Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600090001 -4 CONFIDENTIAL - TABLE 4 IN-HOUSE PROJECT SUPPORT, ctd. a KEY ACTIVITY COMMENTS 6. PERSONNEL TRAINING: o Identify appropriate o A detailed review of pro- training methods; ficiency and professional personnel proficiency; and development needs will be identify other completed by Mar 92. professional needs. Results of data base reviews (Item 3, Table 3) will be considered. 7. CONSUMER T NG/SEMINARS : o Develop procedures for o Initially, this activity possible customer could take the form of training/development informational seminars. in select areas. This This could lead into joint may be a joint project training/proficiency in certain cases (e.g., projects and could FBI activities) due to eventually form the basis their previous seminars of a training program for on this topic. other government users such as HUMINT case officers. Such an activity would be integrated with research projects and would be an extension of researcn laboratory techniques modified for operational situations. o It is anticipated that the existing DIA assets would form the basis of this potential training/ seminar activity. 23 CONFIDENTIAL/NOFORN Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600090001-4
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600090001 -4 SECRET VI (U) KEY ACTIONS/MILES ~ EXTERNAL SUPPO (S/NF) The funding allocation for external research received in FY 1991 for STAR GATE permitted several important research areas to be continued, and allowed for several new areas to be initiated. It is anticipated that results of this research will assist in clarifying some of the possible future research directions; consequently, not all long-range research possibilities can identified in this plan. However, most all of the major investigation areas can be addressed, and many of the specifics can be identified with reasonable confidence. (S/NF) The FY 1991 research activity is a balanced basic and applied research effort. Some of the funding is allocated for methodology development, scientific review support, equipment procurement, and for supporting DIA's foreign assessment and data base development activity. The primary basic research activities initiated in FY 1991 concentrated as the following; (1) validating findings from previous magnetoencephalograph (MEG) research and initiating new work with a variety of conditions and individuals; (2) performing a variety of anomalous cognition (AC) experiments to determine potential correlations (e. g., target type, environmental factors); (3) developing various theoretical constructs that might be testable and that could help explain the phenomena; (4) examining effects of altered states on data quality; (5) initiating review of and research into the energetics area; and (6) examining various application possibilities (e.g., communication, search). (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS) The applied research initiated in FY 1991 includes: (1) examination of strengths/weaknesses of existing training methods; (2) exploring alternative training methods; (3) examining methods for AC data enhancement; (4) improving data analysis techniques; (5) exploring potential variables that might be significant in an application environment (e.g., beacon/no beacon condition), (6) identifying ways to translate MEG findings as an aid in personnel screening, selection, and possibly training; and, where possible, (7) replicating significant foreign work once specifics are identified. (U) Results from the FY 1991 basic and applied research activity will be factored into this long-range plan as soon as they become available. 24 SECRET/NOFORN/LIMDIS Approved For Release countess “8, A ppos-00789R002600090001-4
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600090001 -4 SECRET (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS) The primary basis of this research support is to help in phenomena understanding and/or validation, in applications understanding, and in operational feasibility evaluation. This work has a direct bearing on DIA's ability to assess significance of foreign research and on DIA's ability to perform a systematic review of potential applications in this area. (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS) A main focus of this portion of the research will address some of the key phenomena enigmas, such as: - How is the target location (i.e., targeting); how is the information accessed? - What is the distinction between target "form" (i.e., configuration), and target "content" (i.e., interpretation) ? - What are the phenomena limitations? - How are the "informational" and "energetics" aspects related? ~ What are the main operational constraints? (U) Part A of this section discusses the basic approach to external research support; part B contains additional details. A. (U) BASIC APPROACH (S/NF) The link of basic and applied research with either applications investigations or with research activities is shown on Figure 2. The top of the chart shows that for any research or application task, certain conditions must be met (e.g., a reliable calibrated individual is required; proper scientific procedures need to be developed, etc.). Once these basic foundations are laid, then basic/applied research can be initiated with a reasonable expectation of success and with assurance that results will not be ambiguous or fail scientific scrutiny. (S/NF) This chart also illustrates the difference between basic and applied research; applied research relates to various methods for collecting, recording, improving and 25 SECRET/NOFORM/LIMDIS Approved For Release cotorddlds 1A TF pp96.00789R002600090001-4
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600090001 -4 SECRET analyzing data output, while basic research is aimed at phenomena understanding. In this chart, the "detector" is the human brain/mind, the "source" is the target or an aspect of the target, and "transmission" refers to notions of how information and/or energy are actually transmitted between source and detector. (U) Figure 3 illustrates the interdisciplinary scope that will be brought to bear on this research problen. Leading- edge research in their various fields can provide clues, if not make direct contributions, that will assist in phenomena and applications understanding. (U) Appendix E lists candidate research support facilities that coulda be involved in this long-range effort. Final selection will be based on how well their activity will fit into specific time-lines and priorities that will be established in Nov 1991. 26 SECRET /TIOFORN Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600090001-4
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Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600090001 -4 UNCLASSIFIED B. (U) RESEARCH DETAILS 1. (U) BASIC RESEARCH (U) Figure 4 highlights key basic activities for "source", "transmission" and "detector" research categories. Only a few of the leading activities are shown on these charts for simplicity. These however, represent the most important research areas. Anticipated activity time-phasing is as shown in order to maintain a uniform level of effort spanning several years, and to permit assimilation of research findings from the earlier phases. (U) The time-frames shown on Figure 4 primarily indicate periods of main research activity. Pilot or exploratory work is intended for earlier periods for most of the areas. (U) A central aspect of this overall basic research effort is that a variety of on-going interactions, along with select multi disciplinary research, will be an on-going activity. Specifics are yet to be worked out; Appendix E highlights the leading candidate facilities. (U) Additional details regarding these research activities have also been developed and are in Volume II. Select research papers for additional technical background are in Volume III. (U) Appendix F contains a listing of reference and technical journals that will be routinely reviewed in the search for phenomena understanding clues. a. ANOMALOUS COGNITION (AC): (1) (U) SOURCE (U) Source research will address those topics that show promise for understanding the characteristics of the target or target area that may play a role in anomalous cognition (AC) occurrence and data quality. Aspects of the target that can be defined by conventional information theory (involving entropy/information content) will be explored in-depth. A wide variety of targets with a wide range of information content, 28 UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600090001-4