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This document excerpt from the CIA MKUltra program describes experiments involving hypnosis, emotional reactions, and visual hallucinations induced by various stimuli.

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ro TLil~ li'lLi·.::-5 J • - ' f, A Gtmeta.l U~.m1 to vll ltands present and ~~,;: N··,· ~- for the rocorcJ, l:i::;sc ppcared to obt,ain a deeper ' r--· staLe of hypnosin than afore. I . I . ~ F'oll~winr: this exr,er1.mcnt, :JuoLher e~~~~C-'l'imcnt. Has rttlt on the . ' t. Lcs~,inr~ of mnotious produced under lJypnoni:J. All pt·e:;cnt Here used in thir; test. and the re8.r::tions of each persou 1-1cre noticed nud l. . 3tuclied. fhe nrst cr••otion or state of mind su,_:~_;este~ of: an;_~e:t;. All ith1:1.vicht;"Jls responcletl to thi:; but only l·ii~·e- spouded interwel;y; her lter face bcc;:Hne ~·- flushed and distortr~d. 1-- reacted to a very sli;~ reacted quite Y:i.sH,l:y. (\ The ;;ccoTJd ct·toi:.:i.ott or ::l~1d ~-ivcn Lo t.dl p·:e:;;rcnl; H.,::.; t.hat i.. of ,ioy or tri•u'lpl~~r??ctr::d ttol:.ice~.bly :md to a certain extent J,~lcEecl in a positive •,ra;}·. 'fhc others pre~met, hm·mvcr, did not react excossivcl;r. At the COi'tplntioll of Lhesa tests all lwnds Here nsketl if they feU the emotion and the cause of H. All st.<-1 t.ed t.hc./r dnfini.l:.cly l'elt a reaction ::1 nd :no0 t of the inc.lividnals cTGE'nt irc~ro able to st<l t.8 C'·~actl;r uhat had caused . their reactionn ~itlter plcacnnt or 1..mplearmat • .. •. Follo1-d.nr; this, tests i,;8rc r1m by the 1-1ri tP.r usin13 a h.:JJ1d-riG:i.nc sicnal d8:3Cribinr~ vadou:> scenes t.o individuals pre;;cnt ~.ntl ua:; able to parently r,ood visuct.J. lwllud.nLttions. llo•.rcvcr, only ·· · s .:1oln to hear Lhc ~:•i.w· iof. bcnll! J b:!,Scu lll1. ~al_::··.~~A.ion. · · 1; mtaiJlr: t9 cxplG.illiil , r ~ 1-lh'.' arc oxcopi:,j_C'llally 1:oocl sub,jccLs cou .L • 1 -c r bells r:i.n!~irtG in this test alt.l!ou:',h e;:l.cnui.. m effort.s to produce this pltcnomcna w.H c 110t C~tLmnpL,~d. AJl hnndu <Jere ,•_:iven n final J_,l'icf i1tcluct:i.on i..o rn'·'<-.vc previmw1,\' ;::i.vcn Pll fi1.l:l_"nstion:;. .,. ,.• ' '1· . . I.., - :1\i'· ~.-· 'I This page features a graphic of a stylized safe door with a bright blue glow emanating from it, set against a dark background. To the right of the graphic, white text describes the origin of the document, specifying it was obtained from "The Black Vault" and is housed within the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection" of declassified CIA documents. The text also provides a URL for the online collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or evidence of experimental procedures visible on this page. The content is purely a promotional or informational visual for the website where the document was found. The image contains a typed document with handwritten annotations in the top right corner, reading "A/B, 3, 2/6." Several sections of the text are obscured by black redactions, creating irregular shapes that obscure specific words and phrases. The document appears to be a report or memo, detailing experiments involving hypnosis and emotional suggestion. There are no visible photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, or structured data. The overall impression is that of a declassified document where sensitive information has been intentionally removed.

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