CENTER LANE HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

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This document is a historical overview of the CENTER LANE project, a parapsychology program developed by the Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). The project aimed to mimic the remote viewing abilities of individuals from the Human Operated Interface System (HOIS) in order to assess US vulnerability. The project began in 1977 and continued until at least 1984. It involved the selection and training of remote viewers and interviewers. The document includes a chronology of events and briefings given to various government officials. The project went through several name changes and was eventually established as a Special Access Program.

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 IAGPA-F-SD                                         22 February 1984
 MEMORANDUM THRU  COL PARTRIDGE
 FOR  MG STUBBLEBINE
 SUBJECT:   CENTER LANE Historical Overview
 At Inclosure is a detailed chronology of           events  for  INSCOM
 CENTER LANE Project from 1977 to the present.   An effort was
 made to include all significant dates but since this activity
 is not the office of record for OACS1 staff actions concerning
 approvals, some key dates may have been deleted inadvertently.
 1. Incl                                     BRIAN BUZBY
 as                                          LTC, MI
 CENTER LANE Project Manager.
 CF:
 ADCSOPS-HUMINT
 DCSOPS
 CoPS
 DCG-S
 WARNING NOTICE:   CENTER LANE SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM
 RESTRICT DISSEMINATION TO THOSE WITH"VlRIFIED ACCESS
 TO CATEGORY FOUR (4)
 SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED
 NOT RELEASABLE: TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
 CLASSIFIED BY:    CDR, INSCOM
 DECLASSIFY BY:    OADR
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 27 OCT 78
 DEC 78-JAN 79
 15 FEB 79
 26 MAR 79
 APR 79
 Designed as an OPSEC support mission to
 mimic HOIS remote viewers to determine US
 vulnerability.
 Robert Monroe, Executive
 Director, Monroe Institute
 of Applied Sciences (MIAS), was
 contacted to determine what MIAS
 could provide in support of
 GONDOLA WISH.
 ACSI directed all Army Parapsychology/Remote
 Viewing research, experiments, application,
 etc. be protected by unclassified nickname
 GRILL FLAME (TAB A).
 ACSI tasked INSCOM to develop
 parapsychology program.
 HQ INSCOM never received written tasking on
 this subject.  The CG INSCOM and the ACSI
 had agreed  upon  the  concept  of  Remote
 Viewing and the need for Army involvement
 in this area (TAB B).
 MAJ Murray Watt appointed
 GRILL FLAME Project Manager.
 Selection of remote viewers
 and interviewers.
 Of the 251 personnel considered for GRILL
 FLAME,  117  were  interviewed  and  six
 individuals  were  actually  selected  for
 training.
 Army General Counsel advised
 ACSI that GRILL FLAME constitutes
 human use.
 Surgeon General's Human Use
 Subjects Research Review Board
 concludes GRILL FLAME not human
 use.
 Remote Viewing considered technology
 transfer rather than direct research.
 Beginning of orientation
 training at SRI-International.
 Six INSCOM personnel begin training at
 SRI-International in Remote Viewing.
 4 SEP 79              First operational Remote Viewing            A missing aircraft (A6E) was located within
 session took place.                         a 15 nautical mile radius of its downed
 location.
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 COMMENTS
 20 NOV 79             Surgeon General's Human Subjects         Found that Remote Viewing did constitute
 Research Review Board states             human use and recommended more formal
 Remote Viewing is human use.             compliance with human use requirements.
 2 FEB 80              Dr. Spiro, Under Secretary of the
 Army, briefed.
 5 MAR 80              Under Secretary of Defense,              Not appropriate for Army to fund technology
 William Perry, issues restriction        programs aimed at scientific demonstration
 on use of P-6 funds.                     of parapsychology (TAB C).
 First GRILL FLAME operative
 attends Gateway Training
 at Monroe Institute of Applied
 Sciences (MIAS).
 14 JAN 81             Under Secretary of the Army
 approved continuation of
 GRILL FLAME project.
 11 FEB 81             Program management for GRILL             TAB E
 FLAME transferred to CG, INSCOM.
 16 JUL 81             Congressman Rose briefed on
 human use issue.
 17 JUL 81             The Honorable Delbert Spurlock,
 Army General Counsel recommends
 ACSI submit GRILL FLAME Charter
 to Secretary of the Army for
 review and approval in order
 to comply with DOD Reg 5240.1-R.
 OCT 81                LTC Robert Jachim assumes project
 manager duties.
 1 FEB 82              Secretary of the Army approves           TAB G
 continuation of GRILL FLAME
 activities during 1982.
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 DATE                EVENT                                        COMMENTS
 12 APR 82             Mr. Olin, Office of Management
 and Budget (OMB), briefed.
 4 MAY 82              Ms. Smiley, Staff Member, House
 Permanent Select Committee on
 Intelligence (HPSCI), briefed.
 19-26 JUN 82          GRILL FLAME operative attends
 Gateway training at MIAS.
 29 JUN 82             Mr. Dyer, Ms. Shekmar, Mr. Rhodes,
 Staff Members, Senate Appropriations
 Committee (SAC), briefed.
 GRILL Flame personnel begin
 training at SRI-International in
 the new CRV method.
 1 OCT 82              NFIP funding terminated for              Army GRILL FLAME collection operations
 project by Congressional                 cease (TAB H).
 directive.
 NOV 82                Project operative attends
 Gateway training at MIAS.
 CG INSCOM notifies ACSI DA that          TAB I
 INSCOM will fund a psychoener-
 getics program out of hide
 by using S&IA funds, based
 on ACSI staff guidance.  Project
 name changed to CENTER LANE.
 19 JAN 83             The Honorable Richard DeLauer,           TAB J
 Under Secretary of Defense, signs
 memorandum allowing Program 6
 resources to be used to maintain
 the current INSCOM CENTER LANE
 capability.
 1 MAR 83              Letter of Instruction signed             TAB K
 establishing CENTER LANE as
 SSPD, 902d MI Group.
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 Gen Wickham, Vice Chief of Staff
 of the Army, briefed.
 The Honorable Jay R. Sculley,
 Assistant Secretary of the
 Army for RD&A, briefed.
 The Honorable George Bush,
 Vice President of the United
 States, was briefed for thirty
 minutes concerning CENTER LANE
 related activities by DR. Vorona.
 DIA.  Also present were Adm.
 Murphy, C/S, Mr. Gregg,
 Assistant to the Vice President,
 National Security Affairs, and
 LTC Fry, Military Assistant.
 DIA and Army INSCOM efforts were reviewed
 and three INSCOM projects were used as
 examples:  Project 402 (Typhoon submarine),
 Project 8003(D) (XMO1 Tank), and Project
 8034 (KGB Agent).  The briefing was well
 received and the Vice President was
 interested and impressed (TAB L).
 Gen Blanchard, Army Science
 Board, briefed by MG
 Stubblebine.
 Mr. McMahon, DDO, CIA, briefed
 by MG Stubblebine.
 The Honorable James Ambrose, Under
 Secretary of the Army, briefed by
 MG Stubblebine.
 The Honorable John Marsh, Secretary
 of the Army, briefed by MG
 Stubblebine.
 Secretary of the Army approves
 establishment of Special Access
 Program for CENTER LANE.
 Fred Atwater assumes duties as
 Acting Project Manager.
 Contract signed with Mr. Robert
 Monroe for "One-on-One" training
 of CENTER LANE operative at MIAS.
 CENTER LANE operative attends
 Gateway training at MIAS.
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 DATE                EVENT                                          COMMENTS
 15 AUG 83              LTC Brian Buzby assumes duties
 as Project Manager.
 1 SEP 83               Secretary of the Army approves              TAB N
 continued participation in
 CENTER LANE activities within
 INSCOM.
 5 OCT 83               The Honorable John Marsh,                   Also in attendance:  Assistant Secretary of
 Secretary of the Army, briefed.             the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs,
 The Honorable Delbert L. Spurlock, and The
 Special  Assistant,  Chief of Legislative
 Liaison, Mr. George L. Cary.
 5 OCT 83
 7 OCT 83
 8 OCT 83
 Senator Wallop, Chairman, Budget
 Subcommittee, SSCI, briefed.
 Staff Members of Congressional           Present were:  Mr. Hall, SSCI, Ms. Smiley,
 Committees on Intelligence, briefed.     HPSCI, and Mr. Giza, HPSCI.
 Ms. Susan Crawford, Army General
 Counsel, briefed by MG
 Stubblebine.
 31 OCT 83-4 NOV 83    "One-on-One" training of CENTER
 LANE operative with Mr. Monroe
 (MIAS) begins.
 NOV 83                CENTER LANE operative attends
 Gateway training at MIAS.
 22 NOV 83             MG Rapmund, Commander, Medical
 R&D Command, briefed.
 23 NOV 83             MG Tate, Deputy Director, Ops
 and Admin, Defense Nuclear
 Agency, briefed.
 12-16 DEC 83          "One-on-One" training of
 CENTER LANE operative
 at MIAS.
 5 JAN 84              The Honorable John Marsh,                 MIAS discussed.  LTG Brown, Director of the
 Secretary of the Army, briefed.           Army Staff in attendance.
 15-27 JAN 84          Second Group begins training
 in CRV at SRI-International.
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 19 JAN 84             LTC Bennett, Human Use Review
 Office, US Army Medical R&D
 Command, briefed.
 3 FEB 84              Honorable Delbert L. Spurlock,
 Assistant Secretary of the Army
 for Manpower and Reserve
 Affairs, briefed by MG
 Stubblebine.
 6-10 FEB 84           "One-on-One" training of CENTER
 LANE operative at MIAS.
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