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- - . -. ...... . , .,._1 \ . t NoVe•be:r 1970 t. •. ...... • -------l ·~ Dear~ Attached is a follov1-on proj)osal from . .... ____ ] concerning the usa oi pyrotcc~ic ~torinl to bri~ ~bout visual inc:l?acita.tion. Under a prior effor1: .---.--.------. --~----J developed ~,;o ?yrotcchnic pac~~gcs designed to produce flasll blindnes~ · t~it:h 10\t risk of permanent retinal damage. A copy: of this final re?ort is att:lch~d. They hold intended to eDtablish ~ .:;afety critcri.a.u and ut:ilize iu-house ?eraon.-1el for test and evalWltion of the flash ca.rcrid;es. Their management decided (justifiably !lo) trUlt t:u! risk \.US too great for hum:1n cxperi ~cnt:ltion. As a consequance, the present proposal is intenuod .. ·~·- to provide simulation t:lcthoda by vhich one could predict the . . · ""'- degree'""'(;£ inca?:!c!ta tionA"'Wte-h ,."'~ld '~~~oae.. ~~-~""'''"·c·~=' ~-~ technic cartrid~es develo?Cd• ' · I -woulr.l appreciate your evaluation of this proposal. I rlon1t ~o~ish to prejudice your opinion, but I'm not sure that ona could extr4polate from tnc G~ul3tion data to predict .... inc:apa.citntion resultin::; fro:!l higher lir;ht levels. Although I would lit~ to consider your response 3& evidence of effort under the nov contract, plc3se do not· feel obligated to uuder tal,e, at this title; a complete evaluation· of the retin41 c!aa:lt;e proola::l on the 'basis of_ this proposal. ' ~ -._. Furthc~ore, there 1s an oblization to respond to this proposal in the i~diate future. Year personal o~inion or the consensus o£ your collell;ues uill be su.fficient at this r:t~~. Any alternative su~gestious uill be appreciated. Also included in this pac!.:1~e are oo~ DOD r_cports relevant to the problca. I would 4?prccinto return o! the cater~l when it has scrvcu ics purpose. Sincerely, ., Enclo::urcs :.•. - . . /" ( . •.1 IMPORTANT NOTICE: 'P,lease sign this receipt immediately and return by ordinary first class mail. Your envelope must be addressed exactly ·-7 as follows: D.acr..NG.< .... ~---. ... Unclassified..,~~-~--· .. Class i- ~ __ w.. •. .N..o. , of ... .No• .. o£ __ --· and/ or Date Description 'fication copies pages in each c Progress Rpt. 1 228 Induced effects in the human c eye by intense visible rad. (U) 1 51 State-of-the-art study on s balance disruption (U) 1 74 Yz3394 NL Per. !neap. S. c L 17 i.13391 An infrasonic system (U) c 1 19 1·z339o The feasibility of using acoustic c energy The image displays the title "THE BLACK VAULT" in white, stylized lettering against a dark background. Below the title, white text describes that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text further states that this collection comprises over 20,000 pages declassified by the CIA and provides a URL for download: `http://mkultra.theblackvault.com`. To the left of the text, a stylized graphic depicts a vault door with a large circular dial and multiple locking mechanisms in shades of gray and blue. There are no photographs of people, locations, handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or any evidence of experimental procedures. Rpt. 1 228 Induced effects in the human c eye by intense visible rad. (U) 1 51 State-of-the-art study on s balance disruption (U) 1 74 Yz3394 NL Per. !neap. S. c L 17 i.13391 An infrasonic system (U) c 1 19 1·z339o The feasibility of using acoustic c energy for military appl. (U) 1 15 .ProposaLf.o:r~ the ~vel .... ,..fab •. __ and Del. of flash b.· Cart. and fie-ld support for tests u 1 34 s Memo: Per. Inc. 1 40 Analytical methods for anal. signals in optical imp. experiments (U) C 1 77 Optically induced impair. of vision (U) ' C 1 127 ' Pro. for exp. & analytical c study for P. I. 1 10 For eval. and Del. of v. c m. for P.I. 1 48 WI attcs. from Callery and MSA Assessment of the second gen. scimitar at striking c vel. of 400 & 700 ft. per(U) 1 45 S. G. - OUO 1 31 Devl. of means for n. 1. / i. of ani. C 1 5 .l-~3401 Nonlethal agents in crime & riot control (U) C 1 29 ~403 Report ·Bibliography S 1 -23489 Organ-s. anal: a rational app. fo·r de vel. nl c wf agent fTT\ This page is a typed letter dated November 2, 1970, with some handwritten annotations and a circled page number. The letter discusses a proposal for pyrotechnic material to induce visual incapacitation and outlines concerns about extrapolating from simulation data. There are no photographs, diagrams, or clear forms visible. The text is generally clear, with some areas of minor spotting. A handwritten annotation in the top right corner displays a circled number "184", and a stamped page number or identifier is also present at the bottom right. There are no visible redactions or marks indicating classified status on this particular page. The image is a document containing a table with columns for "Doc. No. and/or Date," "Unclassified Description," "Classification," "No. of copies," and "No. of pages in each." The table lists various reports and includes document numbers and titles. There are some handwritten checkmarks next to document numbers. Towards the bottom right, a handwritten circle contains the number "185." There is also a red ink stamp with "185" inside a circle. No photographs, diagrams, or official stamps like "CLASSIFIED" are present. The formatting suggests a log or inventory of documents.