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------- -------- ..... ------.. • I ;. • To: Files · .. -. Subject: SI and H Experimentation, 4 September 1951 (Operations Room) . . On Tuesday, 4 September 1951, Messrs.~ and thew~o-~du~c~~riments between 7:00 PU and 9:00PM with......-=an~as subjects. ·.·" · Since research has indicated that the phenomena known'as auto- matic writing will often produce information that is withheJ.d verbally, it was decided that some experimentation along this line. should be undertaken by B. In addition and closely related to the automatic.· wrtting is the phenomena of automatic drawing. It was felt that these two phenomena should be tested at approximately the same time • , . In connection 1-1ith the above phenomena, B felt that the possi bility that automatic writing and automatic drawing may ~xisted serve a future purpose in the obtaining of information from unwilling individuals or individualswho have forgotten information of a vital nature. If this were possible, these phenomena would be remarkable intelligent sources. Hence, the follo\iing experiments were started: After a general discussion between ~~-cooncerning automatic writing dr a . ing,~nduced '~ ,, deep trance . . When suff~ had .. control and . t~ in the technique of auto ... " point, was told to open her was given ece paper and pencil and she automatically ,. .' . ,-.; ... what appeared to be two undecipherable to •'· w~ ... present. However~as instruct~--~ ,;pf . ' . . : .I . ' . , write below th~o_ar trdai1s3la tion of them whi~ }\:.: did. Thereafter as ti ·~:-ro-~~ complete amnesia and su sequently ...- awake • was _,.,/.) then questioned concerning the writing and her activi ti ·-'j:;~: .t amnesia was almost complete although she had remembrance of sitting ·,_ . - . _ . : ' _ : l : : ~ -. : : ~ 1 .', ' !\ _. , .. · at a desk and holding a pencil in her hand. However, when she was ...~ ~-· ,.,~ !;iWf: told· what she had written, she expressed complete amazement and in- .. ;,· .. dicated that the writings were of an individual and activity that had ' i. ·!j{~-';t~~. taken place some time before in which she had completely forgotten. . ·· ~·.J;F&t The·p~onorn~was.th wit~_-· 1~ced "::-';;~;;~!~ ·. ., . n tried o was · .· ,' ~ ·,,~ .. l•tt d e hy • d subsequently transferred The image displays the title "THE BLACK VAULT" in large, stylized white lettering against a dark background. Below the title, white text explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection" and its origin from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). On the left side of the page, a graphic depicts a large, complex vault door with a circular lock mechanism and various gears, rendered in shades of metallic grey and accented with bright blue light. The bottom of the image features a distinctive yellow, clickable URL: "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com". The document is a typewritten report with handwritten annotations. A prominent handwritten annotation in red ink at the top right reads "A/B, 3, 2/120". There are numerous black ink redactions, obscuring names and some phrases throughout the text, particularly on the first page where the names of participants and specific details of the experiments are mentioned. The visual presence of redactions implies that the content was deemed sensitive at the time of declassification, suggesting the experimental procedures or individuals involved were confidential. The document appears to be a formal report, indicated by the "To: Files" and "Subject:" lines. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, or tables visible, only text and redactions. were of an individual and activity that had ' i. ·!j{~-';t~~. taken place some time before in which she had completely forgotten. . ·· ~·.J;F&t The·p~onorn~was.th wit~_-· 1~ced "::-';;~;;~!~ ·. ., . n tried o was · .· ,' ~ ·,,~ .. l•tt d e hy • d subsequently transferred • . _;,.L,.~ s ttempted o write, but the writing was so poor th-at e · '~;:~h 1,['-·· e ld not. translate it. However, her hand did move in motion ·, ..: ,r,;¥[ ·. .. : ; ·:;r;.p.;( ! .'., I ' -' ._ • · • ' ~. 1 ! \ : . • . , . 1 , . . . ; . ~ • .• . ' t T,;' I ·: ' ; \ ',; I ' . . •t i I . .. , ,,, ,. ~ ·. I ~ • ~ •I - I · ; , · . . ~ ~ · f 1 . : ~ i ' "; , } , ... 1 I . '(I.:t ': ;1-.~~~l ·-~·:~w~ ·i ; ,. ' .: .- ·:. ··. ' :\~ij!~.~ ;!.~': /\ .,. ..... ·l• ' ~ .,.,:1 l l:•·'• t· .' .~· .•.. . , i ' ~~ \,•'• I •' I • • ' ' ' ' ., 'I ",. ., :'' I• .. .._ - ·~'I .. I ~~.~ ·~·.\ I· • •. . tnat indicated she was attemptinG to write. ·. -The next experiment was as follows: nduced~into a deep sr state and •••t to araw a picture of her father. Hiss ture of her father. Thereafter~· ., draw a piecture of anything she wanted .. . ' ~' '· e a very clearly understanda .. b"l e drawing of . ,r,. induce~to hen a deep trance a ~· her to draw picture-of her f~ther, which . .I.• ng an interesting portrait of a as then instructed to draw any- ·, e drew a landscape. ... •I ~\ • After this test had completed, the girls were asked to com ~e~ ment if the drawings resembled their father and the girls said they did not. Although the drawings, in roth instances, did represent very.clearly human heads and their other drawing clearly represented what they intended them to represent. ,1· Comment: .·l A i.\- .. ' .__. ~_icant item in the arove test. is the fact .~ .. ': that the girls said they did not. Although the drawings, in roth instances, did represent very.clearly human heads and their other drawing clearly represented what they intended them to represent. ,1· Comment: .·l A i.\- .. ' .__. ~_icant item in the arove test. is the fact .~ .. ': that ~as able to write the name of an individual t•(: of whom she had no memory. This is believed to be prohably an •/'.' .t ; · . c . .. ·. important step in determining the value of automatic writing and Future experiments along these lines will be draw~ng. conducted in subsequent tests. The final test of the evening was the start of a series of ex periments to determine whether or not individuals would do thin~.;:1 under an S~ influenc~hey w~.t o. a llly do. It was de: termined that he tested .· both~ ~would along these lines, using· a very s~mpl~~ and harmless experiment as follows: · .·\ .. r ' a. deep s ·;,left asleep ., . ·. . ' to sleep in a '. ':r . control • !. • hon created '' t she was a party, having a won time, an orchestra was playing on a phonograph or \ ; \, ,;. radio. Every]Jody was drinki:ng and in general behaving as ;'.\ I ' 1\ . . .... ··" e t ' 'they. were at a highly successful party. She was fully ins true ted t!1at when she was hrought to a "normal" state, hut still-under a deep SI, she would see a man sitting a-cross from her whom she would not know and whom she would want to f whose lap she would want to sit. Thereafte! was placed i£1 thP. "normAl" state, although she was eeply aslP.ep. ' S~e stated thereafter that she was having a wonderfu .. , .,•,_. ~ that. she enjoyed the' music, and she l'>egan to talk •• I '.i . ·· whom she believed to he an individual by~ . ·. I., ;- •tllillii-S;'fnerea.fter she atternped to ge~te>' nco ' ~;after she was unable to do so, she sat· o~ the '"• edge of '·his o ew minutes. ~hen Thereafter that he was ~told wanted on the telep eturned' to W ~ the sof returned the c s ate, having produced in ~~o her a complete for the entire activity. ]ly this a.mn~si.:J. time, it had. The page is a typed document with handwritten annotations. There are multiple redaction blocks obscuring portions of the text, particularly names and specific details of experiments. A large, handwritten letter "A" appears on the left margin, and a handwritten caption "-2-" is present near the bottom center. The document discusses psychological experiments involving induced states and drawing, with detailed descriptions of procedures and results, though key information is blacked out. The overall appearance suggests a declassified report with sensitive information removed. so, she sat· o~ the '"• edge of '·his o ew minutes. ~hen Thereafter that he was ~told wanted on the telep eturned' to W ~ the sof returned the c s ate, having produced in ~~o her a complete for the entire activity. ]ly this a.mn~si.:J. time, it had. become so late that it was decided to~ ... time to do the same experiment ~(~ext with~ ~as then awakened. .. I ·,. • Comment.·: ,. If it can be shown in a series of tests that our subjects will do things that they normally would not do in their every day activities, it seems logical that individuals elsewber':! can be also control! thu ·s experiment outlined a~ove was carried out w·ith n a com~. :; , r .s ate and the next test will out with---in a complete SI state. certain tests .along these Su~scquently, lines will tried using a post H state to dctemine whether ~e or not a strong post H can produce abnormal behavior on the part of an .entirely normal individual. For a matter of record, these tests are to re simple, v~ry amusing situations, very carefully controlled, and pointed to humorous activity rather than ot a scandalous or nature i~~oral since. the individuals with whom we are working are verf high · · , · , type and if anything was carried too far would undoubtedly , their work with Bluebird. However, it is believed ~·.,,terminate • ·· that even simple tests such as set forth ahove are clearly indicative of what may be done under "field" conditions. Comment: ·•I • .i' ~hile the ahove tests are in no way conclusive, th8y pro ··~ o . l duc~d interesting phenomena. A phenomena that may possibly be ·significant for future Bluebird opera Fr of tests were regarded ~se and ~a"successful. The document is a typed report on a page with uneven edges and signs of age, appearing to be a declassified government document. There are several black ink smudges and some lines of text are heavily redacted. A prominent, large, handwritten letter 'A' is present on the left side of the page, and a smaller handwritten number '-3-' appears near the bottom. The bottom edge of the page contains a blurry black and white photograph or illustration. There are no stamps or forms with filled-in fields visible.