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Analysis and Review of Remote Viewing Paranormal Research
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Upon receipt of contract, Systemetrics, Inc. personnel will meet with
designated personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency to discuss and agree
upon detailed plans and timetables for the first four tasks indicated below.
For costing and planning purposes, however, the following program tasks and
outputs are considered representative.
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Task 1.
Background Literature Review
Generally review all background literature, largely summary papers and
books, to generate an overall appreciation of the history of research, claims,
criticisms, and results of investigations in paranormal psychology. Because
the investigators bring a strength of experimental objectivity to this effort
rather than a theoretical or historical paranormal psychology bias, this task
is necessary and desirable.
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Task 2. Current In-Depth Literature Review
Conduct a thorough, detailed search of all pertinent U.S. literature since
1950 with potential application of remote viewing (or out-of-body) results to
intelligence systems and intelligence data collection. For each potential
literature source, critically evaluate it with respect to criteria such as
appropriateness of methodology, subject bias, experimenter bias, partial data
reporting, appropriateness of statistical analysis, appropriateness of conclusions,
and applicability of results to intelligence systems.
In order to apply this
last criterion, necessary clearances and intelligence system briefings/information
will be secured from the sponsoring agency.
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Task 3.
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It will undoubtedly be necessary to visit selected laboratories conducting
paranormal investigations to obtain additional information regarding stimulus/
response materials, reporting formats and instructions, perhaps raw data, etc.
In addition, it is expected that some advisory help will be required from members
of the Committee for the Investigation of the Paranormal.
Task 4. Evaluation Report
Prepare an in-depth summary report of all literature reviewed. This report
will contain a critique of each pertinent literature source, as well as summary
analyses, pro and con, of the applicability of the paranormal remote viewing and
related literature to intelligence systems. Contents of this report will be used
to determine whether the subsequent tasks, indicated below, should be conducted.
Task 5. Foreign Literature Review
Extend the detailed literature search and review of Tasks 2 and 3 to foreign
literature sources.
As necessary, visit foreign laboratories and investigators to.
obtain additional information. Prepare summary report, similar to that of Task 4,
on this foreign research literature.
Task 6. Critical Experimentation Description
Based upon the conclusions in the reports of Tasks 4 and 5, describe in detail
critical experiments and/or analyses to resolve any questions regarding possible
application of paranormal remote viewing literature to intelligence systems.
Task 7. Conduct of Critical Experiments
In conjunction with investigators selected by the sponsoring agency, oversee
the conduct of the critical experiments described in Task 6. It is assumed that
these experiments will be contracted directly to other investigators, and that
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Systemetrics personnel will merely advise on the conduct and review the results
of such experiments.
Task 8. Final Report
Evaluate the results of the Task 7 experiments and make final recommendations
to the sponsoring agency regarding these results to intelligence systems.
Schedule and Milestones
Contract Go-Ahead (assumed)
- 15 June 1977
Complete Task 1
- 15 September 1977
Complete Task 2
- 1 March 1978
Complete Task 3
- 15 May 1978
Complete Task 4, Submit Report - 1 July 1978
(Following tasks dependent upon decision after Task 4)
Complete Task 5
- 1 January 1979
Complete Task 6
- 15 February 1979
Complete Task 7
- 1 January 1980
Task 8, Final Report
- 1 March 1980
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