Doc 0000197284
CIA
This document is a declassified CIA report detailing experimentation on October 14, 1953, involving a slow relaxation technique to induce a somnambulistic state and test for visual hallucinations and glove anesthesia.
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The image is a digital representation of a cover page from "The Black Vault." On the left, a stylized illustration of a vault door with glowing blue accents is visible. The title "THE BLACK VAULT" is prominently displayed in a stylized font across the top of the page. Below the title, white text provides information about the origin of the document, stating it's from an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, with over 20,000 pages declassified by the CIA. Finally, a bright yellow URL, "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com", is presented as the access point for the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten notations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures visible on this page.
The document is a typewritten report with handwritten annotations and redacted sections. A handwritten annotation at the top right corner reads "A/B, 3,2/36". Several lines of text are heavily redacted, appearing as black bars obscuring content. There is a circled "A" to the left of the main text, and a circled "R" in the top left corner. The document discusses "SI and H Experimentation" conducted on October 14, 1953, in Building 13, Room 20, involving subjects and Messrs. The text mentions "slow relaxation technique," "somnambulistic state," and testing for "visual hallucinations and glove anesthesia."
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