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Approved For Release 2002/Qe6iea@HPPpee-00788R001800210001-0 _ CS/NF) and so forth. The potential applications of this phenomenon to intelli- gence goals and missions are apparent. (S/NF) In addition to remote viewing, psychokinesis (PK) and counter- measures have been investigated on a small scale. Again, results of studies in these areas may be found in end-of-year project task reports for FYs 1981, 1982, and 1983. Lack of funding has precluded extensive work in these, as well as other areas of potential DoD interest. In future pro- grams, investigating additional topics and placing contracts with additional laboratories will be emphasized. (U) Invariably, the following questions arise when parapsychology is mentioned: (1) Is it a fake or a fraud? (2) Is it a trick or is it a real phenomenon? (3) Are the practioners magicians, charlatans, or entertainers? The next section of this report seeks to establish that, while some of these elements are present in the field, the work at SRI is carried out with all the rigors and disciplines applied to any scientific investigation. (U) At various times, estimates of the reliability of remote-viewing data have been made. The figures are usually expressed as percent accuracy or reliability, but there is no standard method for calculating these percentages. For instance, if we say that remote-viewing data are 70 percent reliable, do we mean that 70 percent of the time we get data that are 100 percent accurate, or do we mean that 70 percent. of the time we get some accurate data, or do we mean that, on the average, 70 percent of the data are correct? The possibilities are almost endless. Confusion on these points is not surprising when widely-diverging estimates or claims with regard to remote-viewing reliability are encountered. (U) As we are now ending our authentication and verification year, it is imperative that we establish a single method for calculating and reporting the reliability of data gathered by remote viewing. The pitfalls in doing this are numerous. The most apparent difficulty is that the data are reported subjectively and verbally, and then must be expressed mathe- matically. To solve these problems and to standardize reporting, a system to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of remote viewing has been developed and is in current use. A description of the technique is given in Appendix A. SEGRE Approved For Release 2002/05/17 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001800210001-0 ee