of representatives from each of the Service
Scientific Advisory Boards. The purpose of the SEP is to review
and validate the methodology outlined in the plan in order to
address the cost-effectiveness and performance criteria for the
STAR GATE program. Specifically, the SEP is to review and
validate the STAR GATE program's research and development
objectives and, to propose recommendations as to which objectives
should be pursued and the program scope required to achieve those
objectives. If the SEP determines that objectives in the plan
are viable and executable, the General Defense Intelligence
Program (GDIP) Manager will complete this initiative with others
for limited available resources remaining in the program.
III. (U) PURPOSE
(U) The purpose of this Terms of Reference (TOR) paper is
to familiarize the SEP with proposed program objectives,
scientific oversight methodology, program management, and
anticipated contract deliverables. The proposed plan focuses on:
- Identifying the underlying mechanisms of AMP.
- Establishing the limits of operational usefulness
of AMP.
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- Determining the degree to which foreign activities
in AMP represent a threat to national security.
- Developing countermeasures to neutralize this
- Using research findings to improve operational
Developing data fusion criteria to integrate AMP
results with other intelligence sources.
IV. (U) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS
a. (C/NF) Congressional direction for the STAR GATE-
program stresses the need for an even balance between foreign
assessments; operational activities and research, with the
overall architecture of the program such that the three areas are
interrelated and supportive in support of on-going DOD and DIA
intelligence collection, analysis, and production functions.
b. (U) Specifically, it is planned to use the first six
months of the contract to hold meetings with AMP experts around
the country to ascertain which research goals have the highest
probability of success and to determine the best methods for
conducting the required research. On the basis of these
meetings; the schedule, budget, and performance criteria for the
balance of the program will be finalized.
c. (U) Subject to adequate funding, recommendations of
the above working groups, and general DIA guidance, the proposed
research and development program will address the following
generic issues:
1. (U) BASIC RESEARCH
a. (U) The objective of basic research is to
understand the fundamental, underlying mechanisms of remote
viewing (RV) or anomalous cognition (AC).
b. (U) The basic research goals are:
- To determine the fundamental nature of
an AC source, i.e., a quantitative, intrinsic description of AC
targets.
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- To determine how AC information
traverses space and time from the source to the detector (i.e.,
the remote viewer).
- To determine how AC information is
sensed by the viewer.
2. (U) APPLIED RESEARCH
a. (U) The objective of applied research is to
bridge the gap between pure research data and the applications of
that data, specifically, to improve the quality of AC data.
b. (U) The applied research goals are:
- To identify individuals who possess
either a high-quality natural AC ability or a trainable one.
- To create a set of training manuals
and/or procedures that will be efficient and effective in
teaching and evaluating RV skills.
- To establish a realistic certification
program for currently assigned personnel.
- To develop a system to categorize
potential AC targets with regard to their inherent AC
"visibility" since it has been shown that all potential targets
are not equally amenable to AC.
- To design a series of instructions for
conducting AC sessions that are optimized for each particular
application.
- To provide meaningful absolute measures
of the information that is transferred by AC, i.e.,
interpretative analysis of the AC data.
- (S/NF/LIMDIS) To develop methods of data
fusion which will most effectively incorporate AC data into the
overall intelligence collection, analysis, and production
process.
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3. (U) FOREIGN ASSESSMENT
a. (S/NF) The assessment of parapsychological
activities presents some rather unique challenges. For example,
if the task were to evaluate Russian developments in laser
weapons, there is no shortage of Western high-tech companies or
national laboratories to which one could turn to for detailed
technical analytical support. In parapsychology, however, there
is no equivalent group within the USG with such expertise. It is
SG1B essential, therefore, to have external R&D support to provide
specialized technical assistance in evaluating foreign R&D
activities including the replication of foreign experimental
claims.
V. (U) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT
a. (U) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT METHODOLOGY
1. (U) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/OVERSIGHT
(S/NF) DIA, as executive agent, proposes to
implement a management structure that fosters a proactive,
responsive, and creative environment for this activity. Both
the external research and in-house activities will be centered in
the Technology Assessment and Support Activity under the
supervision of the Chief, Office for Ground Forces (DIA/PAG).
2. (U) SCIENTIFIC OVERSIGHT
(S/NF) Scientific oversight will be provided by
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3. (U) CONTRACTOR OVERSIGHT
(U) A contractor sponsored Scientific Oversight
Committee (SOC), consisting of scientists from the following
disciplines: physics, astronomy, statistics, neuroscience, and
psychology, will be tasked with the following:
a. (U) Reviewing and approving all experimental
protocols prior to the collection of experimental data.
b. (U) Reviewing all experimental final reports
as if they were submissions to technical scientific journals.
c. (U) Proposing directions for further
research.
d. (U) Conducting un-announced visits to view
experiments in progress.
(U) A contractor sponsored Human Use Review Board
will also be formed and charged with the responsibility of assuring
compliance with all U.S. and DoD regulations with regard to the use
of humans in experimentation and assuring their safety. Members
should represent the health, legal, and spiritual professions IAW
government guidelines.
4. (U) DEVELOPMENT OF EVALUATION CRITERIA
a. (U) SCIENTIFIC VALIDITY
(S/NF) A thorough review of DoD's activities in
AMP was conducted in 1987 to evaluate the use of AMP for
intelligence gathering purposes. The overall findings of this
evaluation were that "...the Project Review Group has determined to
its satisfaction that the'work of the Enhanced Human Performance
Group is scientifically sound ...and is providing valuable insight
into the nature of an anomaly which have a significant impact on
the DoD." This research and development plan will both draw from
and add to this extensive data base to further demonstrate the
scientific validity and practicality of AMP.
b. (U) PERFORMANCE
(S/NF) The ability of the STAR GATE program to
produce results that have an intelligence value can only be
measured by customer feedback. STAR GATE has developed feedback
mechanisms and procedures for customers that should result in a
method of quantifying this subjective feedback data so that
operational value added and cost-effectiveness can be measured.
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VI. (U) POTENTIAL RESEARCH RETURNS
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(S/NF/SG/LIMDIS) The research pursuits identified in the
overall research and peer review plan have the potential for
achieving highly significant results using AMP to address
problems of national security by pushing the phenomena to their
natural limits. This overall result can be achieved by
accomplishing the aforementioned program plan.goals.
VII. (U) DELIVERABLES
(U) The definition of deliverables is difficult to
determine at this point -- most of it will be in the form of
technical reports, foreign assessment support briefs/trip -
reports, conference reports, and applied methodology reports.
VIII. (U) R&D PLAN DURATION
(U) The proposed ongoing R&D effort will be reviewed every.
two years by the SEP to determine whether the STAR GATE program
can show results that are cost effective and satisfy reasonable
performance criteria.
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TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS (U)
(U) PHENOMENA TERMINOLOGY
(U) This phenomenological area has had a variety of
descriptive terms over the years, such as paranormal,
parapsychological, or as psychical research. Foreign researchers
use other terms: "psychoenergetics" in Russia and the Former
Soviet Union (FSU); "extraordinary human function" in the
People's Republic of China (PRC). In general, this field is
concerned with a largely unexplored area of human
consciousness/subconsciousness interactions associated with
unusual or underdeveloped human capabilities.
(U) Recently, researchers have shown a preference for terms
that are neutral and that emphasizes the anomalous or enigmatic
nature of this phenomena. The term anomalous mental phenomena
(AMP), is generally preferred.
(U) This area has two aspects; information access and
energetics influence. Information access refers to a mental
ability to describe remote areas or to access concealed data that
are otherwise' shielded from all known sensory channels. A recent
term for this ability is anomalous cognition (AC). This term
places emphasis on potential understanding that might be
available from advances in sensory/brain functioning research or
other related research. Older terms for this aspect have
included extra-sensory perception (ESP), remote viewing (RV), and
in some cases, precognition.
(U) The energetics aspect refers to the ability to influence,
via mental volition, physical or biological systems by an as yet
unknown physical mechanism. An example of physical system
influence would include affecting the output of sensors or
electronic devices; biological systems influence would include
affecting physiological parameters of an individual. A recent
descriptive term for this ability is anomalous perturbation (AP).
Older terms for this phenomenon included psychokinesis (PK) or
telekinesis.
(U) GENERAL DEFINITIONS
(S/NF) For this program, basic research is defined to mean
any investigation or experiment for determining fundamental
processes or for uncovering underlying parameters that are
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involved in this phenomenon. Basic research is primarily
oriented toward understanding the physical, physiological , and
psychological mechanisms of anomalous mental phenomena (AMP).
(S/NF) Applied research refers to any investigation directed
toward developing particular applications or for
improving data quality and reliability. For anomalous cognition
(AC) phenomenon, research is primarily directed toward improving
the output quality of AC data. This would include ways to
develop/improve utility of AC data for variety of potential
application. For example, examination of spatial and temporal
relationships of AC data could assist in developing a reliable
search capability useful for locating missing people or
equipment.
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