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Memorandum
Date: 1 August 1995
To:
Jessica M. Utts
From: Edwin C. May
Re:
Project Contacts
Cc:
Andy Rose, Michael Mumford
This is in response to your request (1 August 1995) for names and numbers of individuals
who had been involved in the operational side of the project.
I will list below the names of four individuals who have had specific knowledge and
provide a short summary of the circumstance of their knowledge-a comment first,
however.
All of the suggest individuals below are associated as supporters of the program.
In the
past, and perhaps now, there is a potential problem with regard to proponents and critics.
Sometimes they are dismissed out of hand because of their view points. If a person, either
critic or proponent, is that way on the basis of prejudice and in addition they have not seen
the data, then I, too, would dismiss their account. However, in the case of the individuals
below, their views are bottom-line data driven. Whatever they will tell you will be on the
basis of either seeing the data directly or what they have been told by the end users. In
many cases, they will be prepared to provide names and numbers of these end-users from
the archival database. I urge that the Panel avail themselves of this resource.
Dr. Jack Vorona (Home Phone:
From 1975 to his retirement from DIA
as DDS&TI in 1990, Jack had principal responsibility for the operational use of the
phenomena. He has a list of contacts both active and retired of end-users who have already
testified to a number of important governmental commit tees as to the utility of anomalous
cognition. Since 1991, Jack has served as the chair of our Policy Oversight Committee. In
addition, Jack is cognoscent of the past and present policy-level individuals within the
Community and the DOD who have knowledge about successful operations.
SGFOIA3
SG1J
(Home Phone:
was the project officer from
1991
until he retired in 1993. However, his knowledge extends back to 1975 where he worked
with research and operations on the project before he joined DIA.
SGFOIA3
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SGFOIA3
MG (Ret.) Garrison Rapmund, MD. (Home Phone:
Dr. Rapmund is
singularly responsible for half of the total of $20 M contracted by the government when he
initiated his program in 1985. He signed a memorandum of agreement with Dr. Vorona
with regard to the mix of basic and applied research. While he has not been directly
involved in the day-to-day operations, he has been an intimate observer of the program and
can provide valuable insight into how the activity was conducted. Gary chairs our
Institutional Review Board (i.e., human use) and serves as the chief liaison to the Policy
and Scientific Oversight Committees. In addition, he currently serves on the Air Force
Science Advisory Board and is involved in policy matters with the FAA.
SG1J
SG1J
SG1J
SG1J
(Home Phone:
SGFOIA3
was the major source
for
nearly all of the data in the Program Office from 1979 until he retired in September 1984.
can provide insight into the specifics and types of targeting and oper ational tasks. In
addition,
can comment with insight on the details of methodologies used in operations
and data/results management.
managed the in-house databases and was the liaison with
end-users during his tenure with the project.
Jessica, all of the above individuals have been contacted and expect that you may call them.
They are also generally aware of the topic.
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From:
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Date:
Tue, Aug 1, 1995 . 21:32
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