Approved For Release 2003/09/09 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000700110011-3 screening taosl will consist of a ong-houy run, with alternating five-minute ‘work' and 'rest‘ cycles; during the six ‘work! periods the subject is instructed, on a randomly-selected basis, to increase or decrease the anplitude (not the frequency) of the pendulum's state. Considerable time was spent discussing the protocol in terms of how one could most accurately measure states and effects-- with the consensus being that it would be best to compare the last 6 cycles of the 'work' period with the last 6 cycles of the preceding ‘rest' period. The tentative criteria for psychic level performance, to be confirmed by SRI, is two standard deviations on 4 out of the 6 ‘work! periods, SRI was quite impressed by the gradiometer's sensitivity and found it a sufficiently useful adjunct to the pendulua experiment to investigate the possibility of acquiring one of their own; barring that, they might try to use SRI's magnetometer. They had several anecdotes about two of their subjects' prowess with this device (one of them allegedly having sent the scale soaring off the paper by telephone) but, not wanting to be exposed to the subjects, we declined invitations to observe experiments. wey (Note: With respect to all of the above testing, SRI was informed that--as far as our nine ultimate subjects were concerned--we wanted to see all the raw test scores and not merely probability statements on the results.) b. Definition of Subject Categories, All nine subjects will be submitted to all five of the above tests. Their placement as super-stars, mid-stars or controls will be determined on the following basis. (1) Super Stars: Those who “consciously” perform at high ‘p' values (e.g., 107) on at cast one of the five tasks. (2) Mid Stars: Those who are only at chance on the "conscious" level but are at high 'p' value on the “unconseious" physiological dimension--i.e., on the EEG (and/or GSR, plethysmograph) test described in a(3), above. (3) Controls: Those who did not exceed chance within the prescribed number of trials on any of the tasks. (Note: We stressed, and SRI agreed, that once a subject is placed in a given category he is to remain in that category for the duration of the project--no matter what apparent inercase or decline of powers they might observe.) 3. Status of Avranrements for Examining Subjects. We discussed the critical need to finalize 411 the arrangements and begin processing at least their ‘controls! through the entire batlery of tests within the next month. SkT appeared to concur fully and, as a matter of fact, mont of the arrangements do now seem to be well in hand; it is Now @ question of hew agsiduausly they follow-up by completing the identifientien of Approved For Release 2003/09/09 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000700110011-3
SG1I Cae Approved For Release 2003/09/09 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000700110011-3 Approved For Release 2003/09/09 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000700110011-3 their subjects and by setting up and Goservine sound procedures for their It would appear that the will is there (they are, perhaps, even too optimistice abous the significance of the evidence that micht acerue from the physical and psycnolosica: examinations) but the organization and discipline might still be lacking. “In any casa, the status is as follows, a. Psychological and Behavioval ® ninations. Under the white tab (sttached} aie ee ANG Hehavioral is a chart SRT had prepared on the psychological testing to be performed--showing for each subject the status with respect to all tests. Color-coded to reflect the entity responsible for administering each test, the lower cirele in each box (when Filled in) signifies that the arrangements have been made--while the upper circle (when filled in} signifies that the test has already been administered to that subject. On 17 June Dr Puthoff visited the Palo Alto Medical Clinic and came back with the report that, in the psych-behavioral field, they will also be able to administer the following: Luschar Color Test, Rorschach, MMPI, Omnibus (we confirmed that we wanted both MMPI and the Omnibus), Witkins Field Dependency, In-Depth Interviews--and that all the psych testing done at PAMC will be administered by one individual and scored blind by another, Further SRI will administer: Suggestibility Tests, Flicker-Fusion and, possibly, a Signal Detection Test. We asked them to prepare a new Psych-Behavioral matrix sheet--showing all of the tests definitively agreed upon--and to use that format in reportin Or with each monthly report. We also confirmed for then (which they seemed not to have realized) that[_frouta hot be doing the WATS in the future--but that we would be content with the WAIS administered by PAMC, All in all, although there are a few itexs on our original list which have not been satisfied, this battery of tests and interviews should be adequate for our purposes--particularly since, after studying all of the evidence on all subjects, there's no reason why we couldn't call for a limited number of specific and more discriminating tests on all of them. Also (see the blue tab) SRI has adopted Mood Adjective & Semantic Differential Checklists for use on each testing day, rh b. Medical-Physical-Sensory Examinations. The PAM will handle virtually ae ee ca pensory Examinations ~ all of these examinations, including: in-depth medical history interviews; a thorcugh EEG and medical examination (of the periodic check-up type); a conplete/CNS work-up; full blosd and urine analysis; chromosome count and analysis; protein break-down analysis; oye and ear examinations, testing to cach subject's cxtreme capability; plotting of entire visual response field, with different colors; and they will farm-out the CHV response testing to Stanford (SRI undertook to determine for us the details on Stanford's procedures and conditions), Further, PAMC is able to perfora an EMI, brain-scan, a low X-ray dosagre examination of 6 plains of the brain, at an additional cost ef seco per subject; we urged and they agreed that the EMT be done only if PAMG's FES clearly indicated that i would be warranted, The estimated cost for all of PAMCts srork on each subject (iw dieal, Sensory, paycholos al) ois around BICO ko POO. We stp
Approved For Release 2003/09/09 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000700110011-3 -5- that, in the context of our project, wo were responsible only for the examinations, themselves, and that any medical conditions which might be uncovered could be pursued by the subject only at his owm expense. Perhaps the best news was what Dr Puthof? reported of the PAMC interest in this work, They appear to be eager to do a thorouch job, are rather excited about the prozpcets of working in this field, have a feel for the kinds of evidence which might be important to us and are determined to handle it all on a clean, scientific basis--i.e., insofar as practicable the interpretations will be done blind and each department (under the chairmanship and coordination of Dr Armbruster) will not only provide the raw data but will also prepare a definitive report on each subject--calling special attention to any significant variations from the normal population, as well as watching for any variations or correlations within our group of subjects, The only thing of apparent consequence that PAMC can't handle is visual testing in IR and UV and, frankly, I do not recall whether we made any other provision for that. SRI was asked to prepare a medical matrix similar to the attached psychological one and use it in reporting future progress to us, c, Mid-Paranormal-Experinent Testing. After obtaining normal baseline data on each subject, SRI will perform mid-paranormal-experimenting testing on each of them during the course of the post-selection protocols (see para 4, below, for discussion of those tasks); this testing will consist of: EEG readings (both right and left hemisphere, focusing on Alpha, Beta and Theta waves); GSR; and Plethysmograrph, As indicated above, there is also a possibility that SRI will obtain its own gradio- meter or magnetometer--in which case, presumably, it will also be used to monitor the subjects during performance of their psychic tasks, Again, we asked SRI to prepare a matrix for use in reporting the status of such testing with each subject. 4, Post-Selection Paranormal Testing. Without wanting to encroach upon OTS! ‘applied' research domain, there was nevertheless some discussion of the kinds of tasks which the nine subjects will be expected to do after selection (and during which they would be examined as stated in para 3.¢., above). Recognizing that OTS might redefine these tasks or specify entirely different ones, it was generally agreed that they would ldikely fall into four broad areas. a. Remote Viewins of Secnes/Rvents. Similar to the O33 experiments beings Be M t run for screening purposes, to the extent that security considerations permit the later tests would hopefully be more operationally oriented--i.e., focus on specific hard-target sites. ' For subjects who are not cleared, the tasks might take the form, for instance, of 'lecating' subjects who are trying to evade deleetion--and we discussed several possible seenarios which mirht ingeect the proper nosd/rotivation/urgency for such pueposes. OD. PE. Here the Poeun shot be on porbhorbstion of sume dynenie cytes Approved For Release 2003/09/09 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000700110011-3
SG1I SG1I SG1I ee eT Approved For Release 2003/09/09 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000700110011-3 basins ab densi poeritheradi operational epplication--e.g., lecation of seme nr wiih an ton't-'oift relay and changing the state. SRC also mentioned that it was Plannin, to construct tasks involving biological (single-cell nitella?) and bacteriological systens/cultures whose slate-changes as a consequence of PK perturbation could te precisely measured, ec, Clairvoyance-ESP, Here the focus might be on safes/locks/avtacke cases- with, for instance, the subject. required to perceive the contents or determine ‘the unlocking combination, ad. Remote Assessments. In which the subject would be required to ascertain the emotional and/or physical state, feelings or attitudes, of a subject remoteiy--  - either with or without stimulus objects (photographs, ete). 5, Revorting. It was pointed out that, though we are approaching the end of the fifth month of effort, we've seen only two 'monthly' reports. SRI stated that the third was in preparation. We told them that we'd like to see in the next report (i.e., the fourth one, by the end of July) at least the following the data: a, Status on the screening of (hopefully) 411 nine subjects and the pre-selection test data on each; b, definitive statements on the pre-selection protocols and the psychic level criteria employed; ec. definitive statements on the criteria employed for placing subjects in the super-star, mid-star and control categories; d. matrices on the status of (1) psychological-behavioral, (2) medical- sensory and (3) mid-cxperiment testing; and e, somewhat more precise statements on the nature of the psychic tasks to be used in the post-selection testing phase. 6. Other Matters. Pubhoff and Targ will be going to New York for a conference about mid-August and it was agreed that they would stop for meetings with us on the way. Their ‘internal! Blue Ribbon panel has not really been used on our project; as they explained it, the panel is invoked only in the event of major policy decisicns er ' . when there is some significant problem or crisis. They are, however, in the precess of identifying and reeruiting an texternalt panel of cross-discipline experts and they would be used to pass on research design and procedures used in our project. It was agreed, once and for all, that URT would not be included in our project--althougna, if they do test him on their own (e.¢., with O's’ S/W cards), they'll provide us with the data separately, We locked at PPts transcripts on his experlment with [ds | Approved For Release 2003/09/09 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000700110011-3