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“I BACKGROUND (U) (S/SF/SS-2) SUN STREAK is an in-house DIA project for developing an operational psychoenergetics (i.e., remote viewing) capability for the Intelligence Community. Twelve GDIP billets were authorized for DIA in 1986 for this activity. Personnel from the army INSCOM CENTER LANE Project also had been examining similar phenomenon were transferred to DIA to form the SUN STREAK core group. DIA had earlier (1985) received operational control from the DA for this 6-person army unit.”

- the file has no title page: pdf page 1 is printed page 1 and begins at this section head. Hand amendments on this paragraph: 'army' is struck through and 'ARMY' written above it; 'also' is struck through and 'who' written above it; 'the' before 'DA' is struck through and 'HQ' written above it. The typed sentence beginning 'Personnel from the army INSCOM CENTER LANE Project also had been examining...' is ungrammatical as typed and is transcribed exactly as printed. The portion mark here reads (S/SF/SS-2) -- 'SF' -- where every other marked paragraph in the file reads (S/NF/SS-2) or (S/NF/SS-3); transcribed as printed, I have not normalised it. A typed classification word at the top centre of the page is obliterated by a heavy hand-drawn ink bar; the same word at the foot of the page is struck through by a similar bar but remains legible as SECRET. In the right margin beside this paragraph are two hand ticks and a circled handwritten note I cannot read with confidence.

“(S/NF/SS-2) In 1985, the DIA SUN STREAK program manager prepared an action plan that: (1) detailed the steps necessary to transition the CENTER LANE unit to DIA; (2) identified SUN STREAK staffing and support needs; and (3) set forth key programmatic requirements for the SUN STREAK activity. The action plan anticipated that time required for achieving a prototype operational capability would be approximately 3 years.”

- 'program manager', 'action plan' and 'Action plan' are typed in lower case throughout and are transcribed as typed; a hand has written capital letters over the initials and has added '(PM)' in ink after 'program manager'. A hand has also inserted 'the' with a caret before 'time required'. The paragraph following this one on the same page begins with a hand-written portion mark '(S/NF/SS-2)' added in ink in the left margin where the typescript has none.

“status (accomplished in March 1985); (2) gain human use approval (granted in March 1985); (3) set up a senior oversight and a task coordinating committee (accomplished -- though not currently activated); (4) establish tight project controls along with an automated data base management and records system (accomplished); and (5) to establish an R/D link for supporting operational capability development (accomplished via HQ SGRD funding and a DARPA MIPR).”

- this sentence runs on from the foot of printed page 1, which ends '...were to: (1) gain special access program (SAP)'; I have not joined the two pages into one quote. The double hyphen in '(accomplished -- though not currently activated)' is as typed. This paragraph carries no hand amendments.

“(S/NF/SS-2) The R/D link, via SRI International, has yielded improved data evaluation procedures, has identified potential personnel selection techniques, and has contributed to training/development methods that are currently in project use. The activity at SRI has undergone extensive review by a 9-member peer review panel to insure that scientific rigor is maintained.”

- 'has undergone' is struck through in ink and replaced above the line by a hand-written phrase reading approximately 'received and continues to receive'; a further hand-written insertion at the end of the sentence reads approximately 'in all their activities'. I transcribe the typed text and describe the amendment rather than adopting it. 'insure' is as typed.

“(S/NF/SS-2) The evaluation performed for this report covers all the operational and operational simulation projects (approximately 200) that have been worked by SUN STREAK personnel since 1986.”

- the typed word 'The' at the start of the sentence is struck through and the 'e' of 'evaluation' has a hand-written capital 'E' over it; 'covers' has a hand mark on its ending. The sentence that follows on the same page is amended so heavily -- at least six typed strikeouts with interlined hand-written replacements -- that its final typed sense cannot be read cleanly; what survives legibly of the typescript concerns 'special operations' and 'consultants from the SRI talent pool', and a hand has written 'included in these' in the left margin. I have not attempted to quote that sentence. This is the last text on printed page 3; the lower two thirds of the page are blank.

“II EVALUATION (U) 1. DATA BASE (U) (S/NF/SS-2) The SUN STREAK project maintains an extensive record of all project activity. Details include project timing, people involved (i.e., viewers, interviewers, and possibly observers), and a variety of other data considered essential for good record keeping and for evaluating project results. ... In addition, all raw data (i.e., sketches, viewer's notes) are maintained in a separate file that is available for review and analysis (Additional project record details are in appendix I).”

- the ellipsis marks material I have skipped: two sentences about the automated data base and about copies of project summaries going to the program manager for his review. 'program manager' is typed lower case with hand-written capitals over the initials, and a struck-through typed fragment sits between 'manager' and 'for'. The bracket opening '(i.e., viewers' has been re-drawn by hand. A circled hand-written mark sits in the right margin.

“technological (S/T); (2) counterterrorist (CT); (3) counternarcotics (CN); (4) counterintelligence (CI); (5) document contents (Doc Cont); and (6) predictive (pred). Total projects worked for these categories are shown on figure 1.”

- this runs on from the foot of printed page 4, which ends 'the data base was subdivided into 6 main project types: (1) Scientific and'; I have not joined the two pages into one quote. Hand-written capital letters have been marked over the initial letters of 'technological', 'counterterrorist', 'counternarcotics', 'counterintelligence', 'document', 'contents' and 'predictive'; the typescript is lower case and I transcribe it as typed. 'figure 1' is typed underlined and a hand has drawn a wavy line under it. In the left margin, circled in ink, is the hand-written instruction 'FIND OUT'. Figure 1 itself does not appear anywhere in this file.

“exists. Figure 3 defines the scale ratings used along with their approximate degree of data correlation. (Appendix II contains detailed instructions for analyst consideration when reviewing the data). (S/NF/SS-2) Final evaluations and summaries are prepared by the program manager and his project representative (who is not part of SUN STREAK staff) in conjunction with the responsible area analyst or Intelligence Community point-of-contact. ... These evaluations are recorded on summary forms and are maintained in the program manager's files. (S/NF/SS-2) An example of an S/T target evaluation is in figure 4. In this case the target site was the [REDACTED] The project was completed in June 1987 and involved four viewers (2 proven and 2 novice).”

- the ellipsis marks two skipped sentences about latest intelligence data and written appraisals by area analysts. REDACTIONS on this page: solid black boxes, five or six of them, several running the full width of the type block. The largest spans the end of the line beginning 'In this case the target site was' and the whole of the line beneath it, resuming at the typed word 'The'. Marginal codes printed beside the boxes read SG1A (three occurrences, two at the left margin and one at the right), SG1C (two occurrences) and SG1B (two occurrences); I cannot always tell whether adjacent boxes on consecutive lines are one redaction or two, and the SG1C/SG1B pair near the foot of the page sits beside what may be two boxes on one line or one box broken by a white gap. A further small black box obscures the words after 'totally known' in the sentence about the bracket notation. Hand amendments on this page: 'the' before the first redaction is struck through; 'for' inserted after 'and'; 'systems or' inserted before 'area'; 'of data validity' and 'for that data category' interlined; 'since' struck. Later in the same paragraph the typescript reads 'One of the viewers (101) attempted to describe the site 6 months in the future', with a hand-written '#' inserted before 101 -- the viewer is identified by number only, not by name. June 1987 is the latest date printed anywhere in this file.

“3. EVALUATION RESULTS (U) (S/NF/SS-3) Overall data correlations for all SUN STREAK operational and operational simulation projects performed since 1986 are shown in figure 5. ... (S/NF/SS-3) Figure 5 indicates that, on the average, data from proven SUN STREAK viewers for S/T projects will tend to have a 20 percent to 30 percent correlation with ground truth for small scale targets, and a 30 percent to 50 percent correlation with ground truth for large scale target features. Likewise, for CT or CN projects, about 20 percent to 50 percent of SUN STREAK data would be expected to correlate with ground truth. Caution must be exercised in interpreting this data, however, since the data base with many ground truth is quite low.”

- the ellipsis marks skipped material describing how the averages were computed from summary data evaluation sheets. 'the data base with many ground truth is quite low' is transcribed exactly as typed; a hand has struck 'many' and written 'known' above it, and has added 'in these categories.' at the end. The typed words following, 'Even though the data', are struck through and continue onto printed page 10. Figure 5 does not appear in this file. Printed page number 9 at the foot is legible and is preceded by a small ink blot; the typed classification word at the foot is over-written and struck through by hand.

“While ‘averaging’ such data may indicate overall results in the long run, such averaging tends to washout those results that have singular high merit, such as the identification several months in advance of a specific area in the U.S. where a fugitive was later found. In this case, SUN STREAK data was not acted upon; fortunately, the fugitive was abducted through other means.”

- 'abducted' is what the typescript says; I have not corrected it. The words 'through other means.' are struck through and replaced by a hand-written clause reading approximately 'The alertness of a local law enforcement official.', and the hand has also inserted 'nevertheless in this general area due to' before 'abducted'. I transcribe the typed reading and describe the amendment.

“III FINDINGS (U) (S/NF/SS-3) The overall data correlations provided in the previous section, although in some instances have a low overall average, are unique enough to warrant further attention and continuous SUN STREAK activity. Even in the lowest reliability case (i.e., predictive), identification of even one important future event out of ten could in fact be highly significant in cost or life saving. ... (S/NF/SS-3) Specific findings that resulted from in-depth review of the entire SUN STREAK data base include: o Some individuals performance correlates with project type. This observation has already assisted in better task/person matching, and overall data correlations would be expected to improve in the future. o SUN STREAK has a distinct potential for direct contribution to certain CI, CN and CT cases, as born out by specific instances over the past two years. o Predictive data is promising under certain conditions, such as near term events or situations that do not involve complex interactions.”

- the ellipsis marks a skipped sentence about averages not doing justice to single unique cases, ending with a reference back to the fugitive location cited in section 3. Hand amendments: 'although' is struck and 'although' rewritten above with 'have,' interlined after 'section'; 'above' is struck and 'the results are' interlined before 'unique'; the typed 'continuous' has its ending struck with 'ed' written above; 'in' before 'cost or life saving' is struck and 'for' written; 'else' struck. Beneath the typed 'III' of the section head is a struck-through typed fragment I cannot resolve. In the first bullet, the typed word 'Some' is struck through and a capital is marked by hand on 'individuals'. 'as born out by' is as typed. The bullet headings are underlined in the typescript. A hand-written '2.' sits in the left margin beside the first bullet.

“ o S/T data, though having promise for select tasks, does not yield parametric data. o SUN STREAK viewers work well under operational stress. It may be that an environment of operational stress with a clear and immediate need has a crucial focusing effect that enables RV to function better. o Obtaining highly reliable RV data and then applying it to real operational projects is difficult. However, it is evident that continued work with RV data does result in greater insight on how best to use RV data and on how best to utilize RV talent available. Thus, it is anticipated that RV data utility will increase as experience of the SUN STREAK team grows.”

- in the second bullet the typed words 'with a' and 'has a crucial focusing effect' are struck through in ink and replaced above the line by hand-written text reading approximately 'that this situation seems to foster conditions' and, in the left margin, 'generates a'. A further typed line immediately above 'clear and immediate need' is over-struck so heavily that I cannot read it; I have not guessed at it and it is not represented in the quote. The typed text I have quoted is the underlying typescript with the strikeouts left in place. This is the last page carrying a printed page number; the lower two thirds of the page are blank.

“APPENDIX I PROJECT RECORD DETAILS”

- this page carries no printed page number at head or foot, no classification marking of any kind, and no other typed text; the rest of the sheet is blank. A single large hand-drawn ink glyph, resembling a struck-through letter, is drawn across the centre of the page over and around the typed words. The appendix content itself does not follow in this file -- the next page is the Appendix II cover sheet.

“APPENDIX II DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS TO ANALYST/DATA REVIEWERS”

- this page carries no printed page number, no classification marking and no other typed text; the rest of the sheet is blank. Hand-drawn ink strokes cross the page above and beneath the typed lines. This is the final page of the file: the appendix content referred to on printed page 7 does not follow. - no page in this file carries a date of issue, an originator, an addressee, an office symbol, a report or contract number, a classification authority, a signature block or a distribution list.