SPECIFIC TEST REQUESTED BY SOVIET EUROPEAN DIVISION TO BE COMPLETED AT STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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This declassified memorandum from February 12, 1975, discusses specific tests requested by the Soviet European Division (SE Division) to be completed at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) as part of the CIA's Stargate program. The goal of these experiments is to evaluate the remote viewing capabilities of subjects. The first experiment involves following and describing a remote target as he makes a purchase in a nearby town. The subjects will be given limited information about the target and will be asked to describe his actions. After this experiment, the subjects will have visual contact with the target in a nearby restaurant and the experiment will be repeated. The effect of the laboratory environment will also be tested by having the remote viewers attempt to identify an activity being performed by the target in a private house near SRI. The viewers will first try to identify the activity without knowing the location of the house, and then they will be told the location and given a chance to observe the house before describing the second activity. The results will be compared to determine if familiarity with the target affects performance. Other experiments will be conducted to determine the effect of RF and magnetic shielding on remote viewing, and to test the subjects' sensitivity to radio frequency burst transmission. The subjects' capabilities will also be tested in an environment removed from the SRI area, specifically in San Diego where they will attempt to describe a classified visit to the Naval Undersea Center. The test program is expected to take two to three weeks to complete.

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12 February 1975 
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 
SUBJECT: Specific Test Requested by Soviet European Division 
to be Completed at Stanford Research Institute 
1. This memorandum discusses the operational tests requested by 
SE Division. The reauirements and aoals of these experiments were 
stated  by has obtained the approval of 
AC/SE,  to complete these tests in February. These tests 
cannot be completed without extending the current Stanford Research 
Institute contract. SRI will provide two subjects, test equipment, 
and aid in analysis of the results as described below. OTS will provide 
one staff subject and the support of Dr. Kress.  will 
be dedicated on a full-time basis to complete these experiements. 
2. TEST PROGRAM. Major goal of the first experiment will be 
to determine how well the remote viewing subjects can do with an 
unfamiliar t n. The first experiment will be to follow 
and describe (L.R.) as he makes a purchase of some 
equipment in a near .y town. The SRI's subjects will be tested under 
two conditions. At first the subjects will only be given L.R.'s motel 
room, time he leaves his room, approximate time of the buy and a 
photograph of L.R. With this information, they will be asked to describe 
the actions of L.R. After completion of the ,experiment, the remote 
viewing subjects will be allowed to have visual contact with L.R. in 
a restaurant nearby. Then the experiment will be run once again and 
the results compared with thnse nhtained previously. During this 
second experiment, the staff remote viewing subject, 
will participate. 
3. The day following these tests will be reserved for evaluating 
the results. 
4. One day will be taken for an orientation of the Stanford 
Research Institute testing procedures and equipment. L.R. desires 
to gain some familiarity with the medical, psychological and para-
psychological testing. In particular, the para-psychological testing 
will be scrutinized. L.R. desires to understand this testing by 
subjecting himself to the tests and by subjecting others to the test 
so that he will participate both as a subject and as an investigator 
to thoroughly acquaint himself with the procedures. 
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SUBJECT: Specific Test Requested by Soviet European Division 
to be Completed at Stanford Research Institute 
5. Another variable to be tested is the effect of the laboratory 
environment. This variable will be tested by another remote viewing 
experiment with L.R. away from SRI. L.R. has access to a private 
house in the vicinity of Stanford Research Institute. During one day, 
he will spend approximately one hour involved in an unknown activity 
in that house in the morning. The remote viewers will attempt to 
identify that activity in that house without knowing where the house 
is, simply understanding that L.R. is involved with the activity at 
a specified time. After reviewing those results, the remote viewers 
will be told where the house is and probably be driven by the house 
or maybe even walked around the house. L.R. will participate in 
another activity while the remote viewers attempt their second 
description of the activity. The results of these two separate 
sessions will be compared to determine if the performance is measureably 
affected by familiarity with the target. 
6. One day will be spent reviewing all the experimental results 
at this point and after analysis of these results, the test plan will 
be reformulated if necessary. Provided there are no major unresolved 
issues to be addressed, the plan will continue as follows in the 
succeeding paragraphs. 
7. Experiments will be designed to determine the affect of RF and 
magnetic shielding on remote viewing. This subject is of particular 
importance to L.R. because the targets of interest are, in fact, 
shielded targets and there is some experimental evidence to suggest 
shielding will affect level of performance. The details of these 
experiments will be left up to the SRI investigators. In general terms 
a selected group of experiments done inside of a shielded room and a 
similar controlled set of experiments done outside of a shielded room. 
The two groups will then be compared to determine if there is a 
measurable and significant affect on the performance attributable to 
shielding. It is estimated this will be a two day task. 
8. Another day will be set aside for review, this time with the 
SRI people present. We will review all of the experiments up to that 
time and reformulate all our plans if necessary. 
9. The intention of the next experiments will be to essentially 
rerun the experiments done the very first day, but with the one difference 
now the remote viewing subjects will be acquainted with L.R. We will 
then compare the results of the experiments with those obtained the 
first day. We will then be able to determine whether there is an affect 
due to the personal relationship which will now have been built up 
between L.R. and the subjects. Past experience suggests the performance 
should be improved. 
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SUBJECT: Specific Test Requested by Soviet European Division 
to be Completed at Stanford Research Institute 
10. The goal of this set of experiments will be to determine if 
the subjects are sensitive to radio frequency burst transmission. It 
has been discovered in the experimental program at SRI that certain 
subjects could, at a subconscience level, perceive a flashing light 
remotely. This perception was verified by measurable changes in the 
brain wave pattern of the subjects,even though there was no conscience 
recognition of the state of the flashing light. We will attempt to 
replicate the same experiment that was done with the flashing lights, 
except that the experiment will be done with a "flashing" RF burst 
transmitter rather than a flashing strobe light. Since this experiment 
requires brainwave measurements (EEG measurements), and will require 
a number of trials before it will be statistically significant, it is 
expected that two or three days of data gathering may be necessary 
before conclusions can be drawn. 
11. The remote viewing capability of the subjects will be tested 
in an environment removed from the San Francisco Bay area and without 
the SRI investigators. It has been suggested by L.R. that we take 
the subjects to San Diego. There in San Diego, the remote viewers 
would attempt, from a motel or some other suitable place, to describe 
the activity, the persons met, etc., during a classified visit to be 
arranged by Dr. Kress at the Naval Undersea Center. This visit will 
involve access to and discussions concerning Q-Clearance material which 
will restrict the availability of the topic to Dr. Kress hence neither 
the subjects or other staff people have Q-Clearances. 
12. It is expected that another day or two will be necessary 
then at SRI to fully analyze, review and make tentative conclusions 
of all the experiments that have been run. Any major unresolved issues 
will be addressed and additional experiments planned for and executed: 
It is expected that the completion of this test program will take a 
minimum of two weeks, possible three weeks. 
Ken Kress 
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