Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003300210004-9 ead GLOSSARY OF TERMS A. (U) Beacon Remote Viewing is the use of a willing individual who has agreed to visit an intended target site at or close to the time of a remote viewing session. A beacon person may somehow serve as a point of reference that assists the remote viewer in accessing the target area via the remote viewing process. B. (U) Customer is an organizational entity within the Intelligence Community which desires information obtained from remote viewers for operational and/or analytical purposes. c. (U) Double Blind is the condition set where people in session with a remote viewer do not have any knowledge whatsoever of the target. D. (U) Evaluation is a written assessment of the information a remote viewer has received during a session. The Project Officer provides the evaluation for a Proficiency Enhancement Project and the customer provides an evaluation for an Operational Project. E. (U) Experiment is a test or tentative procedure conducted for the purpose to discover if an individual has a natural remote . viewing talent. F. (U) Extra Sensory Perception (ESP) are perceptions which cannot be explained by known sensory means. G. (C/NF) Feedback is information about an intended target. This is displayed to a remote viewer by the Project Officer after a training or Proficiency Enhancement project is completed and the information is secure. Feedback in an Operational Project is provided by the customer. Feedback in an Operational Project may not be immediate due to the fact that the customer may have to do research or act upon the information. H. (U) Monitor is an individual who is present during a remote viewing session. This individual records the data which is collected by the remote viewer. REPRODUCTION REQUIRES APPROVAL OF ORIGINATOR OR HIGHER DOD AUTHORITY FURTHER DISSEMINATION ONLY AS DIRECTED BY DIA/PAG OR HIGHER DOD AUTHORITY CLASSIFIED BY MULTIPLE SOURCES DECLASSIFY ‘ON OADR NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS STAR GATE Approved For Release 2000/08/0&1Miif6 RDP96-00789R003300210004-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003300210004-9 a to ed I. (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS) Operational Projects are remote viewing sessions which are conducted to collect information to satisfy customer requests. J. (C/NF) Proficiency Enhancement Project is an in-house program in which remote viewing sessions are conducted and information results are measured against the target. K. (C/NF) Project Number is the number or letter designated to a project for identification purposes. It is assigned by the Unit Manager or the Project Officer and it is always written on the Tasking Sheet and the remote viewer's report. L. (C/NF) Project Officer is the individual who is responsible for conducting a Proficiency Enhancement or Training Project. He or she selects the target, assigns it a number and then obtains the required materials for sessions, e.g. photos, maps. This individual then tasks each remote viewer utilizing a form called a Tasking Sheet. After the remote viewing sessions, this person is responsible for providing the feedback and an evaluation to the remote viewer. M. (U) Protocol is a template for conducting a structured data collection session. N. (U) Psychoenergetics is a mental process by which an individual perceives, communicates with and/or perturbs characteristics of a designated target, person, or event remote in space and/or time from that individual. oO. (U) Psychokinesis are physical actions performed by mental powers that cannot be explained by known physical means. P. (U) Remote Viewer is a person who perceives, communicates with and/or perturbs characteristics of a designated target, person or event. Q. (U) Remote Viewing is the name of a method of psychoenergetic perception. This term was coined by Stanford Research Institute (SRI) in the early 1970's. This term is defined as the acquisition and description, by mental means, of information blocked from ordinary perception by distance, shield, or time. R. (C/NF) Report is a written summary of findings prepared by the remote viewer following his or her sessions. This report will indicate the project number, viewer identification, or source 2 Cras NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS GATE Approved For Release 2000/08/58, 1ui4¢RDP96-00789R003300210004-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003300210004-9 aan§06050a= number, the date and the date of the session(s). The report is given to the Project Officer in a Proficiency Enhancement or Training Project in order that an evaluation can be made of the received information. The report is given to the customer in an Operational Project in order that the information can be acted upon within the Intelligence Community. s. (U) Selection refers to techniques useful for identifying new personnel who possess a natural remote viewing ability. T. (U) Sender is an individual who mentally attempts to transmit information about a target to a remote viewer. U. (C/NF) Session is a period of time dedicated to the collection of information by the remote viewer. Vv. (C/NF) Sketches are conceptual, graphic representations provided by the remote viewer in support of his or her findings during a session. These sketches are attached to the report viewer's report. W. (C/NF) Solo is a remote viewing session conducted by the remote viewer only. This process does not require the need or used for the presence of another individual sometimes known as a monitor. X. (S/NF/SG/LIMDIS) Source Number is a numerical code identifier assigned to the remote viewer for Operational Projects to protect that viewer's identity. This number and its usage is the same as the Viewer Identification Number. This number is constant. Z. (U) Target is the person, place, thing or event that is the focus of a remote viewing task. AA. (U) Target Pool is the development of targets selected for their distinction and diversity. Targets can be photographs, personalities, documents, and maps. BB. (C/NF) Tasking Sheet is a simple form prepared by the Unit Manager or the Project Officer which is given to a remote viewer prior to his or her session. This form will have the project number, viewer identification, or source number and the date of the tasking. This form will also include an evaluation of the information received by the remote viewer. This form can also record the completion date of the project. cc. (U) Telepathy is communication between minds by some other means other than sensory perception. 3 “Sree. NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS Approved For Release 2000/08/08¢,,614-RDP96-00789R003300210004-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003300210004-9 ee DD. (C/NF) fraining Projects are remote viewing tasks assigned to new personnel. They are not as complex as in-house Proficiency Enhancement or Operational Projects. EE. (U) Trial Run is the experimental action in order to ascertain results. FF. (C/NF) Viewer Identification Number is a numerical identifier assigned to the remote viewer for Proficiency Enhancement Projects. This number is written on the Tasking Sheet by the Project Officer to identify which viewer will work a remote viewing project. The viewer uses this number on the session report instead of his or her name. This number is constant. 4 Ania NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS Ss Approved For Release 2000/08/41 usta RDP96-00789R003300210004-9