Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200010007-4 1. 2. 3. TABLE 1 PROGRAM SCHEDULE - IT Set up neurophysiological lab with computer processing debugged. , W.A.1.S. testing of subjects by client Measure neurophysiological correlates during paranormal experimentation a) paranormal EEG experiments b) other paranormal experimentation “Work to determine nature of energies involved (gradiometer, etc.) ‘Medical: testing, including special testing _Neuropsychological testing Psychological testing, including in-depth interview Correlate data and consider theoretical models Prepare final report Fim/AlMig {a /aAls lo|njp [J|F MO TH 112/314/5 1617 18 [9 {10 [ia (12 413 SU RRERREEE TT ii ¥ ULE | Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200010007-4
Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200010007-4 at the site. The second test is more constrained than the first in that the target information is more analytical or abstract, being associated with a graphical representation of an item of interest rather than the item itself. The third test is the most constrained in that the target is blind to all participants in the experiment and the subject's choice ‘is precisely constrained. The details of these tests are given below, For the purpose of screening the criteria as to what constitutes a paranormal result was chosen arbitrarily, viz: For Tho punpose of noreening a result is to pe considered paranormal if. the a priori probability for the occurrence of the result | by chance, under the null hypothesis, is -6 fs pio. Although the above requirement is exceedingly strict by usual psycho- physiological standards, it is chosen here (a) because the controversial nature of the subject requires strict handling, and (b) in our work and elsewhere, a bimodal distribution has been observed empirically in which a subset of individuals participating in paranormal research produce re- na . na ea “6. a sults at a level of statistical significance p = 10 in comparison with the bulk of individuals who eluster about the mean as expected. Therefore, we base our criteria on an observable natural division into clearly functional and non-functional categories. Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200010007-4 eaten :
RS 18 Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200010007-4 Six subjecta have been chosen for the study to date, subjects 1 -3 considered gifted, subjects 4 - 6 acting as learners or controls. Subject 1 qualifies as a gifted subject on the basis of remote viewing } subject 2 qualifies as gifted on the basis of the yandom generator test; diets te aE Bk subject 3 is tentatively classed as gifted in remote viewing, although not yét completing the screening series, based on client evaluat ion of s : “ jient highly successful remote-viewing experiments carried out for the cl in the previous program, and also on the basis: of meeting the p< 10 criterion in experimentation at another laboratory. Subject 5 (learner/control), a male, age 54, is paired with gifted . subject 1, a male, age 55. Learner/control subject 6G, a female, age 34, ig by age, background, and temperament paired with gifted subject 2, 4 male, age 31. Learner subject 4 (female, age 53) and gifted subject 3 ( male, age 41) are paired on the.basis of artistic occupations (professional photographer and painter, respectively) and similar emotional and psychological makeup. ‘* Earlier in the program nine subjects were’ to be placed in three categories, three subjects each; gifted subjects, learners, and controls. However, ‘experience in the early part of the program indicated that (a) a best effort would require spending more. time with fewer people, and (b) the distinction a between learners and controls was arbitrary in comparison with the distinction between these categories and that of gifted subjects as defined above, Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200010007-4
‘ ... Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200010007-4 RS 18 (a) Remote Viewing of Natural Targets ee OF Natural Targets The first screening test is based on previous SRI research _xesults which indicate that it ig possible for a subject to describe randomly ~chosen geograthical Sites located several miles from the subject's position and demarcated by some appropriate means. This experiment consists of a series of double-blind tests involving local targets in the San Francisco Bay area which can be docu- mented by independent judging. Target locations within thirty minutes driving time from SRI are randomly chosen from a list of targets kept blind to subject and experimenters and used without replacement, To begin an experiment, an experimenter is closeted with a subject at SRI to wait 30 minutes. to begin a narrative description of the remote location. A second experimenter abtains a target location from the target pool and proceeds directly to the target without communi - cating with the subject or experimenter remaining behind. The second experimenter remains at the’ target site for an agreed-upon thirty-minute period following the thirty minutes allotted for travel. During the observation period, the remote viewing subject is asked to describe his impressions of the target site into a tape recorder, A comparison is made when the experimenter returns. Following a series of nine experiments, the results are sub- jected to inde pendent judging on a blind basis by five SRI scientists not otherwise associated with the research,. The judges are asked to blind Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200010007-4
RS 18 Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200010007-4 match locations, independently visited, against typed manuscripts of tape-recorded narratives of the remote viewer. A given narrative can be assigned to more than one target location, A correct match requires that a transcript of a given date be associated with the target of that date. Probability calculations are on the basis of the a priori proba- bility of the obtained series of matches by chance, conservatively assuming assignment without replacement on the part’ of the judges. { As indicated in Report # 1 > . Subject 1 has completed | -10 this series, obtaining a result significant at the p = 8 x 10 level. Experimentation is in progress with Subjects 2 and 4, two transcripts having been obtained from each to date. (bo) Line Drawings A pool of fifty simple line .drawings of everyday objects has been drawn, randomized, and placed in a secure location. During experimentation,.experimenters and subject are separated by either an experimenter or subject entering a shielded room so that from that time forward the subject is at all times visually, acoustically, and ‘electrically shielded from personnel and material at the target location. Following isolation a target is chosen by means of the universal randomization protocol technique described in Section 4(a), used in this case to generate a two-digit number modulo 50. The subject's task is then to reproduce with pen on paper the line drawing now displayed at the target Location, Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200010007-4