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Procedures
2 July 1986
1.
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On 23 June 1986,
Sources were given sealed envelopes and instructed
to provide a report of
their RV perceptions no later than 27 June 1986.
They were told that the target material in the envelope
was related
to the initial targeting provided in similarly sealed envelopes on
17 June 1986.
The Sources
were told,
however,
that this latest envelope contained material on a "new location".
All Sources were
cautioned not to open the envelopes and to keep them in their possession at all times.
The Sources were
further cautioned not
to discuss their perceptions with each other.
Inside the envelope was the following
instructions:
"From 032030 July 1986
to 062300 July 1986 has been nicknamed "Liberty Weekend,
the
100th Birthday Party",
for the Statue of Liberty.
Such events are thought
to provide
lucrative opportunities for hostile terrorist activities.
If such activities do occur
or can be thwarted,
they would most likely be reported in the news media.
As time
passes,
accurate/detailed reports concerning such events will be published for all
to know.
DESCRIBE THE LIBERTY WEEKEND EVENTS REPORTED IN THE FUTURE WHICH ARE
NECESSARY TO KNOW NOW TO THWART ANY HOSTILE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES".
2.
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Responses
to this latest tasking were inconclusive and failed to positively identify a target
of possible terrorist activity within the US
.
An abbreviated edited listing of the key elements of these
responses are as follows:
a.
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A
strong impression that
(the attack) was not directed. .. .at
a specific site but at an
activity/event.
One aspect of the site involved
(an)
airfield
(military or civilian)
including jet air-
craft and a strong impression of one particular "twin engined propeller aircraft".
Two individuals.
. .wear-
ing flightsuits. .. impression
(they)
are some sort
of aviators.
(NOTE:
Further descriptive data on these two
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individuals indicated both man were altruistic,
calculating and determined)
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A sense of
nefarious and
extra legal" involvement
(perhaps)
"mercenaries".
(These)
individuals were involved with "planning routes",
"checklists",
"checkpoints",
"out-bound routes... and in-bound routes".
(A)
chronic low level danger or
threat seemed present.
. ."Can
1 t trust anybody completely...",
"secrecy/security/close-hold" .
US and non-US
people and locations involved.
. .also connected with this perception is an older, masonary,
"monolithic"
structure with a water/land interface.
. .grass,
flowers.
. .and a long curved—over structure.
One final AOL
(unclear perception) was
a caked, white,
powdery,
granular substance in a cardboard box... like laundry
detergent.
(SOURCE
003)
b.
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A very old city
(with)
hot, muggy air.
Low white stucco buildings.
White garments.
Barren hills,
flickering lights
(perhaps)
small fires...An additional impression of a mustached man,
dark/swarthy skin... fist raised.
. .attempting to incite the people around him to join him in opposition to
to the person they have been following.
. .Emotions of
fear ... confusion and anger.
A final impression is of
a large room. ..long wooden table... 11 men seated and dressed in business suits and uniforms.
Discussion
on the area referenced in the first impression and on planning strategies.
(of the
) men are advisors
to the 11th man.
They are not concerned with moral implications but rather image and power.
(SOURCE
21)
c .
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A location
(with)
large, massive and impressive buildings.
. .Some kind of monument or public
building.
. .An open space which has a tremendous jumbled component
(comparable)
to the disarray of unarranged
tables and chairs in an outdoor restaurant.
An impression of a meeting between two men,
one waiting a long
time for the other
to appear.
(One)
is businesslike and unemotional.
(The other)
is nervous
(and)
seems
trapped into doing something he
(is apprehensive)
about doing.
The event centers around the nervous man
bringing an envelope to the first man.
The envelope contains a folded sheet of paper with a small amount
of typed material visible.
(SOURCE 018)
d.
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An impression of the White House as seen from outside the fence.
There are cars dropping
people off at the door in formal attire.
(Further impressions)
of a formal dinner
(and/or)
a concert
(in
the White House)
.
No impression of trauma.
A second series of impressions of a large aircraft lifting off
from a runway near a crowded city.
The runway was next
to water.
The aircraft was somewhat misshapened
(bulging)
from the bottom.
A
(final)
impression of National Airport in D.C.
(SOURCE
101)
3.
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Source
101 specifically referenced an identifiable facility,
the White House,
as well as other
sites which may have been located in the greated D.C.
complex,without actually indicating the nature of any
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traumatic event. On 30 June 1986,
in an effort to force a clear perception.
Source 101 was driven and walked
throughout the main D.C.
business and monument district.
He was not told the reason why this was being con-
ducted but he was told to note any perceptions which he might wish to add
to his previous reports.
Source
had no "intuitive flashes" or cognitive perceptions at any site except the White House.
At this point a rather
unusual occurrence became evident.
To fully explain this occurrence,
it
is necessary to provide the reader
with some background data.
a.
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)
In a formal RV session with Source
101 conducted on 20 June 1986,
Source targeted against
a totally unrelated site
(Target "Other-C,
a military complex).
During the session.
Source was seemingly
unable to acquire the proper site although he did desribe in exacting detail
a,
"large hole in the ground
"near" a multistory building.
The building
is surrounded by a fence and a curved road leads
to the door.
The
entire site was well guarded and acess was strictly controlled.
Repeated references were made to a "operational
area" akin to an early warning center or military "Watch Office".
Located in the deep hole near the building
was a "device" which appeared to be out of place in the hole.
It was described in various terms ranging from
a bouquet of flowers standing on end with the stems pointing upwards
to a whole cauliflower standing upside
down with the various stalks and branches appearing to radiate out from the central stalk.
This data was
routinely retained but was deemed unrelated to the target and not pursued.
b.
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As stated above.
Source 101 was led through the manument area of D.C.
and became intro-
spective and somber only at the White House.
He was very hesitant to leavB this area and stated he wished
to walk all the way around the White House Grounds
so that he could view the actual site from all angles.
The wish is impossible due to the larger rear area used
to land AF-1 helicopters and the adjacent Executive
Offices.
On this day
(30 June 1986)
it was even more impossible
to actually view all the angles of the White
House due to heavy construction on Exeuctive Avenue,
(between the White House and the Treasury Building)
.
This
construction is being completed as a park/walking mall project and as
a result Executive Avenue has been blocked^
to pedestrian traffic.
A casual observation of the site revealed the existence of two large excavations
( holes
)
,
approximately 30 meters in diameter and
20 meters deep.
That portion of the excavations visible from an open
gate,
revealed interlaced steel reinforcing mesh and support pylons.
Pedestrians are not permitted to view
directly into the excavation.
Guards in the area would state only that the purposes of the holes were restricted
to a "need to know basis".
Source
101 was drawn
to the excavation site but could not objectify his concern and
a sense of tragedy associated with his perceptions of thw White House at that moment.
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As a final effort
to more positively identify the potential target(s)
referenced above,
all Sources were provided an additional sealed envelope on 30 June 1986 and told to report on their per-
ceptions on
2 July 1986.
The Sources were cautioned that they may have already surmised the exact nature
of this and the previous targeting but they were to try to work through any pre-conceptions and "front-
loading of data".
They were, however,
tasked to report on any and all of these pre-conceptions and/or AOL's
when submitting their report.
Inside the envelope was the following instructions:
"
Use your previous data as a basis.
In the previous two excercises, you have
provided information concerning your perceptions of "Liberty Weekend"
.
IF A TERRORIST INCIDENT IS GOING TO OCCUR WHICH MAY BE PREVENTED OR BLUNTED,
DESCRIBE THE TARGET".
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Responses
to the above cited instructions were much more concise and ominous in nature.
There
is,
however,
a distinct risk of skewed results.
This skewing of the reported data can be caused by a number
of technical problems generated by the somewhat unusual procedures utilized in this project,
e.g.,
repeated
tasking of essentially the same target by the Sources using a variety of techniques,
the possibility of cer-
tain psychic phenomena
(noise)
caused by the military and para-military preparations for the security pro-
cedures of the events of Liberty Weekend and the possibility of pre-conceptions on the part of the interviewers
being reported through psychic channels by the Sources.
Other more complex problems occur when dealing in
future perceptions which may have confused the data received by the Sources.
These final responses,
edited
for clarity,
are provided in their entirety,
to permit independent appraisal of the responses given to the
interviewers:
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NYC
(New York City) will be the target of an unexpected terrorist attack, by air and ground,
of Khadaffi led suicide-forces timed to coincide with
(President)
Reagan's participation in
(the)
4th of July
celebration (early morning).
Because of the number of people in attendance, American and foreign,
and the
televised colverage,
there will be international repercussions directed at Libya including Soviet and 3rd
country.
Reagan will survive.
Washington will also be a target,
simultaneously with
(the)
promary targets
(being)
the White House - a distinct perception of Khadaffi' s publicised comment,
"I have no house",
and the