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Sec army briefing
Introduction
Good morning sir, i am ltc buzby, project manager for INSCOM
Project CENTER LANE. CENTER LANE is an army special collection
Program that utilizes psychoenergetics. The purpose of this
Briefing is to provide you with background information
Concerning intelligence activities using the CENTER LANE
Technique. 1 Will discuss the history of the program, our
Missions and organization, examples of completed collection
Projects, and our plans for the future.
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(Chart on)..a. History: since 1972, the US government.
Including the department of defense, has been involved in
Examining potential uses of psychoenergetics. Three specific
Aspects of psychic phenomena were of interest: remote viewing
(Clairvoyance), psychokinesis and remote pree
Felepathy, in the early 1970s serious consideration for
Psychoenergetics, primarily in the form of remote viewing as an
Intelligence gathering tool, received great impetus from what
Can only be described as astounding successes in remote viewing
Research by two laser physicists at sri international. Using
Several apparently gifted psychic subjects, the scientists
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Conducted a series of CIA-sponsored tests. Much detailed.
Accurate information, some of it previously unreported, was
Provided about a secret NSA facility, the soviet r&d facility in
Semipalitinsk (semi-poly-tinsk),
These psychic
Impressions were confirmed by humint and national technical
Sources. Because of these original tests- the last decade of
Work centered on remote viewing, since those original tests,
The CIA suspended their active role in psychoenergetic
Activities for “political” reasons, but have continued to
Maintain a high state of interest in all on-going work because
Of obvious defense applications. During the same time frame the
Military services and DIA have at one time or another been
Involved in numerous psychoenergetics tests, most of them
Applications oriented.
B. US army interests: the u.s. Army's interest in
Psychoenergetics goes back to 1972, when the surgeon general
Through the medical intelligence information agency (miia)-
Together with DIA, published studies of soviet block work. In
1976, The missile intelligence agency (mia) informally expressed
Interest in US replication of claimed soviet experiments in
Psychokinesis. Sri developed a small program for them and in
August 1977 mia awarded sri an $80k one-year r&d contract.
During the same time, another darcom agency, the army material
Systems analysis agency was involved in the investigation of
Remote viewing concepts with sri. These efforts continued
Through fy 1980. In march 1980. William j. Perry. Then
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Undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, ordered
Curtailment of all p6 monies supporting the program, but posed
No objection to continuance of non-r&d intelligence applications
Efforts. This action eventually caused darcom to cease all
ACTIVITY.
C. INSCOM involvement: in september 1977, an INSCOM element
Implemented the gondola wish program which was designed to
Integrate the soviet and east european psychoenergetic
Intelligence collection threat into the all-source operations
Security (opsec) support scenario. Ktae concept was to train mi
Personnel to mimic soviet intelligence collectors. And then
Utilize these trained personnel to demonstrate the
Psychoenergetic intelligence collection threat, identify
Essential elements of information (eefi) exploitable by
Psychoenergetic means, determine vulnerabilities, and recommend
And develop countermeasures ,p by spring of 1978, sufficient
Evidence existed to warrant serious consideration by the army
Acsi] for a comprehensive program to explore military
Applications of psychoenergetics. The acsi, hen mg thompson,
Became the focal point in developing a program within the army,
The acsi cancelled the gondola wish effort. Placed a complete
Security envelope over army's interest in psychoenergetics, and
Implemented a new program directed towards intelligence
Collection. The new effort was given the unclassified nickname
GRILL FLAME. In october 1978, acsi tasked INSCOM to establish a
Program using psychoenergetics for intelligence applications
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Utilizing -faffsepeed-orpsyghoenergetics-reperred to-as remote
Viewing (RV). In response to this cg, INSCOM provided the
Following mission statement:
(Chart change ) establish a training program in RV utilizing
Selected INSCOM personnel.
Establish procedures for intelligence collection
Techniques utilizing RV.
Establish a mechanism for responding to intelligence
Collection requirements (tasking) using RV.
(Chart change) given this directive the INSCOM GRILL FLAME
Project began. By april 1979, INSCOM had awarded a $75k
Contract to sri for remote viewing orientation training? By mid
1979 The project was progressing rapidly. INSCOM involvement
During 1980 was devoted almost exclusively to operational x wd)
Missions. On 13 january 1981, the under secretary of the army ©
Formalized INSCOM's efforts by approving the continuation of the ke
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Exper tmentation-n-fhe-prursuet-of-in feel tgence interest s77 and by
Dereecfing accother army elements tu cease their activities in
Psychuenergetics. As a result, acs] management responsibilities
For the army GRILL FLAME effort were transferred to INSCOM.
Also in 1981, a joint services GRILL FLAME committee. Consisting
Of DIA, the air force and the army, was formed. The navy
Expressed no interest in participating in any discussions, and
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Later the air force chief of staff directed that the air force
Withdraw from the committee and all psychoenergetic programs.
This joint services effort intended to implement a 3-year
Comprehensive program designed to determine the operational
Parameters and usefulness of psychoenergetics, and assess the
Threat these phenomena posed to national security. The roles of
DIA and army were distinct. | DIA issued joint service contracts
To accomplish the required external support. Chaired the grill
Flame committee, provided progress reports to appropriate high
Level decision makers. Additionally, DIA began assessing the
Threat, determining countermeasures, and determining the
Potential of remote viewing using experienced vers.| DIA's r&d
Effort was primarily accomplished through contracts with sri .
The army's INSCOM GRILL FLAME project was to use remote viewing
As an operational technique to collect intelligence and to
Determine if remote viewing could be learned by professional
Intelligence personnel who were not “established psychics.”
INSCOM participated in this joint services effort for fys 81 and
82, Then the senate select committee on intelligence {senator
Wallop)] curtailed all psychoenergetic operational activities
Conducted by the army in the national foreign intelligence
Program (nfip) at the end of fy 1982, the congressional
Conferees agreed, however, to let DIA complete the third year of
Their effort and directed that future funding ~~ if any ~~ of
This psychoenergetic activity be budgeted outside the nfip. In
Keeping with these congressional desires and wishing to maintain
The momentum of effort already
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Established, cg INSCOM decided to continue INSCOM's project and
Provide funding with security and investigative activities
(S&ia) monies. INSCOM terminated formal involvement with grill
Flame at the end of fy 82, and continued its efforts under a new
Program nicknamed CENTER LANE. CENTER LANE exists today as an
Approved special access program (sap). Lhe cooperate with DIA,
But are separately funded and managed outside the gdip.
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A, operational missions:
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Over view of INSCOM's operational efforts over the past five
Years. (Graph on) during 1979, we conducted 79 operational
Missions, 43 of which were dedicated to assisting the
Intelligence community during the iranian hostage crisis. During
1980, After we acquired operational experience, our own separate
Facilities, and increased manpower, we were able to increase our
Production to 386 operational missions, 154 of which were still
Dedicated to iran. In 1981, we produced 153 operational
Missions with only 6 dedicated to iran hostage requirements.
During the last half of 1981, personnel losses resulted in a
Sharp decline of operational missions, a situation that
Currently exists. During the first nine months of 1983 we have
Conducted 47 missions. In summary, in the past five years
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We have conducted 700 operational intelligence collection
Missions. A considerable portion of these (over 200) were in
Support of the iran situation, which the joint chiefs of staff
Rated as being qualitatively equal to those of other
Intelligence sources available to them.
B. With regard 10 personnel:
(Graph change) in 1979, cg INSCOM formed a task force
Consisting of 5 personnel: a project manager, an
Operations/training officer. A secretary, and two sources
(Rvers). In 1980, two additional operational personnel were
Assigned. By 1981, we were ready to expand and recruited 2 new
Personnel for the project, but by the end of 1981, pcs moves
Severely hampered our operational capability. In 1982 and 1983,
We remained static in our personnel situation until recently.
Qur current full time strength is shown on the graph,
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE TWO PART TIME sources. IN JANUARY 1984,
Another individual will be assigned, with an additional asset
Scheduled for assignment in may 1984, we have a very active
Recruiting/screening program and look forward to growing rapidly
And increasing our operational capabilities once we obtain
Appropriate personnel spaces and funding.
C. TRAINING:
Our mission statement requires US to train personnel to perform
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Remote viewing. I will now provide you with an overview of our
Training effort for the past five years. (Graph change)
Training actually began in 1979, with our in-house effort to
Introduce selected INSCOM personnel to the remote viewing
Process. We began with 12 potential trainees from which 6 were
Selected for orientation training at sri, hefernahlonal—in
€nctreritts DURING 1979, WE INTEGRATED THE SR] ORIENTATION
Training technology into our in-house training program where it
Is still in use today for new personnel. During the first half
Of 1980, little or no formal training was conducted because of
Operational commitments and lack of funding. Later in 1980,
In-house training became necessary to develop source (rvers)
Abilities to respond to operational tasking. By then our
Operational commitments extended beyond the capabilities
Developed as a result of the sri orientation training. Our
In-house training developed from the practical application of