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FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755
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21 February 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT:
INSCOM PROJECT GRILL FLAME:
PROGRESS REPORT
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1.
(U)
Period Covered:
27 October 1978
-
16 February
1979
2.
(U)
Purpose:
The purpose of
the progress
report
Is
to provide
periodic status reports
concerning INSCOM’ s involvement
In project
GRILL FLAME.
These
reports will
be shown
to
"key"
INSCOM personnel and
then only after
the INSCOM GRILL FLAME Project Officer ha 3 determined
that
a "nced-to~know" exists.
3.
(S/ORCON)
Introduction:
Sometime during
the month
of October
.1978,
ijifit*
Colonel
A.
W.
Hamel, ADCSOPS-HUMINT ,
INSCOM,
was
tasked by
the DCSOPS,
INSCOM,
to provide
a Project Officer
for a new program that INSCOM was
,
becoming involved
in
at
the direction
of
the ACS I.
Major Murray
B.
Watt,
PPPA,
ADCSOPS-HUMINT,
was selected
to be
the INSCOM Project Manager
(PM)
and on
27 October 1978 was
so notified.
In short,
the new project
involved
the development
of
a program using
parapsychology phenomena for intelligence applications. INSCOM -was^erb-
' tasIciftgi'Mtwe^^
• using -.INSCOM- '•»58T«feFe3
!-
who-:^9,^M.-.i>e^txaiped .by. ••.Stanford Reaiif®~InstT«iW
'MJtlQnal .(SRI)
-,
Remote' viewing
’ pertains
to
the ability of certain
individuals
to access and
describe,
by means
of mental
processes,
informa-
tion sources blocked from ordinary perception,
and generally accepted as
secure against
such access.
4.
(S/ORCON)
Tasking:
As previously
stated,
HQ INSCOM never received
any written tasking on
this
subject.
However,
the
CG,
INSCOM and
the
ACS I had agreed upon
the concept of
remote viewing and
the need
for Army
involvement
in this
area.
At TAB A
is
a
copy of
the revised Statement
of Work which provides
for
the
training of
three INSCOM personnel by
SRI.
ARMY review(s) completed.
CLASSIFIED
BY:
Director,
DIA
DECLASSIFY ON:
Feb
EXTENDED
BY:
Director,
DIA
REASON:
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SUBJECT
ISSUANCE
OF
UNCLASS I-
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OF
INTER F ST
IN
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HAS
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AT
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f
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SPECIFICALLY,
DR.
LABEFGE
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USOFA
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IS
D EE SON ALLY
XvOLVED,
AND OACSI
IS
PUTTING TOGETHER
AN
INFORMATION
PACKAGE
FOR
;
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ASSURE ADEQUATE SECURITY
PROTECTION
FOR
THIS
INCREASINGLY
..XSITIV'E SUBJECT,
T HI FOLLOWING
POLICY MESSAGE
(FEE
ABOVE
j
IS
-..'TRANSMITTED:
QUOTE
RECENTLY
INCREASED HIGH
LEVEL
INTEREST
IN
RAP ? YC HOLOG I/RE MOTE
VIEWING
(PY/RV),
ALONG
WITH
INHEFENt'ssNSI-
•ViTIXS,
NOW WARRANT
USE
OF
AN UNCLASSIFIED
NICKNAME.
THE
LAS SI FI EL NICKNAME GRILL FLAME
WILL REPLACE ANY
OPEN
REFERENCE
-'US
ARMY
INVOLVEMENT
IN PY/RV RESEARCH,
EXPERIMENTS,
APPLICATION
: C
•
THE FACT
OF
US
ARMY
INTEREST
OR
WORK
IN
PY/RV
IS
CLASSIFIED
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FROM
THE
US
ARMY
STANDPOINT,
A
STRICT
NFEP-TO-^NOW
,,7SA':
IS
NOW
OPERATIVE
IN- ANY SITUATION
INVOLVING
PY/RV."
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(S /NOFORN)
IT
IS KNOWN THAT
A
NUMBER
OF
DOD
"PLAYERS," WHO
ACSI
IS
TRYING
TO
IDENTIFY,
ARE
INVESTIGATING THE
PY/RV
PHENOMENA.
'.CSI
IS
AWARE THAT
INSCOM
IS
ALSO MOVING FORWARD
I N
AN
ASPECT
OF
V: 1 S
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’
.
(S /NOFORN)
THERE
IS
A
SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT
OF ON-GOING ACTIVITY
v
SEVERAL ARMY OPERATING AGENCIES
AND
DOD ELEMENTS REGARDING PY/RV
' .'..AR CH
,
DEVELOPMENT,
AND APPLICATION.
THERE
IS
NO
DOUBT
OF THE
X D
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A
COHERENT ARMY/DOD
PROGRAM.
UNTIL
SUCH
TIME
AS
THE FULL
A UGH
OF
OPTIONS
ARE DEVELOPED
EY
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REQUEST. INSCOM
,J OLD
IN
''YANCE ANY PLANNED
EXECUTION, WITH OUTS IDF- ''AGENCIES
OF
-
ANY
’
^ (EJECTS
OF THIS
NATURE.
THIS OFFICE WILL KEEP
INSCOM
UPDATED
WITH
. .0
;.T 10!;
RECEIVED
AMD OPTIONS
DEVELOPED
IN
ORDER TO
ENHANCE
X. FAN AL PLANNING
AND FUTURE
ACTION.
INSCOM
IS
TO
BE COMMENDED
:•
INITIATIVE
TAKEN
IN
THIS
ENDEAVOR
.
THE SENSITIVITY
OF
THE
•-’IRF SUBJECT
OF MILITARY-RELATED PY/RV. IS
SnCF
THAT
MAXIMUM*'
UTIO’I
IS
ADVISED,
TO PRECLUDE POSSIBILITY
OF
COMPROMISE.
NOTE:
DELIVER
TO ADDPDSSEF
ONLY,
DURING
NORMAL
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DEC
2008.
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PROGRESS REPORT
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(S/ORCON)
Project Development:
The initial
concern of
the Prelect
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PM> *“
t0
dr,
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£ul1
of parapsychology and
mirlv «“c1sr‘Tl
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Towards
this
end,
the PM has boon
aSimLl
to
ttc
Llrr
n "nt FredCrlct
"• **»««•
LT Atwater,
although
to Jha ortit
Soourrty Detachment,
902d MI Croup, was attached"
durlnc
pr0;,0Ct
i ‘ccausc of frmlmm research
Into
this
area
aurmg woik on
a
.'separate
pro ject.
a.
To develop
a sense of appreciation
for an understanding of
n-ira-
ongoinl)
to fVa
a
,
Vi8° r0US Research Program
(which
is
still
ongoing;
to include
the
following:
(1)
Extensive
reading on
the subject
matter.
(2)
Visits
to DOD officials with knowledge
of
the subject
matter.
(3)
Visits
to
SRI
(see TABs
B and
C)
(4)
Visits
to AMS AA
(see TABs
D and
E)
GRinVrAMr
24 M
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the tentative “intone schedule for INSCOM
his approval (sS Sllli’. 8
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th® «>CSOpS-HKMIST
(COI, Hamel)
for
C
DOD Committee Action:
On
28 November
.1978,
the
first meetina of
(See ?Ib
g
)
GT
P
CrS
tt:
f?
° f
the D0D
Slpeclal
Scmsors Project
met
at DIA.
(See TAB
C.)
One
of
the
first actions
of
the Working Group was
to
form-
WorHni
a
r
ge
the
8r0Up
t0
the D0D GRILL FLAME Committee.
The
inf
matT'
P W
meet 3t
the caU of the Chairperson,
Dr.
Jack Vorona
sit
on thftwo Ad^r
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lS
- a
m0inb<
- r
° f
th ° Workln 8 Gronp,
but
he also
’
tivec"" f
,
a
Ac
Hoc Committees
formed
to establish "Goals and Objec-
expfiments
"
°P
experirocntal Protocol and methods
for validating
on ?8*wnf
A
,
GRILf 7o
AME Committee:
DA representatives met
at
HQ DARCOM
nofHr
? f
,
9/ f°
SCUS
f
P ro .1 e c t
GRILL FLAME and what
the Army
position should be
(see TAB
11)
.
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Period S
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SftrandTT
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dU
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1,1,8
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the orientation
help thefselect
the 'Lof
' were
,
busy Preparing
a method
that would
tlon
F 1 AMr
S
p
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P e;r '
: ° 1n
who would volunteer for pnrticipa-
KILL
!LAM
Project
that
INSCOM was going
to
carry out.
It
de
^
ided
I' 0 conduct
an interview with selected INSCOM personnel
throughout
^ the greater Washington area.
The interviews would serve
as
8ulse
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PROGRESS REPORT
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opinions,
and general
feelings
toward
the subject
of parapsychology and
the uses
to which such
psychic, ability should be applied.
The following
chart denotes
the number of personnel considered and interviewed.
For
security purposes
the number of personnel actually selected has been
omitted
such
data can be readily obtained from project personnel only on
a very strict "need-to-know" basis.
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CONSIDERED
INTERVIEWED
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DCI
902d
ADCSOPS-IIUMINI
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DCSOPS
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4 i
ITAC
Mi.sc.
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251
117
The
large difference between number considered and number interviewed
is
due
to
the elimination
factors
that were
initially applied when meeting
with the various
unit
commanders or principal staff officers.
The selec-
tion criteria/process was carried out
in
the
following manner:
(1)
Decision made
to interview only WO/OFF/Civilians
(GS9
and
above)
.
(2)
Initial elimination based on:
(a)
Commander's
evaluation.
(b)
Retainability - at
least
20 months,
(c.)
Health.
(d)
Not readily available
(programmed TDY
t
schools,
etc.).
(3)
Conduct personal interviews/survey.
(4)
Reassessment process.
(5)
Request
specific personnel
to volunteer for INSCOM program
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SRI personnel Interview selected personnel.
(7)
Final decision/selection of personnel.
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thlS
fUle Were made
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three
cases when project personnel
Met origiJarLSrir
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RILL FLAME information
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and the PM maintains
a Security Access Roster of
all
INS TOM
?m“ ifpocTrlfl ^^.-^vities^f
the prog^/Vu^cr!^
including security status as^rega rds
' GRIL^FLAME .
informatlon
» the'followin^activities:
"**
***^ he devoted
a.
Initial in-house training of
all project personnel.
b.
Training
at
SRI.
c.
Establishing procedures and determining appropriate applications.
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Jj.
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priorities
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is
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found ^"“"•n^tions
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technology programs
aimed* at
•c /or
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and HuntsvinJ
as
a consequence
°ri sed by usdrs.
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in
,
t*hcse
arf*as
not be
aufch
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and
th. rif,t! Mrly nre outside
the
nor denied,
when intelligence “???'! ““
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-
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.{.o be advised,
but interpose
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The
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and Security Command *
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Project GRILL
FLAME!
Investigates
and applies
remote
viewing phenomena
in support
of important
foreign intelligence
and
US
counterintelligence requirements.
INSCOM employs
active
u “ty military
and Department
of
the
Army
civilians
in* the
execu-
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Intelligence
Agency
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the services
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contract personnel
in support
of GRILL FLAME.
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82,
INSCOM plans
to
train
two newly assigned personnel
in remote viewing techniques
and con-
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tinue
to conduct operational
sessions against
important
foreign
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counsel
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into
by
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the written
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the provisions
of Procedure
DOD Regulation
52*40. 1-R will
be
followed.
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DIA contract monitor
ensures
the
contracted party executes
their Procedure
responsi-
bilities.
The Deputy Secretary
of Defense
authorized DIA partici-
pation
in GRILL FLAME on
Dec
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(Incl
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SUBJECT:
Letter
of
Instruction
- Project CENTER
LANE
(U)
Commander
902d Military Intelligence Group
Fort George
G.
Meade,
MD
20755
1.
(C)
PURPOSE:
The
purpose
of
this
LOI
is
to
establish
policy
and provide
direction
for
the administrative,
logistical
and
operational
management
of
the
USAINSCOM
Project
CENTER
LANE.
Project
CENTER
LANE
will
be
managed
by
the
Security
Systems
Planning
Division
(SSPD),
Security
Support
Detachment
( SSD
)
,
902d
HI
Group
USAINSCOM.
This
LOI
further
delineates
the
command
relationships
between
the
Commander,
SSD
and
the
Chief,
_ SSPD
and
structures
the
operational
control
and
reporting channels
to
be
used
by Project CENTER LANE.
•
,
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GENERAL:
The
activities
of
Project
CENTER
LANE
were
originated aa
a. specially controlled
and
compar tmented activity
under
the
direct
supervision
of
the
Assistant
Chief
of
Staff,
Intelligence
(ACSI),
DA,
in
conjunction with
other
DoD
agencies
concerned
with
related
activities.
For
operational
and
staffing
considerations,
the
functions
and
responsibilities
were
transferred
to
HQ,
USAINSCOM where
it
was
conducted
on
an
ad
hoc
basis.
(G)
The
mission
and
functions
of
SSPD
are
to
manage
Project
CENTER
LANE
by
planning
for
the
integration
of
prototype
and
developmental
security concepts
and
doctrine
into
current
and
future
USAINSCOM
security
support
planning
for
which
the
SSD,
902d
MI
Group
is
responsible.
Functionally,
this
includes
. preparing
security
estimates
for
intelligence
planning,
assist, other
SSD
elements
by
securing
information
required
for
their
support
plans,
and
assisting USAINSCOM staff
elements
in
planning
security
system
applications
throughout
che world.
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SUBJECT:
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of
Instruction
- Project
CENTER LANE
(U)
Access
to
Project
CENTER
LANE
will
be
based
on
a
"MUST
KNOW"
basis
until
individual
prototype
and
developmental
concepts
have
been
tested
and
approved
for
release
by
the
CG,
USAINSCQM
for
universal application.
4.
(U)
ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL:
a.
(U)
Military
personnel
executing
Project
CENTER
LANE
will
all
be
attached
to
the
902tf
MI
Group
for
duty
with
SSPD,
Personnel
_ administration
will
be
handled
by
the
organizations
where
assigned.
Changes
to
speciality
codes
and
grades will
be
coordinated
by
the
Commander,
SSD
based
upon
the
recommendations
of
the
Chief,
SSPD.
b.
(U)
Civilian personnel
will
be assigned
to
SSD.
c.
.
(U)
UCMJ authority
vji.il
be
exercised
by
the
Commander,
902d
MI
Group.
d.
(U)
Personnel
assigned
to
SSPD
will
receive
support
rrom SSD
for
administration
and
logistics,
except
as
specified
below:
(1)
(U)
Operational
funding
for
FY33
and
FY84
will
be
provided by
HQ,
USAINSCOM.
Funds
will
be
budgeted
and provided
to SSPD under
a
separate
account
by
direct
coordination
between
the USAINSCOM,
DCSRM
(FGGM)
and
SSPD,
IAW
existing
procedures.
Funding
requirements
for
FY85-89
will
be
included
in
the
902d
MI
Group POM submission.
(2)
(U)
Efficiency
reports
will
be
rendered
through
the
OPCON
chain
of
command
( ADCSOPS-HUMINT
and
DCSOPS
)
with
optional
letter
input
by
the
Commander,
902d
MI
Group.
(3)
(U)
Military
training
of
SSPD
personnel
will
be
IAW
the
SSD
SOP.
(4)
(U)
TDY
and
leave
approval
authorities
will
be
IAW
the
SSD
SOP.
(5)
(U)
Personnel
will
not
be
placed
on
SSD
duty
rosters
nor,
assigned
to
HQ SSD duty
details.
(6)
(U)
SI/SAO
billets
for
SSPD
will
be
coordinated
with
the
Special
Security Office
(FGGM)
by
the
S2,
SSD.
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Purpose.-
To obtain your approval
for
i-Hf.
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engage
in
CENTER LANE activities.
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2.
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Special
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an
aspect
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as
remote vieiine^J
the collection method
for obtaining^ information^?ij
,
n*
as
interest.
The CENTER LANE SAP
has
been
ap„„ (v
,
,
addressed
in
this
paper.
review
of
human use
issues
b.
(S /CL- 1
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Secretary
of
the
addres sed
/N0F0RN)
Army
participation
in CRIU
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to CENTER
LANE,
was
most
recently approCed’by
Army
on
Feb
(TAB
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by
the Ann v General
Counsel
in
his memorandum
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deserve
comment
concerning
CENTER
LANE activity
Uhlch
experimentation
and
fund in?
issues
namely human
(1)
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LANE's
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