Approved For Release 2003rgCREIDP96-0078BROO1700270001-5 A IAOPS-H-S 26 January 1983 MEMORANDUM FOR ADCSOPS-HUMINT SUBJECT -. Orientation Brief ing - Hiogh Perf ormance Task Force Membors 1. (U) On 17 January 1983, from 1.310-1430 hours an orientation briefing was presented to LTC Raymond P. Cadarette and= I mei-fibers of SG1 the INSCOM-High Performance Task Force at the Command Group SCIF, A building-4554. Briefing was directed by CGI INSCOM. 2. (S/NOFORN) The briefing covered initiation , organization and training of personnel involved in project CENTER LANE. Also covered was.historical information, to include selection and training of personnel, involved in the INSCOM portion of the DoD project. Primary interest of the HPTF personnel was selection and training of personnel. I explained the source and development of the initial selection criterta and the role of the INSCOM Staff Psychologist in subsequent screening testing. 3. (U) No operational date was presented at the briefing. 4. (U) HPTF personnel requested a walk thru of the operational area. I stated that that could be accomplished at a later date. 1 Incl ROBERT J. JACHIM LTC, MI &7 peln-@@G' Approved For Release 2003SELRET P96-00788RO01 700270001-5 -% r o Approved For Release 2 9 -00788ROO1700270001-5 fi? ZT T1 PURPOSE OF THIS BRIEFING IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH.BACKGROUND- INFT14"ATION' CONCERNING INSCOM'S INVOLVEMENT IN PA9,(4PVCW0(.44y SL I DE 2 ON . .... .IN' a FALL OF 19780 ACSI TASKED INK.O('l TO DETEq11NE IF PARAPSYCKtOGY OUJ D BE USED SLIDE 2 OFF ,- TO CCLLECT I NTEI-L I GFNCE, FOR OUIR PU#RPOSES PARAPSYCOLOGY IS DEFINE-D IN TWO rAJOR CATEGORIES: SLIDE 2A ON FIRST, PHY"S)ICAL ACTIONS PERFOP4'ED BY MENTAL PNERS.THAT CANNOT BE - EXPLA.I NED BY KNU@N PHYS I CAL A--/Y'IS. TH I S I S K091 AS TELEKINESIS OR PSYCHOKINESIS, AND SECOND, PERCEPT191S MiICH WICT BE E)PLAINED THROUGH KWYN, SENSORY flAS,, THIS IS KNYIN AS ESP, TELEPATHY AND RErOTE VIEWING, SLIDE 2A OFF SPECIFICALLY, INSCOM'S TA11t',IG WAS TO DETERMINE IF REMOTE VIEWING SLIDE 2B ON COULD BE USED AS A CCLLECTIONi METHOD, I.W. REMOTE VIEWING IS DF]FINE-D, AS THE ABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL, TO ACCESS INF-ORMATION PREVIOUSLY UNKNOletl, WITIHOUT REGARD TO TI@E, LOCATION, OR ANY ATTFJ1PT TO DENY THE TARGET TO A CMICTOR, TO MEET ACSI'S TPINUG INSCOM ESTAP-LIS14ED A PROJECT TEAM UNDER 1j" THE ASSISTANT DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFT FOR I= INT@ -AGEN CE S1-IDE 2B OFF ' THE C'RITER'IA DEVEL'OPED TO DETFRMINE IF REMOTE VIDANG WOULD BE A VlU--E- COLLECTION FETHOD WAS AS FOLL%IS: SL I DE 3 ON Approved For Release 20031W IM-PRY-THR001700270001-5 WtL -1 '5 1 E k-@ C16 FD 96-00788ROO1700270001-5 Approved For Release 64." R T FIRST, COULD REMOTE VIEWING BE LEARNED? NEXT, COULD REMOTE VIEWING BE APPLIED AS A COLLECTION METHOD? AND, FINALLY, COULD REMOTE VIEWING RESPOND TO COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS IN A TIMELY %NER? SLIDE 3 OFF SLIDE 3A ON FIRST, COULD REMOTE VIEWING BE LEARNED: SRI INTERNATIONP-L, AN ACKNOVLEDGED LEADER IN THE FIELD OF PARANORMAL RETACH, RELIED UPON ESTABLISHED PSYCHICS, ff USED THEIR INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES TO REMOTE VIEW. INSCOM, USING THE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND CHARACTERISTICS Wi'ILED BE SRI DURING THEIR WORK WITH THESE PSYCHICS, SCREENED APPROXIMTELY 250 INTELLIGENCE PERS014NEL WITHIN T'HE BALTIMOREAASHINGTON AREA, LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR CKARACTLRISTICS, BASED ON SRI OBSERVATIONS, SUCCESSFUL REMOTE VIEWERS TEND TO BE CONFIDENTO OUTGOING, ADVENTUROUS, BROADLY SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUALS WITH SH ARTISTIC BENT. AFTER A SERIES OF SCREENINGS AND INTERVIEN-S, NINE PEOPLE @,ERE SELECTED, THEY WERE A MIXTURE OF MILITARY NND CIVILIAN, OFFICERS AND ENLISTED, MEN AND VULk@i vltR ADDIT10i'OL INTERVEIVIS WITH THE SRI SCIENTISTS SIX VERE SELECTED TO GO TO CALIFORNIA FOR -RIO WEEKS OF ACTUAL TRAINING$. UPON THEIR RETURN TO FORT MEA1 THEY CONTINUED IN M IN-HOUSE TRAINING PROGRAM MODELED AFTER THE SRI TRAINING PHASE. SL I DE 3A OFF SLIDE 5 ON AFTER THE PERSONNEL WERE LOCATED AND TRAINING HAD BEGUN.. THE NEXT QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED APPLIED TO THE SECOND AND THIRD CRITERIA CON-CERNING.OPERATIONS., THAT IS, COQLD F RD110TE VIEWING BE APPLIED AS A COLLECTION METHOD?"A TO WOULD THE INFORMATION BE OF REASONABLE ACCURACY AND ACCEPTED AND USED BY THE INTELLIGENCE AjNALYST WHO RECEIVE THE PRODUCT, FINALLY, COULD REYOTE VIEWING,RESPOND.TO COLLECTION REQUIRF.MENTS IN A TIMELY-, MINER? SLIDE 5 OFF -2- Approved For Release 206i)QVIi 0788ROO1700270001-5 0-1 RET-0 Approved For Release 20 +0788RO01 700270001-5 WRK TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WAS OVERCOME BY EVENTS, F SG1 §G1 A BASED T, I SG1 A IIIESE RESLUS, INSCJ1 WAS TASKED TO @M\-' ACAINST ADDIT19,,'A- OPERATION/1 TARGETS, Ttf'-'SE- TASKINGS FORCF-D A- W01ATURL'-H@T TO Tif INIT14- TRAINIM PHASE. IN DECQMU 19791 THE- PPOJ[Cf RA ONIS, WAS COMM I TTED TO 01 E T I 14DU- 188ROO1700270001-5 Approved For Release 2003/09146-1-6V ICC S'@ R 96-00788ROO1700270001-5 z Approved For Relea SL I DF 6A oN TYPICXLY, A PRO-fCT BEGINS WITH A REQUEST FOR INFOOMPTION ON A-TMGET, WHICH IS -NOT. SUSCEPTIBLE TO fffip,'k COLLECTI%4 SYSTE1111Sf OR FaR CUING DATA TO TARGET OTIER INTELLIGENCE SYSTUIS1 BASED UPON PERSQI@EL AVAILABLE, PRIORITY OF THE TARGET, AND TIE POTENTIAL FOR PROVIDING REQUESTED INFORMATION, Tit INS014 PROJECT rhVkGER rh(ES A DECISION WHETT-R TO ACCEPT OR DECLIi'E T@E PORJECT, MlY TIMES, EVEN THOUGH THE LIKELIHOOD OF OBTAINING TIE INFORf'ATION IS NOT HIG!@O"K PROJECT IS ACCEPTED SINCE tf) OTHER INTELLIGENCE SOURCE K FFEN IaE TO P1`0VIDE TIE NEM INFOPS'IATION, ONCE THE PROJECT IS ACCEPTED, a FIRST IfASK IS 'RE C%STRUCTION OF A REMTE VI EIING COLLECTION U-1, SLIDE GA OFF 11 DE 7 ON THIS COLLECTION PLAN LISTS 11E ESSENTIAL RJXNTS OF IW-WTION (EEI) /V@D T@f INTELLIGENCE INDIC4TORS WHICH WILL ADEMSS HSE EEI, PLSO LISTED ARE THE TARGET TIfT WINDYS FOR 1411CH THESE INDICATORS WILL BE RFLEVAIJ, TIE (011-ECTION RRI ALSO SPECIFIES 911CH ','Tj'IDTE VIR-fERS WILI BE UlD. T,qPI(A" T14EEE P4-1,E f,)ORE T[JA,1j ONE 1-SSIVi FOR A PVTICULAR PROJECT, SEVEWL SESSIONS MAY HAVE TO I WINE TO ADDRESS ALL TIC INDICATORS SL I DE 7 OF-F NEEIED TO AN";vER TIC EE I. RENTE VILI'liNG IS A TEAM EFFORT 11DE 8 c)N THERE ARE D10 PEMIERS OF THIS TENI, ONE IS THE INTERVIDE-R, TtE OTHER 13S THE PUT)TE VID@,IER, a- - ----- ---- INTERV15ER 0TROLS ITE, SESS19@, HIS JOB IS TO KEEP THE REMOTE VIEI)ER ON TRA(X, TO DIRECT HIS FOCUS AND TO aESTION HIM AM TIE TARGET, THE REVE VIEWER IS RESPONSIBLE ONLY FOR REPORTING, THE 9K OF TIE SESS10N IS TO C01ECT iNT11-LIGENC.E. TO DO THISI t_ GREAT CARE IS TkEN TO TRY AND.FORCE THiE_ RFYOTE VI54E-R TO PRODUCE. KY INFORfIATION OF INTELLIG_.NCE VN-11E, THIS IS DONE EY DENYING HIM ORER SOIJECES OF INFORMATION &POUT TIKHE TfARGET. _ flb788ROO1700270001-5 Approved For Release 200kof!-toc fl aft 96-00788RO01 700270001-5 Approved For Release lk ALWAYS KEEP TIE TEYOTE VlBf--R "BLIND". WJST '[ITS THE INIT'RVIDTER IS A-SO KET' "BLIND", SO If WILL NOT T.H[ F\FY10TE_V1.EW.ER_. 11 DE 8 OFF AT TPL START OF Tif SESSIM, TIE INTERVIE16 PROVI-1-5 THE 00TIE VIMR WITH TIE TARGET CUING DATA, THE REM)l V101R RAS U SEEN THIS INFOR111ATION BEFORL'. HE RECEIVES- ..IT.- ONLY AT THE START S[_IDE 9 ON OF T@E RFMTE VIEWING SESSION, TARGET CUING DATA W1 FAL INTO SFAER1 CAIGORIES, IT MY If C-LOGRAPHIC OR UTM COORDINATESIf AN MER@EM PHOTOCPA-111 OF TIE AREA, OR A P10TODWH OF M INDIVIDUAL OR OBJECT'PERWS, THERE IS SJ1E Pi_k" NOT TO GIVE TARUCET IWORMATION TO A RO')OTE VIE14'.R, Tif WAY TO OVERCLYE RIIS IS S1,11PLY TO PLACE THE TARGET INFORMATION IN A SEALED ENV1--OPE, T[ FE RE1f)TE VI EER IS GIVEN 'T'HIS SF1,111) ENWILOIE AND IS TFLN SlfftY M(ED TO DISCR13E '' TiE TARG-ET.' ONCE TbIE RMTE VIBER HAS THIS CUING DATA, TIf TAIIE RECORDER IS TME-D ON AND TIE SF-SO31ON BE-GINS, SLIDE 9 OFF 11 D[ 9B, ON AFTER K SESSION, WHICH WIS ABCOT 30 MINUTES, TIE REMTE VIEVER IS ASKED TO DRAI TIE P'ERCEPTI IONS If MD DURING SESSION, TH I S I S I WORTAINT BECA1USE THE DRAW I NIGS MY BE MORE, ACCURt 71, r OR SHY'A, DIFFERENT- PLRTE'CTIV1 TPM1 'RE I)ESCRIPTIONS OF THE TARGET, AFTER THE- [EAWINGS ARE DONE AND TW_ RUCTE VIMR, TA_KS AK)UT %'I, THE R1110TE VIEWING"IS COWLETED. TFE TNIE I S TIEN TRAUSCR-1 BFD AND A P, BiSCR I PT. FIURNI S'PE D TO THE PROECT RMESTOR, AFFTER THE PROJLCT I S METED THE REQLESTOR PROVIDES AN EWCATION,. S.-IDE 9?) OFT " F @ ET SECRET Approved For Release 2003/09/16 CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1700270001-5 M, I ll.@