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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT:
Information Briefing for Director,
MSA
(U)
1.
(FOUO)
On
5 August 1982 from 1500-1600 hours,
an information briefing
for
LT Gen Lincoln Faurer and selected me^hnrs nf
| his staff was con-
ducted at the
Hi •fftftrvr
1 q Conference Room
was requested by
HQ,
NSA.
The briefing
Research and
li/as requestuu uy
i
Engineering.
The briefing was approved by DCG,
INSCUM..
Attendees were:
NSA
LT GEN LINCOLN D.
FAURER
Director
SGI
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SG1I
MR.
ROBERT
E.
RICH
Deputy Director
DIA
DR.
JACK VORQNA
Assistant
Soi.sintif:.-: Director
for Scientific & Technical
Intelligence
OACSI
BG ROY M.
STROM
Deputy ACSI
MAJ GERALD FOX
GRILL FLAME Project Officer
INSCOM
COL BILLY
F.
MILLER
ADCSOPS-HUMINT
2.
(U)
Briefing is attached as Inclosure
1.
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3.
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Information presented
in the briefing seemed to be accepted by
the attendees.
Examples
in the project book stimulated some general
questions all of which were answered.
4.
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At the conclusion of the briefing LT Gen Faurer stated
that his scientific panel had reviewed parapsychology
in the past.
Another review would be undertaken with three options:
cease all interest,
pursue, the subject within the agency or join the DoD community.
LT Gen Faurer
indicated he would inform BG Strom when
a final decision had been made.
ROBERT
J.
JACHIM
LTC,
MI
GRILL FLAME Project Manager
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AM LTC JACHIM,
PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE
INSCOM PORTION
OF DOD PROJECT GRILL FLAME,
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS BRIEFING
IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH
BACKGROUND INFORMATION CONCERNING INSCOM'S
INVOLVEMENT
IN PROJECT GRILL FLAME,
THIS BRIEFING
IS DIVIDED
INTO
THREE MAJOR PORTIONS,
FIRST,
THE HISTORY OF
INSCOM'S
INVOLVEMENT AND THE
ROLES OF DIA AND
INSCOM
IN THE PROJECT,
NEXT,
A DISCUSSION OF REMOTE VIEWING AND EXAMPLES OF
COMPLETED PROJECTS FOR WHICH WE HAVE RECEIVED THE
REQUESTOR'S EVALUATION,
AND,
FINALLY,
A REVIEW OF TWO PROJECTS WHICH
HAVE
BEEN COMPLETED BUT NOT EVALUATED,
FIRST THE HISTORY OF
INSCOM'S
INVOLVEMENT,
In THE
FALL
OF 1978,
ACSI
TASKED INSCOM TO DETERMINE
IF
PARAPSYCHOLOGY COULD BE USED TO COLLECT INTELLIGENCE^
FOR OUR PURPOSES PARAPSYCHOLOGY
IS DEFINED
IN TWO MAJOR
CATEGORIES:
FIRST,
PHYSICAL ACTIONS PERFORMED BY MENTAL POWERS
THAT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED BY KNOWN PHYSICAL MEANS,
THIS
IS KNOWN AS TELEKINESIS OR PSYCHOKINESIS, AND
SECOND,
PERCEPT IONS WHICH CANNOT BE EXPLAINED THROUGH
KNOWN SENSORY MEANS
,
THIS
IS KNOWN AS ESP,
TELEPATHY
AND REMOTE VIEWING,
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SPECIFICALLY,
INSCOM'S TASKING WAS TO DETERMINE
IF
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REMOTE VIEWING COULD BE USED AS A COLLECTION METHOD0
REMOTE VIEWING
IS DEFINED ,
AS THE ABILITY OF AN
INDIVIDUAL,
TO ACCESS
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN.
WITHOUT REGARD TO TIME,
LOCATION,
OR ANY ATTEMPT TO
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THE BACKGROUND OF INSCOM AND THE GRILL FLAME PROJECT
WOULD BE
INCOMPLETE WITHOUT EXAMINING THE DIFFERENT ROLE
OF DIA AND
INSCOM,"
SINCE THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN
.
SOME BLURRIN G OF THESE DISTINCTIONS
IN THE PAST.
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DIA
IS CONCERNED WITH:
.
ASSESSING THE THREAT ,
PRINCIPALLY FROM THE
SOVIET UNION AND CHINA,
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DETERMINING COUNTERMEASURES TO ANY U.S,
VULNERABILITI
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AND,
DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL OF REMOTE VIEWING
US ING ESTABLISHED PSYCHICS.
DIA PERFORMS THIS FUNCTION PRIMARILY THROUGH
CONTRACTS
AT SRI,
,
INSCOM
IS APPLYING’ REMOTE VIEWING TQ_ASSIST
IN
ITS
EVALUATION AS A COLLECTION METHOD HOT
TO DETERMINE
IF REMOTE VIEWING CAN BE LEARNED BY PROFESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL WHO ARE
NOT ESTABLISHED
PSYCHICS.
OUR REMOTE VIEWING COLLECTION
IS DONE WITH ASSIGNED
P ERSONNEL
,
WE CONTRACT ONLY FOR SPECIFIC
ITEMS
WHICH EN HANCE OU R COLLECTION,
FOR EXAMPLE:
.
WHICH TARGETING METHODS HAVE THE HIGHEST
PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS,
.
CAN THE ACCURACY OF A REMOTE VIEWER BE DETERMINED
FROM AN ANALYSIS
OF
HIS STATEMENTS?
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CAN THE
SRI
NEW TRAINING TECHNIQUE
I NCREASE THE
QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF COLLECTION,
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THIS COLLECTION PLAN LISTS THE ESSENTIAL ELEENTS OF INFORMATION
(El) AND THE 1NTELLIGENE INDICATORS WHICH WILL ADDRESS THEE EEI
,
ALSO LISTED ARE THE TARGET TIME WINDOWS FOR WHICH THESE INDICATORS
WIE BE RELEVANT,
THE COLECTION PLAN ALSO SPECIFIES WHICH REMOTE
VIEWERS WILL E USED.
TICE MAY E MORE THAN ONE SESSION FOR A PARTICULAR PROJECT,
SEERAL
SESSIONS MAY HAVE TO E DOE TO ADDRESS ALL THE INDICATORS NEEDED TO
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A REMOTE VIEWING SESSION IS A TEAM EFFORT
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THEE AE TWO MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM,
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THE NEXT PORTION COVERS THE ANATOMY OF A COLLECTION PROJECT
AND PRESENTS EXAMPLES OF RESULTS FROM COMPLETED PROJECTS,
TYPICALLY, A PROJECT BEGINS WITH A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON A
TARGET, WHICH IS NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO NORML COLLECTION SYSTEMS, OR
FOR CUING DATA TO TARGET OTHER INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS,
BASED UPON FERSONNEL AVAILABLE , PRIORITY OF HE TARGET, AND HE
POTENTIAL FOR PROVIDING REQUESTED INFORMATION , THE INSCOM PROJECT
MANAGER MAKES A DECISION WHETHER TO ACCEPT OR DECLINE THE PROJECT,
MANY TIMES , EVEN THOUGH HE LIKELIHOOD OF OBTAINING HE INFORMATION
IS NOT HIGH, THE PROJECT
IS ACCEPTED SINCE NO OTHER INTELLIGENCE
SOURCE HAD BEN ABLE TO PROVIDE HIE NEOED INFORMATION,
ONE THE
PROJECT IS ACCEPTED, THE FIRST TASK IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REMOTE
VIEWING COLLECTION PLAN,
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ONE IS THE INTERVIEWER , THE OTHER
IS THE REMOTE VIEWER .
THE
INTERVIEWER CONTROLS THE SESSION,
HIS JOB
IS TO KEEP TIE REMOTE VIEWER
ON TRACK , TO DIRECT THE FOCUS OF THE REMOTE VIEWER AND TO QUESTION
HIM ABOUT THE TARGET,
THE REMOTE VIEWER. IS RESPONSIBLE ONLY FOR
REPORTING ,
THE GOAL OF TO SESSION IS TO COLLECT INTELLIGENCE,
TO DO THIS,
GREAT CARE
IS TAKEN TO TRY AND FORCE TO REMOTE VIEWER TO PRODUCE
ONLY INFORMATION OF INTELLIGENCE VALUE,
THIS IS DONE BY DENYING
HIM OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT TO TARGET,
WE ALWAYS KEEP
TO REMOTE V1FWFR "BLIND",
MOST TIES TO INTERVIEWER IS ALSO KEPT
"BLIND", SO HE WILL NOT INADVERTENTLY LEAD TO REMOTE VIEWER.
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AT TO START OF TO SESSION, TO INTERVIEWER PROVIDES TO REMOTE
VIEWER WITH TO TARGET CLING DATA .
TO REMOTE VIEWER HAS NOT SEN
THIS INFORMATION BEFORE.
HE RECEIVES IT ONLY AT TO START OF THE
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REMOTE VIEWING SESSION [^TARGET CUING DATA MAY FALL INTO SEVERAL
CATEGORIES.
IT MAY & GEOGRAPHIC OR UTM COORDINATES , AN OVERHEAD
PHOTOGRAPH OF TO AREA, OR A PHOTOGRAPH OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR OBJECT ,
PERHAPS, TORE
IS SOFE REASON NOT TO GIVE TARGET INFORMATION TO A
REMOTE VIEWER.
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THE WAY TO OVERCOME THIS IS SIELY TO PLACE THE TARGET INFORMATION
IN A SE/^ED ENVELOPE
. w REmTE VIEWER IS GIVEN THIS SEALED
ENVELOPE AND HE
IS TOLD THAT THE TARGET
FOR-, TODAY
IS
IN THE ENVELOPE,
HE
IS THEN SIMPLY ASKED TO DESCRIE THE TARGET.
ONE THE REMOTE
VIEWER HAS THIS CUING DATA, THE TAPE RECORDER IS TURNED ON AND TE
SESSION EGINS,
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AFTER THE SESSION, WHICH LASTS ABOUT 50 MINUTES, THE REMOTE VIEWER
IS ASKED TO DRAW THE PERCEPTIONS HE HAD DURING SESSION.
THIS
IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE DRAWINGS MAY BE MORE ACCURATE OR SHOW A
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAN THE VERBAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TARGET.
AFTER THE DRAWINGS ARE DONE AND THE REMOTE VIEWER TALKS ABOUT THEM,
THE REMOTE VIEWING SESSION
IS- COMPLETED .
THE TAPE
IS THEN TRANSCRIBED
AND A TRANSCRIPT FURNISHED TO THE PROJECT REQUESTOR. AFTER TE PROJECT
IS COMPLETED THE REQUESTOR PROVIDES AN EVALUATION .
AS IN ANY OTHER
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TASK, FEEDBACK
IS ESSENTIAL.
THE FOLLOWING GRAPHICS ARE SUMMARIES OF OUR OPERATION FROM
SEPTEMBER 1979 THROUGH JULY 1982.
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NOTE THE COMPARISON OF SESSIONS TO PROJECTS.
THE SPECIFIC NUMBER OF
COLLECTION SESSIONS, NECESSARY TO MEET A PROJECT'S REQUIREMENTS,
IS
BASED UPON THE REQUESTOR'S TASKING
.
AS AN EXAMPLE, THE SUPPORT
PROVIDED DURING THE IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS COVERED AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF TIME AND RESULTED
IN AN EXCESS OF 200 SESSIONS.
OF THE 65 PROJECTS
COMPLETED AND FULLY EVALUATED
/OVER 50 PERCENT HAVE PROVIDED INFORMATION
OF VALUE TO THE REQUESTOR.
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THE RESULTS OF EVALUATED PROJECTS ARE DEPICTED ON THIS SLIDE.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WHILE ACL IS LISTED AS THE OFFICIAL REQUESTOR
ON EIGHT PROJECTS. TWO PROJECTS ERE CONDUCTED IN SUPPORT OF ARMY
IOTIS , TOO ERE COMBINATION ACSI/INSCOM AND ANOTHER WAS THE MISSING
NAVY AGE ,
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I WOULD NOW LIKE TO COVER OUR PROJECT BOOK .
THE PROJECT BOOK
ACCOMPANYING THIS BRIEFING PRESENTS EXAMPLES OF INTELLIGENCE COLLECTED
THROUGH REMOTE VIEWING.
PRIOR TO ITS REVIEW
I WISH TO EMPHASIZE THE
FOLLOWING POINTS:
REMOTE VIEWING
IS NOT A MAGIC LAM
3 AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR CURRENT
INTELLIGENCE WORK,
REMOTE VIEWING
IS A HIGHLY CONTROLLED AND FORMALLY
ESTABLISHED,
UNIQUE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION CAPABILITY WHICH HAS THE
FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS;
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IT IS PASSIVE
SG1B
TO THE EXTENT OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, COLLECTION BY REMOTE VIEWING
IS
TOTALLY PASSIVE .
ONLY ONE CLAIM OF DETECTION OF REMOTE VIEWING
IS
KNOWN.
CHINESE SCIENTISTS CLAIM TO HAVE DETECTED REMOTE VIEWING
DURING THEIR EXPERIMENTS WITH CHILDREN
,
DATA ON THESE EXPERIMENTS
IS
INSUFFICIENT TO VALIDATE THIS CLAIM,
WORK TO REPLICATE THESE EXPERIMENTS
IS CONTINUING AT SRI.
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