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Minutes
o£ the Meeting of the DoD Committee
on Remote Viewing
Activities
1.
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Place:
DIA/DT Conference Room,
Pomponio
Plaza.
2.
(U)
Time
and Date:
1000,
24 August
1978.
3.
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Present:
Dr.
Jack Vorona,
DIA/DT
Colonel Jack Capps, Army/ACSI
rlie
Carter,
Army /MI
DIA/DT-
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(S/ORCON)
The purpose of the meeting was
to
establish
a’unified DoD effort
in
the development
of
remote viewing
technology
for intelligence purposes.
High
interest
in
this
area has been shown by
the
DoD,
Army,
havv and An
Force,
and therefore
a coordinated effort
should result m
a
more efficient
use
of resources,
CS/0RC0N)
Dr.' Vorona began
the meeting with comments
about
the extreme sensitivity of
the subject.
Personnel
should only be brought
in on
a strict
need- to -know bas is
.
The effort
is
fully supported by
the Director of DLU
but he
also
recognizes
the possible pitf all s
_ and puTen
a,
problems
that may arise
should unauthorized
individual s.g<.txi.
access
to
the program or information associated with it,^
program will be established specifically
to
investigate
^-e
remote viewing phenomenon and the extraordinary collection
potential
it
offers.
The Soviet Union has
a significant
commitment
in this
area
and
it
is
therefore
incumbent upon
the
DoD
to understand
the phenomenon,
identify
the
meehan.,^.
by which
this
occurs
and
• investigate
the feasibility
tor
military applications.
Only
in
so
doing would we
be
able
to
assess
the
threat paranormal phenomena offer
to
our
security
However,
because
this
is
not yet
a proven technology,
ncr
car
it yet be
identified
as
a hard "science,”
extreme
caution
an<
discretion must be exercised
at
this nascent
stage
oi
the
program.
6.
(S/0RC0N)
Dr.
Vorona also
spoke about
the current
monetary
resources
devoted
to
the effort.
ihe DIA,
FiD,
and AMSAA have
contractual
funds
at
the Standford Research
Institute
(SRI)
for some preliminary
investigations
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into remote viewing feasibility.
However,
this
funding will
cease
at
the end of the current
fiscal year
(30 September
1978).
To maintain
a satisfactory funding
level,
there must
be
a.
coordinated DoD commitment and effort,
along with
a cohesive,
defensible program of development.
This would be
a primary
purpose of the DoD Committee
on Remote View
ring Activities.
7.
(S/ORCON)
Dr.
Vorona then discussed
the. problem of
maintaining the security of the remote viewing project.
He
has
decided against the establishment of
a
restricted^
access
list
and
a special
codeword
for
the program,
since
this would only generate more paperwork,
require
that more
individuals become
involved and further risk compromising
the sensitive nature of the project.
However,
all papers
and
reports
generated
as
a result
of the program will be identified
as
SECRET,
ORCON
.
8.
(S/ORCON)
Next followed
a discussion about
the establish-
ment of the Advisory
Committee and Working Group.
The
former will provide
overall policy
and guidance
in
the
development
and maintenance
of
a DoD remote viewing program.
Membership will
consist
of representatives
from DIA,
DUSDRJE,
Army,
Navy,
and Air Force.
Specific
individuals will
be
identified at
a later
date.
The Working Group will
be
involved
in
the
actual
identification and control of
the contractor (s)
,
the development
of research studies,
evaluation of experimental
results,
control
of monetary resources
and
the
routine
administration
and managerial
actions
associated with the
program.
All members
of
the Working Group will
have
a
financial
commitment
to
the project,
and will consist
of DoD
and NSA personnel
only,
non-DoD members will not
be
included
in the
initial program.
In
addition
to
the basic
core
of
the Working
Group,
"ad hoc"
subgroups
or personnel
can be
called in
for guidance
or
to
support special
requirements
as
they may
arise.
Individuals may be
those who have high
interest or new ideas
to
contribute,
but who
do not have
a
DoD
and monetary commitment
to
the program.
Contract monitors
from the DoD
and
the Services would be members
of the Working
Group;
also
included would be
individuals
involved with remote
viewing training,
experiments,
and long-range research.
The
goal
of the Working Group
w'ould be
to
develop
sound,
relevant
experiments
in order
to
gain
a
firmer understanding of
the
underlying physics.
It would also be responsible
for
coordinating
all experiments
to
gain maximum results
for
the
DoD and the Services
.
9.
(S/ORCON)
All participants agreed that
copies
of the
minutes
should be
sent
to
the respective Service ACSIs
along with
a cover letter explaining
the purpose
of the meeting
and requesting comments on
the proposed DoD
remote
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program,
the establishment
of
an Advisory Committee
and Working
Group,
and availability of monetary resources
for
the next
five
years,
beginning
in
FY
1979.
This would probably be
the minimum
time
frame
in which
to
determine
the
feasibility of an applied
remote viewing program.
10.
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The meeting concluded
at
1140 hours.
The next meeting
is
tentatively scheduled for the
latter part
of September
after
receipt
and evaluation of
the Service
comments
on the minutes
and proposals.
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