,Approved For Release 200"k7-. 44~)66-10788 ROO 1000380001 -0 [IN I TED STAI ES G'0VLrN; ";~ L NIV memorand-u-in VA rEt 1.3 January 1986 ucf-LY 10 Al TN OF: DT-S SL1LJF_<,T. SUN SIREIAK 1985 Annual Training. Repcrt (U) 0: DT (D r . V o r o n a ) 1. (S/SK/WNTNTEL) The mission of the SUN STREAK Prototype Operational Group (POG) is to undertake operational intelligence applications using an aspect of psychoenergetics known as remote- viewing (RV). An integral part Of that Mission is to train personnel in RV. With the complIetion of SRi-International RV training in December 1984, and ~he absence !of a continuing external training program, this R V training became th e responsibility of the POG. That, in-house t Iraining began in .January 1985. 2. (S/SK/'~AININTEL) A portion of the POG RV training is modeled a f t e r the qRI-International subcontractor (Ingo Swann),_ . RV SG1J training program. is responsible f o r the developmcnt a n d i. TP plemcntation o f the in-hou6 e program . Attached is his training report. for CY 1985. This is a follow-tip to the three quarterly training reports submitted during the calendar year. 3. (S/SK/WNINTEL) As is mentioned in paragraph 3a of the _Alnnual Training Report, the. RV training propram slowed som ewh a t d v ring the last quarter due to manpower ccristraints and low 1 n1c. Th i s is basically a continuation c3f the problem I i,.r-.'_ificd in my cover letter for the third quarter training, report. The Remote -Viewer does not work in n,- vacuum. The 1~Ticert~zintivs associated with tbe interim stqtus oil the project pending the approval of. the budget had a negaltive effect on the WARNING NOTICE: SENSiTivE INTELLIGENCF SO RCES AND METHODS INVOLVED HANDLE VIA SKEET CIIANNELS ONJILY SPECIAL ACCESS RE-Q-1-TI-R- -F,-D- T Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDP96-007881:1001000380001-0 it 1k C-],ASjF;1FIED BY: D I A / DT DECL~ASSIFY BY: OADP\ 01' T V;NAL I C~I,14 rqo 10 (F.LV, 1-tcl) Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1000380001-0 qual ity and quantity of the sessionE. - This w a -s tra ining SG1J exacerbated by Our failure to obtain second interviewer = a SG1J during the October/November f r ame. I estimate that time these two problems cost us three months of training tine durin SG1J CY 1985. Now that the FY 86 ISudget been approved and W has SG1J has orders in hand to report on January 1986 1 hope the 31 situation will improve. 4. (U) Your attention is directed to paragraph 3a of t h e Annual Training Report. This paragraph defines very clearly and sii,jply the criteria used for evaluating a training session. 5. (S/SK/14NINTFL) Another major effort of the training section dtiring 1985, which is not documented in the training report and which continues to date, is the full documentation of the SRI International subcontracted training program. When comp1c. ted this will be a lengthy, highly detailed account of the two year contractual training effort of this office. This document will prove to be extremely useful in training personnel in the future even after presently assigned personnel have left the unit. 6. (U) The next formal training report will be prepared in April 1986. In the meantime 1. will keep you informed verbally on training developments. I Fncl Training Report SG1J C F :DT 5A SG1J Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1000380001-0 I-) r C~w C Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-R 1?9~-00788RO01000380001-0 ANNUAL TRAINING REPORT 1.985 1. (S/SK/WNINTEL) BACKGROUND: (U) a. (S/SK/WNINTEL) I nD~!cember 1984 t r a i n i n gof three source personnel by an SRI - International (SRI-1) subcontractor was brought to an end upon c 'ompletion of the training contract. During the CY 1985, training of these personnel continued using an in-house program modeled after the SRI-I subcontracted t r a i n i n g procedure. This procedure was developed by the subcontractor to s a t i s f yR&D demands on S R I - Ito enhance t h ereliability (scientific replicability) of remote viewing (R.V). The subcontractor's appr?ach to improving the reliability of RV was to focus onl the control: of those factors that in his view tend to 1 it 11 introduce noise inio the RV product (imaginative, environmental, and interviewer overlays). The basic components of this training procedure, consist of] l Repeated site-address (coordinate) presentation, with quick-reaction response 1.,y the remote viewer; coupled with a restrictive format for reporting perceived information (to minimize imaginative overlays). (2) The use of a specially-designed, acoustic-tiled, r e I a t i v e I yfeatureless, bomogeneously-colored 11viewing chamber" (to minimize environmental overlays). (3) The adoption of a strictly-prescribed, limited interviewer patter (to minimize interviewer overlays). This training procedure requires that the trainee learn a progressive multi-st'age acquisition process postulated to correspond to increased contact with the site. Prior to WARNING NOTICE: S~.NSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES A D METHODS INVOLVED HANDLE VIA SKEET CHANNELS ONLY -f -i -cc, ~ K_R_E_Q-U-1_R_E_D_ - - CLASSIFIED BY: DIA/DT DECLASSIFY BY: OADR Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1000380001-0 SECRET Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1000380001-0 -),L-- (,' K L I D e C e Tnber 1984 three source trainees were schooled in the first three "stages" of the training. At this point they were able to remote view and describe "stage one" sites (islands, mountains, deserts, e t c . ) , "stage two" s i t e s ( s i t e s of quality sensory value--sites which are uniquely describable through touch, taste, s o u n d , c o I o r , or odor--such as glaciers, volcanoes, industrial p I a n L s , e t c . ) , and "stage three" s i t e s (sites possessing significant dimensional characteristics such as buildings, bridges , airfields; etc.). it is t h i s procedure which , as a resul. t of technol ogy trans f er (SR I-I to th is of f ice ) , was mode I ed and administered during 1985. The three personnel schooled by the S R I - I subcontractor have continued th is mu I t i-stage acquisition process through "stage four" and "stage f ive" and into "stage six. " Stage four training wcks completed during the first quarter of 1985, stage five training was the principle effort through the second and third quarters of 1985, and stage six training began in September 1985. The reader is i n v i t e d to review the t r a i n i n g reports for the f i r s t , second, and t h i r d qua,rters of 1985 f o r details of that training. b. (S/SK/WNINTEL) In spring 1984 an individual was assigned to this of f ice with the intent of exposing him to the S R I - I subcontracted t r a i n i n g program. In-house orientation to psychoenergetics I a s t e d through the summer of 1984 and the i n d i v i d u a 1 was ready f o r the external subcontracted t r a i n i n g program by the f a I I . Bowever, attempts to carry t h i s effort forward were thwarted by an overall program reorganization and by congressional funding restrictions~. For this reason, an introduction to the model program was given to this individual in the fall of 1984 and formal in-house training was initiated in the f i r s t quarter of 1985 w i t h h i s joining t h e program o u t I i n e d above. During the first quarter of 1985 training for the fourth source was limited to stages one and two until mid March 1985, when he was introduced to the concepts of stage three. During the second quarter of 1985 the number of stage three sites to which the source was exposed was increased while maintaining practice in stage one and two sites. Stage three training continued i through the third quarter of 1985. The reader is again invited to review the training reports for the first, second, and third quarters of 1985 for details of that trair~ing. 1 2. (S/SK/WNINTEL) GENERAL: As stated previously, this training procedure requires that the trainee learn a pro ressive multi-stage acquisition process postulated to correspon~d to increased contact with the s i t e . In "Stage four" t h e source trainee begins to form qualitative mental percepts (tec nical area, military feeling, research, etc.) of the site. in "stage five" the source trainee learns to "interrogate" these qu litative mental percepts in an attempt to - produce a n a I y t i c a I t rget descriptions (aircraft tracking radar, biomedical research facility, tank production plant, etc. ). "Stage six" involves the viewer in direct, three-dimensional assessment and modelin of the 2 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00~88ROO1000380001-0 !;~ (. P I- I Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : Cl~ -9p-00788ROO1000380001-0 s i r e a n d / o r L h e r e I a t i o n s h i p o f s i t e e I e m e n L s t o one another (Pirplanes inside one of three camouflaged hangars or a military compound with a command building, barracks, motor pool, and underground weapons storage area). As stage six is engaged, an assessment of relative temporal and spatial dimensional elements along with further qualitative elements evolve into the consciousness of the trainee. 3. (S/SK/WNINTEL) - 1985 U'RAINING STATISTICS: U a. (S/SK/WNI14TEL) The following chart depicts distribution of t h e 224 remote vie-wing t,raining exercises conducted by t h e source trainees ( v i e w e r s ) during 1985. At Appendix A is an explanation of Class A, B, and C training. STAGE TOTAL CLASS CLASS CLASS SITES A B C 1 007 100.0% % 001 100.0% 006 100.0% 2 020 050.0% - % 005 020.0% 015 060.0% 3 040 067.5% 008 012.5% 007 042.8% 025 092.0% 4 071 060.5% 007 000.0% 034 050.0% 030 086.6% 5 064 057.8% 023 043.4% 038 071.0% 003 000.0% 6 022 077.2% - % 020 085.0% 002 000.0% TOTAL: 224 062.9% 038 028.9% 105 062.8% 081 079.0% The 7.+ scores noted indicate the percentages of times source trainees were able to demonstrate expertise (report appropriate s i t e relevant information) within their "stage" of training. These percentages r e f I e c t subjective expectations and are not based on any linear analysis of a prescribed set of criteria. By, way of example, if a source is in stage three of training the source would be expected to de'scribe relevant dimensional characteris tics concerning the designated site. If t h e source trainee does this the exercise is scored as a "+" but if the source fails to detect and decode the appropriate stage relevant i'i-formation (dimensional information in this case) the exercise is scored as a "-" even if the site is otherwise accurately described. 3 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1000380001-0 S F- (" i -\1 F- I Approved For Release 2000/08/07: CIA-RM19E-DO788ROO1000380001-0 b . (S/SY,/WNINTEL) The following chart details the remote viewing training exercises conducted by trainee source #101 during 1985. S PLUX-c -e part,icularly well disciplined source. This discipline-e-riables #101 to separate incorrect impressions (AOL) from actual site data more'.reliably than his peers. STAGE TOTAL CLASS CLASS CLASS SITES A B C 1 % % % 2 % % % % 3 002 000.0% 001 000.0% 001 000.0% - % 4 022 068.1% 002 000.0% 019 073.6% 001 100.0% 5 019 057.8% 008i 062.5% 010 060.0% 001 000.0% 6 008 075.0% % 008 075.0% - % TOTAL: 051 062. 77. 011. i 045.4% 038 068.4% 002 050.0% C. (S/SK/WNINTEL) The following chart details the remote viewing training exercises conducted by trainee source 2 1 "during 1985. S o u -a-" 21 's v-&,rsatilit-y will prove. a most 'V.'qlunb~le a s s e t #21 consistently provides information about sites as if from a perspective different than the other sources. This~ ability, when a p p I i e d to operational problems, w i I I enhance t h e unit 's collection capability. STAGE TOTAL CLASS CLASS CLASS SITES A B C %+ %+ %+ %+ TOTAL: % % % % 2 002 000.0% - % 002 000.0% % 3 004 000.0% 003 OQO . 001 000.0% % 0% 4 020 050.0% 002 1000.0% 009 033.3% 009 077.7% 5 019 063.1% 006 ~033.3% 012 083.3% CoDl 000.0% 6 005 040.0% 003 066.6% 002 000.0% 050 048.0% 0 018.1% 027 055.5% 012 058.3Z 1 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDPcA-00788ROO1000380001-0 SECRET Approved For Release 2000/08/07 1, Cl,~~-~~,pq-00788ROO1000380001-0 d . (S/SK/WNINTEL) The following chart details the training exercises conducted by trainee source 1118 during 1985. Source # 1 8 , the junior t r a i n e e , was Laken i n t o s t a g e four t r a i n i n g rapidly in an attempt to accelerate the training program. This rapid progress ion adversely af fected it] 8 's lower s-tage abil ities and when this happened #18 lost confidence and became confused. At this point a remedi 1 p ogram was implemented to retrain the lower stages. Source #1~ has now successfully completed stage Lit, ~;! three with a very 'high confidence level and will now be able to tackle stage four training. . STAGE TOTAL CLASS CLASS CLASS SITES A B C 1 007 100.0% % 001 100.0% 006 100.0% 2 015 053.3% % 001 000.0% 014 057.1% 3 030 086.6% % 005 060.0% 025 092.0% 4 008 100.0% % - % 008, 100.0% 5 % % % % 6 % I/ - % - % TOTAL: 060 081.6% % 007 057.1% 053 084.9% e . (S/SK/WNINTEL) The following chart details the training exercises conducted by trainee source Y103 during 19 ,~ 5 Although source #03 's performance is somewhat sporadic, 03 8 true potential is evidenced by an exceptionally high sta~;---sl%~) score STAGE TOTAL CLASS CLASS CLASS SITES A B C % % 2 003 066.6% - % 002 050.0% 001 100.0% 3 004 025.0% 004 025.0% - % - % 4 02~i 047.6% 003 000.0% 006 000.0% 012 083.3% 5 026 053.8% 009 033..3% 016 068.7% 001 000.0% 6 009 iOO.O% - % 009 100.0% - % TOTAL: 063 057.1% 016 025.0% 033 063.6% 014 078.5% Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1000380001-0 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : Cl k-R WSqB-00788ROO1000380001-0 4. (S/SK/WNINTEL) COMMENTS: (U) a. (S/SK/WNINTEL) If one measures the progress of the training by the overall quality of the RV product one must first have a scale for measuring RV quality. This in turn assumes that some.optimum or ideal quality standard for RV is known. The R&D community has n o t y e t determined such a standard. Training progress herein is, therefore, measured on the basis of achieving a level of expertise within t h e parameters s c t f o r t h by the aforementioned modeled SRI-I subcontracted training procedure. b. (S/SK/WNINTEL) Measurement of t h e t r a i n e e sources' progress by the above method does not reflect their readiness f o r intelligence collection operations. The SRI-I subcontracted training procedure, as stated previously, was developed by the subcontractor to enhance the reliability (scientific replicability) of RV, not to refine or develop RV resolution to a poiPt of operational usability within the intelligence community. The! SRI-I subcontracted training described above , or a program modeled thereafter, is alone insufficient to prepare sources for operational intelligence collection. Once the source trainees have attained the highest skill level (stage six) they must be presented with operational intelligence c o I I e c t i o n problems to challenge and thereby hone their abilities to an operational point. 4. (S/SK/WNINTEL) PLANS: Training propress slowed somewhat during the fourth quarter of 1985 due to manpower constraints and low morale. The first quarter of 1-986 should see the completion of stage six training f o r t h e three advanced trainees and t h e completion of stage four training for the junior trainee. Full implementation of - the Uti I i ty Assessment program should be accomplished by the second quarter of 1986. The association of the undersigned with the intelligence community is classified CONFIDENTIAL. SG1J OPS/TNG Officer 6 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1000380001-0 S~- C, R I T Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIALJ~IPW~00788RO01000380001-0 APP17INDIX A TRAINING REPORT SUBJECT: Classes of Training (U) I (S/SK/WNINTEL) There are three classes of Remote Viewing (RV) training used in that portion of the in-house training which was modeled after the SRI-I subcontractor program. These classes deal with feedback requirements during the RV session, control of interviewer patter, t r a i n e e skill development, and motivation. These three classes (A, B, and C) are discussed below.* 2. ( S /SK/WN INTEL) CLASS C: The majority of the training sessions for novice traineesl are Class C:. During this phase, the source trainee must learn to~ differentil I te between emerging site relevant perceptions and im a g i n a t i v e overlay. To a s s i s t the trainee in this learning, immediate feedback is provided during the session. The interviewer is provide with a feedback package wh i ch may c o n t a i n a m a p 3 photographs, and/or a narrative description of the site. During Class C sessions the interviewer provides the trainee with immediate feedback for ea(,h element of data he provides, with the exception that negative feedback is not g i v e n . Should the trainee state an element of information that appears incorrect, the interviewer -remains silent. Feedback, in order to prevent inadvertent, cuing (interviewer overlay), is in the form of very specific statements made by ~he interviewer. These statements and their definitions are as follows: Correct C This indicates t h a t the information is correct 3- n context w i t h t h e s i t e I o c a t i o n , but i s not sufficient to end the session. *NOTE: The use herein of the terms Clas~ A, B, or C differs from the def initiun applied and published by SRI-I for Class A, B, or C Coordinate Remote Viewing (CRV). ." I WARNING NOTICE: SENSITI -VE INTELLIGENC~ SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVE HANDLE-VIA-SKEET-CIIAN.NELS ONLY SPECIAL ACCESS REQU~-RED CLASSIFIED BY: DIA/DT DECLASSIFY BY: OADR Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1000380001-0 Si.-I U ~ L. 1- I Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-R ~.~-00788RO01000380001-0- Probably Correct (110 Th i s statement means that t h e interviewer, having limited information about the site, though he cannot be abs 'olutely sure, believes that the information provided is correct. T~ear ( N ) This indicates that the inforr;ation provided is not an element of the specific site, but is correct for the immediate surTounding area. Can't Veedbnck (CFB) This statement indicates that, due to 1 imi t ed information about the site , t h e interviewer cannot make a judgment as to th e correctness o f t h e data. It means neitl~er correct nor incorrect. S-ite- (S) Th is indicates the site has been correctly named f o r th e s p e c i f i c s t a g e b e i n g t r a i n e d (man ma d e structure f o r S t a g e I , bridge f o r S t a g, e I I I , e t c "Site" indicates that the session is completed. During the session the trainee writes the abbreviation ( s e e above) of the feedback next to the data. Th is allows the trainee to review the correct elements and produce a summary which describes the site. The training session continues until the interviewer responds with the feedback of Site. 3. (S/SY,/WNINTEL) CLASS B: Once a t r a i n e e b e g i n s to demonstrate his ability to reliably distinguish imaginative overlay and report s i t e relevant data elements, feedback is withdrawn. In Class B training sessions the interviewer knows what site he d e s i r e s t h e t r a i n e e to describe but d o e s not provide the trainee with any direct feedback during the course of the session. This process develops the trainee's ability to internalize his awareness of relevant (correct) versus extraneous (incorrect) cognitive structures (mental perceptions). During Class B sessions the interview may ask the t r a i n e e to elaborate on specific elements of d a t a provided, thereby guiding the trainee to describe specific areas of the s i t e . The interviewer is only permitted to ask the trainee to elaborate on specific elements already reported by the trainee. The interviewer may not introduce n'ew elements int'o the session c u e the source) in an attempt to encourage the 'trainee to properly describe the site. Class B sessions are especially h e I p f u 1 in developing re f ined s k i I I s in t: 11 e L r a i n e e . -For example, when the interviewer knows that a particular site area within a site may be of interest (i.e., a specific room in a building), he can guide the trainee's attention to that area by asking the trainee to elaborate on specific elements of data which the interviewer knows to pertain to the area of interest. With practice in Class B, the trainee soon learns to control his own perceptual faculties, a necessary step for further training and operational intelligence collection. Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1000380001-0 Approved, For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-,F~D.~ 1-00788RO01 000380001 -0 4. (S/SK/WNINTEL) CLASS A: Class A training is similar to Wh a t the R&D community refers to as a "double blind" experiment. The purposes for Cl ass A training and f o r 11 & D double blind experiments differ however. The R&D community uses double blind experimental protocols to test a variable u n d e r controlled conditions. Class A training is not a test for the t r a i n e e , but a process whereby the source learns to function w i t h the interviewer in a team effort to acquire and describe information concerning a site of interc-st. In Class A t h e interviewer is provided very little or no information concerning the site and t h e t r a i n e e is provided no feedback during t h e session. Rather than trying,to please the interviewer with his descriptions, t h e trainee is motivated to work with the interviewer in producing valid information about the site of interest. This motivational difference is critical in f o r c i n g the trainee to use his RV ability to acquire and describe site dependent information as opposed to interviewer dependent t e I Iepathic data (in an attempt to please the interviewer) or data R-Ved from! the feedback package. Working as a team in a C I a 1ss A session, the interviewer and source t r a i n e e combine their aptitudes (the interviewer with his directive, analytic skill and the trainee with his exploratory, perceptual ability) to report information of interest about the designated site. 5. (S/SK/WNINTEL) The th,-ee classes of RV training ( A , B, and C) are interdependent. E a c h is designed to d e a I with separate learning requirements in the acquisition of RV skills. It must be remembered that the conce'pt of classes herein applies to training. Qperational application of RV requires its own u n i q u e , specifically designed feedback requirements and t a s k dependent control of interviewer/source interaction. Trainee sources a I s o require operational training beyond the narrow confines of the SRI-1 subcontractor modeled training program before they can be expected to produce dependable, timely intelligence information. 3 Approved For Rele;ase 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1000380001-0