SRI geophysical factors proposal and Edwin C. May biographical sketch

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Proposal for Research

SRI International No. ESU 83-147

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19 October 1983

Proposal for Research

SRI International No. ESU 83-147

GEOPHYSICAL FACTORS/ ELF / RV CORRELATION STUDY (U)

Part One--Technical Proposal

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Approved by:

Robert S. Leonard, Director
Radio Physics Laboratory

David D. Elliott, Vice President
Research and Analysis Division

Prepared by:

Harold E. Puthoff
Senior Research Engineer

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I INTRODUCTION (U)

(S/CL-3/NOFORN) In response to discussions with INSCOM personnel
on 7 and 8 September 1983, SRI International submits this proposal to
initiate activity concerning a study of potential correlation between Remote
Viewing (RV) performance and ambient geophysical/low-frequency electromagnetic (ELF) activity.

(U) To accomplish the proposed program, SRI will provide the facilities, materials, SRI staffing, and consultants to perform the tasking outlined in the following section, included among whom are a number of
individuals with expertise in the area of interest.

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II STATEMENT OF WORK (U)

(U) GENERAL

1.1 CS/CL-3/NOFORN) The objective of this effort is to investigate
the possible effects of ambient geophysica1/low-frequency electromagnetic
(ELF) factors on RV performance.

1.2 (U) MAJOR GOALS

a. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Phase I: Search and summarize the
literature on geophysical/ELF effects on biological organisms, especially
as they relate to the degradation of human performance skills at a behavioral level.

b. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Phase II: Examine the statistical correlation between RV performance in the historical SRI RV data base and the
ambient geophysical/ELF factors.

c. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Phase III: Explore the statistical correlation between RV performance and ambient ELF f1uctuations--specifica11y
on the basis-of real-time ELF monitoring.

d. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) Phase IV: Provide an evaluation report
as to whether measurement of ambient geophysical/ELF factors can be used
as an indicator of expected RV performance, and whether optimum performance
windows can be identified.

(U) SPECIFIC TASKS

2.1 (S/CL-3/NOFORN) SRI International will conduct a literature
search to collect and summarize up-to-date knowledge in the field of
bioelectronics. The literature search will be carried out in the following
categories:

Bioactive frequencies for ELF/VLF at the gross
anatomical and behavioral levels.

Effects of ELF/VLF frequencies at the biochemical
(hormonal, ionic, molecular) level.

Effects of ELF/VLF at the neuronal membrane level.

Natural sources of ELF/VLF.

Man-made sources of ELF/VLF.
Artificial generation of ELF/VLF.

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Propagation characteristics of ELF/VLF.

Detection and measurement of ELF/VLF.

This will be accomplished by means of both references to literature on hand,
and by computerized keyword searches.

2.2 (S/CL~3/NOFORN) SRI International will perform an analysis to
determine whether correlations exist between RV performance in historical
data (data from previous experiments) and factors in the ambient geophysical
environment. Data from previous studies conducted under controlled conditions will be analyzed by means of epoch, bivariate, and multivariate
analysis (when possible) against the following geophysical variables:

Weather (temperature, relative humidity, barometric
pressure, and so forth).

Geomagnetic indices (A,Af P r ' A a ).
Solar electromagnetic emissions.

Sunspot number.

Ionospheric conditions.

Solar magnetic field.

Lunar cycles.

Furthf.·r, bf.·c ause it is hypothes ized that the mechanism by which geophysical
factors could playa role in RV performance is that of changing the ambient
ELF environment, SRI International will examine this hypothesis as well.
An ELF data base spanning a year and a half (from May 1982 to present) was
monitored by a field station in Los Altos, California. Data were taken
twice daily. The same analysis techniques used for the geophysical analysis
will be applied to the ELF data. Positive results from these tasks could
yield a rough index of expected RV performance, given prevailing geophysical
factors.

2.3 (s/CL-3/NOFORN) SRI International will implement a program of
real-time ELF monitoring. Little information is available on the variation
of the ELF environment from location to location, although it is known that
ELF frequencies generated by geophysical means tend to vary simultaneously
over the globe. Therefore, local variations may exist that are caused by
both man-made sources, and by the geological structure of the area. For
this reason, two ELF stations will be set up: one at the SRI premises in the
RV laboratory, the other at a field station l7-km distant. Data from the
SRI station will be compared with the field station data to determine the
variability attributable to location and distance. This comparison may
also help determine whether RV performance is influenced by global, local,
or both sources of ELF disturbances. Particular attention will be paid to
bioactive frequencies found as a result of the literature search in Task I.
Statistical correlations will be sought between the RV performance (on an

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appropriate series of trials carried out in the RV chamber) and the ambient
ELF fluctuations, in order to determine whether measurement of ambient ELF
can be used as an indicator of expected performance, and whether optimum
performance windows can be identified.

(U) SECURITY

CU) Military security requirements in the performance of this contract
will be maintained in accordance with the "CENTER LANE SECURITY PROCEDURES

GUIDE," dated 1 March 1983 (S/CL-l/NOFORN/ORCON). The highest classification
involved in the performance of this contract is SECRET/CL-4/NO FOREIGN
DISSEMINATION/ORIGINATOR CONTROLLED.

CU) DELIVERABLES

CU) SRI International will provide the following.

4.1 (U) A progress report (2 copies)--a written evaluation of
findings (within 10 days of completion) of Phase I, literature survey.

4.2 (S/CL-3/NOFORN) A progress report (2 copies)--a written evaluation
of findings (within 10 days of completion) of Phase II, investigation of
the statistical correlation between geophysical/ELF factors and. the
historical RV data base.

4.3 CS!CL-3!NOFORN) Following Phase III, an investigation of the
statistical correlation between ambient ELF fluctuations and RV performance,
a final report (3 copies) will be furnished within 30 days, which will
include an overall evaluation of the Geophysical Factors !ELF/RV Correlation
Study Task.

(U) ACCESS TO MATERIAL

(S!CL-3!NOFORN) Reasonable access to raw data material will be made
to CENTER LANE personnel to ensure a full understanding of statistical
methodology used during evaluations.

CU) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

CD) Requirements concerning the use of human subjects as outlined in
the INSCOM Statement of Work on Identification of Selected Personnel,
dated 2 August 1983, will be adhered to.

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ROBERT S. LEONARD

Director
Radio Physics Laboratory
Research and Analysis Division

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

Radio-wave propagation: in normal environments; in naturally disturbed environments (aurora); in manmade disturbances (nuclear
explosions)

REPRESENTATIVE RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS AT SRI (since 1961)
Project director of a program to remotely sense nuclear detonations
during the U.S. high altitude nuclear test program
Led a research effort to improve the U.S. capability to detect
foreign nuclear tests by their effect on radio propagation
Technical director of a large multicontractor research program to
study the effects on radio propagation of an artificially produced
ionospheric plasma
Technical director on a program to develop special communications

techniquE'rs

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Instructor, researcher, and graduate student, Geophysical Institute,
University of Alaska: HF and low VHF radio-wave propagation studies
of auroral effects; designed, developed, and tested a prototype of
the 41-HHz auroral radar used in the U.S. IGY program; installed and
operated the six Alaskan IGY-auroral radars, and analyzed the data
collected during the IGY
Teaching assistant, Physics Department, University of Nevada

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

B.S. (1952) and M.S. (1953) in physics, University of Nevada; Ph.D.
in geophysics (1961), University of Alaska

PUBLICATIONS

"Observations of Ionospheric Disturbances Following the Alaska Earthquake," Journal of Geophysical Research (March 1965); "Selection
of a Model of the Earth's Magnetic Field," Journal of Geophysical
Research (December 1962); "Evidence of Low-Frequency Amplitude
Fluctuations in Radar Auroral Echoes," Journal of Geophysical Research
(April 1962); "Distribution of Radar Auroras over Alaska," Journal of
Geophysical Research (March 1962); "A Low Power UHF Radar for Auroral
Research," PIRE (February 1959); plus numerous scientific and technical
reports

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Geophysical Union
Union Radio Scientifique Internationale

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HAROLD E. PUTHOFF

Senior Research Engineer
Radio Physics Laboratory
Research and Analysis Division

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

Research in "remote viewing" and other psi phenomena (1972-present)
Research in lasers, quantum electronics, nonlinear optics
Research and development of tunable solid-state lasers, electron beam
lasers, microwave tubes

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research associate, Hansen Laboratories of Physics, and lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; teaching, textbook
author, research supervisor of Ph.D. candidates in the area of lasers and
nonlinear optics
Lieutenant, USNR: in-house research and contract monitoring on DoD (NSA)

contracts concerned with the development of ultra high-speed (GHz)
computers, assessment of potential of fiber optics and lasers for use in
optical computers
Research engineer, Sperry Electronic Tube Division, and Sperry fellow,
University of Florida: design and testing of electron-beam focusing
systems for use in microwave tubes

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

B.E.E. (1958) and M.S.E. (1960), University of Florida; Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Stanford University (1967)

PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS

Author or coauthor of more than twenty-five papers in professional journals
on electron beam and laser research, and, more recently, first major publications of research on psi phenomena in Nature ("Information Transfer Under Conditions of Sensory Shielding," Oct. 1974), in the Proceedings of
the IEEE ("A Perceptual Channel for Information Transfer over Kilometer
Distances," March 1976) and in The Role of Consciousness in the Physical
World: AAAS Selected Symposium 57, Ed. R. Jahn, ("Experimental
Psi Research: Implications for Physics", Westview Press, 1981
Coauthor of textbook, Fundamentals of Quantum Electronics (Wiley, New York,
1969) published in English, French, Russian;
Coauthor of Mind Reach: Scientists Look at Psychic Ability (Delacorte, New
York, 1977);
Coeditor of Mind at Large: IEEE Symposia on the Nature of Extrasensory
Perception (Praeger, New York, 1979);
Patent on high-power tunable infrared laser source (50-250 microns)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND HONORS

American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical

Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Sigma Xi,
Department of Defense Certificate of Commendation for Outstanding Performance, IEEE Franklyn V. Taylor Memorial Award for paper "A Scientific
Look at ESP," listed in American Men and Women of Science and in Who's
Who in the \Test

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EDWIN C. MAY

Senior Research Physicist
Radio Physics Laboratory
Research and Analysis Division

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

Charged particle and gamma-ray spectroscopy; analogue and high-speed
digital electronics; numerical analysis; real-time computer applications
for data acquisition and analysis; research in bio-feedback technology
and applications, and cardiac blood flow problems; field research in
India and laboratory research at Maimonides Medical Center on psychoenergetic phenomena, aerodynamic analysis from fixed wing, powerless
soaring aircraft

OTHER PROFf~SSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Theoretical calculations in radiation transport;, atmospheric physics,
and E & M wave scattering at the RAND Corporation
Experiments in nuclear reaction mechanism and nuclear structure at the

U. of Ca~ifornia Crocker Nuclear Laboratory
Undergraduate physics teaching at the City College of San Francisco
Equipment engineer and clinical experience at the Bio-feecihack Institute
of San Francisco
Research consultant on psychokinesis at the Haimonides Hedical Center

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

B.S. in physics, University of Rochester (1962); Ph.D. in physics,
University of Pittsburgh (1968)

PUBLICATIONS

Author or coauthor of eleven scientific papers in experimental nuclear
physics research;
Author or coauthor of numerous scientific papers in psychoenergetic
research;
Author or coauthor of eleven research abstracts in nuclear physics
for professional meetings
Author or coauthor of ten abstracts in psychoenergetic resear~l for
professional and meetings

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of
Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Parapsychology Association, The American Society for Psychical Research

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