STANFORD RESEARDH INSTITUTE (SRI) INVESTIGATION INTO PARAPSYCHOLOGY

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• Publication Date: February 4, 1976
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
OTS/CB Memo #76-18
.4 February 1976
SUBJECT: Stanford Research Institute (SRI)
Investigation into Parapsychology
1. Attached is the final report describing several
years of CIA (?1W w OTS) sponsored research in the area
popularly referred to as parapsychology. I believe the
SRI report will be a major benchmark in the field. Even
with its flaws the investigation is the most co,m.plete,
serious and scientific investigation into parapsychology
in general and its national security implications in,
particular. The report establishers overwhelming scientific
evidence for the existence of human perceptual capabilities
which are as yet unexplained. The investigation, however,
resulted in nothing which adds to the understanding of t: .i
mechanisms involved and little which increases the effect5_ve-
nests of national securitly.applications. The SRI investi-
gation. and internal CIA "r3 experir,ents do, nevertheless,
indicate potential applications o the phenomenon to intel-
ligence problems. For exampleyr .. I..r r c . p?ri cal , u
A 1 .a useful y ? +..1i1.?,~,t N V M
can probably be developed for those intelligence problems
where noisy, flawed information can. be used to limit known
alternatives which subsequently can be verified. It is my
opinion that an internal CIA program directed towards the
above mentioned and similar intelligence requirements should
be re-instated and continued withii CTS.
2. Much interest has been generated by SRI's publications
in technical journals this past year, and ?-onsequent progress
is likely. The unclassified portion of the SRI investigation
is to be published in the IEEE Pro;ceeri.ings in March 1976.
The acceptance by this presi:zgIous' j oirn.:, is a significant
indicator of interest i ,.-this field within the scientific
corrmrunity. Furthermore, a number of laboratories, 7 -9 in-
cluing that of Dr. it. W. Lucky, Vice Chairman of the IBEE
Publications Board and Division Director at Boll Laboratories,
have successfully replicated the S.I remote viewing tasks.
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Other groups such as the USIB's ST C study on "Emerging
Areas of Science and Technology of 1. Importance to National
Security" have independently identified parapsychology
as an area worthy of support. The; Department of the
Navy, the Office of Naval Researchand Naval Electronics
System Command have also independently decided to support
SRI in extensions of the CIA sponsored investigations.
Releasing the SRI data for publication has already stimu-
lated additional investigations, aIhd encouraged further
research into understanding and controlling the phenomena
involved. It is not premature for us to be now considering
the analysis and application of intelligence desired from
those techniques.
OTS CB
Attachment:
References
Final Report
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