ADVANCED THREAT TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT, SRI PROJECT 5309
Declassified Report
Document Type: CREST
Collection: STARGATE
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00787R000500150001-2
Release Decision: RIPPUB
Original Classification: S
Document Page Count: 118
Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
Document Release Date: September 5, 2003
Sequence Number: 1
Case Number:
Publication Date: October 1, 1978
Content Type: REPORT
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this program was to provide a basis for assessing psychoenergetic processes as an advanced threat technology that * could be in development by the USSR. Psychoenergetic processes include:
The acquisition and description, by mental means, of information blocked from ordinary perception by distance or shielding and generally believed to be secure against such access.
The production of physical effects such as the perturbation of equipment or instrumentation that appears to be well shielded against, or otherwise inaccessible to, human influence.
This study was undertaken to determine the state of the art, to identify key development trends and technical parameters, and to provide indicators that suggest particular advanced-threat-related applications. There has been no attempt in this program to emphasize basic research, nor to attempt development of specific applications. Furthermore, since funding levels were limited, extensive proof of the phenomena under study was not intended. However, basic evaluation guidelines were established as an aid in forming judgements on the apparent degree of success, or lack of success, of the various types of investigations. Some investigations were more amenable to statistical verification; others involved subjective as well as objective judgements. There is generally a lack of agreement as to what constitutes sufficient proof of a particular paranormal phenomena, and this effort did not attempt to develop specific tasks to provide proof of such phenomena which would be satisfactory to all readers. However, insights gained from these investigations are considered to be of value in evaluating potential gains as well as potential difficulties that could be experienced by possible Warsaw Pact development in this area.
