Rr i eS em rere eee ee a Approved For Releasek2000/6 DP96-00789R002100130001-4 (S/NOFORN/WNINTEL) In PSIINT, the remote viewer functions of course as the collector. But there must exist as well a supporting infrastructure to provide command and control, a logistical hase, and tasking, evaluation, formulation and dissemination of the data received. In the DIA SUN STREAK Project (DSSP), this has taken the form of a proposed 12-person organization which can he subdivided into. two elements: managerial and operational. Nirecting the administrative element ig the group commander/manager, whose duties differ very little from those in any other intelligence organization at the same echelon. Supporting the commander is the admin specialist, who provides essential secretarial and administrative expertise and assistance. Finally, the technical assistant /admin specialist provides filing, transcription, data base management, and other support for training and operations. (S/NOFORN/WNINTEL) Core of the operational element are three three-person collection and analysis teams, consisting of two remote viewers and one interviewer/analyst (who also directs in-house training for his viewers) per team. Suecessful execution of a remote viewing session requires a two-person effort. In the nature of remote viewing, the viewer necessarily must suppress as much as possible the linear, analytic functionings of the "left brain," and rely almost exclusively on the global, gestaltic processes associated with right~brain activity. The task of the interviewer/analyst is to provide targeting data as required by the viewer, assist the viewer in assuring session structure integrity, and provide necessary analytic direction in determining session flow. Experience has shown that one monitor/interviewer is able to optimally support two to three viewers. The three-team concept and current physical plant allow up to three two-person sessions to be conducted simultaneously. These sessions may be conducted as a joint effort on a critical large-scale collection project, of they may be conducted independently to satisfy individual collection tasks. Additionally, a six-viewer, three-interviewer pool allows intelligence collection operations to continue at an acceptable level even in the face of illness, annual leave, family emergency, ort other personal inclemency, as well as TbDY for advanced training for either viewer or interviewer. In the event of an intense or extended collection operation, it also allows an interviewer to alternate between viewers to allow for viewer recuperation/recovery time. (S/NOFORN/WNINTEL) The three-team concept is further important operationally for several reasons. First, it allows verification and cross-checking of viewer accuracy. In . those collection efforts in which little directive feedback is available (a large percentage of all taskings), several independent sessions must be run Co provide independent confirmation of the accuracy and dependability of session 4 Approved For Release ee (ERSTE R pe oozenncnztoosooot
Approved For Release sbadloed FE el noe-coveooa2t00130008- results. A second advantage of this organizational approach is that, just as traditional HUMINT collectors have long recognized, different observers have a natural tendency to report on different aspects of a target site or event, i.e. witnesses each give a different version according to their perspective. Each perspective may be correct, but it is necessary to correlate information to form a clear and complete picture of the site or event. Thirdly, as with HUMINT sources, PSIINT operatives have differing talents and abilities; one viewer may have affinity for a particular style of targeting methodology or is perhaps especially accurate in collecting against certain types of intelligence, i.e. complex technology, structural layout, spatial and/or temporal location (''search" mode), etc.; a second viewer may he strong in other areas than those of the first, while a third may be proficient in areas that are difficult for either of the first two to deal with, and so forth. In the concept of "all~source intelligence," traditional intelligence disciplines are used together to complement each other and cover each others' weaknesses. In remote viewing the same idea exists, if presently on a smaller scale. (S/NOFORN/WNINTEL) Ultimately, unit readiness would be significantly degraded by either a smaller organization or lower manning levels. Though on-hand personnel are presently approaching operational effectiveness in their training program, even when they are fully trained the project could expect intermittent interruptions in operational capability. Simply because the six-viewer/three-interviewer threshold has not yet been achieved periods will inevitably occur when either no viewers or no interviewers are available. When all factors are considered, it is apparent that the proposed 12-person organization is the minimum acceptable in insuring effective, uninterrupted operational readiness for a PSIINT collection project. For the sake of dependable, quality operational capability it is recommended that the organization be approved at this minimum acceptable level, In the interim, DSSP will continue to function as an intelligence collection effort using available resources. 5 40, 4 9s eieaaneaaeianaaaa Approved For Release Aa fet