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Subject:
Evaluation
and
Critique
of
SRI
project
"Geophyscial
Effects
Study
(U)
1-
(U)
Project
goals
which
were met
:
The
Geophysical
Effects
Study,
completed
in
December,
1984,
accomplished
the
following
tasked
goals
A.
An
analysis
was
performed
to
determine
whether
correlations
exist between
RV performance
in
historical
data
(data
from
SRI's
previous
experiments)
and
factors
in
the
ambient
geophysical
environment.
Data
from
previous
controlled
RV
studies
were
analyzed
against:
1)
Geomagnetic
indices.
2)
Solar
electromagnetic emissions.
3)
Sunspot
number.
4)
Ionospheric
conditions.
5)
Solar magnetic
field.
B.
A program
of
real-time
ELF monitoring
was
implemented.
One
station
was
set
up
in
a
high-ELF
environment
(at
SRI)
and
another
at
a
lower-ELF
environment
(at
TRI).
Comparisons
were
made
to
detect
common
changes
which
might
correlate
to
changes
in demonstrated
RV performance.
2.
(U)
Project goals
which
were not
met:
A.
Although
the
bibliography
shows
that
a
survey
of
existing
literature
on
the
subject
was
made,
no
summary
of
the
findings
was
provided
in
either
the
interim
or
final
reports.
B.
Data
from previous
controlled
experiments
were
not
analyzed
against:
1)
Weather
(temperature,
relative
humidity,
barometric
pressure
,
etc
. )
.
2)
Lunar
cycles.
These
two
features
were
listed
as
tasked
comparisions
to
be
made,
but
the
Statement
of
Work
said
only
that
they
would
be
made
"when
possible".
The
affects
of
these
two
very
real
sets
of
factors
on
RV
performance
should
not
have
been
left
out,
since
their
biological
effects
have
been
shown
to
be
large.
It
does
not
seem
that
an
accounting
of
the
smaller
variations
on
biological
performance
can
be
taken
into
account
without
consideration
of
their
larger
effects.
No
statement
was made
in
the
report
as
to why
these
larger
influences
were not
considered.
C.
No
"rough
index"
of
expected
RV
performance
was
provided,
using given prevailing geophyscial
factors.
In
fact,
no
study
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"given
prevailing
geophysical
factors"
dealing
with
the
Ft.
Meade
area,
where
we conduct. our
operations,
was
ever made.
3.
(U)
Project
goals
which
were
not
properly
addressed
by
the
tasking
:
' ”
'
^
'
"
A.
Whether
or
not
the
findings
are applicable
to
our
situation
is
questionable.
The
main
reasons
for
this
are
incorporated
into
the
original
tasking.
The
Statement
of
Work
allowed
SRI
and
TRI
to
conduct
a
purely
"academic"
study,
rather
than
a
study
which
would
be
pertainent
to
our
situation.
As
a
result,
we
have
a
final
product
which,
although
very
specialized,
is
little
more
than
another
textbook
on
the
subject
of
remote
viewing.
Examples
of
how
this
report
vary
from
our
specific
needs
are:
1)
Even
though
ELF measurements
were
carried
out
both
at
SRI
and
TRI,
(places
of
high
and
low
ELF
radiation),
the
RV
sessions
were
only
carried
out
at
SRI,
where
the
ELF
radiation
is
highest
(and
where
transient
ELF
effects
would
cause
the
lowest
percentage
of
change)
.
No
attempt
was
made
to
find
out
whether
RV
results
would
have
been
consistantly
different
when
carried
out
at
the
two
locations;
one
with
consistantly
high,
and
the
other
with
consistantly
low
ELF
environments.
Such
an
experiment
would
have
provided
us
with
the
ability
to
select
the
best
locale
for
our
work.
Whether
or
not
solar
activity affects
us
on
a monthly
or
yearly
basis
is
not
nearly
as
important
as
whether
the
location
of
our
worksite,
in
proximity
to manmade
constant-ELF emitters
would
affect
us
on
a
consistant,
day-to-day
basis.
This
question
was
not
answered,
or
even addressed
by
the
study.
2)
The
overall
results
of
ELF
effects
were,
naturally,
statistical
averages.
The
report
states
that
many
individuals
did
not
conform
to,
or
even
showed
tendancies
to
be
in
opposition
to
the
averages.
Since
the
SRI
contract
dealt
only
with
the
RV performances
of
their
core
personnel
and
"off
the
street"
volunteers,
the
report
does
not
provide
us
with
any
information
which
can
be
used
to
predict
the
individual
reactions
of
our
personnel
to
our
ELF
enviroment.
Had
the
SRI
project
worked
with
our
personnel,
we
would
have
gained
a
wealth
of
information,
dealing
strictly
with
our
personnel
and
aimed
at
our
operational
goals.
In
this
respect,
the
original
tasking
for
the
project
should
have
been more
stringent.
4.
Conclusion
:
Because
of
the
above
factors,
the
study
done
by
SRI
ancf
TRI
is
shown
to
only
answer
questions
about
generalized
trends,
dealing
with
the
effects
of
solar -generated
ELF
on
RV
personnel
located
in
the
constantly
high
ELF
environment
of
the
San
Francisco
Bay
area.
It
does
not,
however,
answer
specific
questions
about
the
effects
of
ELF
on
each
of
our
RV personnel,
in
our
working
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environment.
In
fact,
the
ELF
environment
in
the
Ft.
Meade
area,
where
we
work,
is
not
even
considered
in
the
report.
In
short,
the
findings
of
the
report
have
little
to
do
with
our
operations,
and
do
not
effectively answer
the questions
we
were
asking
when
the
project
began
.
5.
Recommendations
for
subsequent
actions
:
In
view
of
the
findings
of
the
SRI
study
,
certain
actions
on
our
part
are
now
appropriate
for
our
optimum functioning:
A.
Since
a
relationship
has
been
established
between
sunspot
cycles
and
RV
performance,
we
should
now
access
open
source
information about
sunspot' cycles,
to
predict
optimum operational
times.
B.
_
Since
individual
performance
has
been
shown
to
vary,
in
spite
of ELF
intensity variations,
we
should
now
conduct
a
study
of
our
personnel
to
determine
who
will
have
optimum
performance
times,
and
when.
C.
Since
the
tasking
did
not
require
the
ambient
environment
of
our
worksite
to
be
established,
it
should
now
be
done,
and
compared
to
the
findings
of
the
SRI
study.
D.
Continuing
data
bases
should
be
kept
on
our
RV
performance
and
our
ELF environment.
Now
that
the
SRI
study
has
shown
the
most
efficient
method
of
analysis
for
such
data,
we
should
continue
it
on
our
own,
for
prediction
of
optimum
operational
conditions.
6.
Recommendations
for
future
contractual
studies
:
Future
contracts
for
studies
related
to
our
field
of
operations
should,
without
fail,
contain
the
following requirements:
A.
Studies
done
for
us
concerning
RV
personnel
should
use
our
personnel.
This
is
the
only
way
in
which
the
individual
tendencies
of
our
personnel,
and
the
resulting
effects
on
our
operational capabilities
can
be measured,
studied,
and
predicted.
B.
Studies
done
for
us
concerning
environmental
aspects
should
include
our
environment.
This
is
the
only
way
we
will
be
able
to
predict
the
effects
our
present
environment
will
have
on
us,
and
is
the
only
way
we
can
predict
what
changes
will
occur
with
any projected
change
in environment.
C.
Any
studies
done
for
us
concerning
operational
aspects
of
remote
viewing,
either
for
intelligence
or
counterintelligence
purposes
should
be
conducted
in
our
operational
environment.
This
is
the
only
way
a
planned
study
can meet
the
unpredictable
obstacles
and
tasks
provided
by
our
real-time
work
environment.
A
removed
study
will
produce
a
textbook
for
us
to
read.
An
involved,
hands-on
study will
produce
an
operating manual
for
us
to
use
in
our
daily operations.
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