Approved For rAgN GLASS ER HEDs.co7s8R001 300170002-9 (U) . in use at the present time, it can be applied to analyses in which numeri- cal estimates of target/transcript correspondences are made on the basis of other rank-order or rating scales. ‘This includes arbitrary scale rating arrived at by some complex procedure involving many factors such as occurs in multiple-judge voting; cases in which, for a given target, several transcripts are given the same rating, all transcripts are rated zero, a few transcripts are assigned rank order numbers and the rest are assigned the mean.af*’ the remaining rank order numbers , and so forth. The only requirement is that no artifactual information is provided as to the order of targets and transcripts. In particular, it can be shown that if targets are used with replacement or are non-orthogonal, then the method —_ a | ae eee EE eee Thus the possibility of interviewer cueing or subject guessing based on a priori knowledge of the target pool is handled at a fundamental level by a statistical procedure that assumes the worst. The argument is as follows. (U) In the absence of knowledge as to which transcript was ‘generated in response to which target, one observes that in setting up the target-transcript matrix there are n! possible ways to label the columns (transcripts), given any particular order of the rows (targets), and vice versa. Thus, there are n: possible matrices that could be constructed from the raw judging data, all of them equally likely under the null hypothesis that the viewer's remote viewing attempts produce nothing but vague and general descriptions and/or. occasional chance correspondences with various target sites, Each matrix has its associated sum on the matrix diagonal corresponding to a possible alignment of targets. UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001300170002-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : {i (U) representation of the arched entrance to the overpass. Again, however, there were so many extraneous elements to the viewer's output that our judge ranked this transcript fourth out of six, Rating it only with regard to the individual target, we assigned it an Accuracy Rating = 3, This remote viewing series was the first to be conducted with a ‘volunteer. It was judged in accordance with the detailed concept analysis described earlier. The final tally revealed only one correct first-place assignment, and all others fourth-place or less, The series was therefore statistically nonsignificant, according to our evaluation criteria. Our Accuracy Rating assessment agreed fairly well with the blind judging results, both being relatively low because of the viewer's fréquent inclusion of erroneous elements along with strongly correct ones in a given transcript/drawing package, a combination that made judging difficult. (Our sum of Accuracy Ratings was 16, the next to the lowest of the six.) In engineering terms this would be a good example of a signal-to-noise problem, There were occasional good examples of signal, but it was generally overwhelmed by the noise. 2. Viewer No. 292 (U) (U) Target 1: SRI Courtyard. The central feature of this large, enclosed courtyard is a fountain in a square concrete base. The viewer described a number of different architectual forms including domes and columns, which are not at the target site. He also described a small waterfall, however, which is in fact at the site, in a form well illustrated by one of his drawings. In addition, another drawing shows an eight-lobed circular structure that closely resembles the inner portion of the fountain. Because of the many nonapplicable elements of the description, however, this transcript only merits an Accuracy Rating = 3. 29 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 (a 300170002-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001300170002-9 UNCLASSIFIED (U) Target 3: Alta Mesa Cemetery. The remote viewer reported a recurrent feeling of "rough cut stone." "It feels like a church but it is not a church." He made a drawing of a small arched building that wt is at the site. "Very peaceful and relaxed,” he said. He also had a recurring theme of some kind of stone overhang, which was not at the site, and which resulted in the blind judge assigning this otherwise coherent transcript to the Art Museum, Accuracy Rating = 4. (U) Target 4: Jungle Gym, The viewer described a large box with curved edges, made of wire-like bent coat hangers, He also had a metal surface rippling and shining in the sun like a child's slide. (A slide was next to the jungle gym target.) He made schematic drawings of poth the circular jungle gym, and the slide. He went on to say that the target is more like a sculpture than a building, and indeed the playground elements are in the form of metal sculptures (horse, car, etc,). Accuracy Rating = 5. (U) Target 5: Salt Pile, This target is a salt refinery on the San Francisco Bay. Its prominent feature is a gleaming white pile of salt about 100 ft high, and 200 ft long, which the viewer did not describe. He did, however, describe an outdoor site with birds and wind, which was correct. He also mentioned some machinery, An additional item that contributed to the judge's ability to correctly match the transcript to the target was his drawing of a large, orange, pillow-shaped structure. This was easily matched to a large rusted quonset hut at the site. He also spoke extensively of a sharp, pointed object that the outbound person was especially interested in. (In fact, RT had picked up a very large. salt crystal of this description, and brought it back to SRI.) Although we considered the transcript somewhat nonspecific, the judge was able to match it correctly. Accuracy Rating = 3. 35 UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001300170002-9
Approved For Release ONCL AScifito. (U) Target 6: Miniature Golf Course. The target team con- centrated their attention on a red A-frame schoolhouse at a miniature golf course. The viewer several times described teepee-shaped structures (some resemblance to certain structures on the course), but the main portion of his description pertained to the inside of a hall with much confusion, and a row of what looked like display cases (a possible match to a building at the site containing rows of pinball machines), Accuracy Rating = 2, (U) The sum of Accuracy Ratings for this viewer was 15, which is the lowest of the six participants. In spite of this low rating, formal blind judging resulted in separation of signal from noise, awarding these data 4 first-place and 2 second-place matches (p = 2/6! < 0.003), which is a statistically significant outcome for this series. Since .- these trials this viewer has returned to SRI for an additional two weeks of work. During that time he performed quite well on the remote viewing of slides, hidden objects, and distant coordinates, These additional trials are discussed in the next section, 6. Viewer No, 690 (U) (U) Target 1: Alta Mesa Cemetery. The viewer, on this first trial, had a very diffuse transcript--mainly outdoors, grass, reeds, and trees, in a natural, not man-made environment, The viewer had low cliffs nearby. The drawings were relatively nonspecific. Because of the outdoor naturalistic description, the Accuracy Rating = 2. (U) Target 2: Four Seasons Restaurant Arch, The target is a large white omega-shaped stone arch set into a wall in front of a restaurant, The subject described "a white dome supported by pillars," and also a fence, Throughout the brief two-page transcript there was only a "gazebo" like structure that one can see through, and a fence, Accuracy Rating = 4, 41 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001300170002-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : UNCLASSIFIED” (U) Target 3: Shielded Room. The target is a small rectangular screen-room, about 4 by 8 by 7 ft high, The principal feeling of this target is one of confinement. The viewer said, "he seems inside a square something, looking out through a square, It's dark inside, It is not terribly high, 6 ft maybe." The drawing shows a rectangular structure " e) marked "6 ft wide." Our assessment of the viewer's description is Accuracy Rating = 5. (U) Target 4: Automobile Showroom, The target is a hexagonal glass building with a conical roof. The viewer's first impression was of "a glass bottle with a thin neck." "I keep getting the impression of glass, lots of glass objects." "It is some kind of store," The viewer felt "bad vibes" from the place; it seemed threatening. It turned out that HP, the outbound person, was sent to an automobile showroom and was pretending to be interested in a new car, attracting the salesmen in the showroom. He came back reporting that it was one of the most unpleasant outbound experiences he has had. The drawings were diffuse, but because of the essentially correct, though exaggerated emotional perceptions, it received an Accuracy Rating = 4. (U) Target 5: Palo Alto Library. The outbound team stood between the shelves in the library stacks. The viewer did not describe anything about the library, and our assessment was Accuracy Rating = 0, (U) There was an interesting facet in connection with this trial, however. The viewer described a cornfield with rows of corn ready for picking, etc. When we heard the tape for this trial we could think of no such place in the city of Palo Alto, But in accordance with our usual protocol, we took the viewer back to the target site. As we were parking the car, the viewer looked out the left window of the car and exclaimed, "that's my corn field." Immediately adjacent to the public library, there is a community garden which this year is devoted entirely 42 UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001300170002-9
i eR a eee fore een Approved For Releas| JAY ECP ASS TP py28R001 300170002-9 | . | Table 3 (continued) Viewer No. 372 | Accuracy Target Blind Place Match Rating Stanford Art Museum 2 4 Baylands Nature Preserve 1 5 Alta Mesa Cemetery 2 4 Jungle Gym 1 5 oy Salt Pile 1 3 : Brickyard 1 3 p < 0.003 24 V8 Viewer No, 468 : | Accuracy i Target Blind Place Match Rating it ci Merry-Go-Round 2 0 i Windmill 1 3 Hh Stanford Art Museum 4 3 hd Methodist Church 1 5 Four Seasons Restaurant Arch 1 5 Mt. Alverno Conference Center 1 _5 p < 0,003 21 Viewer No, 518 Accuracy Target Blind Place Match Rating Stanford Shopping Center 1 3 Bowling Alley : 1 1 Alta Mesa Cemetery 2 1 Hoover Tower . 1 4 Swimming Pool Complex 2 4 Miniature Golf Course 1 2 15 p < 0.003 53 UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001300170002-9
Approved For Release. 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96,60788R001300170002-9 i Table 3 (concluded) Viewer No. 690 aad —— Ee Accuracy - Target Blind Place Match Rating Alta Mesa Cemetery 1 2 ms Four Seasons Restaurant Arch 1 4 Shielded Room 1 i) Automobile Showroom 1 4 am Palo Alto Library Stacks 5 0 .Methodist Church 1 _4 < i” p 0,002 19 -_ Note: The probability of obtaining 4 significant series out of. 6 by chance is itself significant at odds of less than one in ten thousand. P| - the six SE «oven:ccrs. All but one of these individuals had little experience with psychic functioning in general, and all had only limited introductory experience with the remote viewing protocols of SRI in particular before their participation in the SRI program. The goal of this program was to familiarize the individuals with these protocols and attempt to achieve enhanced levels of functioning (as compared with chance expectation). wi»: the six viewers taking part in the trials, four carried out \. series that showed success sufficient to reach individual statistically Significant departure from chance expectation, as measured by blind matching of each of the viewer's six responses against the six target locations used in his series, Finding four participants out of six reaching statistical significance at p < 0.05 results in the entire group of trials Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-007§8R001300170002-9 i = | ,
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001300170002-9 a significant (p = 4% 10°). We therefore conclude from the Phase- One results that the Gar ticipants as a group showed remote sensing abilities that departed strongly from chance expectation, ’ Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : S}A-RDP96-00788R001300170002-9