Defense Intelligence Agency, Project SUN STREAK, circa 1990. Classification Not Available.
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In the 1970s and, in some cases beyond, the DIA, as well as several other intelligence agencies (including the CIA, the Army's Intelligence and Security Command, and the Air Force Technical Applications Center), employed individuals alleged to have paranormal capabilities as means of acquiring intel
Source: Defense Intelligence Agency, Project SUN STREAK, circa 1990. Classification Not Available. Date: Jan 1, 1990 Archive: CREST. Collection: DIA Declassified: A Sourcebook Nov 20, 2015
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1 PAGE1 .CHT Defense Intelligence Agency
GOOD MORNING/AFTERNOON. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT SUN STREAK, GIVING A FEW POINTS OF ITS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, DEFINITIONS OF ITS BASIC WORDS, AND EXPLAINATIONS OF WHAT IS ACCOMPLISHED BY OUR PROJECT.
THIS BRIEFING AND THE INFORMATION IT CONTAINS IS CLASSIFIED SECRET, SPECIAL ACCESS INFORMATION.
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Defense Intelligence Agency (DT-S)
presents a brief overview of
PROJECT SUN STREAK
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2 PSYCHO .CHT PSYCHOENERGETICS
PROJECT SUN STREAK DEALS WITH THE USE OF PSYCHOENERGETICS IN THE COLLECTION OF INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION.
PSYCHOENERGETICS IS DEFINED AS SHOWN HERE, AND IS BROADLY SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSES;
MENTAL AFFECTS ON THE PHYSICAL WORLD
PURELY MENTAL COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
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PSYCHOENERGETICS is defined as:
The process by which an individual may psychically interact with objects, locations, organisms, or events.
Psychokinesis - Physical actions performed by mental powers.
ESP, Telepathy, Remote Viewing - Perceptions which cannot be explained by known sensory means.
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SLIDE # NAME DESCRIPTION 3 1970S_A .CHT 1970's
SINCE THE EARLY 1970'S, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN EXAMINING POTENTIAL USES OF PSYCHOENERGETICS.
EXPERIMENTS USING REMOTE VIEWING AS AN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING TOOL, CONDUCTED BY TWO LASER PHYSICISTS, HAL PUTHOFF AND RUSSEL TARG AT STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE ( SRI), PROVED SUCCESSFUL.
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1970's Early attempts by DOD ✓ USED EXPERIENCED EXPERIMENTORS Hal Puthoff & Russel Targ Researching Remote Viewing
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SLIDE # NAME DESCRIPTION 4 RVDEF .CHT REMOTE VIEWING REMOTE VIEWING IS AN SRI-COINED TERM. THE DEFINITION IS SHOWN HERE.
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REMOTE VIEWING is defined as:
The acquisition and description by mental means of information blocked from ordinary perception by distance, shielding, or time.
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5 1970S_B.CHT 1970's
USING SEVERAL APPARENTLY GIFTED PSYCHIC SUBJECTS, THE MOST NOTABLE OF WHOM WERE PAT PRICE AND INGO SWANN, SRI SCIENTISTS CONDUCTED SEVERAL CIA-SPONSORED REMOTE VIEWING TESTS.
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✓ USED EXPERIENCED EXPERIMENTORS Hal Puthoff & Russel Targ
✓ USED PROVEN GIFTED SUBJECTS Pat Price & Ingo Swann
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6 1970S_C .CHT 1970's
PSYCHIC IMPRESSIONS INCLUDED MUCH DETAILED ACCURATE INFORMATION, SOME OF WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED, ABOUT SG1A
THESE PSYCHIC IMPRESSIONS WERE CONFIRMED BY HUMINT AND NATIONAL TECHNICAL SOURCES.
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✓ USED EXPERIENCED EXPERIMENTORS Hal Puthoff & Russel Targ
✓ USED PROVEN GIFTED SUBJECTS Pat Price & Ingo Swann
✓ GAINED DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT: Soviet R&D Facility at Semipalitinsk SG1A
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7 RVING .CHT REMOTE VIEWING
AS A RESULT OF THESE ORIGINAL TESTS, EMPHASIS OVER THE LAST DECADE HAS CENTERED ON REMOTE VIEWING, RATHER THAN ON OTHER ASPECTS OF PARAPSYCHOLOGY, SUCH AS MENTAL TELEPATHY, ESP, OR PSYCHOKINESIS.
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REMOTE VIEWING
- Term conceived at SRI
- Adopted as the method preferred over other methods such as: Mental Telepathy ESP Psychokinesis
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8 1972 .CHT 1970's
DIA AND THE MILITARY SERVICES HAVE ALL, AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER, BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS PSYCHOENERGETICS TESTS, MOST OF THEM BEING APPLICATIONS ORIENTED.
IN 1972, FOR EXAMPLE, THE US ARMY SURGEON GENERAL, THROUGH THE MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AGENCY, NOW KNOWN AS THE ARMED FORCES MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (AFMIC), TOGETHER WITH DIA, PUBLISHED STUDIES OF SOVIET BLOC WORK IN PSYCHOENERGETICS.
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- 1972: U.S. Army Surgeon General, working with DIA, published studies of Soviet bloc work in psychoenergetics.
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IN 1976, THE MISSILE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMALLY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE US REPLICATION OF CLAIMED SOVIET EXPERIMENTS IN PSYCHOKINESIS.
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- 1972: U.S. Army Surgeon General published studies of Soviet bloc work.
- 1976: Missile Intel Agency expressed interest in replication of Soviet work.
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10 1977A .CHT 1970's
SRI DEVELOPED A SMALL PROGRAM FOR THEM AND, IN 1977, THE MISSILE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AWARDED SRI A ONE YEAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT.
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• 1977: U.S. Missile Intel Agency awarded contract to SRI for program to study RV
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11 1977B .CHT 1970's
DURING THE SAME TIME, THE ARMY MATERIAL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AGENCY WAS INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION OF REMOTE VIEWING CONCEPTS WITH SRI.
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- 1977: U.S. Missile Intel Agency awarded contract to SRI for program to study RV
- 1977: U.S. Army Material Systems Analysis Agency also awarded contract to SRI.
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12 1977C .CHT 1970's
ALSO IN 1977, THE U.S. ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
COMMAND (INSCOM) ESTABLISHED A PROJECT TEAM UNDER THE
ASSISTANT DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR HUMAN INTELLIGENCE AND
IMPLEMENTED THE GONDOLA WISH PROGRAM.
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13 GONDOLA.CHT PROJECT
THE PURPOSE OF THE GONDOLA WISH PROGRAM IS SHOWN HERE.
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PROJECT
GONDOLA WISH
• PURPOSE: To integrate the Soviet
and Eastern psychoenergetic
intelligence collection threat
into the all-source operations
(OPSEC) support scenario.
• LOCATION: Ft. Meade, MD
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14 197BA .CHT 1970's
BY 1978, THE ARMY ACSI CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO WARRANT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO EXPLORE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOENERGETICS.
THE ARMY ACSI CANCELLED THE GONDOLA WISH EFFORT, PLACED A COMPLETE SECURITY ENVELOPE OVER THE ARMY'S INTEREST IN PSYCHOENERGETICS AND IMPLEMENTED A NEW PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARD INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION USING REMOTE VIEWING.
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• 1978: U.S. Army ACSI cancels GONDOLA WISH, starts Project GRILL FLAME
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THIS NEW EFFORT WAS GIVEN THE UNCLASSIFIED NAME "GRILL FLAME"
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PROJECT GRILL FLAME
- PURPOSE: To use remote viewing as a collection method.
- LOCATION: Ft. Meade, MD
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16 1978B .CHT 1970's
BY THE SPRING OF 1978, INSCOM PROJECT PERSONNEL HAD BEEN SELECTED AND TRAINING WAS INITIATED.
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1970's.
- 1978: U.S. Army ACSI cancels GONDOLA WISH, starts Project GRILL FLAME
- Personnel selected and training initiated.
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17 1978C .CHT 1970's
THE NEXT CONCERN, HOWEVER, WAS WHETHER OR NOT INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM REMOTE VIEWING WOULD BE OF REASONABLE ACCURACY?
EVEN IF SO, WOULD THE INFORMATION BE ACCEPTED AND USED BY THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY?
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BUT.....
Would information obtained by psychic means be accurate enough to suit the Intel community's needs?
Would the Intel community accept information which had been obtained through psychic means?
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18 1STMISSB.CHT PROJECT
WORK TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WAS OVERCOME BY EVENTS.
ON 4 SEP 1979, ACSI TASKED INSCOM TO LOCATE A MISSING NAVY AIRCRAFT.
HENCE, THE FIRST INSCOM "GRILL FLAME" OPERATIONAL REMOTE VIEWING SESSION TOOK PLACE.
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PROJECT GRILL FLAME
- First mission tasked on 4 SEP 79.
- Locate a missing navy aircraft.
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PROJECT GRILL FLAME • First mission tasked on 4 SEP 79. • Locate a missing navy aircraft. • Aircraft was located psychically within 15 miles of actual crash site.
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BASED ON THESE RESULTS, INSCOM WAS TASKED TO WORK AGAINST ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL TARGETS.
THESE TASKINGS FORCED A PREMATURE HALT TO THE INITIAL TRAINING PHASES AND, BY DEC 1979, THE PROJECT WAS COMMITTED TO OPERATIONS.
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BASED ON THESE RESULTS, INSCOM WAS TASKED TO WORK GRILL FLAME PERSONNEL AGAINST ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL TARGETS.
THESE TASKINGS FORCED A PREMATURE HALT TO THE INITIAL TRAINING PHASES.
BY DECEMBER, 1979, PROJECT GRILL FLAME WAS COMMITTED TO OPERATIONS.
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BECAUSE OF THIS, AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE WAS FORMED TO REVIEW SUCH ACTIVITIES. THIS COMMITTEE WAS KNOWN AS THE GALE COMMITTEE.
A FINAL REPORT WAS ISSUED IN DECEMBER, 1979.
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1970'S SG1I
- The Gale Committee, an independent investigative body was formed.
- The Gale Committee final report was issued in December, 1979.
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SLIDE # NAME DESCRIPTION 22 GALE2 .CHT 1970's SOME OF THE IMPORTANT FINDINGS OF THE GALE COMMITTEE ARE SHOWN HERE:
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THE GALE COMMITTEE FINDINGS
- Continue operational activities to determine the value of remote viewing for intel collection.
- Follow psychoenergetic threat from foreign sources.
- Establish a central DoD authority to fund and monitor a psycho- energetic program.
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23 PERRY .CHT PERRY MEMORANDUM
SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, DR. WILLIAM PERRY, UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING, HAVING BEEN ADVISED OF THE DOD PSYCHOENERGETIC ACTIVITIES AND THE GALE COMMITTEE'S FINDINGS, ISSUED A 5 MARCH 1980 MEMORANDUM.
THIS MEMORANDUM TERMINATED R&D (P6) FUNDING FOR PSYCHOENERGETICS ACTIVITIES, BUT POSED NO OBJECTIONS TO THE CONTINUANCE OF INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS EFFORTS (P3).
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THE PERRY MEMORANDUM
- Issued 5 MAR 80.
- Terminated R&D (P6) funding for psychoenergetics activities.
- Posed no objections to the continuance of intelligence applications efforts.
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24 1980S_A .CHT GRILL FLAME moved to INSCOM
IN FEBRUARY, 1981, ACSI TRANSFERRED PROJECT GRILL FLAME MANAGEMENT TO INSCOM.
AS A RESULT OF THE GALE COMMITTEE'S FINDINGS AND THE PERRY MEMORANDUM, IN MARCH 1981, THE DIRECTOR DIA AND THE ARMY ACSI SIGNED A JOINT GRILL FLAME MOU.
THE EFFORT FORMED BETWEEN DIA AND THE ARMY WAS TO IMPLEMENT A THREE YEAR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
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February, 1981, ACSI transferred GRILL FLAME management to INSCOM.
The Director DIA and the Army ACSI signed a joint GRILL FLAME MOU to implement a 3 year program.
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25 MOUROLES.CHT DIA/INSCOM MOU set roles
WITHIN THIS PROGRAM, THE ROLES OF DIA AND THE ARMY WERE DISTINCT.
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DIA/INSCOM MOU SET ROLES
√ Defense Intelligence Agency Threat Countermeasures Use established psychics Primarily through SRI contracts
√ US Army (INSCOM) Apply remote viewing program. Use assigned personnel Contract to enhance capability
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26 MOUPLAYR.CHT GRILL FLAME PLAYERS
THIS MOU ALSO FORMALIZED THE COOPERATION AMONG ACTIVE GRILL FLAME PLAYERS OTHER THAN DIA AND INSCOM.
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DIA/INSCOM MOU GRILL FLAME PLAYERS
- Secretary of the Army
- Army General Counsel
- Assistant Surgeon General for Medical R&D
- Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
- NSA
- CIA
- Navy
SG1A
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27 1982_A .CHT BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
THIS JOINT SERVICES EFFORT CONTINUED UNTIL DECEMBER 1982
WHEN THE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE
ON INTELLIGENCE CURTAILED ALL PSYCHOENERGETIC OPERATIONAL
ACTIVITIES BY INSCOM IN THE NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAM (NFIP).
THE COMMITTEE WAS APPARENTLY UNDER THE MISCONCEPTION THAT
THE PROJECT WAS DOUBLE FUNDED, HAVING NOTED THAT THERE WERE
TWO LINE ITEM ENTRIES IN THE BUDGET; ONE FOR DIA AND ONE FOR
INSCOM.
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1982
BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION
- Curtailed INSCOM's use of
NFIP funding for psycho-
energetic activities.
- Thought that project GRILL
FLAME had been double budgeted.
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28 1982_B .CHT BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONFEREES AGREED, HOWEVER, TO LET DIA COMPLETE THE THIRD YEAR OF THEIR EFFORT, BUT DIRECTED THAT FUTURE FUNDING, IN ANY, OF PSYCHOENERGETIC ACTIVITY BE BUDGETED OUTSIDE THE NFIP, SINCE THE DIA EFFORT SEEMED TO THEM TO BE R&D ORIENTED.
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1982 BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION
- Allowed DIA to complete the 3rd year of their research in psychoenergetics.
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29 CL1 .CHT PROJECT CENTER LANE
IN KEEPING WITH CONGRESSIONAL DESIRES, INSCOM TERMINATED FORMAL INVOLVEMENT WITH GRILL FLAME AT THE END OF 1982, BUT MAINTAINED ITS MOMENTUM OF EFFORT BY THE DIRECTION OF THE CG, INSCOM, UNDER A SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM CALLED CENTER LANE, FUNDED WITH S&IA MONIES.
IN JANUARY, 1983, DR. RICHARD DELAUER, THE UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING SIGNED A MEMORANDUM ALLOWING P6 RESOURCES TO BE USED TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THE CENTER LANE PROGRAM, THUS REVERSING THE PERRY MEMORANDUM OF 1980.
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PROJECT CENTER LANE
Formed at the end of 1982
Funding provided with Security and Investigative Activities (S&IA) monies.
The Perry Memorandum was reversed on January 1983.
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SLIDE # NAME DESCRIPTION 30 CL2 .CHT DIA'S EVALUATION
ON 19 OCT, 1983, DIA PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF THEIR THREE YEAR PSYCHOENERGETICS EVALUATION EFFORT.
SG1I THERE WERE SEVERAL KEY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT RESULTED FROM THE 3 YEAR GRILL FLAME EFFORT, AS SHOWN HERE. THESE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE SUPPORTED BY AN INDEPENDENT SCIENCE REVIEW PANEL SG1I
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RESULTS OF DIA'S EVALUATION EFFORT
✓ Basic research in both remote viewing and remote action phenomena should be initiated. ✓ Applied intelligence applications research in remote viewing should be continued and should be under the overall management of DIA.
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31 1980S_B .CHT 1984 to 1986 events
IN AUGUST, 1984, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO MAKE THE OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF INSCOM'S REMOTE VIEWING UNIT MORE RESPONSIVE TO STRATEGIC, NATIONAL LEVEL TASKING.
IN ORDER TO DO THIS, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO TRANSFER THE UNIT TO DIA.
ON 18 SEPTEMBER, 1984, AN MOA BETWEEN DIA AND INSCOM FOR PROJECT CENTER LANE'S TRANSFER WAS COMPLETED.
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• 1984: MOA between DIA and INSCOM
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BY FEB 1985, THE INITIAL STEPS WERE UNDERWAY TO TRANSFER CENTER LANE TO DIA AS A DoD SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM.
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- 1984: MOA between DIA and INSCOM
- 1985: Transfer of Center Lane to DIA
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33 1980S_D .CHT 1984 to 1986 events
DURING THIS SAME TIME PERIOD, CONGRESS WAS BEING BRIEFED ON THE DIA PLAN TO FORM A COLLECTION ACTIVITY BASED ON MORE THAN 10 YEARS OF GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DIA'S OWN 3-YEAR GRILL FLAME EFFORT.
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS DIA'S INTENT TO CONDUCT AN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION PROGRAM AND NOT AN R&D EFFORT, THE SENATE RESTORED NFIP FUNDING FOR INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS FOR FY86 AND BEYOND. (AS A SEPARATE ISSUE, DoD IS ALSO CONDUCTING A MODERATE R&D EFFORT THROUGH USAMRDC WHICH HAS P6 FUNDING FROM DIRECTOR, RESEARCH & ENGINEERING.)
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- 1984: MOA between DIA and INSCOM
- 1985: Transfer of Center Lane to DIA
- 1986: NFIP funding restored
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SLIDE # NAME DESCRIPTION 34 SSI .CHI PROJECT SUN STREAK
THE DoD/DIA PSYCHOENERGETIC COLLECTION EFFORT IS NOW CALLED SUN STREAK, AND THE MISSION OF SUN STREAK IS SHOWN HERE.
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PROJECT SUN STREAK
• PURPOSE: To undertake operational intelligence applications using an aspect of psychoenergetics known as remote viewing.
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SLIDE # NAME DESCRIPTION 35 FTMEADE .CHT LOCATION OF
PROJECT SUN STREAK FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES ARE LOCATED AT FT. MEADE, MARYLAND, APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY BETWEEN WASHINGTON D.C. AND BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.
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Project SUN STREAK is located at
FORT MEADE, MARYLAND
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36 SS2-A .CHT BENEFITS OF RV
REMOTE VIEWING IS A HIGHLY CONTROLLED AND FORMALLY
ESTABLISHED, UNIQUE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION CAPABILITY WHICH
HAS THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS:
IT IS PASSIVE. TO THE EXTENT OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, COLLECTION
BY REMOTE VIEWING IS TOTALLY PASSIVE. THAT IS TO SAY, IT
CANNOT BE DETECTED WHEN USED.
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REMOTE VIEWING
By present day methods, remote viewing
provides these benefits:
- It is passive in nature
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ONLY ONE SCIENTIFIC CLAIM OF DETECTION OF REMOTE VIEWING IS KNOWN. CHINESE SCIENTISTS CLAIM TO HAVE DETECTED REMOTE VIEWING DURING THEIR EXPERIMENTS WITH CHILDREN.
DATA ON THESE EXPERIMENTS IS INSUFFICIENT TO VALIDATE THIS CLAIM.
WORK TO REPLICATE THESE EXPERIMENTS, HOWEVER, IS ONGOING AT SRI.
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SUN STREAK REMOTE VIEWING
By present day methods, remote viewing provides these benefits:
- It is passive in nature
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38 SS2-B .CHT BENEFITS OF RV
REMOTE VIEWING IS INEXPENSIVE. THE PRINCIPLE COST OF REMOTE VIEWING COLLECTION IS THE PEOPLE INVOLVED. THERE IS LITTLE EXPENSIVE HARDWARE, SINCE, FOR THE MOST PART, THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES ARE THE EQUIPMENT.
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SUN STREAK REMOTE VIEWING
By present day methods, remote viewing provides these benefits:
- It is passive in nature
- It is inexpensive
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39 SS2-C .CHT BENEFITS OF RV
THERE IS NO KNOWN DEFENSE. TIME, DISTANCE, TARGET, SIZE, OR
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY ALL HAVE NO APPARENT EFFECT ON
COLLECTION BY REMOTE VIEWING.
EVEN CONCEPTUALIZED PLANS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AGAINST PRIOR
TO THEIR ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION.
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REMOTE VIEWING
By present day methods, remote viewing
provides these benefits:
- It is passive in nature
- It is inexpensive
- There is no known defense
against it.
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40 TASKCATS.CHT Categories of tasking
REMOTE VIEWING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY USED AGAINST SEVEN CATEGORIES OF TASKING.
TWO OF THESE CATEGORIES, PENETRATION OF INACCESSIBLE TARGETS AND THE CUING OF THER INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION SYSTEMS ARE USED PREDOMINANTLY AT THIS TIME.
TWO OTHERS, HUMAN SOURCE ASSESSMENTS AND ACCURATE PERSONALITY PROFILES PRESENTLY LACK A SATISFACTORY DATABASE FOR EFFECTIVE EXPLOITATION.
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- Penetration of Inaccessible targets
- Science and Technology information
- Cuing of other intelligence collection systems
- Imminent hostilities
- Determination of nuclear from non-nuclear targets.
- Human source assessments
- Accurate personality profiles
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AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE MISSION OF SUN STREAK INVOLVES TRAINING PROFESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL TO REMOTE VIEW. IN 1979, INSCOM INTEGRATED THE SRI-CONTRACTED ORIENTATION TECHNOLOGY INTO THEIR IN-HOUSE PROGRAM, WHERE IT IS STILL IN USE TODAY FOR NEW PERSONNEL. TRAINING DEVELOPED FROM THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF STATE-OF-THE-ART PSYCHOENERGETIC TECHNOLOGY DRAWN FROM ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, SCIENTIFIC LABORATORIES, AND RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS AROUND THE WORLD. AN ECLECTIC APPROACH WAS TAKEN, USING THOSE METHODS WHICH HAD APPLICATIONS POTENTIAL FOR OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
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- Practical exercises
- Lectures
- Literature review
- Observation of others
- Practical training (Sessions conducted against training targets)
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SLIDE # NAME DESCRIPTION 42 ERV .CHT ERV
IN THE 1970's, THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT THE REMOTE VIEWING PROCESS SEEMED TO BE FACILITATED BY PHYSICAL RELAXATION AND ENHANCED INTERNAL ATTENTION, OR PAYING ATTENTION TO ONE'S OWN MENTAL IMAGERY AND IMPRESSIONS.
THIS CONCEPTUALIZED IDEAL STATE BECAME THE BASIS FOR A TYPE OF REMOTE VIEWING NOW CALLED EXTENDED REMOTE VIEWING (ERV).
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A system whereby the remote viewer prepares through a method of deep relaxation and focused attention.
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43 CRV .CHT CRV
IN MID 1982, A NEW TRAINING PROGRAM BEGAN IN COORDINATE REMOTE VIEWING (CRV), WITH SRI.
THIS NEW PROCESS, DEVELOPED BY INGO SWANN, AN SRI SUBCONTRACTOR, SUBDIVIDES THE DETECTION AND DECODING OF PSYCHIC IMPRESSIONS INTO DESCRETE, ACHIEVABLE SKILL LEVELS KNOWS AS STAGES 1 THROUGH 6. THE PROCESS USUALLY BEGINS BY PRESENTING THE REMOTE VIEWING SOURCE WITH GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES, HENCE THE NAME COORDINATE REMOTE VIEWING.
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CRV (Coordinate Remote Viewing)
A system whereby the Remote Viewer adheres to a very rigid structure and progresses through a series of stages (presently 1-6) postulated to correspond to increased mental contact with the designated site.
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44 PLAN_A .CHT Tasking is Received
THE NEXT PART OF THE BRIEFING WILL DISCUSS WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURS IN RESPONSE TO A TASKING REQUIREMENT FOR SUN STREAK INFORMATION.
TYPICALLY, A PROJECT BEGINS WITH A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON A TARGET FROM A REQUESTING AGENCY.
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SLIDE # NAME DESCRIPTION 45 PLAN_B .CHT A collection plan is made
THE FIRST TASK IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REMOTE VIEWING COLLECTION PLAN.
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✓ TASKING IS RECEIVED ✓ A COLLECTION PLAN IS MADE
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46 PLAN_C .CHT EEI and indicators listed
THE COLLECTION PLAN LISTS THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF INFORMATION AND THE INTELLIGENCE INDICATORS WHICH WILL ADDRESS THESE EEI.
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- EEI and indicators are listed.
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47 PLAN_D .CHT Target time windows listed
ALSO LISTED ARE THE TARGET TIME WINDOWS FOR WHICH THESE INDICATORS WILL BE RELEVANT.
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√ TASKING IS RECEIVED √ A COLLECTION PLAN IS MADE
- EEI and indicators are listed.
- Target time windows are listed.
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SLIDE # NAME DESCRIPTION 48 PLAN_E .CHT Selection of technique(s)
THE COLLECTION PLAN ALSO INDICATES WHICH REMOTE VIEWING TECHNIQUE, OR WHETHER A COMBINATION OF TECHNIQUES WILL BE USED.
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- EEI and indicators are listed.
- Target time windows are listed.
- Selection of remote viewing techinque(s).
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SLIDE # NAME DESCRIPTION 49 PLAN_F .CHT Selection of RVer(s)
REMOTE VIEWERS ARE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR PAST PERFORMANCE ON THE TYPES OF INDICATORS WHICH ARE NEEDED FOR A PARTICULAR PROJECT.
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- EEI and indicators are listed.
- Target time windows are listed.
- Selection of remote viewing techinque(s).
- Selection of Remote Viewer(s).
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- An RV session is a team effort. ERV interviewer:
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SLIDE # NAME DESCRIPTION 52 PLAN_G3 .CHT CRV interviewer's job
THE CRV MONITOR'S JOB IS TO CONTROL AND SUPERVISE THE STRUCTURE OF THE REMOTE VIEWING SESSION.
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- An RV session is a team effort. ERV interviewer: CRV Monitor:
controls >controls directs >supervises elicits information structure
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THE REMOTE VIEWER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING IMPRESSIONS, CONCEPTS, IDEAS, SENSATIONS, FEELINGS, AND NOTIONS OF THE TARGET.
THE GOAL OF THE SESSION IS TO COLLECT INFORMATION OF INTELLIGENCE VALUE. TO DO THIS, GREAT CARE IS TAKEN TO TRY AND ENCOURAGE THE REMOTE VIEWER TO PRODUCE ONLY PSYCHIC INFORMATION OF INTELLIGENCE VALUE, AND NOT AN ANALYTIC OPINION.
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- An RV session is a team effort. ERV interviewer: CRV Monitor:
controls >controls directs >supervises elicits information structure Remote Viewer: Perceives and reports
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54 PLAN_H .CHT Fully documented and reports
WHEN THE REMOTE VIEWING SESSION IS COMPLETED, IT IS FULLY DOCUMENTED AND A REPORT IS FURNISHED TO THE REQUESTING AGENCY.
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55 PLAN_I .CHT Requestor provides feedback
AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED, THE REQUESTOR PROVIDES AN EVALUATION.
AS WITH ANY OTHER INTELLIGENCE SOURCES, AN EVALUATION IS ESSENTIAL. THE REMOTE VIEWER WISHES TO KNOW IF HE DID WELL IN HIS EFFORTS. THIS HELPS HIM IN FUTURE PROJECTS, AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING A SENSE OF WORTH IN HIS EFFORTS TO REMOTE VIEW.
IT ALSO PROVIDES US WITH A GROWING DATABASE ON EACH REMOTE VIEWER'S SUCCESS RATE, FOR ENHANCEMENT OF FURTHER TASKING.
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56 END .CHT Defense Intelligence Agency
THIS HAS BEEN A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF PROJECT SUN STREAK, A PSYCHOENERGETICS PROGRAM UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
LET ME CAUTION YOU AGAIN THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS BRIEFING HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED SECRET, AND IS COMPARTMENTED, SPECIAL ACCESS INFORMATION.
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