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Two factors were considered in choosing the targets. Within each category, the targets
were chosen because they were thematic, interesting and possessed geometric elements that could
be drawn easily.
Secondly, they were selected to be as distinct as possible, so that the other targets
within that category could be used as decoys in the analysis procedure.
Tables la-d show the target categories, the specific targets within a category, and a
brief description of each target.
Table la
Military Target Category
Name
Source
/ Description
Aircraft carrier
Final
Countdown—Multiole
takeoffs
of
mostly
F-16s.
Characterized by triangular shapes and high drama.
Control room
Wareames—Control room seauence.
Characterized bv rec-
tangular shapes and rotating lights.
Russians in space
Superman IV—EVAs and the
collision
of two
satellites.
Characterized by tubular shapes and Russian singing.
Atomic bomb blasts
Atomic
Cafe—Continuous
series
of
atmosDheric
atomic
blasts.
Characterized by fireballs, bright light, buildings be-
ing destroyed, and trees in violent motion.
Table lb
Scientific/Industrial Target Category
Name
Source
/ Description
Bottling factory
Take This Job and Shove
It—Bottles on a conveyer belt.
Characterized by multiple cylindrical shapes.
Building construction
Steel—Girder construction by helicopter.
Characterized by
rectangular shapes “floating”
in
air.
Tacoma Narrows bridge
Documentary on the Bridee Disaster—Wild oscillation of the
bridge.
Characterized by linear shapes in tortional motion.
The Right
Stuff—Single rocket launch.
Characterized bv
Launch of John Glen
singular tubular shape and bright light.
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Natural/Non-technical Target Category
Name
Source
/ Description
Skiing
The Spv Who Loved Me—James Bond skiine fast.
Charac-
terized by snowy mountain scenes and dramatic skiing off a
cliff.
Ostriches
Animals
are
Beautiful People—Ostriches
in synchronized
dance.
Characterized by black and white,
fluffy birds.
Waterfall
Emerald Forest—Aerial view of a waterfall.
Characterized
by dramatic vertical
fall and flying raptor.
Greek temple
Jacques Cousteau—Helicopter view of the Posiden temple
ruins.
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Project Target Category
Name
Source
/ Description
Manhattan Project
Various
Still Photographs—Oppenheimer. Fat Man.
Little
Boy, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, and an air blast.
Project Blue Book
Various
Still Photographs—Hvnek. UFOs, and “landing”
imprints.
Project Deep Quest
In Search Of—Schwartz and others, underwater submers-
ible, and large rectangular block.
Project Ultra
Various
Still
Photoeranhs—Turine.
code
machine,
and
bombed-out cathedral at Coventry.
2.
Subjects
Potential subjects were recruited by offering an evening lecture program to local adult
groups having an interest in educational seminars. The lecture described remote viewing research
at SRI International and promised voluntary audience participation in four remote viewing trials.
During FY
1989,
screening was
conducted
with members
of
a
San
Francisco Bay Area
social/cultural club and two university alumni groups.
Each of these screening programs involved
groups
of between
30 and
160
people
with
all
individuals
participating
in
the same
trial
simultaneously.
(Because participation was voluntary, not all audience members submitted trial
response papers.)
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3.
Target Preparation
Several hundred target packets were assembled prior to the first screening session. To
prepare a single packet, a research assistant randomly chose one target from each of the four
categories.*
The target numbers were individually placed into opaque envelopes,
sealed, and
randomly numbered to indicate the order of presentation. A packet was formed by sealing the four
smaller envelopes into a larger unmarked envelope. The packets were shuffled and locked in the
project safe.
For each different screening session, the assistant selected different packet for use
during that session.
4.
Session Protocol
A group screening session begins with an introduction to remote viewing presented by
the project director.
In addition to a historical review of the research conducted at SRI, the
presentation included good, and not so good, examples of remote viewing. After a short break, the
project director initiated the audience participation portion of the session.
The four-trial audience participation requires a number of assistants.
One of these,
designated the sender,
is sequestered in an isolated and locked laboratory (two floors above the
session auditorium) throughout the
four-trial
series.
The sender
is responsible
for the target
display during each trial. While each trial is in progress, the sender views the target material (on a
video monitor) and mentally attempts to “send” the target information to the assembled group.
The remaining assistants are responsible for collecting the data
(the response papers),
session
security, and providing target feedback.
Before the series begins, the project director describes what is expected during the four
trials, the logistics of data collection, and provides a short list of “hints” on how to accomplish
remote viewing. The participants are encouraged to write and/or draw their first impressions on the
single sheet of paper provided.
The sender
is introduced to the group before leaving for the
isolated laboratory.
The sequence of events for each trial
is as follows:
•
a one-minute relaxation period during which group members are encouraged to clear
their minds and, while staying alert, relax as much as possible;
•
a single telephone ring (i.e., the sender does not answer the phone) signals the sender to
begin a
trial and to view the target continuously until further notice;
•
a five-minute viewing period;
•
the data (the response sheets)
is collected and sealed in large envelopes;
•
feedback: an assistant telephones the sender, obtains the target number, and displays
the target on a video monitor for the group;
*
A standard pseudo random algorithm
(i.e., feedback shift register) was used throughout
this study to provide random target/packet selections.
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