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As
a beginning to researching the many variables that
could
affect
the quality of data obtained by remote viewing,
the role
of
feedback was
examined.
Its role
in a learning task
is well
known,
so
it
is
a natural element
to test.
There
is an added complication,
however, when the role of feedback
in remote viewing
is examined.
That
is,
some researchers claim
that
a remote viewing subject obtains all his
information precognitively from the feedback.
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REWARDING RV APPLICATIONS
SEARCH
•
Finding lost objects
•
Tracking
REMOTE VIEWING
•
Description of geographical feature
•
Access to targets obscured to other intelligence collection techniques
•
Descriptions of buildings, weapons,
etc.
•
Descriptions of the inside of buildings, laboratories, weapons storage,
or housing
®
Information that indicates the function of a
site
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In these feedback experiments two subjects were
initially
tested
in
trials.
All
those with feedback were successful and those
where no feedback was provided were not
successful.
To eliminate the
psychological difficulties
of
the
"no feedback mode"
a series
of
experiments were performed where feedback was provided
on
a random basis.
From the results
of these experiments,
the
SRI researchers conclude
that,
"while
it appears
that feedback may be an extremely
important
psychological factor and may have
some substantive role,
it
is not
absolutely essential
for successful remote viewing."
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(S/NF)
Prior
to the formation of
a joint
service DoD contract,
three
Army units were sponsoring research efforts
at
SRI.
1.
(U)
Missile Intelligence Agency (MIA)
(S/NF) The objective of the MIA program was
to determine
the
degree
to which selected personnel are able
to
interact with and
influence,
by mental means
only,
sensitive electronic equipment
and
to
ascertain how this phenomenon might be exploited
for Army-designated
applications.
While there have been
a number
of studies
in psychokinesis,
many of those studies were considered to be
incomplete
in some of
the more
significant
details.
Many had no controls or afforded insufficient
details about experimental apparatus.
A proper experiment on mental means
of
influencing electronic equipment needs
two things besides an
individual
who will
attempt,
by mental means
alone,
to change
the random source's
output:
a source
of true random electronic output and an accepted
statistical technique.
(S/NF) The MIA program had two phases.
In Phase
I
a
computer-based binary random number generator
(RNG)
was constructed.
The
system was tested by
a series
of
standard,
fixed— length statistical
tests
and found
to meet
all criteria for randomness.
In Phase
II,
subjects were
selected and trials begun.
When all were completed,
the
SRI
investigators
concluded that there was
an anomalous,
unexplained effect
on the
electronic
system which could not be accounted for by engineering
considerations
only.
Two possible mechanisms could be responsible for
the
results:
The
first
is
that
the
subject,
without physical
intervention,
produced
a physical change
in the electronic
system.
A second possibility
is that
the
subject
scanned the unperturbed binary sequence ahead
in time
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