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Warsaw Pact (U) This document is made available through the declassification efforts and research of John Greenewald, Jr., creator of: The Black Vault The Black Vault is the largest online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document clearinghouse in the world. The research efforts here are responsible for the declassification of hundreds of thousands of pages released by the U.S. Government & Military. Discover the Truth at: http://www.theblackvault.com ~--------------------------------------------- - ---------------------- DST-18108·303·78 PARAPHYSICS R&D-WARSAW PACT (U) ~ FEBRUARY 1980 l 1 RF.PAREO BY t:.S. AIR FOHCE AlR FORCE SYSTE MS COMMA:-.iD FOREIG~ TECHNOLOGY DI\'ISIO!'c N8'f RI3LBA8ABL:S 'i'8 F8RJ319~l ~ls'l'FI8l'JMS N6'f ftl3bEASABLJ3 'f8 C8N'i'lh'.z8~9R8 11itft!i llifl ? • 8:Pil'E 1.4 JEL£101" 4(.£ SOCitl!I.. I A .. CO ~ SI~TII~8.J l. fY8Js"WR llllllllllll ll'lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll "'21002 057 CI..Nlfted By. DWDT -~new 011. 1 October lJII DST-18108-202-78-Chg 1 4 February 1980 - PARAPHYSICS R&D-WARSAW PACT (U) ~(b)(3) 50 usc 3024(i);(b)(6) Authors: ~ DST-18108-202-78 DIA TASK NO. PT-1810.18-78 DATE OF PUBLICATION 80 MARCH 1978 Information Cutoff Date 1 October 1979 - This is a Department of Defenee Intelligence Document prepared by the Foreign Technology Diviaion, Air Force Systems Command and approved by Asaiatant Vice Directorate for Science and Technology Intelligence of the Defense Intelligence Agency. This doument has been processed for CIRC l'fJ!IftlfHf8 lt6'f'lel!l l!f'fl!lbt:I81!lfiBI!l S8tiftel!l8 1\ifB Mii'PH8BS Jti'\'81NBD NO I ftZI:f!l\'8dfi!J 'f6 P6Mll8fi ffh'fl8ffllrZ8 NUl KELEAI!KBUJ 'f8 S8PilRI/.zQ'I'9RI!J Clasollled By: DIA/DT (Reverse Blank) Review on 1 October 11191 - llil~iU~'f (This page is Unclassified) UNCLASSIFIED DST-18108-202-78 - 30 March 1978 "I did the best I could, let those who can do better." L. L. Vasil'yev, 1961 iii - UNCLASSIFIED (Reverse Blank) DST-18108-202-78-Chg 1 4 February 1980 PREFACE (-9) The purpose of this study is to review and assess Warsaw Pact country activities in paraphysics research. This includes aasessment of trends, current research, and potential future achievements. Main concentration is on the USSR. Those topics that are considered of high potential are emphasized, although other topics that may have an indirect influence are also considered. This study has also been updated to include recent paraphysics research and activities that have occurred since the 1978 publication of the original study. tQt This product is intended for use by US Department of Defense research facilities, the intelligence community, and other government agencies. (U) Constructive criticism, comments or suggestions are encouraged and ahould be forwarded to the Defense Intelligence Agency (ATTN: DT-1), Washington, D. C. - 20301. v - ~Q}J¥1Qiil}J:jliJzls (Reverse Blank) DST-18108-202-78 UNCLASSIFIED 30 March 1978 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Preface......................................................................................................................................................... v Executive Summary................................................................................................................................. ix Section I Introduction (U)............................................................................................................ 1 1. Terminology (U) ....................................................................................................................... 1 2. Srope (U).................................................................................................................................... 1 Section II Specific Investigations (USSR) (U)......................................................................... 3 1. Information Processes (U) ..................................................................................................... 3 2. Energetic Processes (U) .......................................................................................................... 6.2 Section III Historical Review (U) ................................................................................................. 11 1. USSR (U)................................................................................................................................... 11 2. Other Warsaw Pact Countries (U) ...................................................... ,.............................. 17 Section IV Subception (U) .............................................................................................................. 21 1. Introduction (U) ....................................................................................................................... 21 2. Dowsing (U)............................................................................................................................... 21 3. Ideomotor Response (U) ........................................................................................................ 23 4. Myotransfer (U) ........................................................................................................................ 24 5. Electroencephalogram Response (U) .................................................................................. 25 6. Suppressed Neuromuscular Response (U) ......................................................................... 26 7. Involuntary Physiological Changes (U) ............................................................................. 28 Section V Theoretical Aspects (U) ................................................................................... ,.......... 29 1. Electromagnetics (U) .... ;.......................................................................................................... 29 2. Quantum Physics (U) .............................................................................................................. 30 3. Gravitation (U) ......................................................................................................................... 31 4. Holography (U) ........................................................................................................................ 32 5. Other (U) .................................................................................................................................... 32 Section VI Paraphysics Research Environment (U) ................................................................ 36 1. Belief Structures (U)............................................................................................................... 35 2. Perceived Threat from the Weat (U) ................................................................................ 40 3. Organizational Politics (U) ................................................................................................... 41 4. Net Assessment (U) ................................................................................................................. 41 Section VII Level of Research Effort-Quantitative Measures (U) ..................................... 43 1. Barriers to Assessment (U) ................................................................................................... 43 2. Number of Paraphysics Researchers (U) .......................................................................... 46 3. Facilities Housing Paraphysics Research (U) .................................................................. 48 4. Government Support for Paraphysics Research (U)...................................................... 48 - vii UNCLASSIFIED DST-18108-202-78 UNCLASSIFIED 30 March 1978 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont) Page No. 5. Support for Related Disciplines (U) ................................................................................. 53 6. Summary of Governmental Support (U) .......................................................................... 54 Section VIII Summary and Conclusions (U) ............................................................................... 55 1. Paranormal Processes (U) .................................................................................................... 55 2. Other Paraphysics Topics (U) ............................................................................................. 57 3. Research Environment (U) ................................................................................................... 58 Appendix I Personalities and Facilities Associated with Paraphysics (U) ...................... 61 Annex A Personalities and Facilities-Prime Paraphysics Areas (U) .......................... 63 Annex B Personalities and Facilities-Secondary Paraphysics Areas (U) .................. 83 Annex C Journalists Who Have Reported on Paraphysics (U) ..................................... 113 Annex D Anti-Paraphysics Writers (U} .................................................................................. 115 Appendix II Biographical Notes-Selected Personalities (U} ................................................ 117 Appendix III Methodological and Data Considerations (U) ................................................... 121 References .................................................................................................................................................. 125 LIST OF TABLES """""" Table I Academic Specialty of Paraphysics Researche,--Prime Areas (U) .............. 44 Table II Type of Facility Housing Research-Prime Areas (U) ...................................... 45 Table III Number of Cities, Facilities,
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