CENTER LANE INFORMATION PAPERS FOR DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

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CENTER LANE INFORMATION PAPERS
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7 March 1985
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SUBJECT TAB
CENTER LANE Mission .................................... A
CENTER LANE Operational Accomplishments ................ B
CENTER LANE Approval History ........................... C
CENTER LANE Funding .................................... D
GRILL FLAME Evaluations ................................ E
CENTER LANE Personnel Selection Procedures ............. F
CENTER LANE Training Programs .......................... G
CENTER LANE Historical Overview ........................ H
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SUBJECT: CENTER LANE Mission (U)
ISSUE: (U) To provide the Director, DIA with information on
the development of the CENTER LANE mission.
FACTS:
1. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) CENTER LANE: A Department of the Army
Special Access Program enhancing intelligence collection and
OPSEC operations with psychoenergetics.
2. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) MISSION (1978-1983): Establish a program
to examine potential uses of psychoenergetics for intelligence
purposes with initial emphasis on remote viewing, specifically:
a. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) Establish remote viewing training
programs utilizing specially selected INSCOM personnel.
b. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) Establish remote viewing intelligence
collection techniques.
c. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) Establish a mechanism for responding to
intelligence collection requirements so that data produced by
remote viewing is quickly and efficiently used.
Comment: The philosophy behind this mission was to see
if responsible, level headed, Army personnel could
replicate remote viewing results reported by SRI
International and reputable laboratories in the greater
academic community.
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3. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) MISSION (1983-Present): Conduct a
psychoenergetic intelligence collection and counterintelligence
program, specifically:
a. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) Conduct intelligence collection and
counterintelligence operations using all applicable
psychoenergetic processes. (Operations ceased on 28 Sep 84)
b. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) Train selected personnel in
state-of-the-art psychoenergetic intelligence collection and
counterintelligence techniques.
c. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) Expand the operational capabilities and
training beyond the confines of information collection into the
field of psychoenergetic communications and psychokinesis.
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SUBJECT: CENTER LANE Operational Accomplishments (U)
ISSUE: (U) To provide the Director, DIA with statistical and
narrative information on CENTER LANE operations.
1. (S/CL-3/NOFOR.N) Total number of projects
from 1 September 1979 to 28 September 1984: 106
2. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects rated
by sponsor as having intelligence value: 53
3. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects rated
by sponsor as having no intelligence value: 28
4. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects reporting
information not verifiable by the sponsor: 2
5. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Number of projects without
evaluations from. the sponsor: 8
6. S/CL-3/NOFOR.N) Number of projects cancelled: 15
(S/CL-3/NOFORN) Attached is a summary of all operational
projects listed by project number, task, and value of information
obtained.
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SUBJECT: CENTER LANE Approval History (U)
ISSUE: (U) To provide the Director, DIA with an overview of
CENTER LANE approval history to include human use approval.
1. (S/CL-l/NOFORN) Ultimate approval for the conduct of CENTER
LANE activities within INSCOM rests with the Secretary of the
Army. The Army General Counsel determined that the intelligence
application of psychoenergetics constitutes human
experimentation and, therefore, falls under the provisions of
DoD Directive 5240.1-R. This paper will provide a summary of
approval history of INSCOM's use of psychoenergetics to include
DA Staff and human use procedures approval.
2. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) In May 1978, the Assistant Chief of Staff
for Intelligence (ACSI), Department of the Army (DA) accepted
lead responsibility for GRILL FLAME activities within the DA.
Effective 14 January 1981, by approval of the Under Secretary of
the Army, INSCOM became the only active operational GRILL FLAME
element in the Army. Program management for GRILL FLAME was
transferred to Commander, INSCOM effective 11 February 1981,
while OACSI, DAMI-ISH was designated the focal point for policy
matters and interface at the national level. INSCOM's
intelligence applications of psychoenergetics were conducted
under the GRILL FLAME Program until 30 September 1982 when
Congress directed that DoD psychoenergetic activities could not
be conducted within the NFIP. With the approval and knowledge
of OACSI, CG, INSCOM decided to continue the command's
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psychoenergetic efforts under a new program nicknamed CENTER
LANE. The effective implementation date of CENTER LANE was 3
December 1982. Overall responsibility for psychoenergetic
activities within DoD resided with the Defense Intelligence
Agency (DIA) from 1978 until 30 September 1982. DIA currently
maintains an interest in the intelligence application of
psychoenergetics and will assume responsibility for
psychoenergetic intelligence collection on or about 1 January
1985.
3. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Human use has been an issue associated with
CENTER LANE/GRILL FLAME activities since the program's
inception. OACSI and DIA addressed the human use issue because
the initial program management rested with OACSI and because DIA
had overall DoD responsibility for the program. A brief history
of the Human Use issue and listing of pertinent regulations
follow:
a. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) In February 1979, the Army General
Counsel determined that GRILL FLAME activities involved testing
on human sub ects and FOIAB5
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In Marc 1979, the
urgeon General's Human Subjects Research Review Board reviewed
the GRILL FLAME protocol and concluded that it represented
technology transfer and validation of the technology transfer,
rather than research or clinical investigation, and as such,
GRILL FLAME activities did not require approval for human use.
However, the board expressed concerns that future Army follow-on
work might be classified as research, and as such, plans should
be considered to establish credible human use review procedures
to oversee GRILL FLAME activities. In April 1979, the Army
General Counsel determined that the Army could continue/proceed
with GRILL FLAME activities as long as HEW guidelines and other
appropriate precautionary measures were taken. In April 1980,
the Under Secretary of the Army approved the continuation of
GRILL FLAME activities. In October 1980, the DoD, DIA, and Army
General Counsel jointly agreed that it would be prudent to
obtain written approval from the Deputy Secretary of Defense to
conduct GRILL FLAME activities. ACSI, DA concurrently initiated
action to obtain Secretary of the Army approval to conduct GRILL
FLAME activities. In September 1982, INSCOM GRILL FLAME
activities ceased because of NFIP restrictions; INSCOM
psychoenergetic activities were reinitiated in December 1982,
under the INSCOM CENTER LANE Project (ICLP), an S&IA activity.
Secretary or Under Secretary approval for GRILL FLAME/ICLP
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activities was granted on 14 January 1981, 1 February 1982 and 1
September 1983. Approvals are generally valid for one year.
Secretary of the Army approval for 1984/85 was not sought
pending reassignment of ICLP to DIA.
b. (U) On 6 June 1984, the ICLP Training and Applications
Procedures (TAAP) document was submitted to INSCOM's Human
Technology Review Board (HTRB) to satisfy requirements for
institutional oversight and review of Human Use procedures and
issues.
c. (U) Regulations governing "Experimentation on. Human
subjects" are as follows:
(1) (U) 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 46,
"Protection of Human Subjects".
(2) (U) Procedure 13, DoD Directive 5240.1-R.
(3) (U) AR 381-10, paragraph 2-18 .
(4) (U) USAINSCOM Regulation 15-3, "Boards, Commissions
and Committees: HIGH PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCEDURES".
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SUBJECT: CENTER LANE Funding (U)
ISSUE: (U) To provide the Director, DIA with information on
CENTER LANE funding for FY 79 through FY 84.
1. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) The total cost for INSCOM's use of
psychoenergetics for intelligence purposes, less personnel
salaries for FYs 1979 throe h 1983 was $686K. In 1979, the
total cost to INSCOM was g$87K, $75K of which went to
SRI-International for orientation training. In 1980, INSCOM's
costs for the project were only $32K and there were no external
contracts. In 1981, funding levels were increased to permit
INSCOM to participate in the Joint Services GRILL FLAME Program
with DIA. Of the $205K spent in 1981, $190K went to external
contracts with SRI-International in support of the joint
services program. 1982 was the second and last year of INSCOM's
support to the joint services program due to Congressional
restrictions placed on the use of NFIP funds. Of the total
$242K costs for 1982, $125K was spent in support of this joint
services effort and $99K spent on word processing equipment.
The $121K FY 1983 budget saw the beginning of the new coordinate
remote viewing training at SRI-International at a cost of $36K,
expansion of advanced training under a consultant services
agreement with Mr. Robert Monroe of the Monroe Institute of
Applied Sciences, Faber, Virginia at a cost of $24.4K, and the
expenditure of $40K for additional word processing equipment.
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2. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) In FY 84 CENTER LANE received $496.5K in
P-6 funds through the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research,
Development and Acquisition) and $315K INSCOM S&IA funds to
continue the project's efforts. The P-6 funds were used in
these areas:
a. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Purchase of biomonitoring equipment to
be used to determine physiological changes during the conduct of
psychoenergetic tasks. (Effort cancelled, $26.5K returned to DA)
b. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Development of a state-of-the-art
psychological screening/selection profile for use in identifying
potential sources. Such a profile would identify personnel who
may have some psychoenergetic talent or who could be trained to
perform psychoenergetic functions. The profile will be used to
assist in the recruitment of new sources.
c. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Determine the countermeasures potential
of extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic radiation.
This effort will examine the possibility that certain as yet
unidentified ELF radiations have a detrimental effect on mental
states critical to psychoenergetic performance. This study may
also provide information on ELF environments conducive to
optimum psychoenergetic performance. The logical follow-on to
this effort would be the development of local counter-
countermeasures environments for CENTER LANE sources.
d. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Development of a new psychoenergetic
technique for use in "search problems." Over the years, sponsor
agencies have asked for assistance in locating lost or missing
equipment or personnel. Because this is not a conventional
remote viewing task, we have had little success at providing
timely usable intelligence in these cases. That is not to say
that information we provided was inaccurate, just that it was
not directly usable to resolve the intelligence problem at
hand. If in fact a new psychoenergetic "search problem"
technique is developed, source personnel will likely be trained
in this technique, since "search problems" continue to be
priority tasks received by this office.
e. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Continuation of coordinate remote
viewing training (CRV) at enhanced levels for one source.
f. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Initiation of CRV training for four new
source personnel.
3. (S/CL-l/NOFORN) INSCOM awarded a contract to
SRI-International on 15 November 1983 to perform work described
in para 2b-f above. The INSCOM S$IA money was used to pay for
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travel costs associated with our training programs, Project
Manager's travel costs in performance of his COTR and management
duties, and. office administrative costs. $51K S$IA monies have
been allocated to CENTER LANE for the first quarter of FY 85.
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SUBJECT: GRILL FLAME Evaluations (U)
ISSUE: (S/CL-1/NOFORN) To Provide the Director, DIA with a
summary of evaluations conducted on GRILL FLAME/CENTER LANE
activities.
1. (S/NOFORN) In June 1979, Dr. LaBerge, then Under Secretary
of the Army, suggested that a scientific evaluation committee be
appointed to review the Army's parapsychological activities. In
early July 1979, Dr. Ruth Davis recommended that because of the
special interest of the Secretary of Defense, that the committee
review the total DoD posture. The mission of the committee,
known as the "GRILL FLAME Scientific Evaluation Committee" was
as follows:
a. (S/NOFORN) To review the parapsychological research,
investigations, and applications within DoD and the Intelligence
Community.
b. (S/NOFORN) To assess the validity of claims made for
the alleged existence of the PSI phenomena, with particular
emphasis on the experiments which were instituted to approach
the "proof of principle."
c. (S/NOFORN) To recommend a course of action for DoD in
future parapsychological activities.
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The Committee, chaired by Mr. Manfred Gale, published their
report in December 1979. Among the recommendations made by the
Committee was the following:
"Operationally-oriented RV activities aimed at determining
the empirical value of RV to intelligence should continue."
2. (S/NOFORN) On 23 August 1982, Rep. Edward P. Boland,
Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
(HPSCI), requested that a comprehensive report be prepared
documenting the results of the DoD three year GRILL FLAME
project and that it be submitted to the HPSCI not later than 15
October 1983. In response to this request, the Assistant Deputy
Director for Scientific and Technical Intelligence, DIA,
assembled an independent Scientific Evaluation Team. The team
was to produce a report that would:
a. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) Discuss the methodology and findings of
the research effort to include all relevant statistical analyses
on remote viewing trial applications.
b. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) Address appropriate recommendations for
future research or operational applications of parapsychological
phenomena. INSCOM has not received a final copy of the report,
but did receive a copy of the final draft of the report.
Although the Scientific Evaluation Team did not examine INSCOM'S
operational program, the following extracts from their
recommendations seem appropriate:
"The evidence shown to us is too impressive to dismiss as
mere coincidence. Certain similarities between the SRI and
Princeton results, obtained in very different circumstances
by unrelated investigators, are particularly compelling.
...Exploration of the phenomenon should not be restricted
to specific applications. ...It is our conclusion that Dr.
Puthoff's team (SRI International) warrants cautious
continued fiscal support."
3. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) The Defense Intelligence Agency published
the results of their three year, $1.5 million psychoenergetic
research. effort on 19 October 1983, with significant
recommendations that INSCOM'S operational remote viewing project
continue.
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ISSUE. (U) To provide the Director, DIA with a history of
CENTER LANE personnel selection procedures.
1. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) In December 1978 and January 1979, 251
INSCOM personnel in the greater Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area
were considered for participation in the INSCOM GRILL FLAME
Project (IGFP). These 251 individuals were experienced in the
intelligence disciplines of SIGINT, PHOTINT and HUMINT and
represented more than 8 units/organizations within INSCOM. Of
the 251 individuals considered, 117 were interviewed by IGFP
management personnel under the guise of a "survey" to determine
attitudes about the possible use of psychoenergetic phenomena
(parapsychology) in the intelligence field. The large
difference between number considered and. number actually
interviewed was due to the following elimination factors applied
by IGFP personnel:
a.
b.
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Commander's evaluation.
Retainability - at least 20 months.
d.
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Health.
Not readily available (programmed TDY,
schools,
etc.).
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During the selection process, IGFP management personnel were
looking for individuals who were open minded, adventurous, above
average intelligence, mature and stable, "artistic" in character
and personality, successful, well thought of by self and
co-workers, articulate, sensitive, and had an ability to
"in-flow" data. These characteristics were provided by Stanford
Research Institute (SRI) International, Menlo Park, CA. SRI-
International personnel stated essentially that no definite
profile had been established, but that their experience showed
that successful subjects (remote viewers) normally possess some
of these characteristics. During the interview phase of the
selection process, consideration was also given to individuals
who related their own previous psychoenergetic experiences.
Individuals who had objections to the military use of
psychoenergetics were not considered for final selection for the
IGFP. Additionally, individuals who displayed an unreasonable
enthusiasm for psychoenergetics, "occult fanatics", and
"mystical zealots" were not considered for final selection. Of
the 117 individuals interviewed, one refused to talk about
psychoenergetics at all, three thought that most of what they
had. heard was nonsense or trickery, three were opposed to the
investigation of psychic phenomena on religious grounds, and 110
had favorable opinions towards psychoenergetics and the possible
use of psychic phenomena in. the military. With 94% of the
people interviewed showing favorable attitudes for the IGFP, it
was obvious that further screening was necessary to reduce this
number to a manageable amount. IGFP screened the candidates to
ensure equal participation across the intelligence fields of
SIGINT, PHOTINT and HUMINT, and after an extensive review of the
interviews, 15 individuals were selected as prime candidates.
However, it was the opinion of IGFP personnel that approximately
30-35 individuals possessed the requisite potentials desired for
the IGFP.
2. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) In early 1980, IGFP participants were
tested by the INSCOM Command Psychologist in an attempt to
determine a suitable profile by which further participants could
be identified. The tests administered were:
a.
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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.
b.
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Gordon Personal Profile Inventory.
c.
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Fundamental Interpersonal Relations
Orientation-Behavior (FIRO-B).
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California Psychological Inventory.
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Edwards Personal Preference Schedule.
f.
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Personal Orientation Inventory.
For the most part, the group was emotionally stable with no
marked trends. There did appear to be an interesting similarity
in defensive style, a tendency toward artistic, aesthetic, and
cultural interests, and an introversive style of emotional
expression. From these test results, the command psychologist
constructed a test known as the "INSCOM Factor Questionnaire" to
be used with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the 16 PF as
initial screening tools in the selection of new project
participants. Individuals who scored within parameters
specified by the command psychologist then received personal
interviews with the project management personnel. From those
interviews and testing procedures, new project participants were
selected. This selection process was implemented in mid-1980
and is in effect today.
3. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) When the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering authorized the use of P-6 resources in
1983 to continue INSCOM capabilities in psychoenergetics, the
INSCOM CENTER LANE Project (ICLP) Manager solicited a proposal
from SRI-International for the development of a state-of-the-art
psychological screening/selection profile for use in identifying
potential sources. The profile will identify personnel who may
have some psychoenergetic talent or who could be trained to
perform psychoenergetic functions. The ICLP Manager awarded a
contract to SRI-International for development of the profile on
15 November 1983. SRI-International will complete work on the
profile by December 1984.
4. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) On 10 November 1983, CG, INSCOM directed
the use of the Rapid Acquisition Personnel Training (RAPT)
Seminar at Monroe Institute of Applied Sciences, Faber, Virginia
as a screening and sensitizing tool for ICLP. For OPSEC
reasons, RAPT was funded and administered by the INSCOM
Organizational Effectiveness Office (CENTEX), but managed by the
ICLP Manager. RAPT was cancelled as a screening tool for ICLP
on 13 March 1984.
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SUBJECT: CENTER LANE Training Programs (U)
ISSUE: (U) To provide the Director, DIA with information on
CENTER LANE training programs.
1. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) There are four psychoenergetic training
programs which support CENTER LANE operations:
a. (U) Initial Orientation Training:
(1) (U) Purpose: To provide new source personnel with
an introduction to training and collection procedures.
(2)
(U)
Location:
Fort Meade, MD.
(3)
(U)
Duration:
1 to 2 months.
(4)
(U)
Funding:
Not Applicable.
b. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Coordinate Remote Viewing (CRV)
Training:
(1) (U) Purpose: To provide source personnel with the
requisite skills necessary to perform collection and
counterintelligence operations.
(2) (U) Location: SRI International (SRI-I), Menlo
Park, CA and New York, NY.
WARNING NOTICE: CENTER LANE SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM
RESTRICT DISSEMINATION TO THOSE WITH VERIFIED ACCESS
TO CATEGORY THREE (3)
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NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
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(3) (U) Duration: 12 to 18 months.
10 Oct 84
(4) (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Funding: FY 84 - $118K P-6 covert
funds (provided by USDRE through ASA (RDA) and DCSRDA).
c. (U) Operational Training:
(1) (U) Purpose: To integrate
skills for operational requirements.
and
expand
acquired
(2)
(U)
Location:
Fort Meade, MD.
(3)
(U)
Duration:
Continuous.
(4)
(U)
Funding:
Not Applicable.
d. (U) Advanced Training:
(1) (U) Purpose: To provide selected, experienced
sources with advanced individual training to meet operational
requirements.
(2) (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Location: Fort Meade, MD and
Monroe Institute of Applied Sciences (MIAS), Faber, VA.
(3) (U) Duration: Suspended. Pending acquisition of
additional resources.
(4) (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Funding: FY 83 - $25K ICF.
2. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) CENTER LANE presently has one contractor
that provides training, but there are plans to continue
screening the field for potentially valuable state-of-the-art
technologies and alternate external contractors. Possible
candidates include McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co.,
Huntington Beach, CA; Mind Science Foundation, San Antonio, TX;
Eyring Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT; Lawrence
Livermore Laboratories, Livermore, CA and MIAS.
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SUBJECT: CENTER LANE Historical Overview (U)
ISSUE: (U) To provide the Director, DIA with historical
information on CENTER LANE activities.
1. (S/CL-1/NOFORN) Attached hereto is a detailed chronology of
events of USAINSCOM's involvement with psychoenergetics from
September 1977 to March 1985.
2. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) An effort was made to include all
significant dates, but since this activity is not the office of
record for OACSI, DA staff actions concerning approvals, some
key dates may have been inadvertently omitted.
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CENTER LANE
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
SEPTEMBER 1977 - MARCH 1985
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DEC 78-JAN 79
vawwl
Designed as an OPSEC support mission to
mimic HOIS remote viewers to determine US
vulnerability.
Robert Monroe, Executive
Director, Monroe Institute
of Applied Sciences (MIAS), was
contacted to determine what MIAS
could provide in support of
GONDOLA WISH.
ACSI directed all Army Parapsychology/Remote
Viewing research, experiments, application,
etc. be protected by unclassified nickname
GRILL FLAME (TAB A).
ACSI tasked INSCOM to develop
parapsychology program.
HQ INSCOM never received written tasking on
this subject. The CG INSCOM and the ACSI
had agreed upon the concept of Remote
Viewing and the need for Army involvement in
this area (TAB B).
MAJ Murray Watt appointed
GRILL FLAME Project Manager.
Selection of remote viewers
and interviewers.
Of the 251 personnel considered for GRILL
FLAME, 117 were interviewed and six
individuals were actually selected for
training.
Army General Counsel advised
ACSI that GRILL FLAME constitutes
human use.
Surgeon General's Human Use
Subjects Research Review Board
concludes GRILL FLAME not human
use.
Remote Viewing considered technology
transfer rather than direct research.
Beginning of orientation
training at SRI-International.
First operational Remote Viewing
session took place.
Six INSCOM personnel begin training at
SRI-International in Remote Viewing.
A missing aircraft (A6E) was located within
a 15-nautical mile radius of its downed
location.
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20 NOV 79 Surgeon General's Human Subjects Found that Remote Viewing did constitute
Research Review Board states human use and recommended more formal
Remote Viewing is human use. compliance with human use requirements.
2 FEB 80 Dr. Spiro, Under Secretary of the
Army, briefed.
SG11 6 FEB 80 CIA briefed.
Under Secretary of Defense,
William Perry, issues restriction
on use of P-6 funds.
Not appropriate for Army to fund technology
programs aimed at scientific demonstration
of parapsychology (TAB C).
First GRILL FLAME operative
attends Gateway Training
at MIAS.
14 JAN 81 Under Secretary of the Army
approved continuation of
GRILL FLAME project.
11 FEB 81 Program management for GRILL TAB E
FLAME transferred to CG, INSCOM.
16 JUL 81 Congressman Rose briefed on
human use issue.
17 JUL 81 The Honorable Delbert Spurlock,
Army General Counsel, recommends
ACSI submit GRILL FLAME Charter
to Secretary of the Army for
review and approval in order
to comply with DOD Reg 5240.1-R.
OCT 81 LTC Robert Jachim assumes project
manager duties.
1 FEB 82 Secretary of the Army approves TAB G
continuation of GRILL FLAME
activities during 1982.
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DATE EVENT COMMENTS
12 APR 82 Mr. Olin, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), briefed.
4 MAY 82 Ms. Smiley, Staff Member, House
Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence (HPSCI), briefed.
19-26 JUN 82 GRILL FLAME operative attends
Gateway training at MIAS.
29 JUN 82 Mr. Dyer, Ms. Shekmar, Mr. Rhodes,
Staff Members, Senate Appropriations
Committee (SAC), briefed.
JULY 82 GRILL Flame personnel begin
training at SRI-International in
the new Coordinate Remote Viewing
(CRV) method.
NFIP funding terminated for
project by Congressional
directive.
Army GRILL FLAME collection operations
cease (TAB H).
Project operative attends
Gateway training at MIAS.
CG INSCOM notifies ACSI DA that TAB I
INSCOM will fund a psychoener-
getics program out of hide
by using S&IA funds, based
on ACSI staff guidance. Project
name changed to CENTER LANE.
19 JAN 83 The Honorable Richard DeLauer, TAB J
Under Secretary of Defense, signs
memorandum allowing Program 6
resources to be used to maintain
the current INSCOM CENTER LANE
capability.
Letter of Instruction signed
establishing CENTER LANE as
Security Systems Planning Division,
Security Support Dectachment,
902d MI Group.
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14 MAR 83 Gen Wickham, Vice Chief of Staff
of the Army, briefed.
16 MAR 83 The Honorable Jay R. Sculley,
Assistant Secretary of the
Army for RD&A, briefed.
31 MAR 83 The Honorable George Bush, DIA and Army INSCOM efforts were reviewed
Vice President of the United and three INSCOM projects were used as
States, was briefed for thirty examples:
minutes concerning CENTER LANE
related activities by DR. Verona, E The briefing was well
DIA. Also present were Adm. received and the Vice President was
Murphy, C/S, Mr. Gregg, interested and impressed (TAB L).
Assistant to the Vice President,
National Security Affairs, and
LTC Fry, Military Assistant.
Gen Blanchard, Army Science
Board, briefed by MG
Stubblebine.
MAY 83 CIA, briefed
by MG Stubblebine.
20 May 83 The Honorable James Ambrose, Under
Secretary of the Army, briefed by
MG Stubblebine.
13 JUN 83 The Honorable John Marsh, Secretary
of the Army, briefed by MG
Stubblebine.
15 JUN 83 Secretary of the Army approves TAB M
establishment of Special Access
Program for CENTER LANE.
7 JUL 83 CPT Frederick Atwater assumes duties as
Acting Project Manager.
19 JUL 83 Contract signed with Mr. Robert
Monroe for "One-on-One" training
of CENTER LANE operative at MIAS.
AUG 83 CENTER LANE operative attends
Gateway training at MIAS.
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EVENT COMMENTS
15 AUG 83 LTC Brian Buzby assumes duties
as Project Manager.
1 SEP 83 Secretary of the Army approves TAB N
continued participation in
CENTER LANE activities within
INSCOM.
5 OCT 83 The Honorable John Marsh, Also in attendance: Assistant Secretary of
Secretary of the Army, briefed. the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs,
The Honorable Delbert L. Spurlock, and The
Special Assistant, Chief of Legislative
Liaison, Mr. George L. Cary.
5 OCT 83 Senator Wallop, Chairman, Budget
Subcommittee, SSCI, briefed.
7 OCT 83 Staff Members of Congressional Present were: Mr. Hall, SSCI, Ms. Smiley,
Committees on Intelligence, briefed. HPSCI, and Mr. Giza, HPSCI.
8 OCT 83 Ms. Susan Crawford, Army General
Counsel, briefed by MG Stubblebine.
31 OCT 83-4 NOV 83 "One-on-One" training of CENTER
LANE operative with Mr. Monroe
(MIAS) begins.
NOV 83 CENTER LANE operative attends
Gateway training at MIAS.
10 NOV 83 RAPT Training established.
22 NOV 83 MG Rapmund, Commander, Medical
R&D Command, briefed.
23 NOV 83 MG Tate, Deputy Director, Ops
and Admin, Defense Nuclear
Agency, briefed.
5 JAN 84 The Honorable John Marsh, MIAS discussed. LTG Brown, Director of the
Secretary of the Army, briefed. Army Staff, in attendance.
15-27 JAN 84 Second group begins training
in CRV at SRI-International.
19 JAN 84 LTC Bennett, Human Use Review
Office, US Army Medical R&D
Command, briefed.
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3 FEB 84 Honorable Delbert L. Spurlock,
Assistant Secretary of the Army
for Manpower and Reserve
Affairs, briefed by MG
Stubblebine.
MG Odom, ACSI, DA receives update
briefing.
LTG Brown, Director of the Army
Staff, DA briefed.
LTG Brown, Director of the Army
Staff, DA directs cancellation
of RAPT as CENTER LANE personnel
screening vehicle.
3 May B4 CG, INSCOM's approval of expanded TAB 0
CENTER LANE Mission formalized.
9 May 84 Dialogue initiated with McDonnell
Douglas Astronautics Company,
Huntington Beach, CA to comply
with directive to obtain second
contractor.
15 May 84 Army Science Panel briefed.
6 June 84 INSCOM Human Technology Review TAB P
Board briefed. Training and
Application Procedures Guide
delivered for review and
approval.
12 June 84 GEN Thurman, Vice Chief of Staff TAB Q
of the Army, DA briefed by
MG Stubblebine.
11 July 84 BG Soyster, CG INSCOM, receives
CENTER LANE briefing.
13 July 84 CG, INSCOM formulates decision to TAB R
discontinue CENTER LANE as an INSCOM
project. Impact and course-of-action
statements submitted to CoS, INSCOM.
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13 July 84 MIAS Advanced Training completed.
20 July B4 Meeting between Mr. Hurwitz, Director
GDIP Staff; Dr. Vorona, DIA; and
CENTER LANE personnel to discuss
possible mechanisms for transferring
CL to DIA and/or USAMRDC.
1 Aug 84 Meeting between MG Rapmund and CENTER
LANE personnel to discuss possible use
of transferred CL assets to assist
USAMRDC R&D functions.
23 Aug 84 Secretary of the Army approves TAB S
discontinuance of CENTER LANE as
Army project,and authorizes
negotiations for transfer
of Project to DIA or other suitable
agency.
18 Sep 84 Memorandum of Agreement(MOA) between TAB T
DIA and INSCOM for CENTER LANE
transfer completed and delivered
for CG, INSCOM approval.
26 Sep 84 CG, INSCOM approves MOA and signs
letter of transmittal to ACSI.
MOA delivered to ACSI for staffing
action.
28 Sep 84 CENTER LANE ceases operational TAB U
collection activities IAW
CG, USAINSCOM directives.
4 Oct 84 LTG Odom ACSI, HQ, DA approves MOA. Approval is granted to initiate
MOA transmitted to DIA for action action to effect transfer (TAB V).
20 Nov 84 CL personnel meet with INSCOM
Staff Group to discuss deadline
extension and DIA decision to request
detailing of personnel as opposed to
immediate transfer.
11 Dec 84 CG, INSCOM approves interim detailing/
OPCON transfer of CL personnel to DIA as
alternative to permanent reassignment.
10 Jan 85 HUMINT Committee of the Intelligence
Community Staff briefed by CL/DIA.
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23 Jan 85 MG Buford Lary, Military Asst to
Dep Sec Def, and COL Kenneth Hollander,
Exec Asst to USDRE briefed by CL/DIA.
6 Feb 85 Accompanied by LTG Odom, CL personnel
brief James Ambrose, Under Sec. of the Army.
11 Feb 85 CG INSCOM signs MOA approving
transfer of ICLP OPCON to DIA.
MOA transmitted to DIA for action.
Selected staff members of SSCI and
HPSCI briefed CL/DIA.
MOA signed by LTG Williams, Director,
DIA.
OACSI notified of OPCON transfer. Dissolution of SAP requested. (TAB Y)
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