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This document details an experiment conducted on October 9, 1951, involving two subjects and ESP card tests, first with subjects awake and then in an "SI" state.

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-------------------------.------------ ----- ____ _ ............. ,.)o .... ·t~ ;r~ ~ ~~03 To: Files Subject: SI and H Experimentation, 9 October • 1~51 .. On TuesdaWy, 9i iOlactiotbmer x19:5 1, .._.,.and the wri~ s d Ro~g 13, with·~ d · as subJ' ects. . ~ For some time~~ the writer have felt that straight hypnotic experim~nts would perhaps become boring and result in a loss of interest by all persons involved. It ~as, therefore,'decided to attempt a different type of experiment for this session. parti~lar With this in mind, it was decided to carry out a ex ve~!SP ~volving the standard ESP card deck with ........r-a~ ' The first tast consisted of having each girl in turn, turn the enti!'e deck of 25 cards while seated at' a small table at one end of the Operations Room. As the word "turn" was said by the writer at ten second intervals, the other girl would be seated durine the test at the opposite end of the room on the sofa. The the girl turning the cards mark down the card turned and the girl ~auld rec~iving would write.down one of the five symbols as the thoughts of what card had been turned passed into her mind. The first test was done with both girls con1pletely awake and the results were as follows: ·, .. . . ceiving, total of ~~~. -~ - ceiving,~ . . -.• ,r .. I, ' The second test was conducted under exactly with both girls in a complete SI state and after .. l ! ~ of instru~tion ~lu:?c~. an n~ng ce~~ s for t~ and with fi eiving~scored I'. . . . 4 &., ! I ·\'. J) \, /: '· .............; !"·· i .. ------------------..... aB.l. • •. : • .' •. ~ ..• : ": • ; ' • , ... ...,J. .•. ·" .......... ~./ . . \ .. I e. ' '.:r At the ESP work, the following experiment was by the writer: conduc~ed placed in a state, .. "' ! '.t ~ ; . t'•. - ... ,•!:':· : \.:. .f I I . :~. J ·~ • state as .·: '}..• ! · .,. l; he had d the ..J•'• Operations , pictures of oth .,: in the reclining position and the upright pos tha~ctually ·For-a matter of record, it should be noted · ; , ;,\I took five pictures This page contains a digitally rendered image of a vault door on the left and text on the right. The vault door is depicted in shades of gray and blue, with visible gears and locking mechanisms. The text describes the document as being obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It states that the collection contains over 20,000 declassified pages from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and provides a URL for downloading the entire collection. I I . :~. J ·~ • state as .·: '}..• ! · .,. l; he had d the ..J•'• Operations , pictures of oth .,: in the reclining position and the upright pos tha~ctually ·For-a matter of record, it should be noted · ; , ;,\I took five pictures since the timing mechanism of the Ca.J11era was off ) .... and merely exploded the bulb without operating the trigger mechanism . <· e ~era." At the completion of the tests of taking the pictures, r. returned the camera, reentered the Room, . . •I \ ~eturned Oper~tions ~~\ sat down on the sofa, and went into a deep sleep state. Doth girls ..... were then given instructions for complete amnesia of the whole ex ~,: .. periment and were awakened hy the writer. In this case, ~ . ' d tal amnesia of the photograph activities and ·(i-;:' whe~ hawed the camera to both girls they denied having seen one ... ·;,; one having taken pictures with it. · • •i I i The above experiment is only of interest in that it helps .. \ "normal activity11 and individuals for operating complicated mechanisms while in a deep sleep state. It is also interesing in that it shows ·~ that individuals operating in a complete sleep stat.e are not awakened ! . ~by flash bulbs or other disconcert:i.n·g sounds if properly conditioned. The pictures in the above test were developed the following I. morning and only two of the actual four photographs were successful. f' These are for record only • ~ttached purpose~ . ' I .. ., ' ...\ e .\ ., ' . ,f' ' ·.' The page is a typed document with handwritten annotations and redactions. A handwritten annotation in the top right corner reads "A/B, 3, 2/103". There are several black ink redactions obscuring parts of the text, particularly names and specific details. The document describes an ESP (Extrasensory Perception) experiment involving two girls. It details the procedure of the experiment, the numbers of matches achieved in two tests, and a concluding remark on the significance of the results. The document lacks any photographic images or diagrams but provides a visual record of the experiment through its textual description and the presence of redactions, implying sensitive information within the original record. This page is a typed document with several handwritten annotations and redactions. The text describes an experiment involving subjects in a deep sleep state, focusing on their ability to operate a Graflex camera. There is a large, handwritten "A" in the left margin. Significant portions of the text are blacked out with redactions, obscuring details about the experiment and individuals involved. The page also contains two dark, circular ink stamps near the bottom left, adding to the document's official and classified nature. A portion of what appears to be a diagram or schematic is visible at the bottom right, also heavily obscured.

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