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This document is a report from September 11, 1951, detailing experiments involving subjects induced into a deep state of hypnosis to create hallucinations, specifically an orchestra and a social gathering, with attempts to control their perceptions and induce anti-social behavior.

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To: Files ·. Subjec.t.:. SI and H Experimentation, ll September 1951 (Building 13, Room 5) Supplementine report and. •.t:he writer accompanie Building 13. • .......... R! .. . 'n conducted the first part of this experiment wit -~~ 1951, it was desirous that we compJ:e e the· ~ . · .. f1 }.voiding all IJrevious discussion of what experiment we were· attempt.o· ~cotm 'lente , both subjects were induced into a deep state of SI. ,, ai of both subjects, ('Iegan to c~ntrol ·create, part arly positive hallucin~tion con- sisting of several items. still l' under SI, that upon direction, b she and auld be in·another location attending a social gathe g. hey would ex..: . \ e perience all the pleasures such as an orchestra, dancing, and fraternizing fully. This successfully hallucinatio~d and progressed according to plan instructed that · . ...' ~ .. ~- she was hearing an th u e n ba t ck i gro l un ~ d. a F s or some reason or / .. ~in_ other yet unknown, awakened and stated very sim- ~'ddenly ·j ply, "I don't hear any music". She was again quickly induced into. d e st te of SI and instructed to remain quiet. Addressing.., the same instructions were given her she· '·', d stated "I don't hear it either".· was .. agairi induced into a deep state and both her . ~~ awakened. . ~ :;·, ,,: • 1'': ·Feeling that the techniques used may have heen in error, it was . (', •' '. ·I decided that the same .:~.ttempt would be .made indi.vidl!-ally .. ~_ i:~· ~ts were again induced into SI.~nvite~ '(, ~,,. ~o Room 8 while still umer SI in-order-to sep~_o · subjects. The writer again attempted to disassociat~ _with her surroundings and attempted to have her experience the same before. This progressed according to plan social~as again asked to comment on the music she heard until~as ::·:. from an adjoining room he aw~tated "I ·.. .. ·." still don 1 t hear it" • a n - were re- · · quested to r.eturn to Ro subjects were subsequently awakened.· · ;, e ;.. _. '. .~\" '•· • ' I . '(•'' . do something anti-social, a very trivial test of asking an unknown . male to dance, was unsuccessful in this case • . The unusual phenomena-which appeared in this This page displays a graphic featuring the title "THE BLACK VAULT" in a stylized font, accompanied by an image of a vault door. Below the title, a block of text explains that the document was obtained from an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, compiled from over 20,000 pages declassified by the CIA. The text then provides a URL for accessing the collection. There are no other visual elements such as photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or evidence related to experimental procedures. to r.eturn to Ro subjects were subsequently awakened.· · ;, e ;.. _. '. .~\" '•· • ' I . '(•'' . do something anti-social, a very trivial test of asking an unknown . male to dance, was unsuccessful in this case • . The unusual phenomena-which appeared in this attempt-was as follows: One week prior to this date,· " " ' . was Jl • .. .... induced into SI and preformed the expDriment, carrying our out ins~- letter. The obviously un known is so perfectly, wh~preformed for some unknown reason or mental block_would awaken when asked to hear a sound that didn't actual1y~exist. The writer feels that further efforts shoudl be spent in this direction. ' '!. \' ...: . ' . .'• ,, " '·. · •. 1' \ ,. ~ '• . . ' ',J t The page is a typed document with handwritten annotations. A phrase in the top right corner, "A/B, 3, 2/118," is handwritten. There are several large, black rectangular redactions obscuring portions of the text, concentrated in the upper and middle sections of the page, and smaller redactions throughout. The text describes an experiment involving subjects and their psychological states. The document appears to be an official report, likely from a government agency, given the nature of the redactions and the formal subject matter. No visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities is explicitly depicted beyond what is mentioned in the text. This page appears to be a typed document with some handwritten annotations and redacts. A large, handwritten letter "A" is visible on the left side, possibly marking a section or subject. There is a horizontal black bar obscuring text in the middle of the page, indicating redacted information. The document contains typological errors and is printed on what appears to be a degraded, textured paper, with some speckled graininess and possible water damage. The overall visual impression is of an older, declassified document with signs of handling and intentional redaction.

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