PARAPSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00787R000200090011-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 5, 2003
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 23, 1976
• Content Type: MF

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SUBJECT:
Associate Deputy Di
For Adnin#stration
Associate Deputy Director for Science
Technology
Parapsychology Research
I -A
iC enorand from /DDA to AID/W dated
ry 1076, Subject SRI Report
ptual Augaentation
u have expressed an
t Trent research plans in this area.
Fubject of parapsyc
d like
2 As you may know, we elected not to continue the SRI
search project because of its substantial cost and because
of the generally nee ative findings in the physiological "per-
tit of the research. For example, a promising earlier cur-
relation between brain wave patterns and the on-off status
of a hidden light inside a screen rooms was not substantiated
by the most recent stud The operationally oriented portion
of the SRI work did yield sea* very Interesting findings.
Uafortunately, these were open to question because of pro
ceduraal shortcozzaings, such as the lack of controls, lack of
rredeterxUod criteria for "hits," failure to follow accepted
double blind methodology, and the involveaaent of experimental
to seers themselves as subjects.
tnti
i we can identify pronisieat and potentially usee-
e do agree that the field requires close observation,
"
research alteraat ivees . No have proxr ed
:t for FY-77 and a follow-on for VY-70
include an in-depth review of the recent
Uro, together with visits to laboratories doing
Ent research in the field. The contr*stor will be a
I
atsble scientist who holds neither a position of flat
p
ro action nor an outright espousal of paraanoral phenomena
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.rally. At the same
perferr-ance would be considered
they could he demonstrated.
Distribution:
original - Addressee D/OT
1 - ADD/S&T
I - U/ORD
I - LSR/ORD
2 - DD/StT Registry
l ORD Registry
LSR/ORD/DD/S&T
attempt to determine
and levels Of paranor*ai
octant to the Agency if
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