EXTRACTS FROM CONTROLLED OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOR USSR (COLOR AND LIGHT; SOUND AS A MEANS OF ALTERING BEHAVIOR; HYPNOPEDIA)

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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
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• Publication Date: July 1, 1972
• Content Type: REPORT

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DIA Task #T72-01_14
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Color and Light
The Soviets have reported that lo:?r intensity red light creates an irre -ulsr alpha
.`rhythm in humans. Another. study was conducted on the effects of low-intensity red,
-:.green, and yellow light on humane. Physiological tests were adninietered to 412 fe.:iales
`working in a film processing plant under aed,,green, or yellow ligWof 1wt intensity 25
:watt bulbs. Complex shifts were found in the central and autonomic nervous system
rtiich.included marked increases in optical rheobase and. chronaV andol ngt ening of the
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4 ent-period of visual and motor reactions during the course of. the day. The
acterized by an irregular alphp rbythas frequently followed by. more ra,-Ad low-
ahrplitude oscillations, an indication of decreased reactivity of;tze.+cortical processes.
T.e-_;;con: tion of the autonomic nervous system was judged from shlfts'`in skin temperature
and'arterial pressure, both of which were much lower at the end 'of , d; :fork shift ,thin at
the; beginning. The physiological data were supported by the rasultezof a neurological
examination which showed a large number of functional shifts. In general, the adverse
effects were most pronounced in those who worked in soft red lt. ?ellort light was
less irritating than green.
Further evidence of Soviet interest, especially in red light, is provided by
research emanating from Soviet military institutes. The dynamics of work capacity of
healthy human subjects during adaptation to colored lights was evaluated from the rate
and quality of sensorimoter reactions of varying complexity. The .,oats, seated at a"'
specially designed control besrd, were required to press buttons to witch off the
lights at appropriate signals during a 2 hour adaptation period. Adaptation resulted
in changes in the rate and quality of the reactions in relation to the color of the
light source and the adaptation time. An increase in wave-length increased reaction
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speed but impaired quality, while a imue? decrease in wavelength has the oPposrf
.effects. Red lig:'~t produced tension and Irritability. Yellow light induced a
mood characterized by "increased motor readiness" and sustained attentiveness.
Sluggishness and sleepiness were the characteristic reactions to blue light. Gres
light did not seem to produce an emotional reaction.
ST-CS-G1-169-72
DIA Task #T72-01-14
July 1972 pp. 62-83
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Light and Color as a Means of Altering Human Behavior
According to Dodge, there have been persistent reports of unusual flashing
or bright lights emanating from Soviet naval vessels and long range aircraft (BEAR,
BADGER, BISON): Such activitibd have coincided with US and NATO surveillance
pperatione conducted from interceptor aircraft and naval vessels. In some cases,
=?: surveillance personnel have been temporarily blinded and disoriented by various
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intensities and colors of continuous or interizittently flashing lights during nocturnal
missions.
Dodge further relates that in 1968, a night watch officer aboard the HILL
Valiant was temporarily blinded by what appeared to be a bright blue light situated
t slightly b6low-the mast of a KOTLIN destroyer. :then his night vision recovered, he
light. Both sources of light appeared to be portable. In 1970, an aircraft was
tracked by a spotlight trained from a Soviet naval vessel. Several pinpoint bubsts oft
of amber and amber-green light were noted aft of the spotlight and shined in concert
with it.
(There's an account of ssemc a US Air Force F-102 interceptor which was in
close range with a Soviet BEAR in 1968. I didn't type, too long.)
Another. Again in 1968, another F-102 pilot reported that a steady brilliant
white light was shined from a hand-held aldistype lantern situated in the tail blister
of a BEAR B aircraft. In late 1968, still another F-102 pilot reported a--.blinding
light from a BEAR aircraft. 4 a blinding light in concert with a pulsating (1.5
flashes/second) red strobe light). In 1970, an F-102 pilop reported that a BEAR C
aircraft shined a hand-held bs light of brilliant intensity from its left rear tail
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blister. The light was trained on the pilot from 15 to 20 times with a
duration of two to seven sec3nds. flay
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their navigation lights on and off," or trickily
Some of the nocturnal incidents described above suggest that
1ro..+iiG. not overlooked thf:.ossibility of utilizing bright and the Sovi
!"ems arc altering behavior, It is interests ? flashing lights as a jr.
'1A. Soviet labs, as will be discussed in Part Btbelow, coincides wif active resear
*?'4"" ftmgoyment of unusual Ai- flashing lights against US and NATO personnel.
ST-CS-01-169-72
DIA Task #T72-01"M -14
.July 1972 PP. 77-79
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The psychological and behavioral effects of infrasound and the low ranges of
_ audible sound (those frequencies in the range of 1 to 100 cycles per second, i.e.Ijertz
sonic (2D to 20,000 Hz) and ultrasound (usually ant frequency greater thah 20;000 Hz) .
The Soviets are,. however, aware of the biological effects of sound and see- to
be interested in extablishing protective measures for humans. The Soviets believe that
the fact that human beings are not biologically adapted to the rapid tempo, noise, and
pressures of an urbanindustrial society accounts for the increase in cardiovascular and
The, Zone of Health." One'such zone has been established in Baku. The facility
insludes parks and seashore with provisions for 28 kinds of natural therapy including
climatotherapy, kinestherapy, diet therapy, phototherapy, psychotherapy, eta. During
1969, 142,000 "patients" were treated with some 98 pereent going home "healthy".
Apparently the zone is a form of rest and relaxation with complete absence from excessive
sound stimuli. This would appear to be an expensive project and therefore
illustrates the Soviet concern for the effects of excessive noxious stimuli on its
people.
Very little information is available on animal reactions to infrasound at this
time. According to Maire, it has been reported that a frequency of 7 Hz caused
"epileptic fits" and the subsequent death of rats at some distance from the lab in
which the generator was located. There is a newspaper article claiming that daring
experiments with a frequency of 7 Hz, all dogs in a nearby apartment building "went
.:.~ completely insane with fear".
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? and theme Altering of Human Behavior
Man has just begun to research the areas of odor and olfactory phenomena. An
easing amount of evidence implicates olfactory mechanisms in communication between 4he
sexes in prosimians and also in their social organization, but to date there is only Tea."c
t information that olfaction plays a similar role in higher primates.
Do pheromones operate also in people? There is no evidence that they do not, and s.+*&
evidence that they do. any psychiatrists have believed that odor is among the " c..esa
s" Which operate in the transference situation, :Mile schizophrenic patients, -..-ho ;ire rc.erk'C.
ptive to unorthodox ideas and have their sensory gain-control turned right up, claim +o
smell" hostility. Some psychiatrists themselves have long claimed to be able to "j, LIt
11" schizophrenia--the substance involved has now- been identified as trans-3- w40k.slhcx`wos4
;rlhexanoic acid. Olfactory sensitivity varies greatly in hwrransa- a perfumer can % Mau
1 the differences between skin and hair colors, and many unskilled observers have M01ed
i the unique, pleasant skin odor oS redheaded women.
Pheromones control ant behavior and :much insect mating. An artificial pheromone (gy(" ~
lure) can be synthesized to attract gypsy moth males into an irsecticidL trap. Tka
are also wide spread in mammals. Some mammalian odors, like the n-buty]mercaptan
is skunk, or the labeling of territory with urine, are straight forward signals. -Nee.
a influence behavior in the same way as a display of threat, dominance or %irkrae.4 4 -.
action. The action of a true pheromone is more direct; it is a signal, but its actior%t fte^L
we like that of a hormone-the distinction is not total, but it is perceptible, in *k&-t
many pheromonel odors, at least im mammals, have a chemical shape rather like that
steroid molecule, and might have been derived from one.
Insects take advantage of-their keen, specialized olfactory organs (usually the
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antennae) to guide them to food, the opposite sex, or mark the place to lay eggs. Sense
of- small is particularly important to the social insects, which manufacture a variety of
scents to coordinate the activities of their colonies; they employ odors to warn their
kind- of. impending danger, to recognize intruders, to mark trails leading to food, to
their~:nests,.and to enli t the help of other colony members. Because of this
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July 1972 pp. 87-88
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The subject of hypnopedia or sleep -learning h-;s been openly discussed in to
Soviet literature for the past decade. One of the :most thor,ufh Soviet re?:orts h:ns
been prepared by Bliznichenko in 1966. Dodge and Lamont have Published a~ report that
covers the field of hypnopedia in the Soviet Union through 1968. Further elucidation
of this subject in this report, with the exception of a discussion of posFihle trends
in his area since 1969, is believed to be redurrdan;; and unneeessary.
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