For Release 2000/08/08 CIA- D 88ROO180 320001-8 9r- 1, - 7RD~-~ 772~~ mow Final Report December 1984 0 covering the Period 15 November 1983 to 15 December 1984 El mw SPECIAL ORIENTATION TECHNIQUES: S-V, S-VI (U) FC~ mw one SRI Project 6600 Approved by: Copy Nc. 7 document consists of 22 pages. no qM1W ~~IDP96-00788ROO~18 0320001-8 ed For Release 2000/08/08 . Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 UNCLASSIFIED CONTENTS (U) LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv I OBJECTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A. General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 B. Description of Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. Stage I (Major Ges~alt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. Stage II (Sensory Contact) . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4. Stage III (Dimension, Motion and Mobility) . . . 5 5. Stage IV (General Analytical Aspects) . . . . . . 5 Eli III STAGES V AND VI TRAINING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 A. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 B. Stage VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 C. Stage V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 IV TRAINING EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . 17 A. Training Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 B. Trainee Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 C. Recommendations for Follow-On Actions . . . . . . . . 18 ii UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 UNCLASSIFIED mow ILLUSTRATIONS (U) I Bunker Hill National Monument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 Tulum Ruins, Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 Nuclear Power Plant, Russellville, Arkansas . . . . . . . . 12 4 Grand Coulee Dam, Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5 Oconee Nuclear Power Plant, South Carolina . . . . . . . . . 14 UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 cl MW Approved For Release 200674?'LX~~IP?fg688ROO1800320001-8 No OW TABLES (U) 01i I Stages in Remote Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Stage VI Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ON 3 Stage V Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4 Distribution of Training Sites by Stage . . . . . . . . . . 17 Mmi MW moo Mmi Offili iv UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 Approved For Releas 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00 1800320001-8 t.00 7 I OBJECTIVE (U) SRI International is tasked with developing remote viewing (RV)* enhancement techniques * Of par- ticular interest is the development of procedures that have potential Iapplication, and that can be transmitted to others in a structured fashion (i.e., "training" procedures). Under particular study in this effort is whether a Coordinate Remote Viewing (CRV) technology, a technique that utilizes coordinates to facilitate acquisition of a remote-viewing target, can be successfully transferred woo (U) RV is the acquisition and description, by mental means, of infor- mation blocked from ordinary perception by distance or shielding. Approved For Release 2000/ C81O8~, CIA-RDP96-rO78 1001800320001-8 - - -e~. -.0 N~ ,,7 T- (- -!7 C, Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA- DP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 ..d UN( ~IFIED Table I (U) STAGES IN REMOTE VIEWING Nei Stage Example I Major gestalt Land surrounded by water, an island II Sensory contact Cold sensation, wind-swept feeling III Dimension, motion, mobilityRising up, panoramic view, island outline IV General qualitative analyticalScientific research, live aspects organisms V Specific analytical aspectsBiological warfare (BW) (by interrogating signal preparation site line) VI Three-dimensional contact, Layouts, details, further modeling analytical contact UNCLASSIFIED (U) visualize a remote site tends to stimulate memory and imagination-- usually in visual-image forms. As the RVer becomes aware of the first few data bits, there appears to be a largely spontaneous and undisci- plined rational effort to extrapolate and "fill in the blanks." This is presumably driven by a need to resolve the ambiguity associated with the fragmentary nature of the emerging perception. The result is a premature internal analysis and interpretation on the part of the RVer. (For.example, an impression of a city is immediately interpreted as New York City.) This we call Analytical Overlay (AOL). (U) Our investigation of these overlay patterns suggests a T model of RV functioning. With the application of a "stimulus" (e.g., the reading of a coordinate), there appears to be a momen tary burst of "signal" that enters into awareness for a few seconds at most, and then fades away. The overlays appear to be triggered at this point to fill in the void. Success in handling this complex process requires that 3 NOW UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 Approved For Release 20 /M: A-lRTPjt(ff88R001800320001-8 UNCLAS M the RVer learn to "grab" incoming data bits while simultaneously attempting to identify the overlays as such. Observation of this process in earlier development work suggests that the above behavior can be learned. (U) As indicated earlier, the RV training procedure is structured to proceed through a series of stages hypothesized to corre- spond to stages of increased contact with the target site. These stages (described in more detail below) are tutored in order, with presentation of theory followed by a series of practice sessions--taking a few weeks per stage. The RVer thus moves up through the stages, concentrating on the elements to be mastered in each stage before proceeding to the next. In the development work that preceded this study, it was found that an experienced remote viewer applying the techniques that are learned in this procedure tends to recapitulate the stages in order. The contents of the six stages (as evolved in the development work) are as shown in Table 1, and the techniques employed in the stages are described in the following pa-ragraphs. 2. (U) Stage I (Major Gestalt) (U) In Stage I, the RVer is trained to provide a quick- reaction response to the reading of site coordinates by a monitor. The response takes the form of an immediate, primitive "squiggle" on the paper (called an ideogram), which captures an overall motion/feeling of the gestalt of the site (e.g., wavy/fluid for water). Note that this response is essentially kinesthetic, rather than visual. 3. M Stage II (Sensory Contact) (U) In Stage II, the RVers are trained to become sensitive no to physical sensations associated with the site, i.e., sensations they might experience if they were physically located at the site (heat, so cold, wind, sounds, smells, tactile sensations, and the like). Again, this response is essentially nonvisual in nature (although color sensa- tions may arise as a legitimate Stage II response). Of course, in both No 4 MW UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 u0i Approved For Releas F2000/0810'F: CIA-RDP96-0~ ~8RO01800320001-8 stage I and stage II, visual images may emerge spontaneously, In that case, they are not suppressed, but simply noted and labeled as AOLs. 4. (U) Stage III (Dimension, Motion and Mobility) (U) Whereas in Stage I and Stage II viewing, data appear to emerge (typically) as fragmented data bits, in Stage III, we observe the emergence of a broader concept of the site. With Stage I and II data forming a foundation, contact with the site appears sufficiently strengthened that the viewer begins to have an overall appreciation of the site as a whole (which we label "aesthetic impact"). Dimensional aspects such as size, distance, and motion begin to come into play, and emphasis is placed on generating configurational outlines and sketches (e.g., the outline of a city). Examples generated by RVer #059, the RVer of this study, can be found in the footnoted reference.* 5. (U) Stage IV (General Analytical Aspects) Because of the apparent increased contact with the site that occurs in Stage III (a "widening of the aperture" as it were), data of an analytical nature begin to emerge. This follow-on process constitutes Stage IV in our nomenclature. Contained in Stage IV data are elements that go beyond the strictly observational, such as MW ambience~ cultural factors and function or purpose-k Thus, Stage IV viewing transcends simple physical descriptions of what is visible to the eye, to take into account human intention. Because, ~point of view, it is the latter that is typically a matter of concern, low Stage IV is considered to be the threshold for crossover into dZpp1;C4_ti*Df% utility. (U) Puthoff. H. E., "Special Orientation Techniques: S-IV (U)," 9 SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (July 1984),' 5 Approved For Release r~OOO/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788R~01 8003200-01-8 Approved For Release 20 10B.: A-Rypj~(688 ROO 1800320001-8 WN L L X,55 (U) In Stage IV, the viewer is trained to accumulate data bits in no less than eight separate categories, in parallel, in addition Mmi to processing additional ideograms and sketches. These range from broad categories of sensations and dimensional references, through specific qualities (physical/technological detail, cultural ambience, and func- so tional significance), and include tracking of the analytical overlay line. To keep these separate signal lines on track requires exceptional control of session structure--an ability trained for in the lengthy S-I through S-III training period. With these elements under control, the Stage IV data-bit-acquisition procedures can then be used to build up an interpretation as to the site's activities and functions. MEN so Mod MW No 6 UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 cow Approved For Release 20nniRet Q14,97PAMQ788RO01800320001-8 V A3 FUEL) III STAGES V AND VI TRAINING (U) A. M Overview (U) Stages I through III are directed toward recognition of the overall gestalt and physical configuration of a target site. In these stages, information is collected in the form of ideograms, their motion and feeling (S-I), sensations at the site (S-II), and sketches that result from expanded contact with the site (S-III). Stage IV is designed to provide information as to overall function, that is, as to the purpose of the activities being carried out at the site. To attain this goal, the RVer learns to track data bits in several separate categories. MW (U) In the processes through Stage IV, data are extracted from the signal line as they emerge in some natural sequence; any casual MW attempt to force the process by "probing" or "questioning" the signal line usually results in triggering AOLs. In Stage V, however, special MW processes for interrogating the signal line without deleterious effects are introduced, and certain drills are carried out to incorporate this Mmi capability. In order to extract more refined data, various data bits, which constitute attributes, topics, subjects and objects associated with the site, are queried as to the emanations associated with them. An adjunct to this process involves learning to recognize and handle "AOL drives"--persistent AOLs that color a session. (U) Training on Stage VI involves four general categories: Working toward creating a general three-dimensional model of the major features of the site, using construction materials of various types (e.g., modeling clay, poster paper layouts) , 0 Extending and enhancing qualitative factors intuited to be paramount at the site, 0 Identifying emotional factors of people at the site, -feedback mode in order Working with training sites in a no to strengthen independence of the training mode. In this 7 UNCLASSIFI ED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 VW Approved For Releas 00/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788R 01800320001-8 7 MW (U) mode, a circumscribed intrasession feedback is an option aw typically used by the training monitor for pedagogical purposes. Feedback phrases consist of five statements, given at appropriate times: "correct, probably correct, IM near, can't feedback, site!." (U) with regard to the emphasis on modeling, it-should be noted aw that the use of such an approach (which was derived empirically) is not simply an attempt to render a more exact representation of the site than can be done verbally, or by means of drawings. Rather, the kines- thetic activity during modeling appears to (1) quench AOL formation associated with purely cerebral processes, and (2) act as a trigger to produce further analytical content on the site--even concerning aspects not being specifically addressed by the modeling. (U) In the delivery of the Stage V and Stage VI training package, S-VI was delivered out of sequence, i.e., delivered first. When RVer #059 completed S-IV training only S-VI training was ready for delivery; S-V training was still in.R&D. Because the purpose of S-V is to correct and elaborate, which is an addition to, rather than a foundation for, the use of S-VI procedures, delivery of the two stages in reverse order was MoI an acceptable option. The two stages will therefore be discussed in the order of delivery. B. (U) Stage VI (U) Altogether, 19 sites (listed in Table 2) were used in the S-VI training sequence. (U) As indicated in the footnote to Table 2, those sites noted with a single asterisk (five) are ones for which clay models were c-on- structed by the trainee during the training session, before access to any feedback materials. All five are shown in Figures I through 5. As can be see, the similarities of the models to the sites are striking. Among the six test sessions used to complete the 7 S-VI series (in which no feedback was given during the session), the trainee correctly (1) described the Padre Bay, Utah, site (a point on FC 8 Approved For Releas 12000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96_00~8RO01800320001-8 Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 UNCLASSIFIED Table 2 (U) STAGE VI SITES Trial Date/Time Coordinates Site 1 18 Apr84--1100 42022'52"N,71003'40"W Bunker Hill National Monument, MA 2 19 Apr84--1008 20010'N, 87029'W Tulum Ruins, Mexico 3 24 Apr84--1035 35018'36"N,93013'53"W Nuclear Power Plant Russellville, AR 4 25 Apr84--1102 38012'12"N,85046'10"W Race track at Churchill Downs, KY 5 26 Apr84--1029 37018'44"N278019'15"W High Bridge, Farm- ville, VA 6 26 Apr84--1035 28024'41"N,81034'58"W Disney World, FL 7 27 Apr84--0952 37010'N 86008'W Mammoth Caves, KY , 8 14 May84--1555 30042'33"N84052'43"W Apalachee Correction- $ l al Institution, Apalachee, FL 9 15 May84--1146 47057'23"N,118058'50"WGrand Coulee Dam, WA 10 16 May84--1209 36002'57"N)95057'03"W Oral Roberts Univer- sity, OK 11 17 May84--0907 37041'34"N,88016'02"W Level Hill Cemetary, Ford County, IL 12 18 May84--0955 29038'54"N~82020'03"W Alachua General Hos- pital, Alachua County, FL 13 26 Jun84--1036 34047'38"N82053'55"W Oconee Nuclear Power 26 Jun84--1415 2 Plant,, SC 27 Jun84--0915 14 28 Jun84--1012 37004'24"N,111018'20"WPadre Bay, UT 15 29 Jun84--0842 44017'17"N9110'53'21"WRagged Falls, Yellowstone Park, WY 16 2 Jul84--1015 58025'30"Ni134*03'00"WTaku Glacier, AK 17 3 Jul84--0949 37-24-53"N122003'00"WMoffett Field,** , Mt. View, CA 18 4 Jul84--0958 25022'S 54034'W Itaipu Dam, 2 Paraguay/Brazil L 19 1 Special ccess Only Client-chosen site A (SAO) Sites for which clay models were constructed No intrasession feedback UNCLASSIFIED .9 MW UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 MW Approved For Release §~jlflleff IIIIR001 800320001-8 LLI Vj z 0 85 cc > cr F- Z Lu 0 z 0 T- er LLJ V m LLJ (r :D 0 LL CPYRGHT UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 Approved For Release 2fffft'110 - ~t7ff rf(U0788RO01 800320001-8 M CPYRGHT UNCLASSIFIED (b) RV RESPONSE FIGURE 2 (U) TULUM RUINS, MEXICO UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 UNCLASSIFIED (b) RV RESPONSE FIGURE 3 (U) NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS I,, UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 1% Approved For Release 2ffiffl8AC~ ifffgbO788RO01800320001-8 U PYRGHT M. P"t %ft Approved For Release fJWtf,%~§tifllgb'1118ROO1800320001-8 CPYRGHT UNCLASSIFIED (b) RV RESPONSE FIGURE 4 (U) GRAND COULEE DAM, WASHINGTON I ), UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 Approved For Release fff4/eTA.§jrP?FE&00788R001 800320001-8 rDVPr-WT UNCLASSIFIED (b~ RV RESPONSE FIGURE 5 (U) OCONEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, SOUTH CAROLINA 1114 UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788ROO1800320001-8 Now Approved For Releas 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788 001800320001-8 00/0, Lake Powell's eastern shore flanked by buttes), as rising land and water; (2) identified Ragged Falls in Yellowstone Park as a waterfall; (3) obtained an image of a dam in response to Itaipu dam (although incorrectly labeling it as AOL); and (4) provided a high-quality result Given the apparent integration of aptitudes expected in S-VI training, and the pattern of remaining problem areas designed to be handled by S-V techniques, the RVer was then advanced to the remaining S-V training portion of the overall training package as presently configured. C. (U) Stage V (U) Stage V is considered a corrective-action stage. Special liquery" process techniques have been developed for the refinement of certain types of data as they emerge, and for the correction of AOLs by the determination of what lies underneath. i , Progress on incorporating S-V techniques into the RV process was very rapid for Trainee #059, in part because of having assimilated the S-VI structure first. Only eight sites were required to declare Trainee #059 complete on S-V. The trainee's responses to the sites are listed in Table 3. , In addition to the results generated in the SRI training format (Table 3),1 verification tests under that in the two tests done which no feedback is proviled generated), results of the obtained. Trainee #059 began a series of pontrolled conditions. It is reported to date (carried out under conditions in to the RVer as the descriptions are being quality reported in the above table were 15 Approved For Relea e 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-007 8R001 800320001-8 WE Approved For Releas 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-0078 R001 800320001-8 Table 3 (U) STAGE V SITES Trial Date Site Response 1 1 Oct 84 United Nations United Nations 2 2 Oct 84 L'Opera, Paris Opera 3 3 Oct 84 Weyerhauser lumber facilityFactory, floating logs, Longview, WA making lumber 4 4 Oct 84 Library of Congress Library of Congress 5 11Oct 84 Keeneland Race Course, Racetrack Lexington, KY 6 12Oct 84 Bureau of Engraving, Printing of money 7 30Nov 84 Geyers steam field, SonomaGeothermal production 8 4 Dec 84 Church at Lourdes Church at Lourdes 16 - --~8ROO1800320001-8 Approved For Relea~e 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96 007 I WW MW __43R001 800320001-8 Approved For Releas 2000/08/08 CIA-RDP96:0078 r IV TRAINING EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS (U) ow goo I A. (U). Training Rate rainee #059 is the first individual to complete the six-stage training package described in this report. The distribution of site viewings over the various stages is shown in Table 4. The time frame involved in this effort was 2 1/2 years. An accelerated work program with recent trainees indicates, however, that this time might be shortened considerably. Table 4 (U) DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINING SITES BY STAGE Stage Number of Sites 1 56 11 23 111 86 IV 31- V 8 VI 19 Total 223 UNCLASSIFIED B. (U) Trainee Evaluation As the first trainee to complete the S-I through S-VI program, Trainee #059 fulfilled an important role in the development of the overall training package. Although Stages I through III had been 17 Approved For Release 2 r00/98/08: CIA-RDP940788RO01 800320001-8 Approved For Releas 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-007 01800320001-8 0( pretested with other trainees, the desire4k to move ahead expeditiously with the training of this particular candidate resulted in his providing our first research data on technology transfer of Stages IV through VI. The traineels attitude in this position is to be highly commended for (1) his readiness to accept coaching and tutoring in this difficult discipline, (2) attentiveness to all aspects of the discipline as it developed within him, and (3) his patience in working through the subtle intellectual learning process required. With regard to the quality of the remote viewing being generated on a routine basis, it would appear that Trainee #059 has an unexcelled potential for continuing to develop remote viewing as a viable inforimation-gathering tool. C. (U) Recommendations for Follow-On Actions Trainee #059 is now in the position of being able to contribute valuable information for the carry-over of training into the applications area. Detailed authentication of the skills transfer (e.g., by extensive double-blind testing) was beyond the time/funding s"cope of MW this training effort. It is recommended 4 _A.the Trainee's skills to pursue appropriate in-house tasks to dete rmine the IN* overall efficacy of the training4 ShouldA interest exist in contributing additional archival research data (in- valuable to the overall effort), it is also recommended that authentica- tion of skills transfer be documented in appropriate scientific formats. For example, videotaping of sessions carried out under double-blind conditions (where access to complete verification materials is possible), would constitute an excellent vehicle for documentation. MW MW 18 Approved For Rele~$e 2000108108: CIA-RDP96-00788 ~, 001800320001-8