MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

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This document is a memorandum from the US Army Intelligence and Security Command summarizing a session conducted on February 4, 1981 concerning a target labeled as SG1A. The session involved a viewer and a facilitator who were provided with coordinates for the target area. The main objective was to determine the most predominant activity within the target area. The viewer reported being in a basin with a rugged mountain range. Despite difficulties, the viewer described a tall building or town with a clock tower, a track vehicle, and a herd of elephants or buffalo. The viewer's descriptions were reviewed by an analyst who found little correlation with the target. The overall assessment of the target's intelligence value, details, and rating was zero.

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 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 US ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND
 FORT GEORGE 0. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755
 NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
 17 March 1980
 SUBJECT:  Summary of Session CC81, Conducted at 1400 hrs, 04 February
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 1.  (S) The target for this session was
 SG1A                                        The coordinates were provided to both fac-
 ilitator and viewer at the beginning of the session.  In addition the fac-
 ilitator was directed to wide the viewer in ascertaining what the most
 predominant activity was within the target area.  Both viewer and facilitator
 were aware, of which analyst, had assigned the target and that the target per-
 tained to either project 8002 or 8006.  Both viewer and facilitator know
 SG1A          quite generally that project 8002                             but neither   SG1 B
 had access to any other details pertinent to the above target.
 2.  (S) The following information was provided by the viewer concerning
 the proximity of the target coordinates:
 a.  (S) Viewer reported his location as being in a "plain... basin...
 valley..." with a "mountain range...very rugged."
 b.  (S) Viewer had an extremely difficult time of it.  Most of what he
 reported as being on target was determined prior to being read the coordinates.
 While there appears to be very little target correlation, the following was
 never-the-less reported:
 (1)  (S) "Tall building...or a town...big clock type tower.-massive
 tower type thing... smooth, white concrete construction...rochet or ...test-
 ing stand...rocket or missile test stand."
 (2)  (S) A "track" vehicle.
 (3)  (S) A 'herd of elephants or ... buffalo."''
 3.  (S) The above comments were reviewed for accuracy by Mr. John Armstrong
 (ITAC Estimates Division, Building #213).  Mr. Armstrong stated that outside
 of a very general description of the local terrain features provided by the
 viewer, there was apparently no other target correlation.
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 4.  (S) Target assessment for intelligence value is (0) zero.  Target
 details are assessed as (0) zero.  Overall target rating is (0) zero.
 (NOTE:  Correct terrain feature were provided in that viewer was in
 rugged mountainous area, verses over water ur in a desert region; so
 although this information was not of value, it was assessed as correct.)
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