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   28 May 1975
   MEMORANDUM FOR: ORD/LSR
   ATTENTION
   SG1 I
                  SUBJECT Request for your Criticism of the
   Stanford Research Institute (SRI)
   Results with the Random Stimulus
   Generator
   1. In previous discussions you indicated your
   opinion that the Random Stimulus Generator data
   produced during the course of the "Perceptual
   Augmentation technique'T'~y Puthoff and Targ at SRI
   were of questionable value. You sighted information
   that it was your understanding th~_~machines were
   not random and other procedural difficulties asso-
   ciated with the experimental design. I explained
   that summary data and procedures were given in
   progress reports #3 and #4 and during the December
   briefing which you, unfortunately, were unable to
   attend. Also,, partially duplicative summaries may
   be found in the October 1974 Nature article published
   by Targ and Puthoff and in their final report for
   Contract 953653 under NASA sponsorship. The most
   complete reference is the final report being com-
   pleted for our contract. Attached is an advanced
   copy of the relevant section of the final report.
   2. After review of the randomness tests and
   the experimental procedures described in these
   reports, I can find no fundamental difficulty with
   the machine or the procedures. It appears that SRI
   has done a thorough enough job to allow them to make
   the,conclusion that they have documented paranormal
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   functioning within the stated statistical limits.
   Since I have no practical experience with designing
   and completing statistical experimental psychology
   tests, I could easily have overlooked some obvious
   mistake or omission which invalidates the SRI data
   and conclusions. Therefore I am requesting your
   aid. Specifically, are the machines random and the
   experimental procedures valid? In addition to the
   two specifics mentioned above, please locate and
   criticize any other "soft" areas so that the SRI
   research can be kept in proper perspective.
   OTS/CB
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