DOD PSYCHOENERGETICS PROGRAM

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DoD PSYCHOENERGETICS PROGRAM
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Preface
I Background
II Program Scope
III Program Objectives
IV Resources Required
V Program Management
VI Research and Applications
VII Support Centers
VIII Timing and Funding Levels
IX Investigations
APPENDIX
I Terminology
II Details of Some Candidate Research Tasks
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Preface
(S) This report presents an integrated and systematic approach for
investigating psychoenergetics phenomena within the DoD. Psychoenergetics
includes classes of human capabilities generally referred to as
parapsychological, or PSI, phenomena. There are two main categories,
informational and energetic, that can be further defined asl:
1. Remote viewing (RV)/Extrasensory Perception (ESP) --- ability to
describe remote geographical areas or to describe concealed data via
undefined transmission mechanisms.
2. Psychokinesis (PK) -- mental ability to influence physical or bio-
logical systems without use of known physical mechanisms.
(S/NF) Investigations in this program build from the most promising work
identified in previous psychoenergetics efforts (e.g., the GRILL FLAME
project). Phenomena with sufficent evidence for supporting their reality
(e.g., remote viewing) receive application emphasis from program on-set.
Phenomena that are uncertain or have not been sufficiently researched receive
validation emphasis until the particular effects can be statistically
demonstrated (e.g., PK influence on sensors). Even if valid, some of those
effects may not be strong enough or sufficiently repeatable for applications;
however, they may be significant for phenomena understanding in general and
could assist in other PSI applications.
1 Other aspects, and more detailed descriptions of various terms common to
this research area are listed in Appendix I.
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(S/NF) Emphasis is placed on developing and adhering to strict scientific
evaluation methods and experimental protocols throughout this program, and
various reviews will occur frequently.
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1. (U) BACKGROUND
1. (U) US Investigations:
(S/NF) Investigations of some aspects of PSI phenomena have been sponsored
by various U.S. Government agencies since 1971, when CIA initiated work on
remote viewing (RV) with SRI International. Since then, seven DoD elements,
most of them from the Intelligence Community, have been involved at various
times.
(S/NF) Starting in 1981, a three-year integrated intelligence effort began
(the GRILL FLAME Project), with funds mainly from DIA and Army INSCOM, and
with DIA providing central management. Main thrust of this project was to
evaluate the threat that foreign psychoenergetics achievements might pose. to
U.S. national security, and to explore the potential of psychoenergetics for
use in U.S. intelligence collection or in U.S. military operations.
Key findings of this joint project were:
(a) (S/NF) Remote viewing (RV) is a real phenomenon and is
reproducible. Remote viewing data do not appear to be degraded by long
distances or by shielding. Significant foreign psychoenergetics research
activity exists in the Soviet Union and in China, which is well funded and has
high-level government backing. Consequently, a potential threat to U.S.
national security exists from foreign use of remote viewing, and possibly from
other aspects of psychoenergetics phenomena.
(b) (S/NF) Methodologies for training personnel in the use of remote
viewing, and in improving remote viewing performance, can be developed.
(c) (S/NF) Remote viewing has potential as an intelligence data collection
tool, although at this stage of development descriptive content (e.g.,
configurations) is more reliable than analytical content (e.g., function,
purpose). Consequently, remote viewing could become a highly
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valuable adjunct to existent intelligence collection methods for some types of
applications, and would be especially significant for cases where no other
intelligence collection method is possible. However, remote viewing must be
developed further to expand on application options and to improve reliability,
especially for complex intelligence or operational problems. Remote viewing
training techniques in later stages of development show promise for enhancing
reliability and performance for tasks requiring analytical data.
(S/NF) Key findings from the GRILL FLAME Project have been factored into
the considerations of this report. Significant psychoenergetics research in
open laboratories, institutes, or academic facilities in the U.S. and
worldwide, was also reviewed. If this research showed positive results and
potential for improving phenomena utility or for phenomena understanding,
similar research was also considered for this program.
(C) Research in biophysical, neurophysiological, psychological, and other
areas will also be examined in this program if there is some potential for
SG1B helping in phenomena understanding or for assisting in identifying new
psychoenergetics research approaches.
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II Program Scope
(S/NF) This is a multi-year (5 year) research and development program that
investigates operational usefulness of various aspects of psychoenergetics for
the DoD.
(S/NF) Thus, direct application investigations and application-oriented
research that assists in improving utility are pursued. Potential
intelligence applications are emphasized, although other military applications
may be possible and are also considered.
(C) Research that examines possible theoretical issues and that may lead to
phenomena understanding is also performed. Although some of this work may be
basic research with uncertain application potential, the identification of
explanatory mechanisms for the phenomena may assist in determining phenomena
characteristics and could help in the applications arena.
(S/NF) Evaluation of the threat potential of psychoenergetics phenomena
from Communist countries is also central to this program. Part of this effort
would include duplication where appropriate, of the most significant of the
known foreign work to evaluate their potential achievements.
(S/NF) Both information (RV, ESP) and energetic (PK) aspects of
psychoenergetics phenomena are investigated, although emphasis will be on RV
for the initial phases, especially for applications work.
(U) The applications and phenomena understanding research span many fields,
making this program highly diverse and interdisciplinary.
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III Program Objectives
(S/NF) There are several program objectives:
1. To improve utility of the most promising remote viewing (RV)
applications identified during the GRILL FLAME project, and to incorporate
them into real time operational usage within DoD.
2. To identify and evaluate feasibility of other RV applications,
including complex intelligence and operational tasks.
3. To examine a wide variety of possible energetic (PK) effects so
that validity of the phenomena can be evaluated and to identify their
potential for military applications.
4. To evaluate (via replication), where appropriate, known or
suspected foreign psychoenergetics research to determine credibility of the
work and its possible threat significance to US national security or to
military systems.
5. To examine those aspects of psychoenergetics that show promise
for developing countermeasures against possible use of psychoenergetics by
foreign countries.
6. To pursue in-depth research that can assist in improving
utility, and research that might help in phenomena understanding from both a
theoretical modeling or a transmission mechanism viewpoint. It is likely that
PK effects offer the best chance for phenomena understanding, since a wide
variety of scientific instrumentation and sensors can be applied to this
problem.
(S/NF) Activities that help achieve these objectives include:
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1. Further development of RV training methodologies for a variety
of applications, to include those suitable for enhancing analytical content of
the data. Methodologies for selection and identification of people who have
psychoenergetics talent and for skill development, in both RV and PK
phenomena, will also be developed.
2. Development of suitable experimental and operational data bases
to permit adequate statistical evaluations so that phenomena repeatability,
and application reliability, can be quantified.
3. Further development of the most promising evaluation
methodologies identified during the GRILL FLAME project, and expanded to
include PK phenomena.
4. Thorough identification of all aspects of investigation
protocols and safeguards required for the wide variety of research and
application projects that are pursued. 1
5. Evaluation of a wide variety of factors and techniques that
impact on psychoenergetics performance and utility. Methods for minimizing
their effects if they decrease reliability, or methods for utilizing these
effects if they improve reliability will be identified.
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IV Resources Required
(S/NF) To achieve these objectives, the program will have both external and
in-house expertise spanning a wide range of diciplines. Some of this will
come from people who have a demonstrated track-record in this research area;
others may have only indirect association (or none at all), but may contribute
to this program if their research has potential for phenomena understanding.
Others may be involved as consultants so that the widest interdisciplinary
viewpoints can be applied to this program. This resource mix will insure that
the peer group review and scientific interactions are maximized.
(S/NF) The facilities involved range from academic laboratories to
contractor and government facilities. Some of this work will be unclassified
and can be released to the public according to guidelines developed in the
program. Classified aspects, such as direct operational investigations, would
be subject to close-hold compartmental security control. I
(S/NF) Since this program builds upon the observations and conclusions
developed from the previous intelligence-sponsored GRILL FLAME project, some
of its most promising applications and research investigations will continue
so that program continuity can be maintained.
(S/NF) Other facilities, including academic institutes and a variety of
contractor and government research centers, will be brought into the program
as soon as practical in this multi-year effort. Specific facilities involved
and their time phasing would depend, among other things, on funding sources
available, proposal evaluation and contract negotiation time, security
considerations, various operational issues and research problems and their
priorities.
(C) Financial resources for this program should be as stable as possible,
especially for long-term applications and basic research projects. This is
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V Program Management
(S/NF) To optimize program effectiveness, there should be:
? Central management.
An executive review board.
A tasking review team.
1. (U) Central Management:
(C) In order to achieve a unified, integrated and coordinated effort over
the wide variety of research and operational activities in this program,
central management must be implemented and maintained. Central management
will be accomplished for USDRE by the Assistant Vice Directorate for S&T
Intelligence. This individual will have full responsibility for all aspects
of the program, including final review and approval of all operational efforts
and all research tasks. As Central Manager, he will be responsible for task
scheduling and time phasing, for chairing frequent data review and evaluation
sessions, for insuring that the total effort is fully integrated, and for a
variety of other program management issues. The Central Manager will also
insure that contract issues are clearly defined and appropriately monitored,
and will provide central control for administrating financial aspects of the
program.
(C) The Central Manager will also assemble a special scientific advisory
group to provide expert advice on various program technical issues.
2. (U) Executive Review Board:
(C) This board would consist of executive-level representatives from the
principal DoD elements (R/D and intelligence) involved in this program.
Observers from other DoD elements may be included on a strict need-to-know
basis if they could be potential users of the techniques developed in this
program, or if they might otherwise contribute in later phases of the effort.
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This board would be primarily responsible for management - related issues,
such as human-use, legal, release-of-information, and program security
guidelines. Other responsibili,#ties would involve resolving priority
conflicts, and assisting in resource procurement. This board would also
provide executive review of project activities and findings on a periodic
basis to assist in overall evaluation. Close coordination between this board
and the central manager would be maintained.
3. (U) Task Review Team:
(C) The task Review Team will be the working arm of the Central Manager.
Team members will be composed of representatives from all the principal R/D
and intelligence elements involved in this project. They will identify
details of specific tasks, recommend task priority and time phasing, prepare
research requests and evaluate contractor proposals, recommend facilities for
conducting the investigations, and will in general attend to all the technical
aspects of the program. This team will also be responsible for insuring that
appropriate data evaluation method, investigation protocols, and scientific
methodology is applied to all aspects of the operational and research efforts.
(U) Findings and recommendations from frequent reviews would be provided to
the central manager as inputs for possible task revision or priority changes,
or for other program actions.
(C) Additional review of project findings and investigation protocols would
be made by the Central Manager's scientific group. Their findings and
recommendations would be made available to the Task Review Teams, the
Executive Review Board, and the Central Manager on an annual basis.
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VI Research and Applications
(S/NF) There will be several research and application efforts at external
and in-house facilities that examine different aspects of psychoenergetics.
1. (U) Application Investigations
(S/NF) This will be primarily composed of in-house personnel at one or more
government facilities who are mainly concerned with evaluating how well
psychoenergetics can be applied to operational problems. Initial effort will
address operational intelligence potential of remote viewing phenomenal;
however, later phases may address other aspects of remote viewing; e.g.
communications.
(S/NF) The application effort will intergrate training methodologies and
research findings from the research efforts into their operational protocols
and methodologies as these results become available. Some direct applications
-work may also be performed at contractor facilities for skill development and
training, and for projects where joint effort is required.
(S/NF) The main focus of the direct application efforts is to assess
utility of the most promising psychoenergetics area in an operational
environment to identify possible operational constraints, and to improve
protocols for enhancing operational utility. Results from this work will pave
the way for implementation of this potential capability into the DoD for a
variety of potential users.
2. (U) Applications Research
(S/NF) The main purpose of the applications research is to examine all the
variables that may have direct or indirect impact on improving utility of
remote viewing phenomena, and to explore application potential of energetics
(PK) phenomena.
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(S/NF) This would include, for example, determining if certain
physiological parameters, psychological traits, or states of consciousness
could correlate with successful psychoenergetics?functioning. Such possible
correlations. would be useful for predicting data validity and improving
application reliability. Quantifying the effects of possible physical
variables, such as distance, shielding, target location, target
characteristics, or environmental factors, would help in identifying
operational constraints.
(S/NF) Applications research includes development of all data evaluation
methodologies so that statistical significance and confidence levels can be
determined for each type of application. Central to this effort would be the
continuing investigations into psychoenergetics skill identification,
development, and enhancement for the various classes of phenomena and types of
applications considered. Techniques for improving data interpretation-or for
isolating valid data from the spurious would be pursued, as well as other
applications research issues.
(S/NF) The application research effort would investigate and attempt to
simulate appropriate foreign research in order to assess its significance for
threat assessment work.. They would also investigate potential countermeasure
to possible foreign use of psychoenergetics phenomena.
(S/NF) Since this research examines both informational (RV, ESP) and
energetic aspects (PK) of psychoenergetics, a broad range of research tasks
would be levied on various university laboratories, contractor facilities, and
government research facilities where appropriate scientific instruments,
shielded rooms, or other resources are located.
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3. (U) Basic Research:
(C/NF) This research would require assistance from basic research
laboratories at universities and contractor facilities. Main focus'would be
on investigations that define theoretical models and fundamental.physical (and
mental) mechanisms that help explain the various types of psychoenergetics
effects. Physical and psychological scientists and those from other
disciplines (such as medical, biology, neuro-physiology) would be involved in
this exploratory work. Some of this effort would complement investigation of
the empirically based applied research.
(S/NF) This basic research could include, for example, long distance remote
viewing experiments to deep submarines or orbital platforms for evaluating
possible electromagnetic transmission models. A variety of experiments would
be developed for electromagnetic, quantum mechanical, or other physical
theories that have been advanced as possible explanatory models for the
phenomena. Issues involving brain/mind, consciousness/subconsciousness or
cognitive research would be examained for clues that might suggest how PSI
information may be received, processed, and presented to consciousness, or how
energetic PSI phenomena (PK) are mediated. PK effects, for example, may
involve a complex interaction between mental and physical states. Some form
of electromagnetic frequency may be generated by the central nervous system
that interacts with surrounding material for some types of PK phenomenon.
Issues such as these, and many others, would be explored by the basic research
effort.
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VIII Timing and Funding Levels
The overall time period for this program will be about five years.
(S/NF)
The initial year would be mainly for data base collection and review so that
detailed tasks can be prepared for the various application and research
objectives, and for preparing proposal requests. Other project activities
during this first year would include identification, contact and eventual
selection of the appropriate support centers, and the preparation and
administration of the initial external contracts. Tasks and potential
contractors would be time phased according to the nature of the topic
investigated, on how this work relates to other program research priorities,
on the availability of appropriate support personnel, and possibly on security
issued such as clearance processing time.
(S/NF) In addition to detailed program planning, some research and
applications work would occur during this first year. The most promising
research and applications in remote viewing identified during the former GRILL
FLAME project would be continued. Otherwise, technical expertise and
psychoenergetics skills developed during the GRILL FLAME program would not be
available for the new integrated DoD psychoenergetics program.
(S/NF) The final year would concentrate on evaluating in detail the
operational utility and reliability of the most significant psychoenergetics
applications, on detailed assessment of foreign threat potential from
psychoenergetics, and on developing possible countermeasures.
(S/NF) The bulk of the applied and basic research would occur during the
third and fourth year. A greater portion of the financial resources required
during this period would be for investigating energetics (PK) phenomena. PK
research requires a variety of scientific equipment for detecting a broad
range of possible signals and for data reduction and analysis.
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(C) Estimated costs, in ($) millions, are shown in table I.
TABLE I
ESTIMATED PROGRAM COSTS
FY-84
FY-85
FY-86
FY-87
FY-88
FY 84-88
Applied
Investigations
0.2M
0.3M
0.4M
0.6M
1.2M
2.7M
Applied
Research
O.7M
1.OM
1.6M
1.8M
0.8M
5.9M
Basic
Research
O.1M
0.4M
0.5M
O.6M
0.4M
2.OM
Data Base Collec-
tion and data base
Management
0.2M
0.2M
O.1M
O.2M
0.2M
O.9M
TOTALS
1.2M
1.9M
2.6M
3.2M
2.6M
11.5M
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IX Investigations
(S/NF) Application investigations and application research will be
developed in accordance with basic objectives as defined in Section III.
.These will be based on final results of the GRILL FLAME project, on extensive
review of worldwide research ill psychoenergetics and related areas, from in-
depth consultation with experts in various research fields, and from dialogue
with potential DoD users.
a. (U) Applications:
(S/NF) A wide range of potential applications and their priorities will be
compiled prior to program start to assist in final program planning, and for
determining specific research requirements. Table II shows some candidate
remote viewing applications. Their relative degree of effort will depend on
the size of the experimental data base required. Some of these may only
require brief examination (for preliminary feasibility estimates); others
would require an extensive replication date base in order to quantify
application reliability and to establish user confidence levels.
(S/NF) Each application considered will be evaluated according to the type
of RV data required. If configurational data (i.e., sketches showing spatial
relationships, shapes, sizes) or other sensory type data is of main
importance, it is identified as "C" type data in Table II. If the main input
desired from RV data is analytical in natue (e.g., function, purpose, numbers,
names) it is identified as "A" type. Some applications may require a mix of
both. It may also be (though as yet unproven) that highly accurate
configuration data may preclude the need for the more difficult analytic data
in some cases. Appropriate analysis could be made or inferred from details of
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the sketch. The nature of RV data observed thus far indicates that
configurational or other sensory data is more reliable than analytical
content. Consequently, investigations that helps develop and improve
analytical content will receive emphasis in this program.
(S/NF) Table III lists a few of the general types of energetics (PK)
phenomenon identified in the research literature. Most of the available USSR
psychoenergetics research is on PK effects, and some of the recent Chinese
work is on highly unique PK investigations.
(S/NF) Some of the reported PK effects will be examined in this program,
with emphasis on replication and validation, and on assessment of threat
implications if applied by foreign countries. Research would emphasize
operational variables, such as distance and shielding. People with suitable
PK skills would be identified, and possibly trained, for achieving repeatable
effects. Similar research will also be applicable for countermeasure
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evaluation or for potential US applications. Not ally the psychophysical
effects would be investigated, and some would only be examined indirectly, in
accordance with DoD human use regulations.
(S/NF) PK effects have considerable implications for theoretical issues
and PSI phenomena understanding. Findings from PK research may also
contribute to understanding RV phenomenon, since there may be a fundamental
relationship between these two basic PSI catagories.
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b. (U) Research:
(SNF) A variety of research tasks will be pursued in-depth. These will
focus on a development of psychoenergetic skills, identifying variables in the
PSI process, improving RV data utility, determining RV data characteristics
and operational constraints, and on evaluation of PK phenomena. For PK, this
includes both phenomena validation and quantification of operational
limitations. Basic resarch issues that could help explain RV and PK phenomena
and would consequently improve utility are identified. These research efforts
will be fully integrated and time-phased. Details of a few of the specific
investigations are included in Appendix II.
(S/NF) Basic investigation areas and some specific research issues are
summarized below:
1. (SNF) PSI skills:
- Identify people whohave RV and/or PK skill
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potential:
. personality trait/inventory
pattern recognition ability
visualization ability
time estimating patterns
artistic sense
spontaneous eperiences
openess to new ideas
other
- Improve RV training methods;
high accuracy for configurational data
develop usable levels for analytical data
- Develop training methods for PK.
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2. (SNF) Variables in the PSI (RV,PK) Process:
- Feedback (verbal, biofeedback).
- Psychological factors (attitudes, inhibiting
factors).
- Various levels or states of consciousness.
- Individual background/previous training.
- Mood, attitude (prior to or during session).
- Degree of expectancy, goal orientation,
visualization.
- Sense of confidence.
- Type of target or target pool and physical charac-
teristics (configurational, alphanumeric, 2D/3D,
location, dynamics).
- Type of task (laboratory, simulated operational,
real operational).
- Methods of target specification (abstract,
coordinate, beacon person).
- Experimental or operational setting.
- Experimenters, or others, involved.
- Environmental factors (geomagnetic, electro-
magnetic, other).
- Timing or time phasing of task:
extended RV
precognition, postcognition
- Sensory modes (visual, audio, kinaesthetic,
intutive.
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3. (SNF) RV Data Utility Improvement:
- Statistics/methods for specific tasks or
individuals.
- Statistics that help correlate data useful-
ness to type of task, target.
- Methods that help isolate valid data from
spurious or noise.
? audio, semantic, voice inflection
analysis.
? physiological correlations,
? correlation to session time period
? redundant techniques (repeating same task,
error correction techniques).
? targeting strategies (associat1ional,
limited choice, computer assisted
? confidence call training.
? methods to calibrate, estimate RV effec-
tiveness during sessions.
- Influence of environmental factors:
? existing noise (geomagnetic, etc)
external-applied signals (low frequency
EM, magnetic fields, acoustic, visual)
? white noise (ganzfeld)).
? Noise-free; shielded rooms or places.
- Matching of individuals to preferred task/targets
- Other data optimization techniques
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4. (SNF) RV Data characteristics:
- Resolution capability:
? size, spatial, temporal
? other sensory data (audio,
motion, enotion, etc).
- Influene of target distance, dynamics, etc.
- Target location accuracy.
- configurational resolution/analytical content
relationships.
- Target characteristics that influence
detectability, resolution, location.
- Other.issues where they overlap into basic
research areas.
5. (SNF) PK Evaluation:
- Signal sources:
. from individual; at or within target
. background noise levels, or charges to levels
. other environmental conditions, or charges to
them.
- Ways in which various targets (material, biolog-
ical) are affected:
? mechanical (dynamic, internal stress/strain)
? electrical or electromagnetic.
? magnetic.
thermodynamic.
chemical, photographic emulsion, other.
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Magnitude and durability of effects:
. low-level or macro
transient, permanent
Influence of shielding:
. different materials
. distance
influence of one or more than one individual,
psychological, ppysiological correlates:
to signals, effects.
.,for success.
Implications for countermeasure or system
vulnerability,
6. (U) Basic Research:
(a) - Physical transmission mechanisms (RV, PK):
? data rate, resolution, limitations
? energy transfer rate
? environmental influences
? distance, location effects
? methods to detect signals, enhance transmission
mechanisms that locate, find target.
? mechanisms that-identify what target features
are accessed or influenced.
? mechanisms that help resolve role of abstract
targeting, beacon person, or other target
identifiers.
. basic differences of remote viewing,
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extrasensory perception, clairvoyance.
mechanisms that explain precognition or postcognition
possible relationship or interdependence of RV and
PK phenomena.
methods to help evaluate when and if desired
remote target is accessed:
role of beacon person, or other people who have either
correct or incorrect information
Possible influence of nearby printed material or target
pool.
identity of basic parameters underlying the phenomena:
--forms/shapes, other.
--form/content trade-offs.
--applicability/inapplicability of various EM, QM or other
theoretical models.
--other considerations/analogies (holographic,
gravitational, pattern recognition; fourier components,
resonances).
(b).- Psychophysical Processes:
? Mental processes in PSI signal detection and presentation to
consciousness,
? Role of emotive intensity.
? Role of visualization, pattern recognition ability,
Brain hemisphere/brain region active in PSI processes:
- Physiological variables
- EEG frequency analysis,
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- Position Emission Tomography (PET) scanning.
- Magnetic field mapping
? Other possible physiological correlates of the central
nervous system (CNS)
? Analogies to subliminal perception and basic sensory
processes,
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(C) Table IV correlates the basic investigation areas with some candidate
research facilities that could provide support at various stages throughout
the program. In some cases, alternative facilities may be identified
depending on facility availability or other reasons. Most, if not all, of the
support facilities for this program will be identified -during the first year
of this program.
(U) Some of the facilities shown on Table IV may perform joint
investigations for evaluating effects of distance or shielding, or to optimize
work in psychophysical parameters where sophisticated instrumentation is
required. A few leading researchers may also support this program as
consultants or review team members, and would not involve their facility in
sponsored research.
(U) This table does not show program management or review activities, or
i.n-depth direct applications investigations (US applications, threat or
countermesure assessment). These activities, and others, will be developed in
detail prior to program start.
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TERMINOLOGY
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TERMINGLOGY
(U) Psychoenergetic phenomena are defined here to be a class of direct
interactions between human consciousness and the physical environment that,
although as yet unexplained as to mechanism, can be observed and recorded.
They include:
1. (U) The acquisition of information not presented to any obvious
sense. These are perceptual processs that act as information input to an
individual. They are referred to collectively as remote viewing or remote
sensing. 1) Examples include:
(a) The (mental) viewing of the contents of a safe, or a distant
military site
(b) "Pickup" of the thoughts of another.
(c) Direc foreknowledge of a future event, such as the firing of a
missile. t2)
2. (U) The production of physical effects not mediated by any
obvious mechanism. These are perturbation processes that act as action output
from an individual. They are referred to collecively as psychokinesis or as
remote perturbation.. Examples include:
(a) The physical movement of an object by mental effort.
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(b) Perturbation of an electronic or mechanical component, such as a
microchip or a gyro, by mental effort.
(c) Perturbation of a basic physical process, such as the decay rate
of radioactive material, by mental effort.
(U) A detailed breakdown of the various psychoenergetic processes is shown
on the chart, next page.
(1) Clairvoyance, telepathy, extrasensory perception, or precognition in the
older terminology.
(2) Referred to as precogniton in some research.
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