Doc 0000190682
CIA
This document describes an experiment involving flash photography and attempts to induce sensations and remove thoughts from subjects, noting their reactions and the success of the procedures.
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Ask the archive about this →I I To: File Subject: SI and H Experimentation, 15 December 195). ,, . : • ·~ J; . .\ y. : ~t.:r. .·.: ~'t~{..• · .. "i·~.\: !:.~q.-.:_: ,.,, .• 1\l'' . . i:i /; . i£~( '• . ·J~ ~~ l;;,A· i d ti After anothekr brief discussion, the wri tl'lr as:;ain ran a slow ·~:. n uc on process see ing to obte.in -epth in a 11 pn~sent than ~·~~: previously. During this session, :1-lr.. .oak flflsh photographs !.i.;.... ,· which are attached, and it was noted a none awokened and that th~re .· ~;t·:: w~s very little noticeable r~action to the flash bulbs when they were . :··.-· discharged.··· In this connection, at the conclusion of the test, the ;'. · -writer asked again for a Teport ··on wl~(tt people noticed in regard to the ·:~ flash bulbs being dischArged. ~lost individuals stated they felt heat and '.;·.: W were conscious of the bulbs r,oine off althour,h statements regarding the \!~r· whereabouts of the falsh were inaccurate. '!:leveral ~ed they · :\ . jumped which was not noticeable by the writer or H~ I i ·, At the conclusion of this, another discussion followed in which '.I, 1:• Hiss~staterJ she wouln very much like to stop smokinr,. The writ~by ~.n d crentinp; for her an intense burni~ I. •. ~ · ~ • ' '• sation in a PH -when t-lis~~~tempted to smoke fl cigarette. His~ :·, in the PH had a very intense burning senrmt.ion :in the bRck of her throat. · ,. ' . ~ This was rP.moved by the writer usinr, H again e-Rf:l-;1;~,..-eH\:l;j-e~t.!.~ on the subject and sugeesting th~rette would return to normal -which was subsequently demonstrated~ Mr~~en ran the entirP. group again on the slow induc- tion .gn'd as noted previously c h was obtain~d by most members 1.' present. moved the num~ral 5 from the mind of this, he der!Jonstra ted to the e ·I entire was unable to count 5, ~roduce r·.,,, the number equently removed this fro~. The even8~e's concluded nt 8:)5. . • '. I I I ' · l. '.. ~. .. i · • '
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The document is a typed memo with handwritten annotations. The handwriting at the top right appears to be a date: "A/B, 3, 2/26". There are several black redaction marks scattered throughout the document, obscuring names and specific details of the experimentation. The text describes an "SI and H Experimentation" session, detailing a "slow induction" process and the use of flash photographs, suggesting some form of sensory experimentation. There is also a visual representation of a small, dark, boot-like object in the bottom left corner of the page, the significance of which is unclear from the text alone.
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