by Paul H. Smith Remote Viewing Instructional Services, Inc. Reprinted with permission In late 1995 the report was made public of a study commissioned by the Central Intelligence Agency allegedly evaluating the effectiveness of remote viewing as an intelligence collection tool. It soon became obvious that the study was flawed in many respects, and indeed gave all the appearances of being a cynical, politically-motivated attempt to discredit remote viewing by presenting it in an incomplete and inaccurate light. The following articles are an in-depth review of the CIA report I wrote originally under the pseudonym "Mr. 'X'" (given me by a journalist who at the time was investigating RV). Since retiring and "going public," I have dropped the pseudonym and take full credit and responsibility for them. Along with the articles, you will find links to portions of the actual report, as well as reviews and rebuttals by other qualified individuals. This document is a three-part review of the CIA-sponsored report by the American Institutes of Research (AIR) of its evaluation of the U.S. government's twenty-four year long remote viewing program. PART ONE: Bologna on Wry Bread Overview of the operational intelligence portion of the program. PART TWO: A Second Helping Points out that the research reviewed by the AIR was inadequate as a basis for a fair assessment of remote viewing. PART THREE: Scraps and Crumbs Examines the AIR's faulty evaluation of the government's remote viewing research. PART FOUR: Additional Notes and Corrections Operation Star Gate Documents The full text and executive summary of the AIR report, along with a CIA Studies in Intelligence article evaluating the agency's remote viewing experiments. Editor's Note: The views expressed in this article are strictly those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of ParaScope on the validity of remote viewing as a verifiable phenomenon. © Copyright 1996 Leonard Buchanan on behalf of Paul Smith, a.k.a. "Mr. X". Enigma: Psychic Phenomena ParaScope Index Page The ParaStore: Books, Zines & More