Approved For Release,2001/03/26 : CIA- RDP96- -00787R090200080008- 6 ote a Sab ete F6 Spat NGAGE dictud 8 Seog, ‘aioe SS Cleacidesine3 ta cnbntcias deena <b Aa ila oe eal eo ‘ é This hypothesis, put forward by I, M, Kogan of tho Sovict Union, suggests that information transfer under conditions of sensory shielding is mediated by ELF waves with wavelengths in the 300 to 1000-km region, +2- Experimental sup- port for the hypothesis is claimed on the basis of: less than inverse square attenuation with distance, compatible both with carth-ionosphere waveguide mode trapping, with source-percipient distances lying in the induction ficld range as opposed to the radiation field range; observed low bit rates (0.005-0,1 bits/s) compatible with the information carrying capacity of ELF waves; apparent ineffectiveness of ordinary electro- magnetic shielding as an attenuator; ‘and stan- dard antenna calculations entailing biologically generated currents yielding results compatible with observed signal~to-noise ratios, On the negative side with regard to a straightforward ELF interpretation as a blanket hypothesis are: (a) apparent high-resolution, real-time descriptions of remote activities in sufficient detail to require a channel capacity in all probability greater than that allowed by a conventional modulation of an ELF Signal; (b) lack of a proposed mechanism for coding (and decoding) the information onto the proposed ELF carrier; and (c) apparent precognition data, The hypothesis must nonetheless remain open at this stage of research, since it is conceivable that counterindication (a) may eventually be circumvented on the basis that the apparent high resolution and high bit rate results from a mix~ ture of low bit rate input and high bit rate “filling in the blanks" from imagination; coun- terindication (b) is common to a number of nor~ mal perceptual tasks and may therefore simply reflect a lack of sophistication on our part with regard to perceptual functioning; 28 and counter- indication (c) may be accommodated by an. ELF hypothesis if acvangea waves as well as retarded waves are admitted, Experimentation to determine whether the ELF hypothesis is viable can be carried out by the use of ELF sources as targets, by the study of parametric dependence on propagational directions and diurnal timing by experimentation under unusual conditions of shielding (e, g., ina submarine), and by the exploration of interfer- ence effects caused by creation of a high- intensity ELF environment during experimentation, All of these are under consideration in our laboratory and elsewhere, Because of the apparent difficulties with the ELF hypothesis, especially in accounting for the relatively high resolution and data rate of paranormal perception, serious consideration is being given to alternative mechanisms, A more speculative, but promising, hypothesis, which could in principle account for both remote i BE. "3 ar”; Er EP Saar ee ERE viewing and precognition, was developed in con junction with Gerald Feinberg of Columbla University, It is proposed that the ordinary Minkowski 4d-space (three spatial, one temporal coordinates) might simply be the real part of ; cight-dimensional complex space-time, For thi; gencralized coordinate jmodel we let the spatia: coordinates Xx + ix’ » and similarly for time t-ot+ it’ Analogous to the expression for the square of the distance between two points . Minkowski 4-space, Ag - Ax” _ c2At? ; we take the: corresponding expression in the ca plex 8-space to be As” = Asis” = Ax? 4 Ax” - “Ate - o7At!2 With regard to modeling remote viewing in real time (At = 0), we can construct situation: in which the remaining first, second, and fourth terms in the above equation add to zero (4s = 0), Therefore, even though there is an ordinary (3-space) separation Ax between the ty points, the distance in the complex 8~space is reduced to zero, Under the hypothesis that thx imaginary (primed) coordinates are accessible to consciousness, reduction of the 8-space separation to zero could in principle provide for a coupling between remote viewer and targe’ site, Given the additional geometrical channe: provided by this model, a similar argument can be mounted to account for precognition (As = 0 for At < 0), We thus have the possibility of : geometrical interpretation of the "Quantum Interconnectedness' principle by which events remote in spacetime are nonetheless connected | non-local correlations,““"“* or, in this inter pretation, by the nature of the fabric of spacetime itself, We are presently pursuing the implication: of these and other models, Our goal in these investigations is to develop a theoretical structure to account for the data at hand, and to predict new, testable experimental outcomes CONCLUS IONS In this paper we have described our inves. tigation of particular aspects of paranormal functioning of human subjects, Specifically, ° have examined the human capability to access «4 describe, by mental processes, information sources blocked from ordinary perception by re son of distance and shielding, We have found remote sensing to be a robust phenomenon in which experienced and inexperienced subjects a able to describe in words and drawings both th location and actions of experimenters placed a undisclosed sites at varying distances from th subjects, 2 er re MEE aS Sete Approved For Release 2001/03/26 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200080008-6 SEE Ae aril eR eer Seni at, i NRT i ack haat otis ac a ali, Dk Sia NN iP SL erase ee ES oS phi ee oS tata nani a i ic at Pa sein aa So susan Pies Paeeicde fel
Approved For Release 2001/03/26 : CIA-RDP96-0078%52000200080008-6 i Sia ON i: Na ERASE Sl ENS Sl SHE ace’ From over seventy experiments with remote sensing, we have obtained three principal find- ings. First, we have established that it is possible to acquire significant amounts of in- formation about remote locations, Sccond, the physical distance separating the subject from the scene--even distances ranging over thousands: of kilometers in recent transcontinental oxperi- nents--docs not appear to lessen the accuracy of the perception, Third, the use of Faraday cage electrical shielding does not in any apparent way degrade the quality of the description obtained, ) One of the purposes of our research is to make use of the remote perception experimental data base to deduce the relevant physical prin- ciples and laws that govern paranormal function- ing. In pursuit of this goal we are endeavoring to define the level of compatibility of para- normal phenomena with the laws of physics as presently understood and to examine the limits of specific physical theories in modeling these phenomena, To this end, we have considered some physical models potentially applicable to remote perception, but further investigation must be pursued, Therefore, we plan to continue our ‘research efforts in the belief that not only can we use physical principles to help bring about an understanding of psi phenomena, but we an- ticipate that the psi data base may make a con- tribution toward the clarification of certain existing problems in physics, REFERENCES 1, Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff, "Informa- tion transfer under conditions of sensory shielding,’ Nature, vol, 252, pp. 602-607, October 18, 1974, 2, Harold Puthoff and Russell Targ, "A Per~ ceptual channel for information transfer over kilometer distances: Historical per- spective and recent research," Proc, IEEE, vol, 64, pp. 329-354, March 1976. 3. Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff, Mind-Reach, New York: Delacorte Press, 1977, 4, Arthur Hastings and David Hurt, "A confir-~ matory remote viewing in a group setting,” Proc, IEEE, vol. 64, October 1976, 5, Thomas Whitson, David Bogart, John Palmer, and Charles Tart, "Preliminary experiments in group remote viewing," Proc, IEEE, vol, 64, October 1976, 6. Jacques Vallee, Arthur Hastings,. and Gerold Askevold, "Remote viewing experi- ments through computer conferencing," Proc, IEEE, vol, 64, October 1976, 7. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, al, John Bisaha and B, J, Dunne, "Precognitiv’ remote viewing in the Chicago area, a rep- lication of the Stanford experiment," Research in Parapsychology 1976. Mctuchen, Nd: ‘The Scarecrow Press Inc, (in press). J, Ehrenwald, "Cerebral localization and ti psi syndrome,” J, of Nervous and Mental Disease, vol, 161, No, 6, pp. 393-398, R, Ornstein, The nature of human conscious. ness, San Francisco, CA: Freeman, 1973, Ch, 7 and 8, R, W, Sperry, "Cerebral organization and behavior," Science, vol, 133, pp. 1749- 1757, 1961. K, Osis, "New ASPR research on out-of-the- body experiences," ASPR Newsletter, No, 14 Summer 1972, I, M, Kogan, "Is telepathy possible?," Radio Eng., vol, 21, p. 75, January 1966, » Telepathy, hypotheses and observa- tions," Radio Eng., vol, 22, p, 141, January 1967, ; "Imformation theory analysis of tcl pathic communication experiments," Radio Eng,, vol, 23, p, 122, March 1968, "The information theory aspect of telepathy,’ RAND Publ, P-4145, Santa Monic CA, July 1969, M. A, Persinger, "Geophysical models for parapsychological experiences," Psychoene: getic Systems, vol, 1, No, 2, pp. 63-74, 1975, , "The paranormal--P, II: Mechanism: and models," M.S.S, Information Corp., Ne York, 1974, J. S. Bell, “On the problem of hidden variables in quantum theory,” Rev. Mod, Phys,, vol, 38, no, 3, p. 447, July 1966, A, Einstein, B, Podolsky, and N, Rosen, "Can quantum-mechanical description of physical reality be considered complete?, Phys, Rev., vol. 47, p. 777, May 15, 1935 H, Stapp, "Theory of reality," Lawrence- Berkeley Lab, Rep, LBL-3837, Univ. of California, Berkeley, April 1975, R, H, Dicke and J, P, Wittke, Introductio to Quantum Mechanics, Reading MA: Addis Wesley, 1960, Ch, 7, Approved For Release 2001/03/26 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000200080008-6 ABA ca nS eR AG aU ULE ONE EE tite dena hE nail ag A ER. ella ag AEM. ape Tp EE ye 5
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