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Office ot Research and Development and
Office of Technical Service Paranormal
Perception Research Project
1. It in recommended that a research and development
Investigation of paranorital perception phenomena be initi-
ated with Stanford Researth Institute (SRI). A proposal
for such an investigation is attached. Since this is a
tightly directed advanced research project, it is further
recommended that the effort be jointly funded and monitored
by the Office of Research and Development and the Office
of Technical Service. The estimated cost for the proposed
effort in $149,p353.
2. The objectives of the proposed effort are twofold.
The Initial emphasis of the investigation will be to char-
acterize and develop peranormal remote perception abilities
*hich appear to have been demonstrated under controlled
laboratory conditions by SRI. Since those phenomena are
unexplained and largely unexplored, the second objective
would be to collect sufficient date and information to
guide the development and assess the value of a more co&-
prehensiv* program.
3. A previous OTS project, summarized In the attached
proposal, indicated the existence of paranormol perception
pheamena. The phenomena include remote perception of docu-
nontso objects? activities and locations. The desonstrated
reproducibility of such remote perception under controlled
conditions strongly suggests these, phenomena are and will
continue to be interesting. to the intelligence community for
either offensive operational exploitation or defensive threat
assessment.
4. The proposed effort will be concentrated in the
areas described in the Statement of Work section of the
attached proposal. In summary these are: a) Characteriza-
tion of the remote perception abilities of gifted subjects,
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with emphasis on these characteristics of most Importance
to intelligence matters such as resolution, information
transfer rate and accuracy* b) Correlation of physiolog-
teal responses to reliability and accuracy of paranormal
perception, a) Enhancement of those abilities which seem
to be most useful to the intelligence community- and d)
Exploration of now avenues of research discovered during
the course of the program.
5. The proposed project in well suited to a joint
effort by the Office of Research and Development and the
Office of Technical Service. The proposed investigation
Is a tightly directed advanced research project. It
involves the exploration of a demonstrated phenomena to
determine the significance and limitations of remote
perception abilities of "gifted" individuals for Intel-
ligence collections. Necessarily a parallel effort
elucidating the fundamental nature of the paranormol
perception phemmens is proposed. This fundamental In-
formation Is required in order to develop an orderly
comprehensive program which would load to the basic
understanding essential for the, full exploitation of
the phenomena for intelligence activities. It in ex-
pected that the combination of attitudes and experiences
"presented by OTS and ORD will produce timely relevant
results and insure an objective assessment of the signif-
ieance of those results.
G. Tbe recommended project should be completed by
Stanford Research Institute. SRI has produced some of
the most significant investigations in paranormal phe-
nomena. This has occurred because of the philosophies
and abilities of the principal Investigators. These
investitators, have established competence in the physical
sciences and In paranormal, phenomena research. They have
been responsive to post OTS directives and are willing to
investigate intelligence related applications. SRI has
given these investigators the institutional Integrity and
facilities necessary to achieve creditable research in
both the public and a =or* restrictive private domain.
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Office of Techul"I $,ervico Paronoriol
Perception Research Project
T. Although the controversy associated with pars-
normal research any create some unique security problems,
they are not insurmountable. These problems Include
embarrassment of being involved In an assumed fraud; the
potential adverse propaganda associated with the use of
psychic mind altering or control techniques,, and the
fact that some subjects may be of questionable stability.
These potential problems can be controlled because of
the motivation and Integrity of the, principal Investi-
gators. Both the Investigators and the Institute have
solid reputations and derive such of their support from
government projects. Involvement with fraudulent experl-
nents, publication of poor experimentation and op*n
association with CIA would be deleterious to the career*
of the Investigators and the creditability of the Institute.
For this effort, wo recommend a secret level contract but
remain flexible to other security arrangements which could
be Implemented as deemed necessary.
John N. UcJkhon
Director
Office of Technical Service
Sayre Stevens
Director
Office of Research and Development
Inclosuro:
Proposal
APPROVED:
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Carl E. Duckett
Deputy Director
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Science and Technology
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