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PSYCHOENERGETICS : STATUS
REVIEW
AND POSSIBLE
FOLLOW-ON EFFORT
SECRET
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SUMMARY :
AT THIS POINT IN THE
DOD PROJECT FOR
EVALUATING SIGNIFICANCE OF PSYCHOENERGETICS
(PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL) PHENONEMA,
THE FOLLOWING
OBSERVATIONS CAN BE MADE :
· REALITY OF REMOTE VIEWING (RV) PHENOMENON
HAS BEEN AFFIRMED, RV DATA
IS NOT DEGRADED BY LONG DISTANCES, NOR IS
IT AFFECTED BY SHIELDING. CONSEQUENTLY,
A POTENTIAL THREAT TO US NATIONAL
SECURITY EXISTS FROM POSSIBLE FOREIGN
USE OF RV.
· BASIC METHODS FOR SELECTING AND
TRAINING PERSONNEL IN THE USE OF RV, AND IN
IMPROVING RV PERFORMANCE, HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPED.
BASIC UTILITY OF RV AS AN INTELLIGENCE
TOOL HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED, ALTHOUGH
RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENTS ARE NECESSARY
FOR SOME TECHNOLOGY- ORIENTED APPLICATIONS.
EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED
THAT SHOW PROMISE FOR ASSESSING ALL RV DATA.
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· SIGNIFICANT FOREIGN PSYCHOENERGETICS
RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN THE USSR AND CPR
HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND TECHNICAL
ASSESSMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED.
BASIC INVESTIGATIONS INTO COUNTERMEASURES
TO POSSIBLE FOREIGN USE OF RV
HAVE BEEN INITIATED, ALTHOUGH
CONSIDERABLE WORK REMAINS.
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POSSIBLE
FOLLOW.ON EFFORT
POSSIBLE FOLLOW. ON TO PSYCHOENERGETICS
INVESTIGATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT COULD INCLUDE
SOME , OR ALL, OF THE BASIC TASKS IDENTIFIED
ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES.
THESE TASKS WOULD REQUIRE A CONSISTENT
LEVEL OF EFFORT OVER THE NEXT 3-5 YEARS
LEVELS OF EFFORT FOR SPECIFIC TASKS
WOULD DEPEND ON YEAR. TO-YEAR PROGRESS
AND ON PRIORITY OF SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS
PURSUED.
MAIN EMPHASIS WOULD BE ON IMPROVING
UTILITY OF RV DATA AND ON INVESTIGATING
NEW FOREIGN PSYCHOENERGETICS RESEARCH DATA
NEW EFFORT WOULD INVOLVE INVESTIGATION OF
PSYCHOKINESIS (PK) FROM A THREAT VIEWPOINT,
AND ON DETAILED INVESTIGATION OF COUNTER.
MEASURES
TO POSSIBLE FOREIGN USE OF
PSYCHOENERGETICS PHENOMENA.
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BASIC TASKS
A.
IMPROVE UTILITY:
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE UTILITY
OF
REMOTE VIEWING(RV)AS AN INTELLIGENCE
COLLECTION TOOL, AND EXPAND RANGE OF
APPLICATION OPTIONS :
· IMPROVE ANALYTICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE
ASPECTS OF RU DATA SO THAT HIGH
RELIABILITY (780 %) CAN BE ACHIEVED .
. IDENTIFY
VARIOUS NOISE
SOURCES, AND
METHODS FOR TECHNIQUES FOR
MINIMIZING THEIR EFFECTS.
INVESTIGATE OTHER VARIABLES , SUCH
AS NEW TARGETING METHODS, THAT COULD
IMPROVE
RELIABILITY
475 OF
RV DATA.
· INVESTIGATE AND DEVELOP METHODS FOR
EXPANDING USE OF RV :
- IN SEARCH AND LOCATION
TASKS
- IN IDENTIFYING HIDDEN CODES AND
CYPHERS
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BYTTER IN TIP- OFF ACTIVITIES FOR CUEING
CONVENTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ASSETS
- OTHER
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B. RV APPLICATION ASSESSMENT :
CONTINUE TO
APPLY RU TO HIGH INTEREST INTELLIGENCE
AND MILITARY OPERATIONAL TASKS, FOR
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C.
· EVALUATION METHODS
REFINE STATISTICAL METHODS
FOR EVALUATING
AtO RV DATA, AND DEVELOP
IMPLEMENT
SUITABLE DATA BASE COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR
STORING AND ACCESSING ALL RV PATA.
D.
TRAINING / SELECTION :
IMPROVE
METHODOLOGIES
FOR RV TRAINING
, AND FOR
LOCATING PEOPLE
WITH HIGH RV POTENTIAL.
E.
FOREIGN RV RESEARCH :
EVALUATE SIGNIFICANCE
OF NEW FOREIGN RESEARCH AS IT BECOMES
AVAILABLE IN RU AND RU-RELATED PHENOMENA,
AND PERFORM SIMULATIONS OF MOST SIGNIFICANT FOREIGN
THE
EFFE INVESTIGATIONS.
F.
COUNTERMEASURES
INVESTIGATE FEASIBILITY
OF DETECTING AND COUNTERMEASURING POSSIBLE
FOREIGN USE OF RV PHENOM PHENOMENA.
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G. FOREIGN PSYCHOKINESIS ( PK) RESEARCH.
EVALUATE
SIGNIFICANCE OF FOREIGN RESEARCH IN PK
PHENOMENA :
ASSESS FOREIGN EXPERIMENTAL DAYA
SIMULATE SIGNIFICANT FOREIGN
EXPERIMENTS , ESPECIALLY WHERE
SENSITIVE DEVICES ARE USED AND
WHERE COUNTERMEASURES ASPECTS MAY
BE INVOLVED.
- Eval. IR radiated umafer" (The back to RV/intel afp )
H.
INTEGRATION OF RU TECHNIQUES: DEVELOP
PROCEDURES FOR INCORPORATING RU AS AN
ADJUNCT TO INTEGRATED INTELLIGENCE DATA
ANALYSIS ON SELECT TECHNICAL AND
OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS IN THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.
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NEWPAGE
7,
ESTIMATED
COSTS (F484-89)
TASKS
RANGE OF ANTICIPATED COSTS (#K PER YEAR)
A.
IMPROVE UTILITY
300- 400
B. RV APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
100 - 200
C. EVALUATION METHODS
50 - 150
D. TRAINING / SELECTION
100 - 200
E.
FOREIGN RU RESEARCH
100 - 150
F.
COUNTERMEASURES
100 - 200
6.
FOREIGN PK RESEARCH:
100- 200
H. INTEGRATION OF RV
TECHNIQUES
50-100
TOTALS :
900-1,600
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ESTIMATED STAFFING (EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE)
TYPE
No.
PROJECT MANAGER
1
PHYSICISTS
1-2
RV CONSULTANTS
2-5
MAIN / STATISTICIAN
1
PSYCHOLOGISTS
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INTELL. ANALYST
1
TECH. SUPPORT
1- 2
APINT
ADMIN.
1
TOTALS :
9-14
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