Final Report April 1989 Covering the Period 1 May 1988 to April 1989 AN APPLICATION ORIENTED REMOTE VIEWING EXPERIMENT: By: EDWIN C. MAY, Ph.D. Director of Cognitive Sciences Program Prepared for: CLIENT PRIVATE SRI PROJECT 2740 333 Ravenswood Ave. e Menlo Park, CA 94025 international -oved For Release 2000/08/07 : ClA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES Le ee eee Oe Eee eRe eee eee eee eRe EEE TEE eT EE TEES ili LIST OF TABLES 2... cece eee rere eee ete eee eee tent e teen eee eneens iii I OBJECTIVE 1.0... ec ccc cece eee tee eee cent ete ter ae tnene 1 II BACKGROUND 2... cc ccc cect rere reece rene eet e ne nee een ttnas 2 A. Remote Viewing ........ cee cece ctecees beeen eee een eee eee 2 B. Fuzzy Set Analysis 2.0... cc cece cc eee erence eee eee nena 3 Il APPROACH 2... cece cee cece nee eee tener tent e en taes 4 A. Remote Viewer ...... cc cece cere e cere cree teen eee e eee ene 4 B. Target Material 2... .. cece cece cece etree teen eet e es 4 Cc. Experiment Protocol 2... . cece ee ete reece etree erence ens 4 D. Analysis Technique ........ 6. cece eee ete eee ee etnies 5 IV RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ..... cece e eee eee nee eee 10 Vv CONCLUSIONS 2... . cece cee eee eee e eee tenn eee ena 19 REFERENCES 2... cece ccc ce cee eee eee eee eee eee ee eee eee eee neta 20 APPENDIX A--REMOTE VIEWING RESPONSE (DRAWINGS) ....... 00 cee eeeeees A-1 APPENDIX B--REMOTE VIEWING RESPONSE (TRANSCRIPT) ......... 0c evacuees B-1 ii Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9
_ nO wm &® WH b Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9 SG1A LIST OF FIGURES Viewer 372: Viewer 372: Viewer 373: Viewer 372: Viewer 372: Viewer 009: LIST OF TABLES Universe of Target And Response Elements Figure of Merit (FM) Summary- Simulation iii Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9 I OBJECTIVE The objectives of this experiment were to: e Demonstrate the potential of a novel known as remote viewing, SG1A . own 8 ore 8 against e Determine the degree to which the technique used to analyze remote viewing results is applicable. Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9 SG1A II BACKGROUND SRI was asked by the sponsor to participate in an experiment SGIA conducted during the latter half of August, 1988, at PO The primary objectives were (1) to demonstrate the remote viewing of EEE enc (2) to apply fuzzy set SGIA 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.!-5* 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 Ty. At Tp + 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 Ty + 30 minutes, the assistant is at the selected site and, back at the laboratory, the viewing begins. At To + 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. 1 H { } t i ' f i 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. 2 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9 B. Fuzzy Set Analysis Since 1972, SRI has developed many procedures to determine whether information has been obtained beyond chance expectation. In the current method, 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. Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9 III APPROACH (U) SRI conducted a 26-hour RV experiment beginning at 1008 on August 24, 1988. The viewer provided data in four different work 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, . t SGIA B. Target Material Cc. 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, eee . To keep the identify of the viewer confidential, we refer to the viewer with the Pronouns Ae and Ais regardless of the viewer's gender. 4 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000300290001-9