BL LL LL LLnL a nner ~ “ay a , ¢ ie / ae 7 Poe Lat fe, _-" Depproved rothleads 2000/08/07 : CiA-RDP96-00788R001200110002-6 we ‘ Ol a Z JUL 78 FROM iQ WPAFB ON/TQTR TO: SSO ACSI DA INFO HQ USAF WASH DC/INA SECRET SUBJECT: SPNCIAL ANALYSIS study (U) REFERENCE: ACSI M3G, DID 262015z JUN 78 1. (0) PASS TO MAJ STONER (ACSI): LTC M BLOOM (USAF/INYS) 2. (C) THIS MESSACE IS IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS REQUESTED IN THE REFERENCED MESSAGE RELATING TO PARAPHYSICS TOPICS. REPLY HAS BEEN LIMITED TO THOSE QUESTLONS RELEVANT TO FTD'S PROGRAM WITH THE STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SRI), 3. (8) PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE PLANS: ~- A. FID'S PREVIOUS EFFORT IN THIS AREA OF INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY SUPPLIED IN THE FY77 FINAL REPORT TITLED ADVANCED THREAT TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT (SRI 7-4275). A FINAL REPORT ON RECENT WORK WILL BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF JULY AND WILL BE PROVIDED AT THAT ‘TIME. B. 4T PRESENT, FID PLANS TO PURSUE THOSE BASIC OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IIl VE REFERENDED WORK STATEMENT (PARA <1), MAIN ORIENTATION IS TO EVALUATE OR SIMULATE USSR RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS (OR CLAIMS), AND TO EXAMINE FEASIBILITY OF COMMUNICATION AND REMOTE VIEWING POTENTIAL, “HERE IS NO INTENT IN: THE FTD PROGRAM - Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001200110002-6
eT eine, ‘Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R0012001 10002-6 bade’ TO PURSUE RESEARCH! -Ctgmespering taps deegane » NOR TO ATTEMPT DEVELOP- iN MENT OF SP*CIFIC APPLICATIONS, FTD'S CURRENT CONTRACT WITH THE STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE EXTENDS THROUGH MAY 1979, C, FID HAS SUPPORTED THESF BASIC INVESTIGATIONS WLTH THE STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SRI) SINCE 2976. SRI'S WORK TO DATE HAS GREATLY BENEFITED FTD'S ASSESSMENT OF WARSAW PACT RESEARCH IN THIS AREA, EOTH IN EVALUATING ASPECTS OF FOREIGN RESEARCH DATA, AND IN PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO THIS FIELD IN GENERAL, THERE MAY NOT BE A CLEAR NEED FOR FTD TO CONTINUE SUCH SUPPORT TO SRI IN THE FUTURES HOWEVER, FTD MAY ELECT TO SUPPORT OTHER ASPECTS OF PARAPHYSICS INVESTIGATIONS WITH OTHER LABORATORIES. SUCH SUPPORT COULD POTENTIALLY BE “10 EVALUATE ENERGETICS ~TYPE bashes, AND RELATED PHYS LOLOGICAL ISSUES (AFFECT QF MAGNETIC FIELDS | OR LOW FREQUENCY FIELDS, ETC,) WHERE ASSISTANCE IN. EVALUATING THE USSR RESEARCH WOULD BE REQU ERED, 4. (S) WORK STATEMENT : FTD'S WORK STATEMENT TO SRI, TITLED "ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, LS SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS : A. PURPOSE: B, BACKGROUND: C. ANALYTICAL APPROACH: Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001200110002-6
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