i fan saan dT DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY . US ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND FORT GEQAGE G. MEAGRE, MARYLAND 20755 TAFM- OFS-HU 21l February 1979 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: INSCOM PROJECT GRILL FLAME: PROGRESS REPORT #L (vu) 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 has determined that a "“need-to~know" exists. 3. (S/ORCON) Introduction: Sometime during the month of October 1978, 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 ACSI. Mejor 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. #&NSCOM- was “verb- pally tasked (Notes. There-extstsno-written tasking between OACST and HOD = UNSCOM). to explore,.ches technique of: xcemate viewing using INSCOM séTéeta apeysennel, who would. pe trained by Stanford Reseatch Insed tute: <7 mter ‘pakdonal : (SRL) 5. 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, HO INSCOM never regeived any written tasking on this subject. Wowever, the CG, INSCOM and the ACSC 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: 22 Feb 99 EXTENDED BY: Director, DIA REASON: 2-301-C (3) (6) Approved For Release 2005/03/09 : Bea eee eee Copy. 6 pproy. yi Re 3/08 1 «5 ny - vet . . . sped ps oo _ v . fr opie foes eye orn ron TAB B
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‘SHAE ea a RS Tg SSR Bee er IEE 8 an ROR ya ee EO oan ages NUR" aay aaa. aw Pg DERG ake gee .‘ Approved For Reléase 2005/03/09 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001500070004-6 ” ere ~~ aaa oe = aD EA aa 7 —. t erase 4 (ha? ara OD A ye ae im . I pe “ * “SS Le i \ « Comal ot bw , SL7192 JUL 7 paefedh yf aad SO 20ST DA (hen ae SO 1NSCOM Aft Mp eh 0 f { oy ede ” ‘C$ T NOFORN oa ™ TAMI-IS FOR CFIQF OF STAFF, INSCOM, CLGhOP: GRINL PLAME (11) . &SG DAMI“TSEDIT WS 16202 Jur 73, SUBJECT: ISSUANCE OF UNCLASSI- Jub RICENAMS=<GREILL FLAMES (U). (S/WOFORN) IN THE PAST PRY WEEKS A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST IN Dea AYY ORE LATED PARAPSYCHOLOGY HAS BEYN GENERATED AT THE DPPARTMENT : Tas ARMY LEVEL. SPECIFICALLY, DR. LABBPRGR, USOFA, IS PERSONALLY NVOLVED, AND OACSI IS PUTTING TOR PTHER AN INFORMATION PACEAG? FOR “Sy 29 ASSURE ADEQUATE SECURITY PROTECTION FOR THIS INCREASINGLY USIP IVE SUBJECT, THE FOLLOYING POLICY MESSAGE (REF ABOVE) TS URENSMIRDED : OuOTE RECENTLY INCREASED HIGE LEVEY INTEREST Ty LEAD <1CKOLOGY /REMOT® VIEWING (PY/RV), ALONG WITH INEERPNE SBns[- ; apt , NOW WARRANT USE OF an UNCLASSIPIFD NICKNAME. THR i 1 ASST EIBD NICKNAMP GRILL FLAME WILL REPLACE ANY OPEN RP REYRUNG US ARMY INVOLVEMENT IN PY/®V RESEARCH, EXPPRIMENTS, APPLICATION, C. THe PACT OF US ARMY INTERES? OR WORK IN PY/RV I$ CLASSIFIED -CHED NOFORN. FROM TRE US 4RMY STANDPOINT, A STRICT VPED-TO-7NOW cy PRA IS NOW OPERATIVE IN- ANY SITUATION INVOLVING PY/RV. END LOTTE, (3/02 fORN) IT IS KNOWN THAT A NUMBER OF TOD “PLAY™RS,” WRO CSI 15 TRYING TO IDENTIFY, ARE INVESTIGATING TYP PY/RY PRRNOMENA. “OST IS AWARE RAT INSCOM TS ALSO MOVING FORWARD IN AN ASPEC? OF “IS ONDEAVOR » oo (S/NOFOPN) THFRE IS A Std NIFICANT AMOUNT OF ON-GOING ACTIVITY VY SFVEAAL ARMY OPSRATING AGENCIFS AND DOD ELEMENTS REDARDING PY/RV -“saRed, DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATION. TRER? ITS NO NOURT OF TaR Jf 20R A COBRRENT ARMY/DOD PROGRAM. UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE FULL BGS Qe OPTICNS ARE DEVELOPED BY OACSI, ¥EOQUEST INSCOM BOLD IN VYANCE ANY PLANNED PXECUTION WIE OUTSIDE AGPNCT™S OF ANY SO TECTS OF THIS NATUPE. THIS OFFICR WILL KREP INGCOM UPRATED WITH Ss OPMSTION RECEIVED AND OPTIONS PEVRLOPED IN CRDER TO ENSANGE OSS NSL PLANNING AND FUTURE ACTION. INSCOM IS TO BE COMMENDED FoR INITIAVIVE TAY TN IN THIS ENDEAVOR. THE SENSITIVITY ov THY TITRE SURUNCT OF MILITARY-RELATED PY/SV. TS SUCP THAT SAXIMUM UriO’ IS ADVISED, TO PRECLUDE POSSIBILITY CK COMpPOMIS?, Y NOTE: DSaTVER TQ ADDPRSSER ONLY, DURING NORMAL DUTY Fayps, ze, 61 DAC 2988 , Qe vty BS ~*3 {// SECRET /f/ Approved For Release 2005/03/09 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001500070004-6
eam Lt q ae Ay : TAFM-oP<—HU 21 February 1979 A SUBJECT: INSCOM PROJECT GRILL FLAME: PROGRESS REPORT #1 (1) 3. (S/ORCON) Project Development: The initial concern of the Project t Manager (PM) was to develop a full understanding of parapsychology and the various aspects of the phenomena. Towards this end, the PM has been greatly assisted by Lieutenant Frederick H. Atwater, LT Atwater, although assigned to the Special Security Detachment, 902d MT Group, was attached to the GRILL FLAME project because of previous research into this area during work on a separate project. a. To develop a sense of apprectation for an understanding of para- psychology, the PM undertook a vigorous Research Program (which is still ongoing) to include the following: 4 (1) Extensive reading on the subject matter. (2) Visits to DOD officials with knowledge of the subject matter, (3) Vistcs to SRI (see TABs B and C), (4) Visits to AMSAA (see TABs D and E). b. On 24 November 1978, the tentative milestone schedule for INSCOM AR GRILL FLAME activity was submitted to the ADCSOPS-HUMEINT (COL Hamel) for are his approval (see TAB F). > c. DOD Committee Action: On 28 November 1978, the first meeting of the Working Group Committee of the DOD Special Sensors Project met at DIA. (See TAB G.) One of the first actions of the Working Group was to form ally change the name of the group to the BOD GRILL FLAME Committee. The Working Group will meet at the call of the Chairperson, Dr. Jack Vorona, DIA. MAJ Watt, not only is a member of the Working Group, but he also Sits on the two Ad Hoc Committecs formed to astablish "Goals and Objec- tives" and to develop “experimental protocol and methods for validating experiments." d. DA GRILL FLAME Committee: DA representatives met at HQ DARCOM on 28 November 1978 to discuss Project. GRILL FLAME and what the Army position should be (see TAB Il). e. Procedures for conducting "Survey" -- Throughout the ortentation Perlod, MAJ Watt and LT Atwater were busy preparing a method that would help them select the INSCOM personnel who would volunteer for partictipa- tion in the GRILL FLAME Project that INSCOM was going to carry out. It was decided to conduct an interview with selected INSCOM personnel throughout the greater Washington area. The interviews would serve as the "guise" under which project personnel could obtain viewpoints, cate | Approved For Release 2005/03/09 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001500070004-6 os 2 -
wot  Approved-ForReléase 2005/03/09: CiA-RDP96-00788R001500070004:6., TAFM-~OPS-HU 21 February 1979 SUBJECT: INSCOM PROJECT GRILL FLAME: PROGRESS REPORT #1 (U) 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. . sop 24 21 LIPD 48 27 DCI 17 7 902d 12 4 ADCSOPS~HUMIN? 20 ; 14 OPS GP / 25 10 DCSOPS : 4l 13 ITAC 55 12 Total 251 LL? The large difference between number considered and number interviewed is due to the elimination factors that were initially applted 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, schools, etc.). (3) Conduct personal interviews/survey. (4) Reassessment process. (5) Request specific personnel to volunteer for INSCOM program, 3 Approved For Release 2005/03/09 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001500070004-6