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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF TABLES
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I
OBJECTIVE
II
BACKGROUND
A.
Remote Viewing
B.
Fuzzy Set Analysis
III
APPROACH
A.
Remote Viewer
B.
Target Material
C.
Experiment Protocol
D.
Analysis Technique
IV
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
V
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
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APPENDIX A—REMOTE VIEWING RESPONSE (DRAWINGS)
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APPENDIX B—REMOTE VIEWING RESPONSE (TRANSCRIPT)
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LIST OF TABLES
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Universe of Target And Response Elements
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Figure of Merit (FM) Summary-
Simulation
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OBJECTIVE
The objectives
of this experiment were
to:
Demonstrate
the potential
of
a novel
known
as remote viewing,
against
..
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Determine
the degree
to which
the technique used
to
analyze remote viewing results
is applicable.
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II BACKGROUND
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SRI was asked by the sponsor to participate
in an experiment
conducted during the latter half of August,
1988,
at
The primary objectives were
(1)
to demonstrate
and
(2)
to apply fuzzy
set
the remote viewing of
analysis
to
interpret
the
data.
A.
Remote Viewing
Remote viewing (RV)
is an apparent human ability to gain access, by mental means
alone, to information that
is secured by shielding, distance, or time. 1 '1 * At least three elements
are necessary to conduct an RV experiment:
(1)
An individual, called a viewer, with RV ability
(2)
Specific
target
material
(not
available
to
the
viewer
at
the
time
of
the
experiment)
(3)
An analysis technique
to. determine the degree to which RV occurred
In a typical laboratory protocol, a viewer and a monitor-an interviewer who
is also unaware of
the
target material-are sequestered
at time T0 .
At T0 +
5 minutes, an
assistant
selects the
intended target from a large pool of potential targets
(e.g., a
list of locations within a half-hour
drive from the laboratory) using a random procedure.
At T0 + 30 minutes, the assistant is at the
selected
site and, back at the laboratory, the viewing begins.
At T0 + 45 minutes, the viewing
ends and the assistant returns to the laboratory. To provide feedback, the viewer, monitor, and
assistant return to the selected
site and review the RV data.
To determine
if RV occurred,
similar experiments
are
conducted
using
a
newly
selected target for each
trial.
Usually, the
trials are done with target replacement
(i.e., each
target
is returned to the pool and may be selected again by the random process).
References may be found
at the end of this report.
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B.
Fuzzy Set Analysis
Since 1972, SRI has developed many procedures to determine whether information
has been
obtained beyond chance
expectation. 6 ' 8
In
the
current method, 9
the
targets and
viewer’s responses are described as fuzzy sets of descriptor elements
(e.g., presence of water).
The outcome of the RV experiment
is measured by a figure of merit, which
is related
to the
accuracy and' reliability of the viewer’s description of the target.
When RV
is applied to
collection,
the analysis
procedures differ considerably.
In laboratory experiments,
much
is known
about
the
target,
but
in
applications,
very little
target
information
is
known.
Thus,
the analysis technique must be modified
in
order
to assess
the
"correct" RV response elements before confirming
evidence can be obtained.
Long-standing difficulties
in applying the RV phenomena
to
applications
are at
least
twofold.
In
a lengthy response,
those elements of genuine
significance must be
identified
a
priori.
Second,
even excellent examples
of remote viewing do not
necessarily imply
usefulness.
Therefore,
RV-derived
data should be used
in conjunction with information obtained
through more conventional channels.
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III APPROACH (U)
SRI conducted
a 26-hour RV experiment beginning at 1008 on August
24,
1988
Th' "eWer
dala ln ,our differe“ »°* periods:
at 1008 and 1500 on August 24. and at
0910 and 1120 on August 25.
The details of the experiment are described below.
A.
Remote Viewer
SRI selected Viewer V372
to participate
in this experiment
because of his* 10-year experience as
a viewer,
and because he produced
good results
in the first experiment
in this
series,
conducted
in May
1987
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Experiment Protocol
The
SRI
team was given
the code name of
the experiment,
a time
window during which the experiment would be active,
and
a photograph and
Social
Security number
of an on-site
individual.
Other than
this,
all
aspects and details of the experiment were withheld from V372 and SRI
personnel
.
*
To keep the identify of the viewer confidential, we refer to the
pronouns he and his regardless of the viewer’s gender.
viewer with the
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