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bate. 5 February
1987
memorandum
REPLY TO
-
ATTNOFl
L> 1 -S
subject* SUN STREAK
— Annual
Report
1986
(U)
to* DT
(Dr.
Vorona)
0Deraf^
SK/
y
N
^ NTEL
The mlssion
of the SUN
perationai
Group
(POG)
remained dedicated
tooT
PS?Ch0e
u
ef?etiC process
of Remote
Viewi
tool
of probative
intelligence value
to
the
STREAK
h
Alt*
n
^fJ liS
D nCe communit y agencies.
STREAK Activities Report
(SAR)
for CY
1986
CY
e
i986^
S
°f
threS
Princi P 1 e activiti
CY
1986.
Operations,
Uti 1 ity. Assessments
,
STREAK Prototype
to the application
of
ng
(RV)
as
a potential
Department
of Defense
Attached
is
the SUN
The SAR documents
es of
the POG during
and Training.
intelligence officers who^e
J
.
comP rl sed
professional
operational
results that are^f^T f°"cern
is the achievement
of
STREAK
is
not ensajed
in
t
f ‘"tenigence
value.
Because SUN
one
of utility? ^ui
n
aJeiCdveH
lnt?J
Scien <=»
*>ut
rather
intelligence oommunitv
?? ’“‘fl™
their
to the
procedures and strict controlled
of disci P lined
sAR ?
h
:her?i^/^ ““Si^
•CO the intelligence consumer.
1987
<S
,
/
h
K/W
f
I^
EL)
WltH
the
-«**•:ival
of
I
leaves
ful1
complement
leaves
us with four fully trained resources.
, on
6 January
ihe end of CY
1986
Two sources
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are entering the
final
phases
of training and
yi 1 1
soon
be
integrated
into both
the operations and utility assessments
efforts
of
the
office.
Personnel
are enthusiastic,
morale
is
high
and
the
unit
is
looking forward to greater successes from
the challenges
of
the new year.
Enclosure
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Activities Report
(S)
Cy
branch Chief
SGI J
SGI J
cf
:
DT
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1986
1.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
SUN STREAK activities
include operational
intelligence collection,
training,
and
the assessment
of
intelligence utility of remote viewing information.
Operational
efforts
are conducted
in response
to collection requirements
validated by DIA,
DT.
Training
of remote viewing sources
is
designed to develop source abilities commensurate with
operational
tasking.
The Utility Assessment program has
as
its
strategy the appraisal
of
individual
source capabilities
as
well
as
a value
(intelligence utility)
assessment
of information
produced through applied remote
viewing.
The following charts
depict
the activities
of
the SUN STREAK office during CY-1986.
Further details
of the operational
effort
are considered
"close
hold” for purposes
of operational
effectiveness.
Personnel
requiring access
to operational
details should contact the SUN
STREAK office.
Further
information concerning training
is
provided
in
the training report
(Enclosure
5).
Utility
Assessment files
are available
at
the SUN STREAK office.
a.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
SUN STREAK Operations:
(U)
PROJ
OPEN DATE
RPT DATE
SESS/SOURCES
STATUS
8601
J an
J un
25/4
Eval
received--of value
8602
J an
J an
1/1
Awaiting Eval
(DT-5A)
8603
J an
Jun
4/1
Awaiting
Eval
(DT-5A)
8604
J an
Apr
3/1
Awaiting
Eval
(DT-5A)
8605
10 Mar
N/A
8/3
Open
( Initiative Action)
8606
Mar
20 Sep
5/4
Awaiting
Eval
(DT-5A)
8607
Mar
25 Apr
16/4
Awaiting Eval
(DT-5A)
8608
J un
Jul
10/4
Closed
(Initiative
Act)
8609
J un
N/A
16/4
Open
8610
Jul
Sep
10/4
1987*
* Problem involved future.
Evaluation
will
not
be made
until
Sep
87.
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OPEN DATE
RPT DATE
SESS/SOURCES
STATUS
8701
Nov 86
N/A
4/3
Open
8702
Nov
N/A
Scheduling
8703
Nov
N/A
Col lection Planning
8704
Nov
N/A
Schedul ing
8705
Nov
N/A
Col lection Planning
8706
Nov
N/A
Schedul i ng
8707
17 Nov
N/A
Col lection Planning
TOTAL Ops Sessions
102
b.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
SUN STREAK Training:
(U)
SOURCE
NUMBER
OF SESSIONS#
#003
#011
#018
#021
#079
#101
106
TOTAL Tng Sessions
255
#KQTE:
The number
of training sessions done by a source
is
dependent
on
the type of training received and the
level
of
achievement
of
individual
sources.
See Training Report.
c.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
SUN STREAK Utility Assessment:
(U)
PEOJ
SOURCE/TECH
EVALUATION
very useful
useful
marginal
no value
A.
#003 /CRV
X
#02 1 /CRV
X
#101 /ERV
X
B.
#003/CRV
X
#02 1 /CRV
X
#101/CRV
X
C.
.
#003 /CRV
X
#02 1 /CRV
X
#101 /ERV
X
r.
#003/CRV
X
#021 /CRV
X
#101 /ERV
X
E.
#003/CRV
X
#021 /CRV
X
#101 /ERV
X
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EVALUATION
very useful
useful
marginal
F.
Working
G.
Working
H.
#003/CRV
X
#0 18/CRV
X
#02 1 /CRV
X
#101 /ERV
X
I.
Awaiting Eval
(DT-5A)
J.
Scheduling
K.
Schedul ing
L.
Schedul i ng
M.
Scheduling
N.
Schedul ing
0 .
Schedul ing
P.
Working
TOTAL Utility Assessment Sessions:
2.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
Included herewith are two graphics.
The SUN
STREAK Production Chart
(Enclosure
1)
shows
the
level
of activity
through the
year
as
the
unit reached operational
readiness.
It
is anticipated that
the monthly production average
of 37.5
sessions
will
be
increased by 30
%
in
1987.
A count
of remote
viewing sessions
is
at best
a crude scale
for measuring unit
intelligence production.
Ultimately,
however,
sessions
must
be
conducted
to collect
information and
to some extent
the more
sessions conducted the higher
the probability of collecting
information
of value
to the
intelligence consumer.
The Type
of
Sessions chart
(Enclosure
2)
shows
the distribution
of sessions
over
the three basic activities
of
the SUN STREAK office:
Operations,
Training,
and Utility Assessment.
As the unit moved
towards operational
readiness more than
50%
of
the remote viewing
sessions
were devoted to training.
This^will
not
be
the case
in
1987.
As
the chart
indicates,
in
the
last quarter
of
1986
the
number
of training sessions
fell
as operations and utility
assessments
rose.
This trend will
continue
into
1987.
3.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
In addition
to the above scheduled
1986
activities,
SUN STREAK office personnel
developed
an
Intelligence
Evaluation Sheet
for
use by selected intelligence consumers.
This evaluation sheet
was designed
to be
the basis by which SUN
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can
be assessed and/or modified
to improve
overall
value.
K
t'
JS/SK/WN INTEL)
Throughout
the history of SUN STREAK many
briefings have been conducted.
Many of these briefings have been
s ructured around high profile,
successful
remote viewings.
In
so doing the history and development
of
the project
has always
been overshadowed by the presentation
of selected successful
sessions.
Included with this annual
report
is
a draft
SUN STREAK
briefing
(Enclosure
4).
The briefing does not focus
on specific
or spectacular remote viewing results but seeks
to provide
information and an accurate record
on the history and development
SUN STREAK
“
P
s
ychoenerS®t ics and the current project,
5.
(U)
We have
had five office personnel
attend training
courses which are necessary for working with the newly received
Office
Information System
(OIS)
.
This schooling included five
courses for our Computer Operations Manager,
and one Systems
n roduction course each for our
secretary,
one training officer,
an
wo project officers.
Our Computer Operations Manager has
deveioped
an office operating system from the software procured
with
the system,
and
is presently engaged
in the development
of
a
comprehensive database management system which
will
meet
our
record keeping,
reports-generat i on
,
and data retrieval
needs.
5 Enclosures
1.
SUN STREAK
Production
(U)
Cy
2.
Type of Sessions
(U)
3.
Intelligence Evaluation
Sheet
(U)
Cy
4.
Draft Briefing
<S)
Cy
5.
Training Report
(S)
w/appendices
1-5
(U)
Cy
Deputy for Operations
Cy
SGI J
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INFORMATION and
INSTRUCTIONS;
Th e> informatton
in this report
was obtained
in direct response to
mtel i igence collection requirement provided by your office
The material
furnished to you
has been acquired through
and highly sensitive collection technique
Your care
in
*
*
evaluating this
information
will
form the basis by which USI
can
assess this technique and/or modify and refine the technology to
improve
its overall
value.
While formulating your evaluation
the
may brUflp^ul?^
2 COnCernin* this
uni <* ue collection technique
Foremost
it must
be stated that
the information obtained through
this technique
is
likely to consist
of
a mixture of correct
incorrect
or
at
times apparently,
irrelevant
data.
Given this
anomaly the consumer should be sensitive
to the
following:
a.
Conceptual
descriptive data tends to be more reliable
than analytic
labeling.
As
an example,
a source may
inappropr ately report
(label)
a body of water
in an artificial
poif
?Lt ?r}
gnatevarget -
- wi«r:s n!
!
f®
n
in fac
^
ls
a
water purification sewage pool.
More
llbiled bv°thr
r
'
an aircraft fuselage may be erroneously
«
labeled by the source
as
a submarine hull.
Caution
is therefore
InIlytic
W
lILTinr
rC
A
,S/
eSCripil °nS evidence
a S^eat
deal
of
lytic
labeling.
Again,
conceptual
descriptive data tends
to
be more reliable than analytic
labeling.
b.
Certain anomalies may exist
in
the overall
descrioti'vp
examp le^onlv
°"
f known
three Gilding complex may,
for
ample,
only contain data pertaining
to two buildings.
atlr^rT
0^
slgn * ficant buildings
or facilities may^be
not
exi st
d ^ \
Slt ® when
is known that such
"additions” do
attempt
+ A
Sf P *\ °!r additions
ar ® neither
intentional
nor an
prove use^ul^rih
laf°rmat
f on
:
In f*ct,
they occasionally may
When
this
tvne
n f
° ar
^
u
analysis
on
the part
of
the consumer,
should
of serious gap or addition
is encountered
it
how
it
si
5"
"efshed
in
the context of
the actual
tasking and
£ordi
tS
tha
of the information sought.
In other
circular ho?e ^Th
initia“ y jaaki "S
the purpose
If
a deep
desc^intioni' J
„
S^°U
?
^
d°"0t ba eoncerned about additional
information
indicated no
lake
is present at the All
Instead
hole
S whiL^ih^
1011
°n
thS data
Pertainin S to the deep circular
hole,
while within
reason,
ignoring extraneous data.
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c.
At
times,
some data may appear
to be abstract
with
no
apparent
importance even though other data tends
to confirm and
improve
upon
the known data base
on
a target.
Information
of
this nature
may,
at
a
later date,
be valuable.
For example,
a
reported
lack
of personnel
at
a normally bustling defense
installation may seem incongruous
until
it
is
learned at
a
later
date
that this particular reporting period coincided with
a
evacuation
drill.
d.
The consumer should be aware that for reasons
of
security,
strict compartmentation and operational
effectiveness,
the actual
collectors
(sources)
of this data are given only
general
guidance.
Therefore,
the collectors may tend to report
on many seemingly extraneous facets
of
a target
as well
as
the
specific area of interest
to the
consumer.
If this otherwise
superfluous data
is known
to be
true,
the veracity of the
source's other descriptions
is enhanced.
It
is recommended that
the consumer first examine
the
information
provided to
isolate
the data already known,
if
any,
about
the
target.
From this data base
the consumer should extract any new
and heretofore unknown
information relevant to the specific
target.
The
"irrelevant”
information should be examined
carefully
in
light
of the comments
listed above.
Patently false
or
irrelevant
information should
be weighted as
a facet
of your
evaluation only when this data contradicts previously confirmed
information pertaining to the target.
If you have any questions regarding this
letter,
the
Intelligence
Evaluation Sheet
(IES),
or any information provided to you by
this activity please contact this office
at any time.
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Number:
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Collection Requirement:
Collection Requirement Generated
By:
{ ICR/C IR/D I RM/ IN IT I ATI VE/OTHER)
Does
the
information
satisfy your
Intelli-
YES
IN PART
NO
CANNOT BE
DETERMINED
gence Collection
8“s
Requirement?
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This section deals exclusively with the accuracy of
the
information provided,
not
its usefulness.
Responses are scaled
from 0-3 utilizing the following explanatory criteria.
If
a
source has not addressed
a particular
item then select
UNKNOWN.
If
a source describes
an
item which cannot
be verified then
select CANNOT
BE DETERMINED.
- Little
or
no correspondence with known
or suspected
components
of
the target
site.
- Evidence
that
the proper target
site
is being described,
however
the
information contains
a mixture
of correct and
incorrect
elements.
- Good site correspondence with several
items recognizable
or confirmatory
in nature
but
some
incorrect
or
irrelevant
information
is reported.
- Good correspondence with the target with unambiguous
and
unique
information and relatively little known
incorrect
information.
I la
-
Geographic
locale
description,
i.e.
,
0-3
UNKNOWN
CANNOT BE
terrain,
bodies
of
water,
mountains,
etc.
r—”i
yimwii—
1^|
DETERMINED
r—•"i
lib
-
Large
scale manmade
objects,
i.e.
, cities,
I
»
i
s
i~
Jl
rail
yards,
silos,
B
B
B
S
docks,
etc.
Hm mot rant
R
J
lie
- Small
scale manmade
structures,
i.e.,
antennae
,
computers
,
jjtfM1t.IMM.ftjj
r-“"»
vehicles
,
missi les
,
B
B
e
D
small
buildings,
etc.
“5
I
I
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fLmm^rnJl
I Id
. - General
target
func-
tions,
i.e.,
research,
production
,
training,
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,
troop
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B
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B
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i
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0- Little
or
no correspondence with known
or suspected
components
of
the target
site.
- Evidence that
the proper
target site
is being described,
however
the
information contains
a mixture
of correct
and
incorrect elements
— Good site correspondence with several
items recognizable
or confirmatory
in nature
but some
incorrect or
irrelevant
information
is
reported.
- Good cor respondence with
the target
with unambiguous
and
unique
information
and relatively little known
incorrect
i nformat i on .
lie
- Specific target func-
tions,
i.e.,
nuclear
0-3
UNKNOWN
CANNOT BE
testing,
CBR storage/
DETERMINED
research,
missile
r—“i
r-mm~H
testing
etc.
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1!
L.
Ilf
- Personal i ties
at
site,
i.e.,
descrip-
tions,
activities,
responsibi 1 i t ies
,
*
r-•—I
pol itical
proclivity,
i
B
I
support
for government.
a—
ji
5.
J
Ilg
- Data of predictive
importance,
i.e.,
plans,
r*~—i
R—"“"i
preparations hostile
'
B
fi
I
B
intentions.
H.
J
a
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is requested :
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a continuation sheet
if necessary.)
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Please check which best describes the
intelligence value
of
the
information provided.
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USEFUL
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MARGINAL
NO VALUE
CANNOT BE
VALUE
DETERMINED
Narrative comment required.
Explain how information provided
will
be used
(i.e.
confirm other
intelligence sources,
targeting,
etc.).
If
information
is
of marginal
or
no value,
explain
why.
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if necessary.
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IV
This organization solicits your frank and
informal
comment
on any
aspect
of this project which could better aid
us
in providing
high quality intelligence to the consumer.
Please feel
free
to
use the space below or additional
sheets
of paper
as necessary to
convey your thoughts.
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DRAFT BRIEFING
30 JANUARY
1986
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SINCE THE EARLY
1970 'S,
THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE HAS
BEEN
INVOLVED
IN EXAMINING POTENTIAL USES OF PSYCHOENERGETICS.
EXPERIMENTS USING REMOTE VIEWING AS AN
INTELLIGENCE
GATHERING TOOL,
CONDUCTED BY TWO LASER PHYSICISTS,
HAL PUTHOFF
AND RUSSELL TARG AT STANFORD RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
(SRI)
WERE
SUCCESSFUL.
( VG2
)
REMOTE'^VIEWING
IS AN SRI COINED TERM AND THE DEFINITION
IS SHOWN HERE.
USING SEVERAL APPARENTLY GIFTED PSYCHIC SUBJECTS,
THE
MOST NOTABLE OF WHOM WERE PAT PRICE AND
INGO SWANN,
SRI
SCIENTISTS CONDUCTED SEVERAL CIA-SPONSORED REMOTE VIEWING TESTS.
PSYCHIC
IMPRESSIONS
INCLUDED MUCH DETAILED ACCURATE
INFORMATION,
SOME OF WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED,
ABOUT
A
SECRET NSA FACILITY,
THE SOVIET RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITY
AT SEMIPALITINSK
(SEM-EE-POLY-TEENSK)
,
GUERRILLA TRAINING BASES
IN LIBYA,
AND
A COMMUNIST CHINESE EMBASSY
IN AFRICA.
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AS A RESULT OF THESE ORIGINAL TESTS,
EMPHASIS OVER THE
LAST DECADE HAS CENTERED
ON REMOTE VIEWING,
RATHER THAN ON OTHER
ASPECTS OF PARAPSYCHOLOGY,
SUCH
AS MENTAL TELEPATHY,
ESP,
OR
PSYCHOKINESIS.
( VG3
)
DIA AND THE MILITARY SERVICES
HAVE,
AT ONE TIME OR
ANOTHER,
BEEN
INVOLVED
IN NUMEROUS PSYCHOENERGETICS
TESTS,
MOST
OF THEM APPLICATIONS ORIENTED.
IN
1972,
THE
US ARMY SURGEON GENERAL,
THROUGH THE
MEDICAL
INTELLIGENCE
INFORMATION AGENCY,
NOW KNOWN AS THE ARMED
FORCES MEDICAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY,
( AFMIC)
,
TOGETHER WITH
DIA,
PUBLISHED STUDIES
OF SOVIET BLOC
WORK.
IN
1976,
THE MISSILE
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMALLY
EXPRESSED
INTEREST
IN THE
US REPLICATION OF CLAIMED SOVIET
EXPERIMENTS
IN PSYCHOKINESIS.
SRI DEVELOPED
A SMALL PROGRAM FOR THEM AND
IN
1977,
THE
MISSILE
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AWARDED SRI
A ONE YEAR RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT.
DURING THE SAME TIME,
THE ARMY MATERIAL SYSTEMS
ANALYSIS AGENCY WAS
INVOLVED
IN THE
INVESTIGATION OF REMOTE
VIEWING CONCEPTS WITH
SRI.
IN
1977,
THE
U.S.
ARMY
INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
COMMAND
(INSCOM)
ESTABLISHED
A PROJECT TEAM UNDER THE ASSISTANT
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR HUMAN
INTELLIGENCE AND
IMPLEMENTED THE
GONDOLA WISH PROGRAM.
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IS SHOWN HERE
BY
1978,
THE ARMY ACSI CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS
SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO WARRANT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE
PROGRAM TO EXPLORE
INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION APPLICATIONS OF
PSYCHOENERGETICS.
THE ARMY ACSI CANCELLED THE GONDOLA WISH EFFORT,
PLACED
A COMPLETE SECURITY ENVELOPE OVER THE ARMY'S
INTEREST
IN
PSYCHOENERGETICS AND
IMPLEMENTED
A NEW PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARD
INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION USING REMOTE VIEWING.
( VG5
)
THIS NEW EFFORT WAS GIVEN THE UNCLASSIFIED NAME GRILL
FLAME.
BY THE SPRING OF
1978,
INSCOM PROJECT PERSONNEL HAD
BEEN SELECTED
AND TRAINING WAS
INITIATED.
THE NEXT CONCERN HOWEVER
WAS WHETHER
OR NOT
INFORMATION
OBTAINED FROM REMOTE VIEWING WOULD
BE OF REASONABLE ACCURACY.
EVEN
IF
SO,
WOULD THE
INFORMATION BE ACCEPTED AND USED BY THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
WORK TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WAS OVERCOME BY EVENTS.
ON
SEPT.
1979,
ACSI
TASKED
INSCOM TO LOCATE
A MISSING
NAVY AIRCRAFT AND HENCE THE FIRST
INSCOM GRILL FLAME OPERATIONAL
REMOTE VIEWING SESSION TOOK PLACE.
IN THIS
INITIAL SESSION,
THE REMOTE VIEWER LOCATED THE
MISSING AIRCRAFT WITHIN
15 MILES OF WHERE
IT HAD CRASHED.
BASED ON THESE RESULTS,
INSCOM WAS TASKED TO WORK
AGAINST ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL TARGETS.
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THESE
TASKINGS FORCED
A PREMATURE HALT TO THE
INITIAL
TRAINING PHASES AND BY DEC.
1979,
THE PROJECT WAS COMMITTED TO
OPERATIONS.
DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD,
CONGRESSMAN CHARLIE ROSE
(D-NC)
,
CHAIRMAN OF THE EVALUATION SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE
PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON
INTELLIGENCE EXPRESSED
AN
INTEREST
IN THE DOD PURSUIT OF PSYCHOENERGETICS
.
BECAUSE OF THIS
INTEREST,
AN INDEPENDENT
INVESTIGATIVE
COMMITTEE WAS FORMED
TO REVIEW SUCH ACTIVITIES.
THIS COMMITTEE
WAS KNOWN AS THE GALE COMMITTEE AND
A FINAL REPORT WAS
ISSUED
IN
DEC.
1979.
( VG6 )
SOME
OF THE
IMPORTANT FINDINGS
OF THE GALE COMMITTEE
ARE SHOWN HERE.
(VG7)
SEVERAL MONTHS LATER,
DR.
WILLIAM PERRY,
UNDERSECRETARY
OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING,
HAVING BEEN ADVISED
OF
DOD PSYCHOENERGETIC ACTIVITIES AND THE GALE COMMITTEE'S FINDINGS,
ISSUED
A
5 MARCH
1980
MEMORANDUM.
THIS MEMORANDUM TERMINATED R&D FUNDING
<P6>
FOR
PSYCHOENERGETICS ACTIVITIES BUT POSED NO OBJECTIONS TO THE
CONTINUANCE
OF
INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS EFFORTS
<P3).
IN
FEB.
1981,
AC SI TRANSFERRED GRILL FLAME MANAGEMENT
TO
INSCOM.
( VG8
)
AS
A RESULT
OF THE GALE COMMITTEE'S FINDINGS AND THE
PERRY MEMORANDUM,
IN MARCH
1981,
THE DIRECTOR DIA AND THE ARMY
ACS I SIGNED
A JOINT GRILL FLAME
MOU.
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THE EFFORT FORMED BETWEEN DIA AND THE ARMY WAS TO
IMPLEMENT A THREE YEAR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DO THE
FOLLOWING.
( VG9 )
WITHIN THIS PROGRAM,
THE ROLES OF DIA AND
THE ARMY WERE
DISTINCT.
( VG10 )
THIS MOU ALSO FORMALIZED THE COOPERATION AMONG ACTIVE
GRILL FLAME PLAYERS OTHER THAN DIA AND
INSCOM.
(VG11)
THIS JOINT SERVICES EFFORT CONTINUED UNTIL
DEC.
1982
WHEN THE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
INTELLIGENCE CURTAILED ALL PSYCHOENERGETIC OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES
BY INSCOM
IN THE NATIONAL FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM
(NFIP)
.
THE COMMITTEE WAS APPARENTLY UNDER THE MISCONCEPTION THAT
THE
PROJECT
WAS DOUBLE FUNDED HAVING NOTED THAT THERE WERE TWO LINE
ITEM ENTRIES
IN THE BUDGET;
ONE FOR DIA AND ONE FOR
INSCOM.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONFEREES AGREED HOWEVER TO LET DIA
COMPLETE THE THIRD YEAR OF THEIR EFFORT BUl DIRECTED THAT FUTURE
FUNDING,
IF ANY,
OF PSYCHOENERGETIC ACTIVITY BE BUDGETED OUTSIDE
THE NFIP SINCE THE DIA EFFORT SEEMED TO THEM TO BE R&D ORIENTED.
( VG1 2
)
IN KEEPING WITH CONGRESS IONAL DESIRES,
INSCOM
TERMINATED FORMAL
INVOLVEMENT WITH GRILL FLAME
AT THE END
OF FY82
BUT MAINTAINED
ITS MOMENTUM OF EFFORT BY THE DIRECTION OF THE
CG,
INSCOM,
UNDER A SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM CALLED CENTER LANE,
FUNDED
WITH S&IA MONIES.
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IN JAN.
1983,
DR.
RICHARD DELAUER,
THE UNDERSECRETARY
OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING SIGNED
A MEMORANDUM
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THE
CENTER LANE PROGRAM,
THUS REVERSING THE PERRY MEMORANDUM OF
1980.
( VG13
)
ON
OCT.
1983,
DIA PUBLISHED THE RESULTS
OF THEIR
THREE YEAR PSYCHOENERGETICS EVALUATION EFFORT.
THERE WERE SEVERAL KEY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT RESULTED
FROM THE 3-YEAR GRILL FLAME EFFORT
AS SHOWN HERE.
THESE FINDINGS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE SUPPORTED BY AN
INDEPENDENT SCIENCE REVIEW PANEL CALLED ON BY CONGRESSMAN EDWARD
P.
BOLAND
(D-MA)
,
MEMBER OF THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
INTELLIGENCE.
THE PURPOSE
OF THIS
INDEPENDENT SCIENCE REVIEW PANEL
WAS
TO EVALUATE THE VALIDITY OF THE SRI EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE
EFFORT.
( VG14
)
IN
AUG.
1984,
THE DECISION WAS MADE TO MAKE THE
OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF
INSCOM'S REMOTE VIEWING UNIT MORE
RESPONSIVE TO STRATEGIC,
NATIONAL LEVEL TASKING.
IN ORDER TO DO THIS,
IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO TRANSFER
THE UNIT TO DIA.
ON
SEPT.
1984,
A MOA BETWEEN DIA AND
INSCOM FOR
PROJECT CENTER LANE'S TRANSFER WAS COMPLETED.
BY FEB.
1985,
THE
INITIAL STEPS WERE UNDERWAY TO
TRANSFER CENTER LANE TO DIA AS
A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIAL
ACCESS PROGRAM.
DURING THIS SAME PERIOD OF TIME,
CONGRESS WAS BEING
BRIEFED ON THE DIA PLAN TO FORM A COLLECTION ACTIVITY BASED ON
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IA'S OWN
THREE YEAR GRILL FLAME EFFORT.
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
IT
WAS DIA'S
INTENT TO CONDUCT
AN
INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION PROGRAM
AND NOT AN R&D EFFORT,
THE SENATE RESTORED NFIP FUNDING FOR
INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS FOR FY86
AND BEYOND.
AS
A SEPARATE
ISSUE,
DOD
IS ALSO CONDUCTING
A MODERATE
R&D EFFORT THROUGH USAMRDC WHICH HAS
P6 FUNDING FROM THE USDRE.
( VG1 5 )
THE DOD/DIA PSYCHOENERGETIC COLLECTION EFFORT
IS NOW
CALLED SUN STREAK AND
THE MISSION OF SUN STREAK
IS SHOWN HERE.
( VG1 6
)
REMOTE VIEWING
IS
A HIGHLY CONTROLLED AND FORMALLY
ESTABLISHED,
UNIQUE
INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION CAPABILITY WHICH HAS
THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS.
IT
IS PASSIVE.
TO THE EXTENT OF OUR KNOWLEDGE,
COLLECTION BY REMOTE VIEWING
IS TOTALLY PASSIVE,
THAT
IS TO SAY,
IT CANNOT BE DETECTED WHEN USED.
ONLY ONE SCIENTIFIC CLAIM OF DETECTION
OF REMOTE
VIEWING
IS KNOWN.
SGI
A
DATA ON THESE EXPERIMENTS
IS
INSUFFICIENT TO VALIDATE
THIS CLAIM.
WORK TO REPLICATE THESE EXPERIMENTS,
HOWEVER,
IS
ONGOING AT
SRI.
REMOTE VIEWING
IS
INEXPENSIVE.
THE PRINCIPAL COST OF
^
’
REMOTE VIEWING COLLECTION
IS THE PEOPLE
INVOLVED.
THERE
IS
LITTLE EXPENSIVE HARDWARE.
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SIZE,
OR DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY ALL HAVE NO APPARENT EFFECT
ON
COLLECTION BY REMOTE VIEWING.
EVEN CONCEPTUALIZED PLANS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AGAINST
PRIOR TO THEIR ACTUAL
IMPLEMENTATION.
( VG1 7
)
REMOTE VIEWING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY USED AGAINST SEVEN
CATEGORIES OF TASKING.
TWO OF THESE CATEGORIES,
PENETRATION OF
INACCESSIBLE
TARGETS AND THE CUING OF OTHER
INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION SYSTEMS
ARE USED PREDOMINATELY AT THIS
TIME.
TWO OTHERS,
HUMAN SOURCE ASSESSMENTS AND ACCURATE
PERSONALITY PROFILES PRESENTLY LACK A SATISFACTORY DATA BASE FOR
EFFECTIVE EXPLOITATION.
( VG18 )
AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THE MISSION OF SUN STREAK
INVOLVES
TRAINING PROFESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL TO REMOTE VIEW.
IN
1979^ INSCOM INTEGRATED THE SRI CONTRACTED
ORIENTATION TRAINING TECHNOLOGY INTO THEIR IN-HOUSE PROGRAM WHERE
IT
IS STILL
IN USE TODAY FOR NEW PERSONNEL.
TRAINING DEVELOPED FROM THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF
STATE-OF-THE-ART PSYCHOENERGETIC TECHNOLOGY DRAWN FROM ACADEMIC
INSTITUTIONS,
SCIENTIFIC LABORATORIES,
AND RESEARCH
ESTABLISHMENTS AROUND
THE WORLD.
AN ECLECTIC APPROACH WAS TAKEN,
USING THOSE METHODS
WHICH HAD APPLICATIONS POTENTIAL FOR OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
IN THE
1970 'S,
THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT THE REMOTE
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