Approved For Release 2001/09/07 : CIA-RDF96-00789R003200160001-9 (U) Some indication of the previous success of the training method can be found in existing data. In FY 1984, CI first began to outline the basic elements of an RV novice training program. Six individuals with limited or no exposure to RV were selected on the basis of interest and subsequently participated in a series of lectures and experimental sessions that served as the model for the FY 1986 program. Two of the participants in the FY 1984 program demonstrated independent statistically significant evidence of RV ability. (U) During FY 1986, three of the best viewers from the FY 1984 program and Cl’s expert viewer participated in a series of 6 RV sessions each for another Task in the program. As of the time of the FY 1986 experiment, all three previous novice viewers had participated in a total of approximately 100 viewings each. All of those viewings followed the procedure proposed by CI. 4 AS shown in detail in another report,* 3 of the 4 viewers independently scored statistically significant in that 6 session series. (If the probability of a successful series is 0.05, the binomial probability of three out of four successful series is 4.8 x 10-*+). Two of the 3 FY 1984 novices scored significantly, one scoring slightly better than the expert viewer. This result suggests that, at least for certain individuals, the viewing ability can be learned. Whether these particular viewers learned successfully as a result of practice, motivation, latent ability, CI’s “technology,” or a combination of all four elements is at this time unclear. Considerable future experimentation will be required to begin to determine the relative importance of each element. Pies G. S., and May, E. C., "An Experiment to Explore Possible momalistic Behavior: of a Photon Detection System During A Remote Viewing Task, ” Interim Report, SRI “Project 1291, SRI International, Menlo Park, California (December, 1986) { _ag) 21 Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP94-00789R003200160001-9.
Sil internat nee Approved For Release 2001/03/07 ? \A-RDP96-00789R003200160001-2 Interim Report-LObjective E, Task 7 + December 1986 Covering the Period 1 October 1985 to 30 September 1986 JOU O AN EXPERIMENT TO EXPLORE POSSIBLE ANOMALISTIC BEHAVIOR OF A PHOTON DETECTION SYSTEM DURING A REMOTE VIEWING TEST (U) J Prepared for: | SO SRI Project 1291 Approved by: of 15 Copies. is document consists of 20 pages. COPY 1% proved For Release 2001/03/07 : C1A-RDP9 ’'89R003260460001 -9 Ss 333 Ravenswood Avenue ° Menlo “California 94025 ° U.S.A. International (415) 326-6200 ° Cable: SR! INTL MPK - TWX: 910-373-2046 \) PY
Approved For Release ome C1A-RDP96-0789R003200160001-9 III RESULTS (U) A. (U) Remote Viewing Results (U) Four viewers were asked to contribute six viewings each. In this experiment, the personnel consisted of four of the best viewers participating in ongoing RV programs at SRI. (U) Each RV session was judged using a figure of merit analysis. The FM is defined as the! product of two measures: accuracy and reliability. The accuracy of an RV response is the fraction of the target material that is described correctly. Reliability is the fraction of the response that is correct.':2 Tables | through 4 show the RV results for each trial. The session number (9001.cr, etc.) incorporates a code for each viewer as well as the chronological sequence of viewings. Table 1 (U) REMOTE VIEWING RESULTS FOR VIEWER 009 Figure-of-Merit Session Overall p <= 0.0450 € Approved For Release anal : CuSRDP SF onTaeRaoszo01e0001-3
Approved For Release 2091/03/07 : CiA-Rt}P96-00789R005200160001-s Table 2 (U) REMOTE VIEWING RESULTS FOR VIEWER 105 Overall p < 0.0488 Table 3 (U) REMOTE VIEWING RESULTS FOR VIEWER 177 9001.hs 9002.hs 9003 .hs 9004 ..hs 9005 .hs 9006 .hs 11 Approved For Release 01103107 : Gnk-DP96-00789R003200160001-9
Approved For Release onwap Cmaps poressunszumncoens Table 4 (U) REMOTE VIEWING RESULTS FOR VIEWER 807 Session Figure—of-Merit Overall p < 0.1895, ns. _ (U) From the FM analysis performed for our FY 1984 experiment, we determined that by: computing the p-value for each FM we could determine an average p for each viewer and for all sessions combined. The overall probability of obtaining that average p-value was then calculated, either by an exact method for small numbers of sessions’? or by using the central limit theorem for greater than 20 sessions.6 In the current analysis, an additional test of significance, the Fisher Chi-square technique, has been added to supplement the probability associated with average p-value for a given series. _ The overall p-values given for each viewer’s series as shown in Tables 1 through 4 were calculated using the Fisher Chi-square technique. Averaging all p-values for all sessions yielded p(avg.) = 0.3437. Using the central-limit theorem, the probability associated with that average value is p < 0.004. Using the Fisher Chi-square method, a p-value of < 0.0036 was calculated for all 24 sessions, indicating good agreement between techniques. We observed that three out of the four viewers independently produced significant results. This outcome is an extremely rare event. If the probability of success is p < 0.05, the binomial probability of obtaining three out of four successful results is p < 0.00048. These individual and overall results are substantially better than achieved in the FY 1984 study.? Approved For Release ee NT : inners pozeennnszenienens
Approved For Release oust : CIA-RDP96-00789R003200160001-9 December 1988 inal Report--Objective F, Task 1. Covering the Period 1 October 1987 to 30 September 1988 APPLICATIONS OF FUZZY SETS TO REMOTE VIEWING ANALYSIS (U) Prepared for: , ft SRI Project 1291 Copy > of 5 Copies his document consists of 9 pages al 7 (DY Fo) 2- | SP] (nternattiions pproved For Release zo1fsr nga coresrorzxtn -9 ST em mee