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CIA-RDP96-00789R002600360001-4
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Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600360001-4 1 ELECTRICITY IS A FORM OF ENERGY WHOSE FORM AND ACTIVITIES REFLECT THE SCOPE OF ITS OBSERVABLE APPLICATION; HOWEVER, ITS TRUE NATURE CONTINUES TO ESCAPE US. THE PHENOMENON OF REMOTE VIEWING IS PERCEIVED IN EQUALLY INTRIGUING TERMS IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM, WE DEFINE REMOTE VIEWING AS (1) A HUMAN, MENTAL PROCESS USED TO COLLECT INFORMATION THAT IS NORMALLY BLOCKED FROM PERCEPTION BY TIME, SPACE, OR SHIELDING. SUCH EXPRESSIONS AS "PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL, " "PSYCHOENERGETICS, " "PSYCHIC," OR "PARANORMAL" ARE PURPOSELY OMITTED BECAUSE SUCH EXPRESSIONS MAY OFFEND ONE'S PERSONAL SENSIBILITIES, PHILOSOPHICAL CONVICTIONS AND EVEN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. THEREFORE THE VERY OBSERVABLE HUMAN ASPECTS OF THE PHENOMENON ARE EMPHASIZED. WHO CAN REMOTE VIEW? IT APPEARS THAT ANYONE WHO HAS THE WILLINGNESS AND DESIRE TO REMOTE VIEW CAN DO SO. ABILITIES VARY. BY WAY OF COMPARISON, IT IS EQUALLY TRUE THAT ANY WHO HAS THE Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600360001-4
Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600360001-4 DESIRE TO DO SO, CAN PLAY BASEBALL. NEARLY EVERYONE CAN PLAY SAND LOT BALL; WITH PRACTICE AND ADDITIONAL TALENT SOME REACH A LEVEL WHERE THEY CAN PLAY "TRIPLE A BALL;" OTHERS STILL, ARE MAJOR LEAGUE MATERIAL. OUR CURRENT, AUTHORIZED TDA STRENGTH OF TEN PERSONNEL DATES BACK TO 1979 WHEN THE UNIT WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED. WE HAVE FIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL TO INCLUDE A MAJOR, THREE CAPTAINS AND ONE EM WITH THE RANK OF SFC; AND, FIVE CIVILIANS TO INCLUDE A GS-14. 3 GS-13'S AND A SECRETARY WITH THE RANK OF GS-7. EXCEPT FOR THE GS-14 WHO SERVES AS BRANCH CHIEF, AND THE SECRETARY, ALL OTHER PERSONNEL FUNCTION AS REMOTE VIEWERS, AS FACILITATORS/INTERVIEWERS, AND AS PROJECT OFFICERS. A SELECT FEW ARE CALLED UPON TO ACT AS TEACHERS/TRAINERS. THE ROLE OF THE FACILITATOR DURING A REMOTE VIEWING SESSION, IS TO INSURE THAT THE REMOTE VIEWER FOLLOWS STRUCTURE AND THE REQUIRED DISCIPLINE OF A GIVEN METHODOLOGY. THE PROJECT OFFICER OPERATES IN AN ANALYTICAL CAPACITY. HE/SHE ASSIGNS TASKING, PREPARES SUMMARIES AND SUBMITS OVERALL SUBSTANTIAL RESULTS TO MISSION TASKING. Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600360001-4 フ
Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600360001-4 REMOTE VIEWERS ARE CROSS-TRAINED IN AVAILABLE METHODOLOGIES THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND REFINED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS EFFORT IN 1979. THESE METHODOLOGIES INCLUDE COORDINATE REMOTE VIEWING ( ); EXTENDED REMOTE VIEWING ( ); AND, AUTOMATIC WRITING ( ) . FOLLOWING AN INTENSE SIX MONTHS OF PRELIMINARY TRAINING, A REMOTE VIEWER MAY BE USED IN AN OPERATIONAL CAPACITY ADVANCED TRAINING CONTINUES FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS. ADDITIONAL TRAINING IS PURSUED INTERMITTENTLY THEREAFTER TO RECALIBRATE ONE'S ABILITIES, TO REFINE OLD TECHNIQUES, AND TO DETERMINE THE APPLICABILITY OF NEW TECHNIQUES. REMOTE VIEWERS MAY BE CALLED UPON TO REMOTE VIEW ON A DAILY BASIS. SESSIONS ARE OF ABOUT ONE HOUR DURATION. UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES, REMOTE VIEWERS NAY BE CALLED UPON TO CONDUCT A SECOND SESSION. OUR SUCCESSES AS WELL AS OUR SHORTFALLS ARE RECORDED IN DETAIL TO ALLOW US TO FORECAST OUR PROJECTED RATE OF RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY UNDER GIVEN PARAMETERS. THIS VIEWGRAPH ( ) PROVIDES Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600360001-4
Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600360001-4 A REASONABLE INDICATOR OF WHAT A REQUESTOR-FOR-INFORMATION CAN REASONABLY EXPECT AS A RESULT OF A REMOTE VIEWING EFFORT. THE FACTORS THAT APPEAR TO AFFECT THE RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY OF THE EFFORT ARE REFLECTED HERE. ( ) TO SET THE SCENE, WE KNOW THAT OUR TARGETS FALL IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES, SPECIFICALLY: A PERSON, A PLACE, A THING OR EVENT. AN EVENT IS MERELY THE INTERACTION OF A PERSON, PLACE OR THING. THE TARGET IS THEN VIEWED IN PAST, CURRENT, OR FUTURE TIME. TIME APPEARS TO BE A HIGH DETERMINANT OF REPORTING RELIABILITY. RESULTS RELATED TO PAST OR CURRENT TIME ARE VIRTUALLY INDISTINGUISHABLE IN ACCURACY. WHETHER A TARGET IS THREE MINUTES OLD OR THREE HUNDRED YEARS, THE RESULTS APPEAR TO REMAIN CONSTANT. HOWEVER, ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY SUFFER CONSIDERABLY WHEN REMOTE VIEWING IS ACCOMPLISHED AT THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM, SPECIFICALLY, IN FUTURE TIME. WE DO NOT DO WELL IN PREDICTING FUTURE OUTCOMES. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE GREATER THE NUMBER OF FACTORS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO A PROJECTED OUTCOME, THE MORE SKEWED AND INACCURATE ARE THE Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600360001-4
Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600360001-4 RESULTS. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, "SEARCH", THE ABILITY TO LOCATE A PERSON PLACE OR THING, MUST BE ADDRESSED AS A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT ISSUE. "SEARCH," OR DOWSING FOR PERSONS, HOSTAGES AND TERRORISTS, HAS A HIGH DEGREE OF APPLICATION IN THE AREA OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE. BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA TO DATE, WE NOW APPEAR TO HAVE A THIRTY PERCENT CHANCE OF LOCATING THE TARGET (PERSON) OF INTEREST. TASKERS, LEAD SHEETS ARE PREPARED IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT. £ ( ) £ REPORTS ( ) ARE PREPARED IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT = IT SERVES AS A COVER DOCUMENT TO SUMMARIES AND ATTENDANT SKETCHES PREPARED BY THE REMOTE VIEWERS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EACH SESSION. THE MISSION AS TASKED BY THE REQUESTOR, REMAINS CONSTANT. PARAGRAPH 2 ENTITLED "VIEWER TASKING" REFLECTS EXACTLY HOW THE VIEWER WAS TASKED. THE COMMENTS PARAGRAPH REFLECTS EXISTING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INCLEMENCIES NOTED AT THE TIME OF SESSION; THIS PARAGRAPH ALSO REFLECTS DATA NOT REFLECTED IN THE VIEWER'S SUMMARY AND CAN INCLUDE SUCH ANALYTICAL STATEMENTS THAT Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002600360001-4