Approved Forkel6ase J001/0:&: ClJ-RDP9 0787ROO0200080048-2 &Re-hi,ote viewing oo in.to. the Uhknown' By NED MacKAY Targ and Puthoff were the two ments, then five additional verifi- the site accompanied by ob- ed with the experiments were PutIhoff was on a 10-day trip to S. graph Mental ability to view a distant SRI scientists who studied the ap- cation series@, using different server asked to match the descriptions Costa Rica and would photo location through-someone else's parent psychokinetic abilities of" people. Meanwhile, the other experi- with the sites. 'Various "double and describe his location at 1:30 eyes-in some cases via future Uri Geller, a young Israeli who ' in general the format called for menter, who remained ignorant of blind" arrangements were used to p.m. an seven specific days. prediction - has been uncovered 'toured the United States in 1973 a member of SRI management not the site, was kept in the laborato- prevent accidental, information At one of the apppinted times, by two physicists at Stanford Re- demonstrating his alleged psychic otherwise connected with- the ex- ry with thesubject for the entire leakage. a subject back at SRI said with search Institute (SRI) in Menlo powers. periment to supervise selection of peri,d. Some subjects were placed According to Puthoff and Targ some misgivings thait Targ's loca- Park. Targ and Puthoff concluded in a Faraday Cage to screen out the results of five out of six stud- tion was an airport with a sandy the locations and keep each loca- V. The physicists, Harold E. Puth- Ahat they had no scientific expla-' tion listed in a sealed envelope in - most electromagnetic waves. ies were significantly better than beach and ocean nearby. It was off and Russell Targ, conducted 51 "nation'for some of the things ,his office safe. While the team was At the site, mere chance would allow. Three correct - Targ had taken an un experiments during the past three Geller could do, and that "further the subject focused his thoughts of the studies differed -from" planned" side-trip to an offshore years, using both experienced and investigation is clearly warrant- During an experiment a sealed on the outbound experimenter chance expectations by odds of island and had just disembarked in-experienced subjects. ed." envelope was selected at random and his location, describing the 1,000 to I or better@ one by odds from a plane. People's '@remote viewing" In working on the more recent and handed to the experimenter scene and making any drawings of half a million to one. In experiments closer to home, skills, as . the scientists termed research, Puthoff and Targ con- who was to visit the site. The ex- he wished. In the long-distance experiment, subjects described with varying them, were tested using locations 'ducted a series of original experi- perimenter proceeded directly to Ultimately judges not connect- three subjects knew only that accuracy t h e i r experimenters' as distant as Puerto Rico and as visits. to the Palo Alto Civic close as the Stanford University Center, the pedestrian overpass to campus. the Bayshore Freeway at Oregon In four cases which the s ien- Expressway, and various, parks. tists admit reluctance to publish, One subj eci.correctly entL one person evidenced abilit to her experimenter's loca`1, y describe accurately the spot an- White'MemoriaJ Plaza at Stan'ord other was visiting, before the visit University. had occurred and before even the The authors approached the fu visitor knew where it would be. ture viewing experiment results The results of the experiments with extreme caution are dekribed in an article appear- "If the authors may be forgiven ing in the March issue of the Pro- a personal note, we wish to ceedings of the Institute of the express that this section deals with Electrical and Electronic Engi- 84th Year-No. 61 Phone - 326-1200 PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1976 LATE STOCKS 5' Copy- $3.50 Month observations that we have been neers. 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The tells of si hf the end of its aras ensor p y g. not the (Continued from page volves electromagnetic , first 1) and,quan- ,kkig in,t4e;trial; turn theory, and suggests that -'s had reluctant to publish shown because of precognition "may be Nixon tells the easiest iki h i i flu two e of apparent paranormal weeks r str phend- nconipat. t ng apparent on the panel.ibility with existingmena to assimilate within concepts," the cur- of CIA'orders - Targ and Puthoff wrote.rent theoretical strLicture ,ever, was of our ex tine down , "The motivating world view," (Continued from page with factor for pre-, 1) senting the data at I this time is the ... Modern theory is terrorism and domestic ' . not with-, vio- ings was ethical consideratio out resources that can , e n that be brought. lence in 1970 lie authorized to ha theorists endeavoring bl a co. , v to develop h uestioriffi th b d b q ems at ordinated Icounter-operation y models an by g for paranornial function- to .ychiatrist ear on who e pro , and we expect that these prob- , most intelligence agencies i in 4 disputeing should,be apprisedlems will, with furtherbut of all the work, con- called the operation off after a few . 11 January obseryable data if tinue to yield to analysisdays after objections after their efforts@ to and from the late bullying arrive at. a comprehensivespecification," they FBI . Director J. Edgar her to and wrote,@ Hoover, correct description Nixon said lie was "surprised" ' are to be suc- The research was supportedat @ by " chal. cessful. the Foundation for ParasensoryHoover's disagreement il wai because to cont-ntion During the original Investigation and the -the FBI chief had attended that experiments Parapsy- the i ing____.,rtJc1pantsome of the participantschology Foundation of meeting setting up the - had vol- New York operation , i b e !unteered that they City; the Insitute, rMo n Army ha 'd , had of Noetic later to be, known as I the "Huston iniages of where theirSciences, Palo Alto; i experi - and'the Na- p an . menter would visit tional Aeronautics and in the forth- Space Ad. -The quality of intelligence coming test. ministration. during the Nixon administration hob' So Targ and Puthoff did four. "wiLs relatively adequate" * more experiments withTwo killed . but one sub- % "b ence concernin tter intelli ject The difference e u e was that the g g subject was required the 1974 Yom Kippur War to describe bl in the l Middle East might have 15@ permitted ti l d i t onvfcted , a... of at- ie remote in pipe " oca on ur ng a Inate Presidentminute period beginning moves to avert it. 20 min. it, to the utes, before (lie ROHNERT PARK (AP) - -Nevertheless, he found court- location Was. se- Two. "re- ,(i's request,lected and 35 minutesmen were killed and cent efforts to emasculate ap- before the three injured the ,;,a could outbound experimenterwhen a gas explosion Central Intelligence confer arrived' ripped open Agency and there. a water pipeline where related intelligence they were organizations , "For reasons we do working, police said. to be not only incredibly - not as yet short- ,i; a law understand, the four "It appears the, men sighted but potentially o transcripts shot dan'gerous ni Ang L it was generated in the precognitionthrough thq water line.liketo the security of all niisde- ex.- can- free nations." utte law periment show exceptionalnon fodder because they-"For the national media to wear colier. were to Vre definitely ence and accuracy pretty badly broken publish and disseminate " As evidenced up,!' said classified Of prosecution,by the fact that all Rohnert Park Police national security information " of the judges Chief Robert is I even Murphy. were able to match Dennett.. He said one my view irresponsible " successfully man was journal.: off. all of the transcripts " to the corre. found' 1,000 feet is, , from the explo- 11 Miss sponding target locations,".. Nixon apparently felt y judg6, Targ sion site. th'at his 1, "1 dont and Puthoff reported.Dennett said th6 coronerresponses Would leak think was or be re- " @Adge me, Further experiments on the scene with one , are under of the vic- leased by the committee partially ,iccurred way. tims. Four persons wereor in it another form before taken to and instruct- the courtroom,Targ and Puthoff citeSanta Rosa Memorial ed- his Washington attorneys current Hospital. to A Murphy theories about extremelyOne was dead- on arrival,release the answers as are low re- another lie made isipiring, quency waves as one-possi6lewas in critical conditiontheni. to mail ex. and two ,tisiness planation of some were treated for minor A spokesman for Miller, leaders. of the experi. injari6s. Cassidy ily dpelaredment results. Authorities said. the and Larrocca, the law lie, men were , firm repre. Miss FrommeTheir discussion of -diame- senting Nixon, said that to the apparent working inside the 48-inchthe White I's an affront"time reversibility" . IN @66",&eVonses, to of observa-@ 5 A ter wi)e when @4 d c 6 d % tecoruin t*P provedfofeRAleaset, 0 of this 9iT* them , , , 09 A - -_ MU26ic t directed at the lay a powerful bla@;t. released in that form, reader, It in.