TASK FOR FY 1988

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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: November 2, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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SRI International
Memo
To: Ed May Date: 11-2-87
S G 1 J From:
Subject: Task for FY 1988
1. As agreed in our conversation on 29 October, this memo specifies what I believe
should be done during FY 1988 that will maximize the probability for continued
funding in FY 1989 and 1990. As it will be accomplished using USAR&D funds, it
will be necessary to acquire the approval of Colonel McNelis.
2. The following items, while not currently specified in the SOW, can with only minor
alterations be incorporated as part of that SOW. The alterations I suggest are being
made for several reasons. The first is that the project's continued financing demands
that applications of remote viewing be demonstrated now, rather than in the fifth
year of the current program. Additionally, the DIA's continued support requires a
demonstration that the issues that have been researched over the past 8-10 years are
now ready and can be used by DIA to improve and sharpen the skills of the DIA
personnel. The feeling being that if we are unable to successfully demonstrate that
certain aspects of the remote viewing phenomenon are better understood now than
they were 8-10 years ago the wisest thing to do would be to discontinue our
applications research for 15-20 years while some advances in the basic research are
made which would make our intelligence gathering applications research more
fruitful.
3. The following experiment is suggested:
a. Apply SRI's best screening and selection methodology to a large population of
DIA and other DoD employees and identify a cadre of those showing the
greatest potential for doing remote viewing. This should be completed by the
end of the first quarter, FY 1988.
b. For those selected a short orientational training session would be conducted
by SRI staff, which would include a number of practice sessions. This should
be completed by the end of the second quarter, FY 1988.
c. The group would then be given a series of targets and their performance
scored and statistically evaluated. Those that succeed would pass to the next
stage. This should be completed by the end of the second quarter, FY 1988.
d. The final stage would consist of a series of real intelligence sites and the
attempt would be to both describe the sites, using remote viewing, and, if
possible, provide new intelligence. This should be completed by the end of
the third quarter, FY 1988.
4. It should be noted that perfection is not anticipated on any of the above tasks nor is
that the goal. What will be shown is that some progress has been made over the
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years in each of the categories (screening/selection, training, RV performance,
evaluation, operational RV). It will also show where our flaws are and which areas
need further work and how much work remains to be done, and in so doing provide
decision makers and potential sponsors with a very accurate assessment of exactly
where we are with regard to applying remote viewing to intelligence collection.
5. If time and staff permit, it would also be impressive to show that not only is the
statistical analysis indicative of psychic performance but also apparent when
compared to a control group.
6. To conclude, given that the experiment is successful a presentation will be given to
decision makers and financial managers during the first month of the fourth quarter
of FY 1988. If funding is still not provided, at least, you have given it your best shot
and will have developed a package of data that can be shown to new or potential
clients.
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