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TRAINING REPORT
First Quarter 1985
1.
( S/NF /WNINTEL)
BACKGROUND :
(U)
a .
( S/NF/WNINTEL)
In
December 1984
training of three
source personnel by an SRI - International
(SRI-I) subcontractor
was brought to an end upon completion of the training contract.
During the first quarter of CY 1985, training of these personnel
continued using an in-house program modeled after the SRI-I
subcontracted training procedure.
This procedure was developed
by the subcontractor to satisfy R&D demands on SRI-I to enhance
the reliability (scientific replicability) of remote viewing
( RV).
The subcontractor's approach to improving the reliability
of RV was to focus on the control of those factors that in his
view tend to introduce "noise" into the RV product (imaginative,
environmental, and interviewer overlays).
The basic components
of this training procedure consist of :
(1)
Repeated target-address (coordinate) presentation,
with
quick-reaction response by the remote viewer;
coupled
with
a
restrictive
format
for
reporting
perceived information (to minimize imaginative overlays).
(2)
The use of a specially-designed, acoustic-tiled,
relatively featureless, homogeneously-colored "viewing
chamber" (to minimize environmental overlays).
(3)
The adoption of a
strictly-prescribed, limited
interviewer patter (to minimize interviewer overlays).
This
training procedure requires that the trainee learn
a
progressive multi-stage acquisition
process
postulated
to
correspond to increased contact with the target site.
Prior to
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December 1984 three source trainees were schooled in the first
three "stages" of the training. At this point they were able to
remote view and describe "stage one" sites (islands, mountains,
deserts, etc. ), "stage two" sites (targets of quality sensory
value -- targets
which are
uniquely describable through touch,
taste, sound, color, or odor -- such as
glaciers, volcanoes,
industrial
plants, etc. ), and "stage
three" sites (targets
possessing
significant dimensional
characteristics
such
as
buildings, bridges, airfields, etc.).
b.
(S/NF/WNINTEL)
In
spring
1984 an
individual
was
assigned to this office with the intent of exposing him to the
SRI-I subcontracted training program.
In-house orientation to
psychoenergetics lasted through
the summer of 1984 and the
individual was ready
for the
external subcontracted
training
program by the fall.
However, attempts to carry this effort
forward were thwarted by an overall program reorganization and
congressional
funding
restrictions.
For
reason,
this
an
introduction to the model program was given to this individual
in the fall of 1984 and formal
in-house training was
initiated
in the first quarter of 1985
with his
joining the
program
outlined above.
2.
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GENERAL :
(U)
a .
( S/NF/WNINTEL)
The
training
program, modeled after
the
SRI-I
subcontracted training, consisted of appropriate
lectures, drills, and practical exercises commensurate with the
trainees demonstrated levels of expertise.
The following chart
depicts
the distribution of the 104 remote viewing training
exercises conducted by the trainees.
At
is
an
Appendix
A
explanation of Class A, B, and C training.
Viewer
Class A
Class B
Class C
Totals
#03
3
09
14
26
#18*
0
01
26
27
#21
2
11
11
24
#101
2
23
02
27
*New source trainee.
b .
(S/NF/WNINTEL)
As
stated
previously,
this training
procedure requires
that the
trainee learn
a
progressive
multi-stage acquisition process
postulated
to
correspond to
increased contact with the target site.
It
is
this procedure
which, as a
result
of
technology
transfer
(SRI-I to
this
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office), was modeled and administered during the first quarter
of
1985.
The
three personnel
schooled
by
the
SRI-I
subcontractor in stages one, two, and three,
continued this
multistage acquisition process into "stage four" and "stage
five."
In "stage
four" the source trainee begins to form
qualitative mental
percepts (technical area, military feeling,
research, etc.) of the target.
In "stage five" the source
trainee learns to
"interrogate" these qualitative mental
percepts in an attempt to produce analytical target descriptions
(aircraft tracking radar, biomedical research
facility,
tank
production plant, etc. ).
Stage four training
for these
three
personnel began on 14 January 1985 and was completed on 1 March
1985.
Stage five training began immediately and is now in
progress.
Training for the forth
source was limited to stages
one and two until mid March 1985, when he was introduced to the
concepts of stage three.
Although the fourth source has not yet
achieved complete reliability in stages one and two, stage three
concepts have been introduced to aflow him the flexibility of
stage three perception and description.
His training continues
at this level.
c .
(S/NF/WNINTEL)
Since the dimensional
nature of much
of the data produced during the RV process does not readily lend
itself to verbal
or written objectification, drawing
skills
become important in allowing the individual viewer to
more
readily and accurately debrief data and impressions.
In
the
first quarter
of
1985, an
in-house training
program
in
elementary sketching and drawing skills was
initiated.
Relying
on the skills of one of the on-hand personnel who has had formal
art training, and using Betty Edwards' book Drawing on the Right
Side of the Brain as a good text for rapid elementary skills
acquisition, the
training program has progressed well.
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trainee personnel
involved have demonstrated improved drawing
capability, which
has been manifested in improved sketching
quality during RV session work.
The intent of the drawing
classes is to increase viewer ability and flexibility to more
accurately
and
intelligibly depict
form,
structure,
and
relationships of site-relevant dimensionals and details.
A
secondary benefit of drawing skills is that they facilitate
development of a link between the spatially-cognitive, global
processing functions of the brain's right hemisphere and the
more linear functions of the brain's left hemisphere.
This
kinesthetic interaction with the target (describing the site
with drawings) seems to facilitate accurate analysis
and to
"clear the slate" for acquisition and description of further
site relevant informational elements.
The training of drawing
skills continues to date.
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3.
( S/NF/WNINTEL)
SUMMARY :
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a .
( S/NF/WNINTEL)
If one measures
the progress of
the
training by the overall quality of the RV product one must first
have a scale for measuring
RV quality.
This in turn assumes
that some optimum or
ideal quality standard for RV is known.
The R&D community has not yet determined such
a standard .
Training progress herein is, therefore, measured on the basis of
achieving a level of expertise within the parameters set forth
by the aforementioned modeled SRI-I subcontracted
training
procedure. For example, if a trainee is involved in "stage two"
training his progress is measured by observing his ability to
report appropriate sensory (stage two)
information
about the
target.
b.
( S/NF/WNINTEL)
The following
table
depicts
the
percentage of times source trainees were able to demonstrate
expertise (report appropriate site relevant
information) within
their "stage" of training during the first quarter of 1985.
These percentages
reflect
subjective expectations
of
the
training officer and are not based on any linear analysis of a
prescribed set of criteria.
Viewer
Training Stages
Sessions
Quality Sessions
#03
Four
and Five
26
54%
#18*
One, Two and Three
27
81%
#21
Four
and Five
24
50%
#101
Four and Five
27
70%
*New source trainee.
c .
( S/NF/WNINTEL)
Measurement
o f
the
trainee
sources '
progress by the above method does not reflect their readiness
for intelligence collection operations.
The SRI-I subcontracted
training procedure, as stated previously, was
developed by the
subcontractor
to enhance
the
reliability
( scientific
replicability) of RV, not to refine or develop
RV resolution
to
a
point of operational useability
within
the
intelligence
community.
Operational development has been an integral part of
in-house training since
1978.
The SRI-I subcontracted training
insufficient to prepare
sources
for operational
intelligence
described above, or a
program modeled
thereafter,
is
alone
collection.
Even the best
of RV sessions
produced by the
training
method
falls
short
o f
many
operational
expectations / requirements.
The
benefits
of
the
SRI-I
subcontracted training
format
are
that it
is
learnable,
it
instills confidence, it provides experience, and it may serve as
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a
foundation for later development of operational capabilities.
Training during
the second quarter of 1985 will
include
processes designed to develop RV source abilities commensurate
with operational goals.
The association
with the undersigned and the
intelligence
community is classified CONFIDENTIAL.
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APPENDIX A
TRAINING REPORT
First Quarter 1985
SUBJECT :
Classes of Training (U)
1.
( S/NF/WNINTEL)
There are three classes of Remote Viewing
(RV) training
used in that portion of the in-house training
which was modeled after the SRI-I subcontractor program.
These
classes deal with
feedback requirements during the RV session,
control of interviewer patter, trainee skill development, and
motivation.
These three classes
(A, B, and C) are discussed
below .*
.
2.
(S/NF/WNINTEL)
CLASS C:
The majority of the training
sessions for novice trainees are Class C.
During this phase,
the source trainee must learn to differentiate between emerging
target relevant perceptions and imaginative overlay.
To assist
the trainee in this learning, immediate feedback is provided
during the session.
The interviewer is provided with a feedback
package which may contain a map, photographs, and/or a narrative
description of the target.
During
Class C
sessions
the
interviewer provides the trainee with
immediate feedback
for
each element of data he provides, with
the exception
that
negative feedback is not given.
Should the trainee state an
element of information that appears
incorrect, the interviewer
remains silent.
Feedback, in order to prevent inadvertent cuing
(interviewer overlay),
is
in the
form
of
very
specific
statements made by the interviewer.
These statements and their
definitions are as
follows:
Correct (C)
This
indicates
that
the
information
is
correct in context with the site location, but is not
sufficient to end the session.
Probably Correct (PC)
This
statement means that
the
interviewer, having
limited
information
about
the
target, though he cannot be absolutely
sure,
believes
that the information provided is correct.
Near
(N)
This indicates that the
information provided
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is not an
element of the specific site, but is correct
for the immediate surrounding area.
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*NOTE :
The use herein of the terms Class A, B, or C
differs
from the definition applied and published by SRI-I for Class A,
B, or C Coordinate Remote Viewing (CRV).
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Can't Feedback (CFB)
This statement indicates that, due
to limited information about the target, the interviewer
cannot
make a judgment
as to the correctness of the
data.
It means neither correct nor incorrect.
Site (S)
This indicates the site has been correctly
named
for
the
specific stage being trained (manmade
structure
for Stage I, bridge for
Stage III, etc.).
"Site" indicates that the session is completed.
During the session
the trainee writes the abbreviation (see
above) of the feedback next
to the data.
This allows
the
trainee to review the correct elements and produce a summary
which describes the site.
The training session continues until
the interviewer responds with the feedback of Site.
3.
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CLASS
B :
Once
a
trainee
begins
to
demonstrate his ability
to
reliably
distinguish imaginative
overlay and
report target relevant data elements, feedback is
withdrawn.
In Class B training sessions the interviewer knows
what target
he desires the trainee to describe but does not
provide the trainee with any direct feedback during the course
of the session.
This process develops the trainee's ability to
internalize
his
awareness
relevant
(correct)
versus
extraneous
( incorrect )
cognitive
structures
( mental
perceptions ) .
During Class B sessions the interview' may ask the
trainee to elaborate on specific elements of data provided,
thereby guiding the trainee to describe specific areas of the
target.
The interviewer is only permitted to ask the trainee to
elaborate on specific elements already reported by the trainee.
The interviewer may not introduce new elements into the session
(cue the source) in an attempt to encourage the trainee
to
properly describe the site.
Class
B
sessions are especially
helpful in developing refined skills
in the trainee.
For
example, when the interviewer knows that a particular target
area within a site may be of interest (i.e., a specific room in
a building), he can guide the trainee's attention to that area
by asking the trainee to elaborate on specific elements of data
which the interviewer knows to pertain to the area of interest.
With practice in Class B, the trainee soon learns to control his
own perceptual faculties, a necessary step for further training
and operational intelligence collection.
4.
(S/NF/WNINTEL)
CLASS A:
Class
A
training is
similar
to
what
the R&D community
refers
to
as
a
"double
blind"
experiment.
The purposes
for
Class
A
training and
for R&D
double blind experiments differ however.
The R&D community uses
double blind experimental protocols to
test
a
variable under
controlled conditions.
Class A training is not a test for the
trainee, but a process whereby the source learns to function
with the interviewer in a team effort to acquire and describe
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information concerning a target of interest.
In Class A, both
the trainee and the interviewer are provided
no information
(double blind) concerning the site to be described during the
session.
Rather than trying to please the interviewer with his
descriptions, the trainee is motivated to work with
the
interviewer in producing valid information about the site of
interest.
This motivational difference is critical in forcing
the trainee to use his RV ability to acquire and describe site
dependent
information
as
opposed to interviewer dependent
telepathic data (in an attempt to please the interviewer) or
data RVed from the feedback package (in an attempt to receive
external
positive reinforcement from the interviewer, i.e.,
Correct, Probably Correct, and/or Site). Working as a team in a
Class A session, the interviewer and source trainee combine
their aptitudes (the interviewer with his directive, analytic
skill and the trainee with his exploratory, perceptual ability)
to report information of interest about the designated target.
5.
(S/NF/WNINTEL)
The three classes of RV training (A, B,
and
C)
are interdependent.
Each is designed to deal
with
separate learning requirements in the acquisition of RV skills.
It must be remembered that the concept of classes herein applies
to training. Operational application of RV requires its own
unique, specifically designed feedback requirements and task
dependent control of
interviewer/source interaction.
Trainee
sources also require operational training beyond the
narrow
confines of the SRI-I subcontractor modeled training
program
timely
before they can be expected to produce dependable,
intelligence information.
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