PARAPSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00787R000700090015-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2004
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: March 29, 1976
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Release. 2004/08/25 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000700090015-2
37
DDfS&T-l381-76
MEMORANDUM FOR: Associate Deputy Director for Administration
FROc1: Associate Deputy Director for Science and
Technology
SUBJECT: Parapsychology Research
REFURfNcg: Memorandum from A/DDA to .M)D/S&T dated
23 February 1976, Subject: SRI Report
on Perceptual Augmentation
1. Because you have expressed an interest, as a
Directorate, in the subject of parapsychology, I would like
to outline our current research plans in this area,
2 As you may know, we elected not to continue the S I
research project because of its substantial cost and because
of the generally negative findings in the physiological por-
tion of the research.,. For example, a promising earlier cor-
relation between brain wave patterns and the on-off status
of a hidden light inside a screen room was not substantiated
by the most recent study. The operationally oriented portion
of the SRI work did yield some very interesting findings.
Unfortunately, these were open to question because of pro-
cedural shortcomings, such as the lack of controls. lack of
predoterrai.ned criteria for ?"hits v failure to follow accepted
double blind .methodology, and the involvement of experimental
team member s tier selves as subjects.
3. He do agree that the field requires close observation,
however, until we can identify promising and potentially use-
ful research alternatives. We have progrem,ed a significant
survey project for FY-77 and a follow-on for FY-78. The
FY-77 work will include an in-depth review of the recent
literature, together with visits to laboratories doing sig-
nificant research in the fiold. The contractor will be a
reputable scientist who holds neither a position of flat
rejection nor an aiutright espousal of paaranortal phenomena
Approved For Release 2004/08/25 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000700090015-2
4
 Approved For Release 2004/08/25 CIA-RDP96-00787R000700090015-2
SG1 I LSR/CARD/DD/SF,T:
SUBJECT; Parapsycholog
y 'esearc'h
11
generally. At the stir.:e tiMe Te will. attempt to determine
internal criteria as to what types and levels performance would be Considered im .ort to of gencyrif
they could be demonstrated.. p :t the ~x~ onc:y i
Distribution:
Original -
Addressee
I -
D/OTS
1 -
ADD/S&T
1 -
D/ORD
1 -
LSR/ORD
2 - DD/S&T Registry
I - ORD Registry
1iayre Stovens SG1I
164arch 1976
Approved For Release 2004/08/25 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000700090015-2