Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : C1A-ROPSEES TIRES 00010001-7 SG1I 2K Final Report June 1980 SPECIAL ORIENTATION TECHNIQUES (U) By: RUSSELL TARG HAROLD E, PUTHOFF BEVERLY S. HUMPHREY EDWIN C. MAY és f SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM FOR GRILL FLAME. RESTRICT 4 DISSEMINATION TO ONLY ¥ INDIVIDUALS WITH VERIFIED ACCESS. 2 va " orpmcenenpr neta neere tte 333 Ravenswood Avenue ; Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A. , FEES | (415) 326-6200 K-003 -SO - Sei. ed For Re feiss ZR gast4- ROP oR ap 7a RoRDEDgO10001-NOT RELEASABLE TO WAAL LLZA ‘ ; FOREIGN NATIONALS . lee" CVated fbf dtofirte’
ed For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-0 SE SOOEIHT0001-7 Final Report June 1980 Covering the Period 1 May 1979 to 31 March 1980 SPECIAL ORIENTATION TECHNIQUES (U) By: RUSSELL TARG HAROLD E. PUTHOFF BEVERLY S. HUMPHREY EDWIN C. MAY SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM FOR GRILL FLAME, RESTRICT DISSEMINATION TO ONLY SRI Project 8465 INDIVIDUALS WITH VERIFIED ACCESS. | International Approved by: ROBERT S. LEONARD, Director Radio Physics Laboratory DAVID D. ELLIOTT, Executive Director Copy No. ..... 2... Systems Research and Analysis Division . . This document consists of 112 pages SRI 0—4292 CLASSIFIED BY: Msg, HQODA (DAMI-—ISH} dated 7 July 1978 REVIEW ON: 7 July 1998 SECR EF NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS SS FFB) ver For Release 2000105) i GARR: QO ETON SWARIDOU TT, (415) 326-6200 Cable: SRI INTL MNP TWX: 910-373-1246
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 , 0787R000500010001-7 CONTENTS (U) LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (U) . 1. 1. 2 6 6 ee ee te tw we ww te Vv LIST OF TABLES (U). . 2. 2 6 6 «© 6 6 © we ee ew ew we th tw vii I OBJECTIVE (U). . 6. 6 6 0 8 6 wo ew 8 we ee tw we tt lh 1 II INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY (U) . . 2. 2 6 © © © © © © w © © © 3 A. Basic Program Structure (U) .....6 + «+ «© » + «© we 3 B. Task Summary (U). . 1. 1. 6 «6 © © © © © © © eo we ww 6 om Report Organization (U) . 6... 6. 6 2 ew ew ew te ww 8 III BACKGROUND (U) .. 1. 2 6 © © © © ee et ee th we et ee 9 A, Screening (U) . 1. 6 6 1 © © @ © © oe we th te ew he ww 9 B. Remote Viewing Protocols for the Description of Local (San Francisco Bay Area) Target Sites (U) ....... 11 1. Basic Procedural Design (U). ...... se «© «© « « 12 2. Remote Viewer/Interviewer Roles (U). ......-s 14 3. Target Pool Selection (U). . .. +. + + «© » © © @ 14 4, Target Storage and Access (U). .....«.+ 2 es © 15 5. Remote Viewer Orientation (U). .....+24.e¢-+e-s 16 6, Interviewer Behavior (U) . . 1. 6 + es «© ee ee 17 7. Target Person ("Beacon") Behavior (U). .....-. 18 8, Post~Experiment Feedback (U) .... +6 +» e © «© «© » 19 9, Evaluation Procedure (U) .... «2. 6 + «© © © e© @ « 19 IV ORIENTATION PROGRAM--PHASE ONE (U) .. 2. 2. «© © © © «© © «© © 25 A. Remote Viewing of Local Target Sites (U). ......-. 25 B. Summary of the Six Series (U) . . . 1 6 © «© «© © © wo 26 The individual titles on this page are UNCLASSIFIED. However, the compi- lation of these titles may indicate defense information and material, the unauthorized disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to cause serious damage to the national security; hence, an overall classification of SECRET is warranted. iii Approved For Release 2000/08/0 Zafjeagnipeeenpere7 R000500010001-7
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 ape Rcpe Ponooooo root 1. Viewer No. 155 (U) . 1... 1. 2. ee ew we 2. Viewer No. 292 (U) .... 24.2 0 ese 3. Viewer No. 372 (U) . 1. 1. 6 6 we te ew ee 4, Viewer No. 468 (U) .... 2.4606 «wee 5, Viewer No. 518 (U) ..... 6 ew ew ee 6, Viewer No. 690 (U) . 1... 1 we sw was Analysis of Transcript Correlations (U) ... Summary of Judging Results for Local Target Sites (U) .. 1.4 6. «© + © we we ew wo ee we Phase-One Conclusions (U) Vv (ORIENTATION PROGRAM--PHASE TWO (UU)... .. 2s. A. Remote Viewing (RV) of 35-mm Slides (U) . 1. Viewer No, 372 RV (U). ... +. « «+ «© « « 2. Viewer No, 518 RV (U). . 1... 2 ew we 3. Comparison of Blind Judging and Accuracy for 35-mm Slides (U) ......-e.. s. Future Remote Viewing (FRV) (U).....4.-. Ratings e o s (U) s (U) s (U) (U) l. Viewer No. 468, RV and FRV of 35-mm Slide 2. Viewer No, 292, RV and FRV of 35-mm Slide 3, Viewer No, 155, RV and FRV of 35-mm Slide 4, Viewer No. 155, FRV of Local Target Sites (U). Extended Remote Viewing (ERV), Viewer No. 518 1. Background (U) .... ee « «© © © © we @ @ 2. Pilot Effort (U) .. 2... 6 2» es ewe 3. Formal Series (Six Trials) (U)..... 4, Discussion (U) .. 1. 2. 1 2 1 we ww wae Remote Viewing of Alphabet Letters (U). ... Coordinate Remote Viewing (CRV) with Immediate Feedback (U). . . 2 0 6 ee ts ee ew we wwe VI CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (U). . 1... 56 e. Approved For Release 2000/08/0 Aamo Re BET’ 87R000500010001-7 iv 26 29 34 36 39 41 47 50 87 58 59 60 67 69 70 74 78 79 83 83 83 83 92 93 94 99
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 GER 727R000500010001-7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ILLUSTRATIONS (U) Stanford Art Museum Target (a), and Response (b), by Viewer 372 (U) 2. 46 6 1 oe ew ee we ew et th tet thw he Beacon Tower in Vicinity of Control Tower Target at Palo Alto Airport (a), and Response by Viewer No, 292 (b) (U).. Windmill Target and Responses by Viewers S5 (a) and No, 468 (b) (U). 2. 1 6 ww ew we ee et ht th th et tt Redwood City Cross Target, and Responses of Viewers 372 (a) and 155 (b) (U). . 1. 2 6 6 ww ew ww ew we te th wh th hh Pedestrian Overpass Target, and Responses of S4 (a) and No, 155 (b) (U) ° s * a e e * e e ° * e e id cd € e * e ° ° e . Distribution of 36 Target/Transcript Correspondences for Local Target Sites (6 subjects, 6 transcripts each), Showing More than 50% First-Place Matches (U). ....+.++ se ws os Comparison Between Blind-Judge Rankings and Accuracy Assessments (U). .-. 2. + + © «© © © © © © wo oo we ee et Ultra Modern Dome House--Target, and Viewer 372 Drawing (U). . .. «6 «© «© «© © © oe © © we we ew ee hee Mount Alverno Conference Center, and Viewer 372 Drawing (U)., . «2 © + © © © © © © 8h 8 ewe oe ee te Stanford Shopping Center--Target, and Viewer 372 Drawing (U). . . «6 «© © «© © © © © te we ee we we th wo he wt Varsity Theatre Arcade--Target, and Viewer 518 Drawing (U). . 1.06 6 6 ee eo we eo eo we th ee eh hhh Victorian House--Target, and Viewer 518 Drawing (U)..... Glass Slipper Motel--Target, and Viewer 518 Drawing (U).. . Stanford Shopping Center--Target, and Response of Viewer No, 468 (U) . 2. 6s eo eo ew we ee th we ew th we tt Target Slide, and Viewer 292 Response Fifteen Minutes Before Random Selection of Target (U) . 1 2. 1 2 6 6 6 we et www Target Slide, and Viewer 272 Response Fifteen Minutes Before Random Selection of Target (U) . ... «6 2 2 «© © © © © © oe Vv Approved For Release 2000/08/0 7™RERG@He any 0 787R000500010004-7 33 45 46 48 49 Sl 61 62 63 64 65 66 72 76 77
Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : P 87R000500010001-7 17 Copper Pitcher and Viewer No, 518 ERV Response (U) . 18 Food Mill Target and Viewer No, 518 ERV Response (U) 19 | Straw Hat Target and Viewer No, 518 ERV Response (U) 20 :Tripod Target and Viewer No, 518 ERV Response (U). . 21 | Antenna and Viewer No. 518 ERV Response (U). .... 22 Globe Target and Viewer No. 518 ERV Response (U).. vi Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : Spare Fe 7 R000500010001-7 a 85 86 88 89 90 ‘91
Approved For Release 2000/08/07,: CIA- -00787R000500010001-7 TABLES (U) 1 Results of Transcript Concept Analysis of a Remote Viewing Experiment (U) . 1... 1 1 © © © © oe ew we eh ee we ee we te 22 2 0-7 Point Accuracy Rating Scale for Target/Transcript Correspondence (U) . 4... . 6 «© 6 © © © we we weer weevee 27 3 Total Scores for Each of the Six Viewers in Phase-One Orientation Program (U). . .. « «6 «© © © © © © © we te ew ws 52 4 Distribution of CRV Target/Response Matchings (U)...... 98 5 Program Summary (U). . . 2. 6 6 ee et te hw et ew we te 100 vil Approved For Release 2000/08/ Galgaingen EPC 7 87R000500010001-7
Approved For Release amas a” ee I OBJECTIVE (U) (S) The objectives of this program are the optimization of remote viewing (RV) protocols, the orientation of selected individuals to reach enhanced levels of ability, and the establishment of screening procedures to enlarge the population from which individuals are selected, 1 Approved For Release 2000/08/0 Agpn@ayRMpete 0787R000500010001-7
Approved For Release UNCLASSIFIED 33 Approved For Release 2000/9 Pf CAS § fob ABFHO0500010001-7 (b) (a) UNCLASSIFIED BEACON TOWER IN VICINITY OF CONTROL TOWER TARGET AT PALO ALTO AIRPORT (a), AND RESPONSE BY VIEWER No. 292 (b) FIGURE 2 (U)