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This document details experiments conducted on September 18, 1952, involving two subjects who were placed into a deep trance state via telephone calls and instructed to maintain a "normal" appearance.

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~-- To: Files Subject: Sl and II I!.xp-erirn-:?nt.ation, 18 Se .t,._., .r .. 9.5 .. . (Operations- Room-and office o . . . On Tue~d~y, 18 S~pt~mber l95~nd the w~i~c-·- ~- S-~~rn_?nts hetweert· 6:00 P1·1 and 9:00 PH w~t~ ---1. ~n~ as ·subjects. - · ·• "' ~.6 . For some time now, Bluebird has been inter~s ted·~ experiments on the outside with SI inducted over the tcl"'phon"!. The writer's ex-periments along these lines have been universally successful and '• interesting results have been obtained, hut testing along agency · lines, or--course, was impossible for security reasons. 'rt was, therefore, decided to ~egin ~ ~xpe~- bo ~ccause of.the advanced ~apacities of~a~it was decided that they would be first used for· thiS type ~of work. '~ "·Befo~e th~ actual experitrtents were begun, bot : ___ . and-were rriefed concerning the vCJrious possib i i8s · pre;~the use of telo.pbone administered 0I control. The e discussion :ilso involved the ~ssential work of <lttempting to obtain .::.~ 11normal11 appearance for' operation activity. After considerable '. · . .\.... .. --- discussion, the following tests were run off: ... . . . To determine basically whether or not.-.an<~ ~uld ~e placed in the state of deeo 01 and t~­ r, ' ~-. · a_ 1~1 nonnal11 manner, both girls were sent to the ¥. room of~Extension Each girl in turn was called on the telephone and placed in a deep trance state with instructions -'I to maintain "normal" appearance. In each cas~, th~ oth'3r girl acted as an observer, sitting opposite the girl receiving the telephone call. Each girl was then called on the tAlcphone and plac~d in a deep trance ststte and instucted to maintain "normal''appeeirance, each was instructed to return to the OpP.rations !loom, brinr;ing the other girl with them. Path girls complied preciseJy and based upon their own observa , the:i.r" m<lnner and .. ;as very <lpp~arance nearly "normal'1 nd the writer ll..stening on the tele- • phon" d1rlr1ng the tions and were able to detect onlj' a very slight lo3s of volume in the voice of the subject during the pro ceedtnga; otherwi~e, there was no apparent change in the convcr ea t.ion. this test was reg:u-ded as successful. The 9econd test involved a more complex method as follows: sr Each ~lrl WA3 placed in a deep state in the Operations Room. While under this control, they were told that The image is a digital banner displaying informational text overlayed on a stylized graphic of a bank vault door with blue and green lighting. The text announces that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, which contains over 20,000 declassified CIA pages. It provides a URL for free download. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or any visual evidence of experimental procedures or facilities. This document is a typed report with handwritten annotations. At the top right, "A/B, 3, 2/116" is handwritten, possibly a file or reference number. Several sections of text are obscured by black redactions, particularly in the upper portion and a larger section on the lower right. There are no photographs, stamps, forms (other than the basic letter format), diagrams, or structured data visible. The document's content describes experiments related to "SI and H Experimentation," suggesting a focus on psychological or possibly extrasensory perception experiments, rather than physical procedural or facility descriptions. pro ceedtnga; otherwi~e, there was no apparent change in the convcr ea t.ion. this test was reg:u-ded as successful. The 9econd test involved a more complex method as follows: sr Each ~lrl WA3 placed in a deep state in the Operations Room. While under this control, they were told that after they •,wre '. ; ~ I • i ··-· ;,wakened, they would p1·oc~de t~ !l.oo11t,~ and !'rom there Lh'?y would receive :t t.~ L~phonc call from an incii vidual who would be a frien~ of th~irs (fictiLiou~ n~mcs, of course, were used at this point). This individu:~l would c~rry on a normal con verGat.i:on with t.h!"! girl and introduc'! a codA •.;ord during the con ver3atiot1. At this point, the suhject ·,..ould th"!n p~::;s froflt an "a"ake" stata to a of deep SI with'Out CHanGing expression :JppP.aring stat~ ~nd at· <ill times perfectl,y "normal". Theri3after, the girls were instructed to return to the 1)per~tions Room and upon seatinf, t.hernsclvo.s on the to immediately go into a complete sleep state. Again, in each so(~/ case, each girl acted as an observf:"r for the other girl... This tcs t was completely The girls were called on the succ~ssful. telephon~ by the fictitious person and carried on a conversation. During the conversation, the code word was mentioned and, in eAch cas,e, the girl rec~iving the telephone call, passed from an "awake" sLate to a complete deep tra:~ce state, maintaining their eyes open ami ap p~ar.iJlg "normal" tlu-ou~hout th~ convc.rsa tion. l~.:l.ch girl re-Ported that the transition was completely perfect nnd would de c·~rt-1inly ceive anyone unless th8t person was specifically the observin~ minute chanr,es as the trr1nce Path -~r st~t<> wa~> ind'.JC~d. the writer again detected a minute in the ~and chan~~ volume. . of the voice of the subject receivinr, th~ call, rut. nr> in terruption to the general was noticed. whatso~ver conver~ation The girls were watched as they moved frorri---:" room to t.he :-.._. .. · Operations Room and, for a matter of record, their walkin~, fncial expression, etc. was norm-'ll. _E.qch girl, in turn, upon I . perf~ctly completion of the test and returning the the Op.;rations fl.ooiT!, im mediately passed into a deep state of sleep. The test has consider operational value since anyone•using code word or code ahl~· th~ could tako control of a thoroughly SI conditioned subject. fur thermore, to the casual observer or individuals .qhout of the test and returning the the Op.;rations fl.ooiT!, im mediately passed into a deep state of sleep. The test has consider operational value since anyone•using code word or code ahl~· th~ could tako control of a thoroughly SI conditioned subject. fur thermore, to the casual observer or individuals .qhout the subject being so induced, it would be impossible to note that a transition had taken place. In conn"!ction with the ahove, and t.o l.:1.y groundwork for th<:! eveninr. en't, w s necessary to ~. ::tSC8rt~in ;vh~t.her or not under cornpletr.SI control, an~ could m~moriqe rl. Srl.fe COMbination, go to a saf~, open Srl.me, and return to Operations Room under SI control. This test was then tried with cdch suhject. ~' who has had consider~ble experience in opening our three-•1ay opened Lhe safe with- saf~s, -·~-and complet~d the cx~r>riml:"nt •t~ithout difficulty. however, only being 1nstructcd a few days pre ~ viously :md only having opened a safe two or times b<?J'orP., thre~ wa!J unable Lo oren· safe. Her movr:?ment:J indicated, how<?vr.r, til~ that, if trained to open the safe, she could have easily op~ned it without difficulty. .,1;;,' . . I .: ... :.?;; -2- ' .. ··l-. ' ' .: . :·. .. :·. ·.. '--·· :.~:~t '''j1• i I ... ·,I ·I. .. 1)' .. ! I ~ ~ • : ' ~ ·~ f '/ ·, I IJ J ~ ~ i K l ... \.· t - - her person th~ Top S~cret document :1nd give it and ~he was instruct~d to conce.:tl-it on h~r person and le;tve t:.he lC~dies room and procede at o~~ to the ct~rkrc'Jtn of the J.,ghorC~tory, Hhict1 she would .t~ke t:.he Tor Seer~~-nt she h~d ohtetined in th~ ladie3 room rtnd deliver srtme t~- from thenc~, r.h~ ;.;a:> in:; true ted to proc~de to the Operations Room, sit on the sofa, and go irun~di­ ately into a"deep SI state • . This experim~nt was repeated immediately ~1pon completion of the'first run using the girls in opposite roles, ,tsinr:; 4ifferent names, different code words, etc. Th~ <~bove experin1ent was car~hout hitch, without guidance, aid, or assistance from~or the writbr. Path girls acting post II as instructed; moved throu~hont in <t 11normal" easy manner. ..Th.e. d ocument was taken front the safe, c arri~ to the appolnted p~A e felQered to the other individual, ::J.nd subsequently deliv~red to _ • In each case, This page is a typed document, likely a report or transcript, with several handwritten annotations. The handwritten marks include a large "H" on the left margin, a stylized "A" further down, and a few smaller marks. There are also two significant black redactions obscuring text, one in the middle of the page and another towards the bottom, as well as three smaller redactions. One of the most prominent visual elements is the text itself, which describes experiments involving telephone calls, sleep states, and safe combinations, hinting at psychological or behavioral control techniques. The presence of numbered pages, indicated by "-2-" at the bottom, suggests this is part of a larger document. guidance, aid, or assistance from~or the writbr. Path girls acting post II as instructed; moved throu~hont in <t 11normal" easy manner. ..Th.e. d ocument was taken front the safe, c arri~ to the appolnted p~A e felQered to the other individual, ::J.nd subsequently deliv~red to _ • In each case, the girls, upon completion of the experim'!nt, passed into a deep--..SI stat~ on the sofa. For a matter of record, it should be not~d that ~n both cas~s, both subj~Cts had a c·olnplete a:•mcsia for the post H part of this ex periment and a partial amnesia for the awake! or ~arly p.:trt of the experiment. In the op1n1on of ~nd the wri tf!r, this t~s t ha:; a very positive opP.rational value. It could, of co11rse be carried on at long r::J.nge 1-1i til rendezvous between the pa'rticip;mts arranged, many miles from i-lhere the subject's activity would t.:tke place. It is most important to note that each girl pr•.!formed in th'! opposite role in a pP-rfect mann~r -~hesitation. Furthermore, it is worthy to note th<tt hot~hnd the 1o~riter were ohserving the tests frcim concealed position~ and felt that the appearance of the particpating subjects was completely normal and their activities were routine, easy, and ra.pid. Th~ results of these experiments,- set out above, indicate the necessit:r for continuing this type o£: work, both within the lahor:t tOrJ and ~·ts ide over long ranee. These projects will he tak~n up in the near future in a wider manner and will be repeated using other subjects. -4- • I The page contains typed text that appears to be a report or experimental log. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, or subjects visible. The page does contain some handwritten annotations, such as the large "A" on the left side and a circled number "-4-" at the bottom. There are also several black redactions obscuring parts of the text, particularly names and specific details of the experiment. No official stamps or forms with filled-in fields are evident. The visual content is primarily textual with minor annotations and redactions.

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