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Gate} Tcongressior nally Directed A Action: : : _ Additional Conferees Language _ een -e Directed DIA to transfer 10 civilian billets, $500K to CIAP, 1 _° Asked DCI for status report to Committees by March Ist. a | -~ management strategy _ - transfer status — a — identification of CIA program manager » ° Transferred management of Star Gate to CIA July 1 1st e Adopted Senate directions in previous SAC angusige |
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 | ~ Congressionally C Directed ‘Action | a : "Senate Appropriations Committee ‘Additional Points. in Congressionally Directed Action: : -“The Committee...believes that the time has’ come - for a re-evaluation of the classification of the existence of this effort as well as the results... does. not accept the excuse » that this somehow compromises US Intelligence .” _..concerned that Congressional direction in the | nach, regarding joint programs with the Russians — _and Chinese has only been sporadically pursued. “ Or Release 2003/04/16; CLA-B DP 45-0070 7 2000 20008000148
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE Subsequent Conferees Language DIA to transfer 10 billets, $5OOK to CIA DCI to give status report by March Ist Transfer management of Star Gate July Ist Adopt all previous SAC language © Appfoved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 seek
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE Proposed Management Strategy Terminate remote viewing operations within Intelligence Community (IC) Terminate research and development relating to remote viewing within IC Complete declassification review of all CIA, DOD files; 4-man yrs, $400K in FY96, 97 Apply no immediate resources to assessments of foreign developments in parapsychology | SECRET Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 es
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE Blue-Ribbon Panel Dr. Jessica Utts, Professor of statistics, Univ. of ) CA/Davis; Primary Proponent Dr. Ray Hyman, Professor of psychology, Univ. of Oregon; Primary Skeptic Dr. Lincoln Moses, Professor Emeritus of Statistics, Stanford Univ. Dr. David Goslin, former Exec. Dir., Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, NRC Dr. Michael Mumford, Ph.D. Psychology Dr. Andrew Rose, Ph.D. Psychology Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 nd
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE AIR’s Directed Objectives ¢ Comprehensive technical evaluation of remote viewing R&D at CIA and DIA ¢ Evaluation of remote viewing’s utility in intelligence operations regardless of scientific validity ¢ Recommend to CIA management strategies for possible program execution at CIA Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE AIR R&D Review Process SAIC principal investigator asked to identify 10 most favorable documents Detailed bibliographies made of all relevant CIA, DIA documents Key CIA, DIA documents declassified Over 80 documents ultimately declassified, transferred to blue ribbon panel Panel given every document requested Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE AIR R&D Review Process, Cont. e¢ Blue Ribbon Panel met formally, reviewed CIA objectives, program documents, got presentation from SAIC (R&D contractor) ¢ Professors Utts and Hyman commissioned to write separate detailed reviews ¢ Commissioned reviews exchanged, rebuttals permitted, AIR arbitrated final conclusions for CIA key recommendations Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE AIR Operational Utility Evaluation - DIA program manager asked to identify most favorable users of remote viewing e AIR conducted standard interviews of these users on location with CIA present e AIR interviewed Star Gate remote viewers, and program manager e AIR re-examined CIA’s independent utility study based on documented user evaluations Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE Dr. Utts’ Conclusions Asserted that “Psychic functioning” is well- _ established Observed that statistical results obtained were far beyond chance expectations Refuted argument that methodological flaws or fraud could account for results Claimed some SRI, SAIC results were replicated in other labs Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE AIR’s Judgments on Commissioned R&D Reviews ¢ Reviewers agree more than they disagree: — Statistically significant results — Vast improvement in experimental protocols ¢ Reviewers disagree on key points: — Establishment of paranormal causality — Replication of “remote viewing” in other labs Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE AIR’s Judgments on Commissioned R&D Reviews e AIR independently concludes: — the data do not establish that a paranormal phenomenon is involved, nature of source not identified — the data have not been replicated independently — the boundary constraints critical to obtaining statistically significant experimental results are not practical in real world of intelligence collection Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE Future Research and Development e SAIC’s exp. results must be replicated in an independent lab, not SAIC (RH, AIR) Experimental protocols must be re-judged by independent judge (RH, JU, AIR) Cloak of secrecy must be removed since it precludes objective community review (RH) AIR concluded future R&D should not take place within Intelligence Community since 20 years of IC investment failed to establish a paranormal phenomenon. Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE AIR’s User Interviews Users say remote viewers typically give descriptions too broad and vague to be useful as intelligence Remote viewers provide much inaccurate, irrelevant; information making it difficult to interpret by analysts Different remote viewers often inconsistent In no case, analyzed by AIR, did the user actually act on remote viewing information Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE AIR’s Conclusions on Utility ¢ Conditions under which remote viewing is observed in the lab do not apply in the operational environment ae ¢ The users found some accuracy on broad background characteristics, but not the concrete, specific information valued by intelligence collectors e Since remote viewing typically does not produce actionable information, it should not be used operationally Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE Further Declassification ¢ Congressionally Directed Action: — The Committee believes it’s time for re- evaluation of the classification of both the program and its findings — DCI should review history and nature of program to see which parts can be declassified ¢ Dr. Hyman’s findings: — Secrecy has kept this program from benefiting from the checks and balances that come from doing research in a public forum. Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE Future Foreign Assessments e Based on recent assessment, National Intelligence Council concludes and Directorate of Intelligence concurs that no immediate resources should be applied to assessments of foreign developments in parapsychology. ¢ Assessment had oversight of NIO/S&T and OSWR Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8
Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8 STAR GATE Congressionally Directed Action (SAC) e DCI to conduct review of technical files going back 20 years at CIA, DIA ¢ DCI to review program history and nature to determine what can be declassified ¢ Director of DIA to establish cooperative activity with Russians SEGRE Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000200080001-8