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II METHOD OF APPROACH
A.
General Description
A two-stage screening process was used to find high-quality remote viewers. The first stage
included
a
lecture
presentation
summarizing
remote
viewing
research
conducted
at
SRI
International during the past
years.
This presentation was designed to
attract interested
audiences of 25 or more persons.
Following the lecture, the audience was asked to voluntarily
participate
in
four remote
viewing
trials
using
targets randomly
selected
from
a
previously
constructed target pool.
Based on a qualitative assessment of the data collected during the
first
stage,
the
best
individuals
were
chosen
to
participate
in
further
screening
activity.
The
second-stage screening consisted of a formal test with the selected individuals using independent
trials.
B.
Group Screening Protocol
1.
Targets
A special set of 1 6 targets was constructed for the screening procedure. The target pool
contained both dynamic
(targets with motion) and
static
(still photographs)
targets.
Dynamic
targets consisted of action film clips edited from popular movies. The static targets were a series of
thematically related
still photographs shown in succession for
five seconds each.
The targets
ranged in length from approximately 60 to 100 seconds and were stored on two video disks.
The
targets were divided
into four categories of four targets each.
Categories
included: Military, Scientific/industrial, Natural/non-technical, and Projects.
Targets in the first
three categories were film clips of the dynamic variety. Each target in the fourth category showed a
project title (e.g., Project Blue Book) interspersed with images related to the purpose of the project
(e.g.
, UFOs)
. Four categories were chosen to allow for the possibility that different types of targets
might be easier to view than others. No attempt was made to maintain target orthogonality
(i.e.,
significant
differences)
across
categories,
but
considerable
effort was expended
to maintain
within-category orthogonality.
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Two factors were considered in choosing the targets. Within each category, the targets
were chosen because they were thematic, interesting and possessed geometric elements that could
be drawn easily.
Secondly, they were selected to be as distinct as possible, so that the other targets
within that category could be used as decoys in the analysis procedure.
Tables la-d show the target categories, the specific targets within a category, and a
brief description of each target.
Table la
Military Target Category
Name
Source / Description
Aircraft carrier
Final
Countdown—Multiple
takeoffs
of
mostly
F-16s.
Characterized by triangular shapes and high drama.
Control room
Wargames—Control room sequence.
Characterized by rer-
tangular shapes and rotating lights.
Russians in space
Superman IV—EVAs and the
collision
of two
satellites.
Characterized by tubular shapes and Russian singing.
Atomic bomb blasts
Atomic
Cafe—Continuous
series
of
atmospheric
atomic
blasts.
Characterized by fireballs, bright light, buildings be-
ing destroyed, and trees in violent motion.
Table lb
Scientific/Industrial Target Category
Name
Source
/ Description
Bottling factory
Take This Job and Shove
It—Bottles on a conveyer belt.
Characterized by multiple cylindrical shapes.
Building construction
Steel—Girder construction by helicopter.
Characterized by
rectangular shapes “floating”
in
air.
Tacoma Narrows bridge
Documentary on the Bridge Disaster—Wild oscillation of the
bridge.
Characterized by linear shapes in tortional motion.
Launch of John Glen
The Right
Stuff—Single rocket launch.
Characterized by
singular tubular shape and bright light.
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