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It
is well known
in the field of psychoenergetics
that
forced
choice
selection
(the target
is
a number between one and
ten)
is more
difficult
than describing a remote location where
the target pool
is
infinite.
The problem with
a forced choice
is
that the viewer can be
distracted by mental
images from his memory;
this
is
a major
source
of
noise
in the RV channel.
Later,
it was discovered that coordinates can
also constitute
a source of noise
for the
same reason.
SRI did
a
study
using several
subjects
in
a
series
of trials where
the target was
to name
letters
of the alphabet being displayed
at
a remote
location.
Their
conclusion was
that alphabet
letters displayed
at
a remote
location could
be
identified to
a statistically significant degree,
The
level was no
,
however,
high enough to even approach operational utility.
A ter
ese
studies,
some changes
in protocol were made.
First,
a person who claimed
she read things
in her dreams was used as the
subject.
Then
t
e
su
jec
was asked
to describe
the target
as
if
it were an RV exercise rather
than
naming the
letter.
With these modifications,
increased accuracy was
achieved.
This work further
suggests
that,
to increase resolution,
the
perception
of
the target must be separated from the analysis.
SG1A
CAN REAL TIME EVENTS BE REMOTELY VIEWED?
(U)
CAN SHIELDING BE USED TO BLOCK REMOTE VIEWING?
(U)
(U) With regard to shielding, only electrical shielding was tested and
it was shown not to
be effective. The shielding problem will be looked at in greater detail over the next several years.
Should RV develop into an operationally useful phenomenon,
a program must be
available to
develop countermeasures.
(C)
At
this point,
it
should be noted that not
all RVs are
successful
.
in
fact,
a good .any are not.
This .lx of good and bad will
continue over many years while researchers attempt
to resolve the nature
of
the psychoenergetic
signal and dampen the noise.
This and other
ongoing efforts to examine the many variables encountered
in RV
as
improved the signal-to-noise ratio,
but much remains
to be done.
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(C)
example,
at
this
time no definitive method to evaluate RV results
has been
—
i
developed,
there
are
still questions about how to target
a viewer,
and
the
role
of feedback has not been completely
settled.
^
(C)
Also,
in the
1978-79
time
frame,
the sponsoring agencies gave
some consideration
to
investigating the relevant physical principles
and
laws governing paranormal
functioning.
This effort will continue
for many
^1
years:
the proof
of principle
is very elusive
and delimiting
its
characteristics
is
a giant undertaking;
also,
such basic work
is difficult
to do when sponsors
are,
as
they must
be,
applications oriented.
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Once
SRI
had answered many
of
the questions posed by FTD,
FTD
proposed
some new areas
for
the next year and asked
that
several
of
the
^
previous year's
topics be further explored.
The next questions were:
•
Can RV be used
as
a form of communication?
•
What
is
the
spatial resolution of RV?
•
What
is
the role of feedback
in RV?
•
Can audio
signals be remotely sensed?
SG1A
(C)
Psychokinesis
(PK)
was also included
as
a topic
for
study.
Psychokinesis
is
the production of physical effects,
such
as perturbation
of equipment
or instrumentation
that appears
to be well
shielded against
human
influence
or otherwise
inaccessible.
During this contract period,
SRI developed equipment
to detect and measure
PK.
(C)
After
it was determined that RV
is
indeed possible and can be
done over
long distances,
the resolution capability was examined.
To do
this,
SRI concealed
small objects
in light-tight metal cans
(35-mm film
cans)
and asked a subject
to describe the objects.
The results
are
shown
in Figure
9.
These data indicate that
the psychoenergetic functions have
a spatial resolution down
to at
least one millimeter.
At
this point
it
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