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The content is purely textual and graphic, with prominent text and a symbolic illustration of a vault. * 1 •a•: : z••4~~~l-et!'JYA"'.,_a-_., , ~_ A IB 1 41 7L/ 3 - Office Me17zora1zdznJZ · uNiTED sTAT£:( G-c?VERNMENT TO AD/031 DATE: 27 July 1951 /, t t.cntion: FROM Depu ' ..f . SUBJECT: Til!~re is 6 June 1951 conccrninr..; a clemonstra tion B o.f e1uipr.:en t. by the of an electronic unit knovm as t.he "Sono-Uraph," the 11S e ona-Stretcher.:1 TI1is report is referred ~·-- as being of possible interest in connection Yri th resc.J.rch under Project Bluebird. ' At this time :i.t docs not appear that these instruments rrould be of valne to E:.3S r--· as they are cf a hir;hly technical nature ancJ t.'leir use docs not aprear to he aclart- ablc to field operations. In acld:i. tion the overall result.::; of this technique do not seem to ;J.c]cl on~·thinc; to our fd.elcl teams but there is a pos::;ibility OSI may find that such instru.Jnents are -rrort.hy of further development.. ~- --. /} -· f) [ T!\KEN rROM . \ - .:.~~(,_ "J;.":·._ -~... J ~ ......... • ). • • . • ... :-'> ..-.a,:l'. ' ...... 1:1 . ..... ~ ............ ~.,_;~ •... ....... ... ..,- A 1" , /· • . . V ,L ':t , , J . 1 ~ ·IJ\-(-)' J 26 June l9Sl .. ~ '· ,4 TO A FROH B SUBJ In com;:Jli:mce Hi th your telephon'! reqaest of 25 June, today I attended a demonstration of several unit~ of electronic t. Thic; derrtonstrati held i The equipr1ent on display was contained in three metal cases. Since this display was somewhat a oilot model and quite bulky, it could in no sens~ be considered for extensive portable use. Upon inquiry I was advised that considerable red•1c tions in weit;ht and size could be made on future models. c._ ~ factory repres~ntative and ell"!ctronic engine~r gave a v~ry thorough -'l.nd detailed expl.1n:Jtion and actuA.l demonstr"ition of the "8ono-Graph", the "Sonale.tor" and the "Sona Ctretcher''. Following i~ briefly what each device will accomplish with comments on our possible usage. Tl~ SONA-STR~TCHER A device for the study of speech character istics. P.y reducin~ the speed to one half, speech imp~rfections or other unnsual def~cts can be detected. Students would then be ahle to learn actual language pronunciations more q•tickly. con:·lEIIT It •t~as broug-ht out in th~ discussion that an operator well tr::tined might detect peculiar speech characteristics which could reveal th~ area The page is a "Standard Form No. 64, Office Memorandum" document from the United States Government, dated July 27, 1951. It contains typed information regarding a report about electronic equipment, with some handwritten notations, including "A/B, 144/3" at the top and "A" and "B" next to the TO, Attention, FROM, and SUBJECT fields. There are multiple large rectangular areas of redaction throughout the document, obscuring significant portions of the text in multiple sections. Additionally, there are two instances of "TAKEN FROM" followed by redacted text and the letter "A". reducin~ the speed to one half, speech imp~rfections or other unnsual def~cts can be detected. Students would then be ahle to learn actual language pronunciations more q•tickly. con:·lEIIT It •t~as broug-ht out in th~ discussion that an operator well tr::tined might detect peculiar speech characteristics which could reveal th~ area where a subject learned to speek a oartir.::ular language. I.~. A foreign-born subject speaking what appeared to be perfect Enelish, would retnin irregularities whi~h co•Jld not he heard at norm11l spe~d. It is ~~liev~d that much re:>i'-1rch and traininp; would be necessary before such a method could be used with any degre~ of accuracy. Till·: ~301~t\CTOH \·Jhen ·.-lords are spoken inf.o a micr::>phone, t.ll~ Son actor transforms this speech into visible patterns on an oscillo scope which are visible· only as they are being spoken. This . ·- visible speech system is said to be useful in phon~tic studies, - speech training and education of the deaf. .::1 ........... ·. ,. ... · _-.. -:.-·:-~ .... )I. • T l'\,",,... .• .!.. ... ·~ ·"' • ·- CO:V~·r<:NT Hhi'l"'! c~rt-'lin training in sp~~ch might b~ b~nefi.ci-'11, a;:;ain it is believ~d that no indivicin,gJ less thrl.n a phonetician could make this piece of equipment arpHcable to our needs. THE SotlA-GRAPH Ths spoken word is recorded on 8 carbon ~::1cked recording paper via the heRted stylus method. This device records complex audio frequency wav~s and provides h;o r~corded analyses of these waves, These records are useful in phonetic studies, speech ed1Jcatirm of the deaf, speech impediment correction and foreign language instruction. (Sample att.qched). CO~frffiNT As in the case of two previously described devic~s it is believed that some consideration should be given as to whether ._ this eqllioment might be benificially used. It is an established fact that several men have trained themselves in some way so that when any person speaks a few words to this indivirl.ual, he c:m accurately determine where a person was born or spent much of their childhood in a high percentage of persons tested. For this reason the extent of training needed fo-r an operator should be fully exploited befor~ consid~ration is given regarding the .usage of this equipment in the future. A " I \,r:!'J - ._ . , -..JD~..,:.,. ...... , ;, ....... ;_ . • . -.~ ... - ._ ··.-.""':.;_··- .... ~- .1,. - ·, II . be fully exploited befor~ consid~ration is given regarding the .usage of this equipment in the future. A " I \,r:!'J - ._ . , -..JD~..,:.,. ...... , ;, ....... ;_ . • . -.~ ... - ._ ··.-.""':.;_··- .... ~- .1,. - ·, II . The document is a typed memo with handwritten annotations. At the top, there are handwritten notes, including a set of numbers next to "A" and "1", reading "AR, 1, 44/2". Later in the document, several large black ink redactions obscure blocks of text. There are also small handwritten marks and letters ("B", "C", "A") in the margins next to different sections of text and redactions. A circular stamp containing the number "67" is present in the lower right corner. The visual appearance suggests a document that has undergone review and annotation, with significant portions of information blacked out. The page contains text from a typed document, likely a report or memorandum, with several handwritten annotations. There are red boxes obscuring portions of the text, particularly near the top and in the middle of the page, suggesting redacted information. A handwritten "A" appears in the lower middle, followed by a heavily redacted horizontal bar. In the bottom right corner, a circled number "69" is clearly visible, likely a page number or identifier. The document appears to be from a technical or scientific context, referencing equipment and studies, but no specific experimental procedures or facilities are depicted.