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CONTENTS
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LIST OF
ILLUSTRATIONS
iii
LIST OF TABLES
iv
I
OBJECTIVE
II
INTRODUCTION
A.
General
B.
Description
of Procedure
1.
Overview
2.
Stage
I
(Major Gestalt)
.
*
3.
Stage
II
(Sensory Contact)
4.
Stage
III
(Dimension,
Motion,
and Mobility) ...
5.
Summary
S-I
Through
S-III
III
TRAINING ACTIVITY
A.
Method
of Approach
1.
General Design
2.
Target
Site Preparation
3.
Session Protocol
(Training)
B.
Trainee Progress
1.
Task Scheduling
2.
Baseline
Data
3.
Stage-by-Stage Training Rates
a.
Stage
I
b.
Stage
II
c.
Stage
III
4.
S-III Proficiency Level
IV
TRAINING EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A.
Overview
B.
Recommendations
for Follow-On Actions
APPENDIX
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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Schematic Representation
of
Remote Viewer
Response
to CRV Situation
Idealized Performance-Over-Time Curve
Devils Tower,
Wyoming
Lamasery
of Tikse,
Tibet
Washington Monument
Temples
of
Pagan,
Burma
Tower No.
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TABLES
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Stages
in Remote Viewing ....
Training
Sites
for Proficiency
in
Stage
I Procedures
Training Sites
for Proficiency
in
Stage II
Procedures
Training
Sites
for Proficiency
in
Stage
III Procedures
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OBJECTIVE
(U)
( S/CL- 3/NOFORN)
SRI International
is
tasked with developing remote
viewing
(RV)
/V
enhancement
techniques
to meet DoD requirements.
Of par-
ticular
interest
is
the development
of procedures
that have
potential
military
intelligence
application,
and
that can be
transmitted
to others
in
a
structured
fashion
(i.e.,
’’training"
procedures).
( S/CL- 3/NOFORN)
Under particular
study
in
this effort
is whether
a
Coordinate
Remote Viewing
(CRV)
technology,
a
technique
that utilizes
coordinates
to
facilitate acquisition
of
a remote-viewing
target,
can
be
successfully
transferred
to INSCOM personnel.
(U)
RV
is
the acquisition
and
description,
by mental means,
of
infor-
mation blocked
from ordinary perception by distance
or
shielding.
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INTRODUCTION
(U)
A.
( U )
General
(S/CL-3/N0F0RN)
At
the beginning
of FY
1981,
SRI
International
made
a decision
to develop
and
codify
a promising
RV enhancement proc-
edure
that had
emerged
from earlier work- -a multistage coordinate
remote -viewing
training procedure developed
in conjunction with an
SRI
consultant,
Mr.
I.
Swann.
In
this procedure,
coordinates
(latitude
and
longitude
in degrees,
minutes,
and
seconds)
are utilized
as
the
targeting
method.
The method
is
structured
to proceed
through
a
series
of well-
defined
stages
in
a particular order--hypothesi.zed
to correspond
to
stages
of
increased
contact with
the
target
site
(see Table
1).
The
basic hypotheses
of
the procedure have
been
investigated under
strict
double-blind
testing conditions
to document whether,
and
to what degree,
the
training approach can provide
a viable vehicle
for
RV
technology
transfer
to INSCOM and
other personnel/'
( S/CL-3/N0F0RN)
For
this effort,
INSCOM selected
four
individuals
to
be
trained
in
the
techniques
of
the
first
three
stages
(S-I
through
S-III)
of
the procedure
as
it
stands
to date
(six
in
all have been
developed)
.
B
.
( U )
De scription of Procedure
.
( U )
Overview
(U)
We begin with
the basic premise
of
the
training procedure
under
study:
the major problem with naive attempts
to remote view
is
that
the attempt
to visualize
a
remote
site
tends
to stimulate memory and
imagina tion--usua lly
in visual- image
forms.
As
the RVer becomes aware
of
(U)
Puthoff,
H.
E.,
"Track
I Training R&D
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,
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International, Menlo
Park,
CA (December
1984),
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STAGES
IN REMOTE VIEWING
Stages
Examp le
I
Major gestalt
Land
surrounded
by water,
an
island
II
Sensory contact
Cold
sensation, wind-swept
feeling
III
Dimension,
motion,
mobility
Rising up,
panoramic view,
island
outline
IV
General qualitative analytical
aspects
Scientific research,
live
organisms
V
Specific analytical
aspects
(by interrogating
signal
line)
Biological warfare
(BW),
preparation
site
VI
Three-dimensional contact,
modeling
Layouts,
details,
further
analytical contact
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the
first
few data
bits,
there appears
to
be
a
largely spontaneous
and
undisciplined
rational effort
to extrapolate
and
"fill
in
the blanks."
This
is presumably driven by
a
need
to
resolve
the ambiguity associated
with
the
fragmentary nature
of
the emerging perception.
The result
is
a
premature
internal analysis and
interpretation
on
the part
of
the
RVer.
(For example,
an
impression
of
an
island
is immediately
interpreted
as
Hawaii.)
This we call analytical overlay
(AOL)
.
(II)
Our
investigation of
these
overlay patterns
suggests
a
model of RV functioning shown schematically
in Figure
1.
With
the
application of
a
"stimulus"
(e.g.,
the
reading of
a
coordinate),
there
appears
to
be
a momentary burst
of
"signal"
that enters
into awareness
for
a
few seconds
at most,
and
then
fades
away.
The overlays appear
to
be
triggered
at
this
point
to fill
in
the
void.
Success
in handling
this complex process
requires
that
the
RVer
learn
to "grab"
incoming
data
bits while
simultaneously attempting
to identify
the
overlays
as
such
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AWARENESS
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SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF REMOTE VIEWER RESPONSE TO
CRV SITUATION
(U)
Observation of
this process
in earlier development work
suggests
that
the
above
behavior
can
be
learned.
Specifically,
it
appears
that
the
RVer being
trained
in accordance with procedures devel-
oped
in
that program can be expected
to exhibit
a performance
curve
of
the
type
shown
in Figure
2.
In brief,
after being exposed
to
the basic
concepts
of
the
training procedure,
the RVer
typically exhibits
a
short
period
of
spontaneous "first-time effect”
of very-high quality response
(usually
three
or
four
sessions
at most).
This response
cannot,
however,
be maintained,
and
is
followed
by
a
drop
to
a
low
level
of performance--
at which point
substantive
learning can begin.
If
learning
is
to
take
place,
it
then proceeds
forward
from
that point until
saturation at
some
skill plateau
is
reached.
(U)
As
indicated
earlier,
the
RV
training procedure
is
structured
to proceed
through
a
series
of
stages hypothesized
to corre-
spond
to
stages
of
increased
contact with
the
target
site.
These
stages
(described
in more detail below)
are
tutored
in order,
with presentation
of
theory
followed
by
a
series
of
practice
sessions
taking
a
few weeks
per
stage.
The RVer
thus moves up
through
the
stages,
concentrating on
the elements
to
be mastered
in each
stage before proceeding
to
the next.
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IDEALIZED PERFORMANCE-OVER-TIME CURVE
(U)
In
the development work
that preceded
this
study,
it was
found
that an
experienced remote viewer applying
the
techniques
that are
learned
in
this procedure
tends
to recapitulate
the
stages
in
order.
The contents
of
the
stages
(as evolved
in
the development work)
are
as
shown
in
Table
1,
and
the
techniques employed
in
the
stages
are described
in
the
following paragraphs.
2.
(U)
Stage
I
(Major Gestalt)
(U)
In
Stage
I,
the RVer
is
trained
to provide
a
quick-reaction
response
to
the
reading of
site coordinates
by
a monitor.
The response
takes
the form of an immediate,
primitive
"squiggle"
on
the
paper
(called
an
ideogram), which captures
an overall motion/ feeling
of
the gestalt
of
the
site
(e.g.,
wavy/fluid
for water).
Note
that
this response
is
essentially kinesthetic,
rather
than visual.
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3.
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Stage
II (Sensory Contact)
(U)
In
Stage
II,
the RVers
are
trained
to become
sensitive
to
physical
sensations associated with
the
site,
i.e.,
sensations
they might
experience
if
they were
physically
located
at
the
site
(heat,
cold,
wind,
sounds,
smells,
tactile
sensations,
and
the
like).
Again,
this
response
is essentially nonvisual
in nature
(although color
sensations may arise
as
a
legitimate
Stage
II
response).
Of
course,
in both
Stage
I and
Stage
II,
visual
images may emerge
spontaneously.
In
that case,
they are
not
suppressed,
but
simply noted
and
labeled
as AOLs.
4.
(U)
Stage
III
(Dimension, Motion,
and Mobility)
(U)
Whereas
in
Stage
I
and
Stage
II viewing,
data appear
to
emerge
(typically)
as
fragmented
data
bits,
in
Stage
III,
we observe
the
emergence
of
a broader concept
of
the
site.
With
Stage
I
and
II
data
forming
a
foundation,
contact with
the
site appears
sufficiently
strength-
ened
that
the viewer begins
to have
an overall appreciation of
the
site
as
a whole
(which we
label "aesthetic
impact").
Thus,
there
is an
apparent increased
contact with
the
site
that constitutes
a
"widening
of
the
aperture,"
as
it were.
Dimensional aspects
such as
size,
distance,
and motion begin
to come
into play,
and emphasis
is placed
on generating
configurational
outlines
and
sketches
(e.g.,
the
outline
of
an
island).
Examples
of
Stage
III- level viewing are provided
in
the
footnoted
reference''
and
later
in
this
report.
The
final product
of
S-I
through
S-III
training
is directed
toward
recognition
of
the overall
gestalt
and
physical configuration
of
the
target
site.
5.
(U)
Summary
S-I Through S-III
(U)
In
Stages
I
through
III,
information
is collected
in
the
form of
ideograms,
and
their motion and
feeling
(S-I),
sensations
at
the
g ite
( S-II)
,
and
sketches
that result from expanded
contact with
the
site
"(U)
Puthoff,
H.
E.,
"Special Orientation Techniques:
S-IV (U),"
Final Report 941/CL-0020,
SRI
International, Menlo
Park,
CA (July
1984),
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(S*- III).
These various "carrier"
signals are
individual
in nature,
and
special
techniques have been developed
to handle each
in
turn,
more
or
less
in
a
serial
fashion.
To keep
these
separate
signal
lines
on
track
requires exceptional
control
of
session
structure- -an ability
trained
for
in
the
lengthy
S-I
through S-III
training period.
Once
stabilized,
Stage
III
forms
the platform upon which can
be built
the more
refined
techniques
of succeeding
stages.
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TRAINING SITES FOR PROFICIENCY
IN
STAGE
III PROCEDURES
RVer
Number
of Training Sites
#765
#344
#146
#596
Total
156
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