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Peay yee ‘a oe i | GIES ae vee . Approved For Relepsar 2800/0208 OF IA-REDFWSr00788R001700360002-4 ‘2 UNITED STATES ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND _ ARLINGTON HALL STATION : ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22212. REPLY TO ATTENTION OF LAOPS-H : | 16 APR 4992 SUBJECT: OPSEC Support for Project GRILL FLAME Commander 902d Military Intelligence Group Fort Meade, Maryland 20755 1. As a result of evolutionary mission changes, request the 902d Military Intelligence Group provide OPSEC support to the ADCSOPS-HUMINT and the INSCOM Manager for Project GRILL FLAME. The support should initially consist of an evaluation of the sensitivity and vulnerability of the program to determine if it is necessary to establish a Special Access Program (SAP) to protect the sensitive sources and methods used in the project. 2. Upon completion of your evaluation, provide a report of your findings and recommended courses of action. If your findings indicate a need for a Special Access Program for the project, prepare a letter to the Secretary of the Arny for the CG's signature requesting same. 3. OPSEC support for Project GRILL FLAME should be provided thereafter on an as needed basis as defined by the Project Manager and the OPSEC Analyst assigned to provide support. FOR THE COMMANDER: JAMES (aed Colonel, GS Chief of Staff TAB A Approved For rele SSUTORI USE AN, coresro01700360002-4
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UNITED STATES ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND
ARLINGTON HALL STATION
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REPLY TO
ATTENTION OP
iaops-h
16 APR |882
SUBJECT:
OPSEC
Support
for Project GRILL FLAME
Commander
902d Military Intelligence Group
Fort Meade,
Maryland
20755
As
a result of evolutionary mission
changes,
request
the 902d Military
Intelligence Group provide OPSEC support
to the ADCSOPS-HUMINT and the INSCOM
Manager
for Project GRILL FLAME.
The support
should initially consist of an
evaluation
of
the sensitivity
and vulnerability of
the program to determine
if
it
is necessary to establish a Special Access Program (SAP)
to protect
the
sensitive sources
and methods used in the project.
2.
Upon
completion
of your evaluation,
provide a report of your findings
and
recommended
courses of action.
If your findings
indicate a need for
a Special
Access Program for the project, prepare a letter to the Secretary of
the Army
for the CG's
signature requesting same.
OPSEC
support
for Project GRILL FLAME should be provided thereafter on an
as needed basis
as defined by the Project Manager and the OPSEC Analyst assigned
to provide support.
FOR THE COMMANDER:
/JAMES W./ SHUFELT
'Colonel, GS
Chief of Staff
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The RV timing markers displayed in the bottom histogram of Figure 2 represent the begining
and end of “target access” periods.
From our analysis of the quality of the remote viewing, we have
evidence that there was contact with the target material during these periods.
The analysis for each RV marker pair
is the same.
If there was no psychoenergetic effect, we
assume that a normal distribution, calculated as above,
will be the same in the base line period as in
the RV period.
While there are a number of statistical measures for comparing two distributions, we
chose to count the number of channels (time periods of 0.9 seconds)
in the RV period that contained
a significantly greater number of PM pulses. We chose this particular technique to be consistant with
the PRC claims that the interaction causes an increase in the count rate. We also counted the num-
ber of channels that contained a significant decrease of PM pulses.
The number of pulses required
for significance in a channel in either direction
is given by:
counts required = y ±
1.65 x
crQ
y = a + b x
t
Where
t
is the channel number in the region and a and b are the intercept and slope of the best
fit line for the region respectively.
o0
is the empirical standard deviation found in the control region.
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
REMOTE VIEWING RESULTS
Four viewers contributed 6 sessions each in the photon production experiment.
The viewers
were selected on the basis of good performance in concurrent RV training programs.
Each RV ses-
sion was judged using a figure-of-merit analysis (FM)
.
The FM
is defined as the product of two
measures: accuracy and reliability.
The accuracy of an RV response
is the fraction of the target
material which
is described correctly.
Reliability
is the fraction of the response which
is correct (May,
Humphrey, Mathews and Puthoff,
1985).
Tables 1-4 show the RV results for each session.
Table
REMOTE VIEWING RESULTS FOR VIEWER 177
Session
Figure-of-Merit
2001. hs
0.457*
2002. hs
0.250
2003. hs
0.356
2004. hs
0.300
2005. hs
0.125
2006. hs
0.167
Average
0.276
* Significant p <
0.05
Table
REMOTE VIEWING RESULTS FOR VIEWER 309
Session
Figure-of-Merit
2001. wm
0,125
2002
. wm
0,167
2003 .wm
0.257
2004 .wm
0.300
2005 .wm
0.036
2006
, wm
0.048
Average
0.155
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Table
REMOTE VIEWING RESULTS FOR VIEWER 558
Session
Figure-of-Merit
2001.br
0.286
2002.br
0.100
2003.br
0.214
2004.br
0,225
2005.br
0.680*
2006.br
0.161
Average
0.274
* Significant
p <,
0.05
Table
REMOTE VIEWING RESULTS FOR VIEWER 807
Session
Figure-of-Merit
2001
. cr
0.286
2002
. cr
0,300
2003. cr
0.356
2004
. cr
. 444*
2005
. cr
0,056
2006. cr
0.257
Average
0.278
* Significant p < 0.05
From the analysis performed in our RV program, we found that a figure of merit greater than
0.4
is statistically significant at the 0.05
level.
In combining the z—scores based upon the average
figure of merit for each viewer, we find an overall z = 1.44 corresponding to a p-value < 0.075.
From Tables 1-4 we see that viewers
177, 558 and 807 each produced significant individual responses
although no one showed overall significant performance.
Since we had
initially decided to base our
conclusions on the correlation between the data from the photomultiplier tube and the RV figures of
merit,
it was not necessary to require consistently high figures of merit.
The only criteria
is that there
must be some evidence of “contact” with the target material.
Since the overall z-score was nearly
significant, and since most
all of the sessions produced figures of merit greater than the expected
mean
(0.13), we concluded that we observed good contact with the target material.
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Table
PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE NORMALIZED RAW DATA
Viewer
Session
*
FM
A+
A
H +
H
N
177
2001. hs
.457
7.14
5,95
11.11
2.78
252
2002. hs
.250
4.67
0.67
9.33
4.33
300
2003. hs
.356
6.02
1.88
7.89
1.50
266
2004 .hs
.300
4.03
1.15
13.26
4.32
347
2005. hs
.125
0.00
0.00
0.65
0.00
306
309
2001
. wm
. 125
3.71
2.47
6.01
2.82
556
2002
. wm
. 167
2.52
3.35
9.64
5.24
477
2003 .wm
.257
5.52
6.75
9.00
4,50
489
2004
. wm
.300
2.30
1.67
8.35
1.46
479
2005
. wm
.036
6.10
4.67
2.33
1.26
557
2006
. wm
.048
7.68
5.91
7.87
2.76
508
558
2001.br
.288.
7.02
5.58
13.02
4.96
484
2002
. br
.100
8.91
7.09
10.73
5.87
494
2003.br
.214
6,22
6.00
7.56
3.33
450
2004
. br
. 225
13.11
12.70
11.68
2.66
488
2005.br
.681
2.24
1.55
6.88
1,72
581
2006
. br
.160
6.78
4.03
5.27
0.00
472
807
2001. cr
.286
7.00
5.32
10.36
3.92
357
2002. cr
.300
1.36
0.68
13.22
4.41
295
2004
. cr
.444.
0.00
0,00
10.79
0.00
241
2005
. cr
.056
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
199
2006
. cr
.257
0.50
5.00
1.00
5.50
200
* The automated fitting routine failed for sessions
2006. hs and
2003, er.
Those sessions were not
included
in the correlation
calculations
.
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piece.
This
area
reminds
me
of
a
color
wheel.
An
object
is
exhibited above in the center.
The structure
is associated with
a place of
learning or academia
wherein
people
are
working
on
acquiring
skills
for
self
enhancement.
The target
involves higher education,
working,
and
emphasizes independence.
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V ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Cognitive Sciences Program staff appreciate the warm welcome provided by the staff of
the Neuromagnetism Laboratory at LANL.
In particular, we thank Dr. M. Oakley for assisting us
with data collection and suggesting the phase model.
Without the help of Dr.
E.
Flynn, the
experiment could not have been conducted, and we thank Dr. C. Wood for providing promising
directions for future research.
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DATA ON CITY:
DATA ON SITE:
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SURROUNDED BY WATER, CIRCLED BY THE MOAT OR RIVER
•
RAISED HIGHWAY ON EDGE, WITH RAMPS.
•
BUILDING ACROSS THE RIVER FROM OLD CITY.
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LOW FLAT AREA.
•
BUILDING TO THE SOUTH OR WEST OF SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
CITY.
(DRAWING)
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DATA ON
DATA ON
CITY:
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MAIN ROAD THROUGH TOWN HAS A BIG TRAFFIC CIRCLE
WITH A PARK
IN THE CENTER,
»
CIRCLE FACES LARGE CATHEDRAL,
*
CATHEDRAL HAS MANY ART FORMS
IN FRONT OF
IT,
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ACROSS STREET ARE OLD STONEWORK ART FORMS
,
SITE:
•
TARGET STREET
IS VERY NARROW, ALMOST ALLEY LIKE,
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DATA ON SITE;
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PRIMARY ENTRY
IS ON SECOND FLOOR,
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DATA ON SITE;
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SUBJECT AND THREE MEN ARE
IN THE BUILDING,
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THREE MEN ARE
IN THEIR EARLY 30'S.
•
TWO OF THEM HAVE BEARDS.
t
THE SUBJECT
IS HANDCUFFED TO A METAL PIPE OR RAIL,
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SUMMARY
TOTAL
CORRELATED
DATE
CUING METHODS
RESPONSES
WITH T6T
18 DEC
NAME
IN SEALED ENVELOPE
20 DEC
PHOTO
IN SEALED ENVELOPE
21 DEC
PHOTO
IN SEALED ENVELOPE
5 JAN
PHOTO
20 JAN
PHOTO & NAME
26 JAN
DIRECTED TO RETURN TO
PRIOR TARGET AREA
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POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OF PHOTONS DURING A REMOTE
VIEWING TASK: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
G. Scott Hubbard
E. C. May
H. E. Puthoff
SRI International
Menlo Park, CA
We
conducted a conceptual replication of
work published by the People’s Republic of China
(PRC) in which
it was claimed that anomalous signals from photomultiplier tubes are observed
during sessions in which
“ exceptional vision
" was successfully employed to identify concealed
Chinese language characters.
Specifically, we experimentally examined the possibility that light
is emitted in the vicinity of correctly identified remote viewing ( RV) target material. A state-of-
the-art, ambient temperature, photon counting system was used to monitor the target material
(35mm slides of National Geographic photographs)
. We collected a total of 22 sessions from
four of the best viewers in a concurrent RV program.
The statistical measure derived from the
photon counting apparatus that best represented the data
collection used by
the PRC work
showed a significant correlation with the RV results
(p < 0.035).
That
is, when the remote
viewing was good, there was an increase in the signal detected by the photon counting system.
When the viewing was less accurate, a smaller signal was detected by the counting system.
One
viewer demonstrated independently significant correlations
(p < .007 and p < .022) between
his/her viewing and photon counting signals.
Out of the 22 sessions, we recorded two which
contained a photon counting anomaly that resembled those reported by the Chinese.
In each
case, the anomaly was detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of about 20-40:1.
This ratio is far
below the 100-1000: 1 reported by the Chinese, however other characteristics that we observed
were
in agreement with their work.
Our results indicate that we observed a weak
effect that
supports the PRC claims.
INTRODUCTION
In 1982, new reports of PK experiments by physicists in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC)
emerged (Chinese Acad, of Sci.,
1982; Yonjie and Hongyhang,
1982).
The two papers cited contain
brief descriptions of experiments in which individuals with so-called “exceptional vision” affected
physical systems
(film, photomultiplier tubes, and plants) when correctly identifying Chinese language
characters hidden with the test apparatus.
As the Chinese themselves point out, the photomultiplier (PM) tube has the best sensitivity,
stability and response to transients of the three systems examined.
For these reasons, we concluded
that a replication of the PRC experiments using SRI International RV participants and a PM tube af-
forded the most promising test of their claims.
Specifically, the Chinese reported that PM tube count rates of 102 - 103 greater than background
rates have been produced during “exceptional vision.”
Their signal discriminators were set to produce
a background of about 15 counts/sec.
Although the Chinese claim to have eliminated sources of ex-
perimental artifact such as light leaks, electomagnetic interference
etc.,
at least one report states that
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