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SECRET
Juf
10
Dann Mitchell
Senate
PROJECT STAR GATE
5 FEBRUARY 1993
CLASSIFIED BY :
OADR
SECRET/NOFORN/LIMDIS
STAR GATE
DIA/DT
DECLASSIFY ON:
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PURPOSE
TO PROVIDE AN
UPDATE
ON
STAR GATE MISSION ACTIVITIES
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OVERVIEW
C
MISSION AREAS
. BACKGROUND
· FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS
· EXTERNAL RESEARCH
· IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS
· ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
· SUMMARY
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OVERVIEW
MISSION AREAS
· BACKGROUND
· FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS
· EXTERNAL RESEARCH
· IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS
· ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
· SUMMARY
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MISSION AREAS
· FOREIGN ASSESSMENT
· EXTERNAL RESEARCH
· IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS (LIMDIS PORTION)
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TOPIC
· PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENA
- INFORMATION ACCESS
-- REMOTE VIEWING, ESP
· ENERGETIC EFFECTS
-- MIND/MATTER INTERACTIONS
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DIA'S APPROACH
· ASSESS FOREIGN ACTIVITIES
· UNDERSTAND PHENOMENA
· UNDERSTAND APPLICATIONS
· BASED ON:
· PROPER METHODOLOGY
. THOROUGH DOCUMENTATION
· INDEPENDENT REVIEW AND EVALUATION
· SCIENTIFIC OVERSIGHT
SECRET/NOFORN
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OVERVIEW
· MISSION AREAS
.
BACKGROUND
· FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS
· EXTERNAL RESEARCH
· IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS
· ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
· SUMMARY
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BASIS FOR DIA ACTIVITY
· FY 1991:
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION
COMMITTEES REPORT
· FY 1992:
INTELLIGENCE APPROPRIATION
COMMITTEES REPORT
.
FY 1993;
HOUSE/SENATE DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION CONFERENCE
REPORT
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FY 92 APPROPRIATIONS ACT
.
$2 MILLION R&D FUNDS PROVIDED TO
CONTINUE RESEARCH
· DIA TO REALIGN TEN CIVILIAN BILLETS
FOR PROJECT
EVEN BALANCE WITH FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS,
OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH:
FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS TO:
SG1A
OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY TO:
.
IDENTIFY USERS, USER INTEREST
INCLUDE DOD SPECIAL OPERATIONS
COMMAND, OTHERS
2 YEAR ARCHITECTURE REPORT WITHIN 120 DAY
OF ENACTMENT
SECRET/NOFORN
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FY 93 DIRECTION
HOUSE/SENATE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
CONFERENCE REPORT:
SENATE:
- AUTHORIZES 0.6 MILLION FOR STAR GATE
- DIRECTS DIA/DR TO TRANSFER PROJECT TO
AFMIC
HOUSE:
- DIRECTS DIA TO STUDY AFMIC
TRANSFER ISSUE
- TRANSFER IF AFMIC IS A MORE
APPROPRIATE SETTING
SECRET/NOFORN
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CURRENT STAFF
.
.
TEN AUTHORIZED CIVILIAN BILLETS
.
EIGHT FILLED
- ONE GS-15 (UNIT CHIEF)
- TWO GS-14'S (OPS/COLLECTON; INTEL OFFICER)
- ONE GS-13 (SPECIALIST)
- TWO GS-12'S (SPECIALISTS)
- ONE GS-7 (TECH AID)
- ONE GS-7 (ADMIN)
·
VACANCIES
- TWO GS-12'S
-
ONE PENDING
--
ONE IN EARLY STAGES
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FACILITIES
.
. TWO BUILDINGS AT FT. MEADE, MD.
. BOTH ON "HIT-LIST" FOR OUT-YEARS
- NO IMMEDIATE PROBLEM
. MAY MOVE TO FT. DETRICK, MD.
- TRANSITION PLAN SUBMITTED
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OVERVIEW
· MISSION AREAS
. BACKGROUND
.
FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS
. EXTERNAL RESEARCH
· IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS
· ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
· SUMMARY
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SG1A
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OVERVIEW
· MISSION AREAS
· BACKGROUND
· FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS
.
EXTERNAL RESEARCH
· IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS
· ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
· SUMMARY
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EXTERNAL RESEARCH
. FY 91 ALLOCATION:
- FINAL REPORT COMPLETED
- SCIENTIFIC OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REVIEWED
· FY 92 ALLOCATION:
- INITIAL FUNDS ON-LINE AUGUST 1992
- REMAINING PORTION ON-LINE DECEMBER 1992
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FY 91 RESEARCH RESULTS
.
MEG MEASUREMENTS:
- NEW METHODOLOGY LOWERED RESULTS
- IDENTIFIED IMPROVED APPROACH FOR FY 93
.
RV EXPERIMENTS:
- NATURE OF TARGET IS IMPORTANT
--
USEFUL FOR OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS/
TARGET OR TASK SELECTION
IMPLICATIONS FOR THEORY
- "KNOWLEDGE" OF TARGET (BY BEACON PERSON) IS
NOT IMPORTANT
-
IMPROVES CONFIDENCE THAT RV DATA IS NOT
FROM LOCAL SOURCES
- RV COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES ARE VIABLE
- ENHANCEMENT METHOD IDENTIFIED
SECRET/NOFORN
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FY 91 RESULTS
·
ENERGETICS:
- POTENTIAL BREAKTHROUGH MAY HAVE BEEN
ACHIEVED
-- NEW "MECHANISM"
..
DISCRETE SPECTRAL LINES OBSERVED
..
PATTERNS SUGGEST A PULSE TRAIN
--
SIGNIFICANT APPLICATION IMPLICATIONS
--
SHED LIGHT ON SOME FOREIGN ACTIVITIES
SECRET/NOFORN
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EXTERNAL RESEARCH ACTIVITY
FY 93
·
BIOPHYSICAL/PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS
- ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG)
· PARAMETER EXAMINATION
· COMMUNICATION POTENTIAL
· PATTERN/IMAGE RECOGNITION MODELS
· ENERGETICS EXPERIMENTS
· APPLICATION INVESTIGATIONS
·
FOREIGN DATA SUPPORT
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SCIENTIFIC OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
.
STEVEN A. HILLYARD
- PROFESSOR OF NEUROSCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
.
JAMES PRESS
-
PROFESSOR OF STATISTICS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
·
MELVIN SCHWARTZ
- ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR HIGH ENERGY & NUCLEAR PHYSICS
BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
NOBEL PRIZE, PHYSICS (1988)
.
YERVANT TERZIAN
- PROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
·
PHILLIP G. ZIMBARDO
-
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
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OVERVIEW
· MISSION AREAS
· BACKGROUND
· FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS
· EXTERNAL RESEARCH
IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS
· ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
· SUMMARY
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ACTIVITY AREAS
· APPLICATION INVESTIGATIONS
· PROFICIENCY PROJECTS
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APPLICATION INVESTIGATIONS
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SG1A
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PROFICIENCY PROJECTS
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PURPOSE
- PRACTICE/DEVELOPMENT
- TRACK RECORD/TREND EVALUATION
- EXTERNAL RESEARCH SUPPORT
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PROFICIENCY PROJECTS
- GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
- STRUCTURES
- PERSONALITIES
- DOCUMENTS
- CODES/MATRIX
- TOPICAL SEARCH/PREDICTIONS
- MULTI-PURPOSE
- OTHER
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TREND EVALUATION
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PROFICIENCY "A" SERIES
GENERAL AREA/OBJECT TARGETS
INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES
ALL TARGETS
100
E
U
A
80
A
T
60
3
1
0
2
N
1
3
40
S
2
C
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3
A
20
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L
2
C
1,3
E
C
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C
C
0
a
b
a
b
BEACON
(B)
NO BEACON
(NB)
KEY
1,2,3 = "D" No'S.
C=CONTROL PERSON
a=CONCEPT/GENERIC DATA
b=SPECIFICS/ANALYTIC DATA
B=BEACON CONDITION
NB=NO BEACON CONDITION
SECRET/NOFORN
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COMMUNICATION PROJECT
- EXPLORE RV COMMUNICATION OF SIMPLE MESSAGES
- UTILIZE RV STRONG POINTS
BASED ON PRE-ESTABLISHED CODEBOOK WITH
MESSAGE-PHOTO ASSOCIATIONS
- MESSAGE SELECTION VIA MAJORITY VOTE
TECHNIQUE
- OF HIGH INTEREST WITH SPECIAL OPERATIONAL
PROJECT PERSONNEL
SECRET/NOFORN
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COMMUNICATION PROJECT
RESULTS
- CORRECT TARGET PHOTO/MESSAGE SELECTED
VIA MAJORITY VOTE TECHNIQUE
- THE MESSAGE: "ALL IS WELL.
I AM
IN GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SHAPE."
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OVERVIEW
· MISSION AREAS
. BACKGROUND
· FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS
.
· EXTERNAL RESEARCH
.
· IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS
ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
.
SUMMARY
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ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
.
COLLECTION EFFORTS
- WORLDWIDE
·
RESEARCH
.
APPLICATIONS
.
DEVICE DEVELOPMENT
SG1B
.
IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS
- EXPANDED APPLICATIONS
- CONTINUED PROFICIENCY
SECRET/NOFORN
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OVERVIEW
· MISSION AREAS
· BACKGROUND
· FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS
· EXTERNAL RESEARCH
· IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS
· ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
SUMMARY
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SUMMARY
· AFMIC LINK EMERGING
- SCIENTIFIC, R&D SUPPORT INCREASED
- DATA BASE ENHANCED
- MISSION EXPANSION CONSIDERED
- HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH
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SG1B
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SUMMARY
· EXTERNAL RESEARCH
- SHIFT FROM MEG TO EEG
- FOUND MEASURABLE TARGET PARAMETERS
- FOUND ENHANCEMENT METHOD
- FOUND INTERACTION EVIDENCE
SECRET/NOFORN
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SUMMARY
·
IN-HOUSE ACTIVITIES
- APPLICATION INVESTIGATIONS
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RECENT GOOD RESULTS FOR SOME PROJECTS
WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS EMERGING
- PROFICIENCY PROJECTS
RECENT `COMMUNICATION" SUCCESS
IMPORTANT TRENDS IDENTIFIED FROM OTHERS
FACILITATES SKILL DEVELOPMENT,
APPLICATION MATCHING
SECRET/NOFORN/STAR GATE/LIMDIS
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SUMMARY
· PROCEEDING WITH BALANCED APPROACH
- FOREIGN ASSESSMENTS
- EXTERNAL RESEARCH
- IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS
- APPLICATIONS
- PROFICIENCIES
:
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.
SECRET/NOFORN
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