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IAGPA-F-SD
22 February 1984
MEMORANDUM THRU
COL PARTRIDGE
FOR
MG STUBBLEBINE
SUBJECT :
CENTER LANE Historical Overview
At Inclosure is a detailed chronology of events for INSCOM
CENTER LANE Project from 1977 to the present. An effort was
made to include all significant dates but since this activity
is not the office of record for OACSI staff actions concerning
approvals, some key dates may have been deleted inadvertently.
1 Incl
as
BRIAN BUZBY
LTC, MI
CENTER LANE Project Manager
CF :
ADCSOPS-HUMINT
DCSOPS
CofS
DCG-S
WARNING NOTICE:
CENTER LANE SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM
RESTRICT DISSEMINATION TO THOSE WITH"VERIFIED ACCESS
TO CATEGORY FOUR (4)
SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED
NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
CLASSIFIED BY :
CDR, INSCOM
DECLASSIFY BY :
OADR
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SEP 77
EVENT
COMMENTS
Designed as an OPSEC support mission to
mimic HOIS remote viewers to determine US
vulnerability.
APR 78-JUL 78
Robert Monroe, Executive
Director, Monroe Institute
of Applied Sciences (MIAS), was
contacted to determine what MIAS
could provide in support of
GONDOLA WISH.
13 JUL 78
Establishment of GRILL FLAME.
ACSI directed all Army Parapsychology/Remote
Viewing research, experiments, application,
etc. be protected by unclassified nickname
GRILL FLAME (TAB A).
OCT 78
ACSI tasked INSCOM to develop
parapsychology program.
HQ INSCOM never received written tasking on
this subject. The CG INSCOM and the ACSI
had agreed upon the concept of Remote
Viewing and the need for Army involvement
in this area (TAB B).
27 OCT 78
MAJ Murray Watt appointed
GRILL FLAME Project Manager.
DEC 78-JAN 79
Selection of remote viewers
and interviewers.
Of the 251 personnel considered for GRILL
FLAME,
117
were
interviewed and six
individuals
were actually selected
for
training.
15 FEB 79
Army General Counsel advised
ACSI that GRILL FLAME constitutes
human use.
26 MAR 79
Surgeon General's Human Use
Subjects Research Review Board
concludes GRILL FLAME not human
use.
Remote Viewing considered technology
transfer rather than direct research.
APR 79
Beginning of orientation
training at SRI-International.
Six INSCOM personnel begin training at
SRI-International in Remote Viewing.
4 SEP 79
First operational Remote Viewing
session took place.
A missing aircraft (A6E) was located within
a 15 nautical mile radius of its downed
location.
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GONDOLA WISH established.

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EVENT
COMMENTS
20 NOV 79
Surgeon General's Human Subjects
Research Review Board states
Remote Viewing is human use.
Found that Remote Viewing did constitute
human use and recommended more formal
compliance with human use requirements.
16 JAN 80
Congressman Rose briefed.
2 FEB 80
Dr. Spiro, Under Secretary of the
Army, briefed.
6 FEB 80
Mr. McMahon, DDO, CIA briefed.
5 MAR 80
Under Secretary of Defense,
William Perry, issues restriction
on use of P-6 funds.
Not appropriate for Army to fund technology
programs aimed at scientific demonstration
of parapsychology (TAB C).
SEP 80
First GRILL FLAME operative
attends Gateway Training
at Monroe Institute of Applied
Sciences (MIAS).
14 JAN 81
Under Secretary of the Army
approved continuation of
GRILL FLAME project.
TAB D
11 FEB 81
Program management for GRILL
FLAME transferred to CG, INSCOM.
TAB E
16 APR 81
Congressman Rose briefed.
16 JUL 81
Congressman Rose briefed on
human use issue.
17 JUL 81
The Honorable Delbert Spurlock,
Army General Counsel recommends
ACSI submit GRILL FLAME Charter
to Secretary of the Army for
review and approval in order
to comply with DOD Reg 5240.1-R.
OCT 81
LTC Robert Jachim assumes project
manager duties.
20 NOV 81
BG Odom, ACSI, DA briefed.
TAB F
1 FEB 82
Secretary of the Army approves
continuation of GRILL FLAME
activities during 1982.
TAB G
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EVENT
COMMENTS
12 APR 82
Mr. Olin, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), briefed.
4 MAY 82
Ms. Smiley, Staff Member, House
Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence (HPSCI), briefed.
19-26 JUN 82
GRILL FLAME operative attends
Gateway training at MIAS.
29 JUN 82
Mr. Dyer, Ms. Shekmar, Mr. Rhodes,
Staff Members, Senate Appropriations
Committee (SAC), briefed.
JULY 82
GRILL Flame personnel begin
training at SRI-International in
the new CRV method.
5 AUG 82
LTG Faurer, Director NSA, briefed.
29 SEP 82
Senator Pell briefed.
1 OCT 82
NFIP funding terminated for
project by Congressional
directive.
4 OCT 82
Mr. McMahon, DDO, CIA, briefed.
NOV 82
Project operative attends
Gateway training at MIAS.
3 DEC 82
CG INSCOM notifies ACSI DA that
INSCOM will fund a psychoener-
getics program out of hide
by using S&IA funds, based
on ACSI staff guidance. Project
name changed to CENTER LANE.
19 JAN 83
The Honorable Richard DeLauer,
Under Secretary of Defense, signs
memorandum allowing Program 6
resources to be used to maintain
the current INSCOM CENTER LANE
capability.
TAB J
1 MAR 83
Letter of Instruction signed
establishing CENTER LANE as
SSPD, 902d MI Group.
TAB K
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Army GRILL FLAME collection operations
cease ( TAB H).
TAB I

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EVENT
COMMENTS
14 MAR 83
Gen Wickham, Vice Chief of Staff
of the Army, briefed.
16 MAR 83
The Honorable Jay R. Sculley,
Assistant Secretary of the
Army for RD&A, briefed.
31 MAR 83
The Honorable George Bush,
Vice President of the United
States, was briefed for thirty
minutes concerning CENTER LANE
related activities by DR. Vorona.
DIA. Also present were Adm.
Murphy, C/S, Mr. Gregg,
Assistant to the Vice President,
National Security Affairs, and
LTC Fry, Military Assistant.
DIA and Army INSCOM efforts were reviewed
and three INSCOM projects were used as
examples: Project 402 (Typhoon submarine),
Project 8003(D) (XMOI Tank), and Project
8034 (KGB Agent). The briefing was well
received and the Vice President was
interested and impressed (TAB L).
28 APR 83
MAY 83
Gen Blanchard, Army Science
Board, briefed by MG
Stubblebine.
Senator Pell briefed.
MAY 83
Mr. McMahon, DDO, CIA, briefed
by MG Stubblebine.
20 May 83
The Honorable James Ambrose, Under
Secretary of the Army, briefed by
MG Stubblebine.
13 JUN 83
The Honorable John Marsh, Secretary
of the Army, briefed by MG
Stubblebine.
15 JUN 83
Secretary of the Army approves
establishment of Special Access
Program for CENTER LANE.
TAB M
7 JUL 83
Fred Atwater assumes duties as
Acting Project Manager.
19 JUL 83
Contract signed with Mr. Robert
Monroe for "One-on-One" training
of CENTER LANE operative at MIAS.
AUG 83
CENTER LANE operative attends
Gateway training at MIAS.
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EVENT
COMMENTS
15 AUG 83
LTC Brian Buzby assumes duties
as Project Manager.
1 SEP 83
Secretary of the Army approves
continued participation in
CENTER LANE activities within
INSCOM.
TAB N
5 OCT 83
The Honorable John Marsh,
Secretary of the Army, briefed.
Also in attendance:
Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs,
The Honorable Delbert L. Spurlock, and The
Special Assistant, Chief of Legislative
Liaison, Mr. George L. Cary.
5 OCT 83
Senator Wallop, Chairman, Budget
Subcommittee, SSCI, briefed.
7 OCT 83
Staff Members of Congressional
Committees on Intelligence, briefed.
Present were: Mr. Hall, SSCI, Ms. Smiley,
HPSCI, and Mr. Giza, HPSCI.
8 OCT 83
Ms. Susan Crawford, Army General
Counsel, briefed by MG
Stubblebine.
31 OCT 83-4 NOV 83 "One-on-One" training of CENTER
LANE operative with Mr. Monroe
(MIAS) begins.
NOV 83
CENTER LANE operative attends
Gateway training at MIAS.
10 NOV 83
RAPT Training established.
22 NOV 83
MG Rapmund, Commander, Medical
R&D Command, briefed.
23 NOV 83
MG Tate, Deputy Director, Ops
and Admin, Defense Nuclear
Agency, briefed.
2-9 DEC 83
MIAS RAPT Seminar.
12-16 DEC 83
"One-on-One" training of
CENTER LANE operative
at MIAS.
5 JAN 84
The Honorable John Marsh,
Secretary of the Army, briefed.
15-27 JAN 84
Second Group begins training
in CRV at SRI-International.
MIAS discussed. LTG Brown, Director of the
Army Staff in attendance.
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EVENT
COMMENTS
19 JAN 84
LTC Bennett, Human Use Review
Office, US Army Medical R&D
Command, briefed.
20-27 JAN 84
MIAS RAPT Seminar.
3 FEB 84
Honorable Delbert L. Spurlock,
Assistant Secretary of the Army
for Manpower and Reserve
Affairs, briefed by MG
Stubblebine.
6-10 FEB 84
"One-on-One" training of CENTER
LANE operative at MIAS.
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