*USAF Declassification & Release Instructions on File* Nose? MEMORANDUM FoR: ARcgRD ; weg VU Rah Tee 3 PROBLEM: (C) To document discussion gongerning Inquiry related to Parapsychology. ae ee PACTS AND DISCUSSION: 1. (U) In response to a 28 November 2977 congress gsional ; Inquiry by Mr. Giza, staff member, Hous Permanent select * Committee on Intelligence, the following people mee with Mr, Giza on 12 December 1977:- © Mr. Dale Graff, FTD/XRQ Lt Col Michael Bloom, AF/IN¥ = > Lt Col Frederick Dunlap, AF/INA Ma} Jack Drantell, SAF/LL © Tse 2. (C) As preliminary remarks Mr, Gia’ stated “that t he : conducting the inquiry for a committes member, not identified by name, who had read a 7 August 1977" ‘Washington Post: article, |” "Paychic Spying", written by Mr. John i. Withels. ’ 2 Be §4 titee nad: - already spoken with several paople fromthe Cantual “intelli Agency (CIA) who had indicated to him that the Foreign Technology Division (PTD) was sponsoring eeerimentny on } had a continuing interest in parapsyoholegy + ae oo 3. (8S) Mr. Graff explained that FTD had received a tank from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), in December 1976, to. produce an assessment of the threat posed by parapsycho research conducted in the Warsaw Paact,.. 4. (8) The experiments sponsored by FTD were described at oo langth by Mr. Graff, The Stanford Research Institute, under =. contract to FYD, had conducted experiments in remote viewing... The objective of the experiments was te provide a basis of comparison to evaluate data. At the xequest of Mx, Gise a sory of the contract final report was left with the ¢ mnt tes 5. (U) In response to a question by Mr. Giza it vas na evtablianed that the FTD study, now in draft review by AE (TMs Bas dominantly used open source Literature.” ae ae FL CATECORN ‘t - DEGRASSIEY m.., e ws wits By Approved For Release 2007/10/23 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001100030001-6
Approved For Release 2007/10/23 : CIA- RDP96- -00788R001 1000300 FRETS Rife OAS REDTA- 6 6. (8) During the description of the gRx experinents My Giza asked if FTD had attempted to use bea Th } fog” collection of foreign intelligence. Mr, Gra £ exp. exris . that several experiments were conducted where the Ob for remote viewing waa within the Soyhet Union. - However, the objective of the experiment was not’ dntelligense but an attempt to use an object which the viewag. ¢ att BebgS Ah 2g prior access to, or any preconceived knowle Age. 7. (U) Duxsing the discussion it was pointed ‘out. that. PTD Commanders policy was to conduct the DIA study and, based upon the findings, decide df further a Saar at PTD is warranted. Follow-on gontgagts, xis Ri. OF others, is entirely contingent upon. a.% ¥ DIA. The decision for renewed tasking bay it probe in January 1978, following DIA review. af he » sakes atudy. ok 8. (U) Mr. Giza atated that if ‘he. wrote a “report to the. committee on his total inquiry, he would make that. § available to the Air Force through SAF /U.. 9. (U) Copies of the FID draft. a . Pal Warsaw Pact (U), DIA Task PT~1810-l18=76,— and the | report, Advanced Threat Technique Assessment Ms are being retained by AP/INYSA and saree ae tag be ACTION OFFICER: Lt Col Michaal ‘mleone le Approved For Release 2007/10/23 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001 100030001-6