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a postsession calibration trial
is performed
in
an attempt
to provide
some check on whether
the viewer remained
"on line" during
the operational
task
.
D.
(U)
FY
1983 Operational
RV Sites
(S/NF)
The
tasks carried out during FY
1983 are
listed
in lable
3.
Three examples
(JS
39,
40,
and 41)
showing
the
level
of accuracy achieved
are presented
in Appendix
A.
Additional
detailed data
are provided
in
the
operational Task Summary Sheets provided
in Appendix
B.
Complete docu-
mentation
is available through proper security channels on
a need-to-know
basis
.
E.
(U)
Evaluation of
the Operational
RV Task
(U)
Evaluation protocols were developed
for use by analysts
to provide
numerical estimates
of various
aspects
of
the
RV product generated
in
operational RV tasks.
The returned protocols constitute
(1)
the basis
for contractor evaluation,
(2)
a feedback
to
the remote viewer,
and
(3)
an
input for
the computerized data-base management
(DBM).
The evaluation
protocols
submitted
to
the analysts
for
their completion are provided
in
Appendix
C.
(S/NF)
The accuracy
of
the operational
RV products was assessed by
DIA analysts
in accordance with
the 0-to-3-point accuracy scale
included
in
the evaluation protocols.
(This
scale
is essentially
the same
as
that
presented
in Table
2).
The accuracy assessment for
each
site
is
included
in Table
3.
(S/NF)
As
a further assessment
tool,
a rigorous
analysis
of
five
sites viewed
by RVer #002
under
similar operational
conditions
(JS
36,
37,
40,
41,
and
42) was carried out
to determine
the probability of
such
results by chance.
Each of
the given
transcripts was blind-matched against
both
the
intended target site,
and
the other
four
that were serving
as
substitute sites.
The result was
that
the
sites were sufficiently well
described
to yield correct target/ transcript pairings
in every case— a result
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(S)
OPERATIONAL RV TASKS
(FY
1983)
(S/NF)
whose probability of occurring by chance
(p =
1/ 5 1 )
is
less
than one
in
/V
one hundred-
The
subjective
impressions
of high-quality remote viewing
are
thus
substantiated
by objective
blind assessment procedures.
*
.
.
(U)
For
a
x
f orced-choice^match
,
the probability
of no error
is
given by
p
=
1 / 5
i
= 8.33
x
10“
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With regard
to progress
over
the three-year program
as
a whole,
the most advanced viewer,
from whom
the most data was obtained
(18
sites),
provided
enough data
to arrive
at reasonable conclusions.
Overall,
using
the 0-to-3-point
accuracy rating
scale,
intelligence analysts
assigned
"hit" ratings
(2
or
above)
to eight
out.
of
eighteen
(44 percent)
of
the
RV responses.
(S/NF)
We can make
the following observations
concerning
the appli-
cation of
RV
to operational
tasks
of
intelligence
significance.
Many
variables
exist
that cannot
be controlled
(type
of
information,
targeting
method,
timing of
session,
and
the
like),
and
few operational
remote
viewing
tasks
are carried
out
under
the
same conditions.
Feedback
in
operational
contexts
is often
limited, making evaluation difficult.
Furthermore,
limited
or nonexistent feedback has
an unknown effect
on data
quality.
Task significance
is
an
important motivating
factor
for
the
remote viewers
and can significantly affect data results.
Other
factors
that
influence
RV data
include
the fact
that
site complexity results
in
diverse data;
configuration data
are better
than analytic,
and general
data are better
than specific.
The
types
of
RV data obtained vary with
the
individual,
as
in
any HUMINT reporting.
Keeping these factors
in mind,
we
find
that data generated
by remote viewers
are often
of high quality
and,
provided
it
is
appropriately
integrated
into
the
intelligence data
mix,
can be
of
significant utility.
Examples
of
successful operational
remote viewings generated during
the three-year program include
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SUMMARY
(U)
A.
(U)
Training
(S/NF)
The
RV Reliability,
Enhancement,
and Evaluation Program de-
scribed
in this document has been focused
on
the development of
RV pro-
cedures
that can
be transmitted
to others
in
a structured
fashion,
i.e.,
training procedures
.
At
the beginning of
the DIA Joint Services
Integrated
Program,
SRI
International,
in conjunction with
its
sponsors, made
a de-
cision
to develop
and codify
the most promising
RV training procedure
that had
emerged from the earlier
SRI work.
The procedure focuses
on
improving the
reliability of
remote viewing by controlling
those
factors
that
tend
to
introduce noise
into
the RV product.
The RV training procedure
is designed
to proceed
through
six stages
of proficiency,
corresponding
to
six
stages
of
increased contact with the
target
site.
Blind
testing
of
the key
SRI remote
viewer before
and after exposure
to
the training program shows
a threefold
increase
(from 22
to
66)
in percentage of
trials
indicating contact with
prescribed
target sites.
B.
(U)
Trainee Progress
(S/NF)
To date,
twelve
individuals have been enrolled
in
the
training
program including
three representatives
from
the
intelligence community.
All
are progressing satisfactorily
through
the training
stages.
Their
present
status
is
shown
in Figure
6.
C.
(U)
RV Characteristics
(S/NF)
Examination
of
the output
of
RV efforts permits
one
to draw
certain conclusions
about
RV characteristics
in general.
They are
•
Descriptive material
about remote
locations
can be
obtained
that exceeds
chance correlation.
•
The quality
of description appears
to be relatively
insensitive
to distance or
shielding.
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B
FIRST GROUP
1980 TO 1982
(EXPERIENCED
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C
RVers)
.
D
r
E
F
SECOND GROUP
1981 TO 1983
(INEXPERIENCED
-
G
RVers)
H
>
1982 TO 1983
SPONSOR'S
jr
j
CANDIDATES
i
k
1983
SPONSOR
CANDIDATE j
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(U)
TRAINEE PROGRAM STATUS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
(S/NF)
Detailed analysis
of
the patterns
of
correct/ incorrect
response elements
indicates
that
the
laws governing remote
viewing
are not askew
to,
but correlate with
those
laws
governing
-
Cerebral
(brain)
functioning,
specialization,
and
cognitive processes
in general.
Subliminal perception
in particular.
D.
(U)
Operational
RV
(S/NF)
In response
to operational
requirements
set by
intelligence
community representatives monitoring
the progress
of
the work,
remote
viewing
by
SRI
and
SRI-trained client personnel
has,
in many cases,
pro-
vided useful descriptions
of,
for example,
East-Bloc
targets
that are of
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interest
to
the
intelligence community.
Evaluation
of
the results by
appropriate
intelligence community
specialists
indicates
that by this
process,
a remote viewer
is able
to generate useful
data corroborated
by
other
intelligence assets.
As
is generally
true with other human
sources,
the
information
is fragmentary and
imperfect,
and
is best utilized
in con-
junction with other
sources.
Nonetheless,
data generated
by the RV process
appear
to exceed
any reasonable bounds
of chance correlation or acquisition
by ordinary means
and
are therefore considered
to constitute
an
exploitable
information source.
Documentation
for
these conclusions
can
be found
in
the following references:
’’Project Grill
Flame
Agency,
Document No.
’’Project Grill
Flame Operational Tasks
(U),”|
| et
al
.
,
Defense
Intelligence Agency,
Document No.
SRI/GF-0236,
January
1983,
SG1J
SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL.
’’House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee GDIP
Budget
Overview
(U),” Testimony by Dr.
J.
Vorona,
DDS&TI
,
Defense
Intelligence Agency,
12 April
1983,
SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL/ORCON
.
’’Memorandum on Grill Flame Activity
(U),”
R.
DeLauer
,
USDRE,
19 January
1983,
SECRET/NOFORN/GRILL FLAME.
E.
(U)
Key Findings
(S/NF)
The key findings
of
the Grill
Flame
RV Enhancement effort
were
•
Evidence continues
to accumulate,
in our
laboratory and
elsewhere,
that remote viewing
is
a real
phenomenon,
and
is
not degraded by distance
or
shielding.
•
Evidence gathered
to date permits
the
tentative conclusion
that remote viewing abilities
can
be developed
by
appropriate training procedures.
•
Analysis
by intelligence
specialists
indicates
that remote
viewing has potential
for
U.S.
intelligence
applications.
At
this
stage of development,
descriptive content
(e.g.,
sketches,
configurations)
appears
to be more reliable
than
analytic content
(e.g.,
function,
complex technical
data),
but steady progress
is being made
on
the
latter.
SGI J
(U),”
et al.,
Defense
Intelligence
SRI/ GF-0225
,
January
1983,
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SELECTED OPERATIONAL RV SCANS
(FY
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Date
17 November
1982,
1025
(Scan 4)
Series
DIA
Target No.
JS #36
Target
Remote Viewer
#002
Interviewer
H. Puthoff
Beacon( s
)
CRV
(Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments
:
1 .
Continuation of
scans carried out on 11/5/82,
11/9/82,
and
earlier
today.
2.
Remote viewer and interviewer blind
as
to target location
and target activity of
interest.
3.
Pre-
, mid-,
and post-session calibration experiments with
known target material
(Magic Mountain, Washington;
Key West,
Florida;
Makalu Mountain,
Nepal,
respectively)
indicated
remote viewer
"on-line.”
4.
Session "front-loaded" with questions provided by
I
(DIA).
The questions, with RVer answers,
are
included nere
at session end.
5.
Further descriptive material given of
technological
site,
function unknown.
H.
E.
Puthoff,
Ph.D,
,
Radio Physics Laboratory
SRI International
333 Ravenswood Ave
• Menlo Park, CA 94025
•
1 41
1 326-6200
• TWX: 910-373-1246
• TELEX: 334463
•
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January
1983,
1425
(Scan
5)
Series
D1A
Target No.
JS #36
SG1A
Target
Remote Viewer
#002
Interviewer
H.
Puthoff
Beacon(s)
CRV
(Coordinate Remote Viewing)
Comments:
1.
Continuation
of
JS #36;
previous
scans carried out on 11/5/82,
11/9/82,
11/17/82.
2.
Remote viewer and
interviewer blind
as
to target location and
target activity of
interest.
3.
Calibration tests with local
target materials
(Kuwait;
Minneapolis, Minnesota)
indicated remote viewer
"on-line”
at start,
somewhat "off-line" at finish,
but still
functional
4.
Remote viewer described
a compound with a dome-like building,
many flat
low buildings;
a high-technology site with con-
siderable underground construction;
purpose,
to test a system
(see following Scan
6).
H.
E.
Puthoff,
Ph.D.
,
Radio Physics Laboratory
SRI International
333 Ravenswood Ave.
•- Menlo Park, CA 94025
• (415)326-6200
• TWX: 910-373-1246
• TELEX: 334463
•
Facsimile:
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