Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
,Q
FEDERAL
FREEDOM OF
BUREAU
OF
INVESTIGATION
INFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS
SECTION
COVER SHEET
SUBJECT: EXTRASENSORY
PERCEPTION
SUBIECT'
CROSS REFERENCE S!
__
N
J
M
w
O
3
E
D
E
n
_3*."
__'____ _
.___
E
4
__m
Pb
F
U
A
E
R
U
BI_
IC
._
Q
_.._:
_._
f_
:_
Q
.&T
0
_
8
Q
C
mm
_
E N
_B
U
u
S
0
_
_M
F. __
_
__
Q
_
N
N
w
T
0
E
WW
S
M
R
E
Y__92;___
S
___
L
z_
g___:
hf
_
__
__
gV_
_.______________
___
_;_
$6;
__;___
__
____._.
_____
__4___
_ 1____
___
_
____'____:__:
_ w___
__ ____
__
U_______
__ H ____ _ ______ _>__ __ _d___;_
|___,
Q
__
__D____
_
____
__
__
r___;____
____92_____h___
_ _ ___~___;
__ _ ___
ZN ._" ~92~% %vMf _ __.__"_____w___,__,__r_%&
WM ___~_w '__H 92_m_w"_*__&%______.,__mHw__'km
,M
._
92
I%
A
M___
n___
_w_
_g~___W_____u_;
5;
_'
__
_
__ _ _
Wi___{_" _W,___;_ __ ___ _"_ _g ___m~__%__?4__*_@_ _*____"___ _____ __$_ WE ___
%_v_ __ __
_
id
m__
;___
E
I_
_
__V
__
_
__
;'_
:W
_
_
r
_~
I_H
&
Q
W
__
J
__
_
3
w
__
~____
t'
__'_~
__
,_
_
r__"'_____
_> _.__ ____
_ ___>_
__'_=,$_____h___1v
______rF'h__ __ __>__;_ _ __ _ __ ! 92 _____ _J __ #;h v_"_ _h__
__
_
T
0
92
92
1
.1?!
..-.
_.._-_.
.-
.
.
-- .. ..._...>..
.. 1 .-...., .......-.~1....-.'-.1a.......-.
._
_-,...~.-~...-.-_.._~J~.
le-H-.....
". :1.-'.e....:..'..';;.>a.-=.>=92-;
..
5':
f?.:5.;"1i
'.~
'.~..i
i;'
'{5:{.
:l 3l.i"', ?
-=""5.:='~
4
'1'
PL-1 !
-UQMI
:.e':.
'-I _
,1
,
'.;-!"';-a,l92':'-.f*.-'}$'
.:., Zn
~<.,f_
I >
.,I,.-_
1.
- UNITED GOVERNM
'
377'-1:
IE1".
3-.
'92'
J6?.92-.92l=~_~ ",
~l<;*.~x<~:;1-;"'4.*
12-5
~,3.i.=:.~1=.}to 1..:'.=<:'.
A.H.Belmon
f}'9292'92
nun:
July 16,
}{ 1i5&#
'
<.~',92~-.
is-1
Q
at/Q
/'.'Z'
Mr..Belm0nt
N
W.A.Brds
Mr.Bran
igan
nou:
if
Be-lmonz____.
Mason
lbhr .______.
Parsons.i__
ll can ___...___
Tlmn i__.._
Nana: _._..____
Iinxcnond _._._
Tale. Room_._
8931861 !
__
TI2; :
,u_
$5
1.?-3 ':
Y
,_
FQ
exh
t__
ec
p
zven. b Afr. Ij_fi_l
a
p
y _____D.C asThis
Legion
I

headquarters,
inWashington,
._ American
ibition
za1s'i72
6%!erc
ly officials
the Veterans/Idrzinistration.
. .-4'2"
'
~'
;~'.
'1-,3;-1;
___
0 ._-_-1;.
:'_'?.-T".
1.-7'.
:.av
A
W ,, ,
E"ii?'.-..$
in
recent
th
weeks
He claims
to
have
ceived
a consi
has
achieved
amazi
ons
in his ability
ly
overnment agencies
very muchinterested.
4___.._...
... . _ ?
If -:> 1
..
":..i-1
-E"-:5
'
yes
<_:~
_
w~
_.,__._.
;-, ?>._~
....
i %
..-_ *
.~ ,_..
experiments
have
technical
or scientific
can do uhat
emp
long been
explanation.
he makes up his
'7
an automobilesafely.
person
57
sufficiently uell to
drive
He
and various
the Veterans Administration} are
eyes to see
Bk disclaims any
or physician, has no
mind to
do.
H2 claims
to
have
as mull,
with 100%efficiency.
v.
to see
-'
_.f92
padsand
anelasticband,
thereafter
reading,
distinguishing
color-j92
an
I
.3
'
moving
about
_;g-"a'{~,-3-d S5I
Mr/v
I-_F.*,92
11-,1:
>.:
;c:";-2=:"+
Y
including
in an apparent
"-l:@.~23:~'~
conducted on the power of extra sensory perception,
-.:._;:.~b>-.4
.
success
'
to create interest
ii. '--*1 i
'-"'-'-"1=
_-l
- ',_ e is holding
r ;_
F1
b'[ce
.1-1_,'
-I .j.._':_in
:=-,~.:"-.4;>
4": 1.--.
,.-:92'.-.1.-1,:--/'.-'~
. -,92~,~.-.--._=
, . ., '.
-~ _.._
:5 1"}?
of
~
fa,
-_:.
4 1/...'.-';
_e-/.:-1.,-,
-1:
:.4'
'*~
'
*.- 1f"92'.'i
_-;,__
.-
bx
x5
1zq,Q
<i>2{3%'
?92K
i
. - RY 3" JUL
,22
"
1- ,:
/ is
l,
._
-_._..._=.-i
]; -_4f;'92';-:l'.'...,
'1
;
<..-1-J;
92-J
;-g-,;_'.
,'
,-1-.1.
..,
R...
92
11;.
if .,'~; -_'-,-~
1" ~1>z':
~1=%;'
.f
'4"-.'-":1
',,
;E.-,1;
.-==r_':.-'-..
4%?!---i-F2
1
.._ .1
I
>1 _
-1..
~x.---
1'
_.
2'
-.,
_~ '-.
~~
-N ~'<?.-;':="l92
i.'1'.=.4 ".*.l}-if
"F.-1
,> :92-
i._._
.r17_L
__.
;;_ .f-.'.
_,
- _.'
._2
Z -.'f=-"" .',y
" -I--.
.- ..:~ ..-.I.
-.1--L ...~./11.1 -.-:.us!z2f.$-QLECI '
.' "
I1-'_'i"
-"';-_.<'-;-_92-__
-'
j ,- -5 ,'.Z's:-':?1"c">'.?$
H, 1'..'.~.'--"Lf.'i&#
.;'
.f . _I-- v --'921.~-=.+?n-.'
'- _'92'.%K5i-'.l.
'-Y$ Q.."'wk."
't.
"L-$a'.l..';;.
A
Q _
~>Z-:.=;*,.-v.='.~.-9
5: -".
Belmont from
Bran igan
. _ ;:;.'~:.'_;-.}-
ON
.-55;:
-;.
_.
..- r_..1:_5.:
[i :..
5'-1
|
as with
completeIn
answer
vision.
toaquestion
as to
.
whether distance
recent public
_.
-
uizether motion
adistance
of 400
childhood game
feet.
lfactor,
.
Foos
had distinguished
In
answer
would complicate
of jacks
stated e
using a
colored balloons
to another
the problem,
error
question as
to
Margaret played
the
diameter! rubber
_ 4'
.'-Zr. Foos
uas questioned
-as to his ability
to read
an article
covered by a pad or to
a person
"15
1,7
1" ? 2: ,
____ _:
uns a
exhibit Margaret
at
'
1'
minute handwriting
submitted b,y
those in
attendance, accurately
trace the
written material
and in all unys
function w
hout
.-3
';
awall.
He at
that time
because of
the defense
at liberty
to discuss
avoided a
aspects of
it. Later,
to teach
see through
however, in
private conversation,
he claimed
that he
had taught
one of his students
to accurately
read an article
completely
obscured by
heavy cardboard
and
that teaching
the ability
to see beyond a solid masonry
uzzll
was merely
a
matter of
degree.
He
would pursue
this matter
no
. 4;]
P:2
further.
inquired of
Foos as
to hisgeneral
method of
teaching whether individual
tutoring uas
essential.
He stated
that he
had taught
a group with equal
facility. He
further stated
that he
had found
it much easier and
had had
-_3=%
- .vii
92
J
. "b!'~!
'--..
1
'
_-=-.-0
greater
success
in teaching
the
physically
blind rather
than those
.__._.
.i
:. g
av;-'
=- I
..- _.__..
-rt ....
4? '
-I-T...7.
1
to the
Should his
value which
claims be
could accrue
undetectable access
to mail,
buildings
-the
possibilities are
ment and
counterintelligence are
well-founded,
to the
FBI -
there
is
no limit
complete and
the diplomatic
pouch; visual
access to
unlimited insofar
as law enforceconcerned.
'
As
fantastic as
this may appear, the
actuality of
sensory perception
has long
been recognized
-though
not to
.. J, I
..-'~=
.-.;.2/..
_._
51.55 .
.'
'
".--:{>'92'. .".'
degree of
perfection claimed
by Mr. Foos.
Itis
difficult to
extra
the
$. ?.'.'.f.=,"..
I
92'~'..
.'-'
v. _92
_..-I.-,~_.-_
" -.~':Tr".?'=
siai
J1 ;-92
- -_'_:: '-'
_
.W
0
$-=.<-,=-ex
"92Sg_ 'FA
92%~*-->'=-*;;>
3
Belmont from
,;,,._92_."~
:92='"l,
92" - ,e. ECHZA
If-1".
s3.
7-
=3,-Z-'>
:.
#5.:
fr:-.'_j
Sf;
5='92'
Bran igan
SENSORY .PERL!ETTIaN
. E.Y; a?,'.
3-'
fully
con rolled
4; ? dzscreet and
and no
Bureau interest
can completely
be
embarrassment would
result
3- L.
.~,
1;:
n,41
RECQIEMATION
e FBI make r
TF1-_;-.92
.._.
potentzal to
for approval
F.-:..__
.,
,..
.
.
.'.*-- -4
. A_
~o~
|___,
;
1
92=.;., _
5-~;
.'.--,"
.;.;1_
-.
"5'? 1
Y
each znd
the FBI
should those
Z8 a memorandum for
-':
F ~.
"92 u
W:
--~_...
; .
p-1--1
;<
F-'47
"_
-P-I -_
1'.
-4;_...,
~.-Q..=
92-~':E:""
T?
f4 ;
1:.
Pi:
Q L :..
'.'1=:;
1: f.'=:'-,;
5:7:
o see,
earzng
her zn
zry
zn mm
clazms prove
Rzchmond Offzce
clazmed
eremendous
well founded.
wzth copzes
Attached
for Mobzl
.
.1
Ny.,
"Q
A!. - - ._
-_
'seua3;1 5: ?->'
'
<
0_]7 ;C6
Memamndum
-UNITED
sures GOVERNM
1 =nmacwoa, FBI "
_~_
J
$:''I
. /3
_jwQ
er: .#-
ii
F" "
7-O
August 13,1957
'
? J '= EXTRA
S',NS_ORYrl3 ERCEPTI0N ,
INFORMATION CONCERNING
Re Bulet
July 22,
195]. .
"7a'
. _, .
.1
2-"';I"
An_'a__s
__.._-._
-e.~;"~_-,
1. i
_-.11.-.,=
;
were checked
on August
9, 1957,
by SA
wh1h pgand the
flected an
article by
K. LEWIS WARREN, a 6lined
June 17, 957!,
which
related
that
MAHARET
F008,
a
sixteen
year
old
high school
$5-5':"'.'.'?
._ ;~ ;
,,__,_.
'_.
irginia, methods
by which WILLIAM FOOS hoped to
teach the
blind
to read.
Cotton pads
had been placed over
the eyes
of MARGARET
FOOS, secured by ablack
elastic blindfold,
and in
that condition
she had, found and
read passage
from amagazine
furnished
by a
reporter and
had read
samples
of handwriting
as well as
verses
.V 9!--O
a%r
. 1IQ?
~-*=
*';_.,
"Q-Qfwf
. '_
.'.4..- I
_.: __
-h
from
r_'
.r- U
the Bible
by
the audience.
6?; .
article
further stated
that WILLIAM
F008 did
not
Iclaim to beTheapsychologist
or to have had even elementary
know.4 ~ledge of the subject; however, he claimed to_.haye_,areadeverything
at pppossibleon the
~v.1'
request from
subject of
Extra
Sensory
Perception since
'
his
experiments
twosome
years
previous,
p
V
. l_
. .-.W ...
L B 1 on
QB
Bureau ! 6 !RECQRDED-In
BEN.
mm,
,1
up
l -gharlotte
V
.1
V
L
CDd
2-12 9
'
.
-- 7'"
--.I
|'92
92 ..'
starting
.
L1;
;
0.
92D
jmiz/6:?
INDEXED-11
{$33
to
1
Q
BMW. w~;J~~Q
UT .3}/b7u DAUG
141257
92../
__.
4!! 4%!
.
_>
T
The article
in the
further stated
salvage warehouse
of the
that
FOOS
C. &O,
was a
Railway on
foreman
leave of
absence, that
he startedexperimenting with
the children
who
visited his
his horses
./~
" _I'
P
i
-'1?
.,__, - V---~:H
place in
and later
authority on
the subject
Department of
then states
thorggghly sincere
project is
divulge his
to
other instructors
acharter
that FOOS
and
sat
tde
e p t eblind;
The article
impressed the
that his
viewers
main interest
however, he
refused to
believed he
can teach
field.
further set
out that
FOOS hoped
tiR on esea
Sensor erce P
for Extra
r hc.,
to obtain
Inc and
listed
Richmond Public
Relations Han,
and ROBERT
CANTOR,alawyer.
Further, ifthe
charter was granted J
FOOS plannedto recruit
blind youngsters who would be
willing
to cooperate
.._
! '4
lined June
1
:3: ,; ;.'< ~
51.:-*7,
..
4.
1-*1
~-*" .r .
the University.
The article
in his
-Iv-r-'-. ,~
.92-,
.,
EOOS
recentl
had
been
to Duke
Ugiggggitx where
he had
demonstrated for
two aye
e ore
r.JOSEPH B. RHINE, an eminent
'
as being
<..
4
_ 0
ii.
Hanover County,
irginia, to
began
working
with friends.
in the
The library
22, 957!,
Perception! Research,
experiment.
contained another
to the
Inc.,
received
effect
newspaper article,
that
ESP
Extra 3enscry
acharter
yesterday from
the state
Qorporation Commission
and will
undertake
training for
the blind.
The
officers and
staff of
zation were
set forth
clinical
the organi-
as follows:
WILLIAM A.
F003,
President and
HENRY L.
CARAVATI,
ROBERT A.
LLOYD,
Vice-President
Vice-President .
Director of
- 2-
'
Research
_.
date
*1???
i
.
t"i-4;-'1
'*"E&.~/
'.
>
._.,---_
.--.
F- 2--I:-1
.. Q-44;
"'
.:..~4
_~'
2
:**i
'r"
RH 62-1269
'
The article
leave Monday
to
and New York
further
set
conduct a series
and
that
a clinic
forth
that
the
staff
of demonstrations
would
returned,
was
to
in Washington
staff
92 _'~_'--
I *'?
='.a. .
_
xgffi
_:T
if
'
%ET;$
v ir_ "*-.--~-:'
?
1 -2"1
1.L~3 -.-.
"4
i
One c
of
this
communication
is
be
furnished
for
care
kw
,-_- -x-"._'
._
.i'
1
'9.
~;
-.- .
-.. iv T"
:_~..0;,
_= .=:',;!
. L-~'-'
..
--"
;:,_92.
._..n- - .1
-f'
.=
- -1'11
-5.1
I -~.ne-
': l_;._
'
..s.,
:'__
I
En-._-_.:_.;.'
._
3_
.,
92
"
.92
K-1
-.4
Inanllnruulllall
u
_-__.___-_
I6 Memorandum
PAT3
August
9, 1957
=A H Belnont
I
5a~;_:__._
4",. - .__L
a.
...._.,_. 5;
T -I~..'1
:.
Ii?
UNITED
STATES
GOVERNMENT
Branigan
Ti c
5:1 mont
Bram
i~
WEIR!- EIIRA
I
SENSQRY
PR1'H 1'ION
iv
:;s
an
B.,,,.,.....,___
~~~.__
"..:;"
b !
P-m.___
#2::;- ___
"K...
.;-'
".4114
L-T
J
2:
-5.
.
.___;: ".2
l.__-_-
<1---gp
.- w
.
I
'~
I
J-1 :
..._.
1
nil. 3-;-,1
.
fr_
-_
.-5
. >_ -1..
'-~_;
.,.."S
!
~s
:1
.
I ~FI- Z5-<'~
oae s
5
12%
Q
1
-,
L
Memo Branigan
to Belmont
$1.:--y- |
Re: EXTRA
ii
SENSORY PERCEPTION
.RECOMMENDATION:
It is
1' and
attachments thereto
ex---. -=" i=
2:
recommended that
be filed
this memorandum
for possible
future
_reference
g
I
,
- ~%
>~_:-71'
1'.
~ ~2.4.
ii '1'7'
19;!
.
21 <3:
-iii
*4 92e=. _
-_-___-.
_'~'._
-E - .'...<
"~i.4
<*~r:
Bu :
_'1: ;'.'."
;%~i
_
-_--.=
me
~.-~
92- '/-:
-1.-4
I fg's1~-*Y--92'l.
.,'
A ~.1r-'H, _,
f
I
~
E -- ; 71
..,v
-.._
-xxxxxx
~'
XXXXXX
-1
QQEDERAL
BUREAU
OF INVESTIGATIOIIQ
1?
FOIPA DELETED
I lXl
Deleted under'exemption
,
57ds!_with
material available
no segregable
El
Information pertainedonly to athird party. Your name is listed in the title only.
to you
_.1-i_-
Page s! referred for consultation to the following government agency ies!; __.____._.__.____._
,
_as
the information originated with them. You will
be advised of availability upon
retum
of the material to the FBI.
_.-ii
Page s! withheld
>
El
IX]
r,Z* QT
XXXHM
DELETED PAGE S!
NO DUPLICATION
FEE
XFOR
THIS PAGE
XXXXXX
X
X
_ ..
-,- '
__ ,
,,
1
|
ac.,..-'~.:__5_
:.~,_-. :,i_.
~ -2-::.<=.:~"'i~.'.4
:_xi--;.a
-.1-,.uzi - _7 ":
;? %Y> -'6
~:.."~:.
.9 3111",:
f.
~ . :_,___-.,
"55-.9292.i- C
-1:41..
-
r'@
Memorandum
iC6
-U._NITED
sums
GOVERNME
;
wilwlu
'
U.
'
< .1 an
==~-4'
. .
_:.._ __. .
{'1
I.
2'__
_.~
'
TO2 HR.
A.H.BELUON{J*!
/.3
/
9A'l
6,
1957
. Fy
.
'2
5..
_H<>M
= us.
R.
12.
ROACH
I
A
'
Al
h V92
X
-'w=Jwr=
osr
gzzozrrzoy
nxuomsr
TION
X '
a5 B
st MR...I.YIL1.Lw_
-_ _S
rs "
AUGUST
s,
195? 1'
M Rm
~-A According
toinformation
furnished
tothe
Bureau,
iilliam
|.
r-1
:t.-_
Ix
.- I
1
,
f _
z
I
~'
_2-, _
.. ;
5
'
V'
/.4r-? =-s
' Hallo n_
csnam
1-.4
-;_.
_e
a sensory
"and central
Pursuant
it9
92
92-
perception
to
representatives
Agency
CIA!
Intelligence
of military
intelligenc
inquiry
conoernin
e
9
ec ion, at the Office
oftheAssistant__Ch
_
,
,1 tel '
ce ACSI!,
Department
_
.--rt'
.:'s
11::-1
.,-..,
., ..
.. . -_-'.-'
.1
-'1
,~..-..5
" ".--.
this
".~-.-as----1'
92
_',
t 1-I, /4'
'
..e..;
I
- 3:1
Tolson...._._Nichols_..__
Bomdlncn__.
Belmont__.
Mohr.___Parsons__..
Rosen__.Tamm__._.
Trotter __.
Nease.______
'
0I 8llL92L
to the
requ
u ervisor
was made by
SA
92
Liaison
DLCLASQ- :I:.u
BY
OftheArmy.oN g L6
VJ
g ?,fg.
031,
advised
t
arepresentative
from
his
office
and
a
olonel
John
Lieu
Do nie,
Special
Operations
Branch,
%_and,
had
attended
a demonstration
given
byFoos
held on
_.?;_
;;$ ugust8, 195?,at thellarriotMotor
Hotel,U. S. Highway
#1,
'. -n
K
however, it was his understanding'that
on
August
8, l95?, another
__-92.
1--:1'
->
"3
-..,
_
A-t
resentative
eArmy
Intelligence
Center
at Fort
Virginia.
Attached hereto is acopy
of a
P. _Arlington,
by
George
C.
Blackwell,
the
representative
. 1" Y submitted
L:
; ..
- Downie's
office attending this demonstration.
As
far
F-~$Downie knew, there was no representative
from
CIA
at
s'_;
:
0 2",_.
i- -_
v-
Holabird,
memorandum
from
Colonel
as colonel
this
demonstration,
EDD
ie,not
representing
the
Department
oftgi rjmy
however.
dem nstration
was given
by
Foos to
unknown
to
individuals
A--;_; ;.
Colonel Downie stated that
Hill- ," the representative
from the
Army
Colonel
an evaluation
of the demonstration;
however,
to date he has reached
no conclusion.
According
to Colonel Downie,
when
colonel
Hill
3:
-.
r._.
completes his evaluation
he, Downie,
will
so advise the Bureau.
_
v ' '
_
Colonel Downie further
advised that his office
has made inquiry
from
others who have attended
different
demonstrations
put on
by
Foos
.
Q
.,
.
with
the
following
results:
Inquiry
was
made
of
representatives
fro
-.___W ,_'
.. I "-" i
the President
's
committee
on Employment of the Physically
Eandicappe
'a_~="
i
5.3:
.-__.
~~
sponsor,
recommend
orassociate
its f 12:2
Foos. . -
..Eosurez
nc bfaco
_33
Q oi!
L00:
1
92
'.'
.' er,
"-2"
- .,,.~'~~,g.
5*if-'/'1'-15';
" "5I
_-at,- ...11.
'
fyti-.'.~"-:"'j'<
fr-42:
I<
1'
~-'
-
E13,"-"Z11. .-;5
F5-I-"3 155'
~ -~-.*; : .~'
#1 . TY
9:? .-
'
V0F :"1"'~
s'_._92_._
92
_
__._._a"-_-
.Uemo-Roach
to
Belmont
RE:
EXTRA
SENSORY
PERCEPZION
.DEMONSTRATION
BI MB.
;AUGUST 8,
1957
.-;..__.
~~ - -;
According to
representatives
of
the
-- --..
'
,!l ;xi
urn; ._!iil:n,@?
&i..
ITLLIAH F005
' L,_,
Blind Veterans
Association, who
had attended'one
of
Foos'demonstrations, the
demonstrations did
not reveal
any extra sensory per eiptive powers:/
of
Foosor any
of
his associates. Ihat
Associatiodfdoes not
>-.~~
'
.._. -
contemplate any
action toward
'
::5":' ."'
Inquiry by
..<_;_._,,,;
92Administration
reflects
f;-92 1.;
--._~
_'.'1_
r=1.92T:'.-;-_v Foos would
not submit
,
Lo-,4 e
of
the
_' ;-
sponsoring Foos
Colonel powniefs
that
the
to
scientific
demonstration conducted
or his
ofjice at
teachings.
the Veterans
Veterans Administration,
since
testings and
since portions
with blindfblds
furnished by
the
_h_~Vetenons.Administration~were-l00eper~cent.unsuocessjw1,.concluded
of
Foos
were without
basis. The
Veterans Administration
further action.
Colonel
Downie
stated that
the
information
from
the
Blind
Veterans
Association
and
from
the
Veterans
.I.- "J.
;. -,.>--.-'
Administration was
obtained
on
a
very confidential
basis. He,
'
-.-1
therefore,
requested
that
the
Bureau
not
disseminate
this
information
- -""
outside
qf
the
Bureau. Attached
hereto
also
is
acopy
of a
wt. memorandum furnished
by colonel
Downie relative
to
pr.
Henry K.
.. *.'-_- .
Puharich, Round
Table Ibundation,
Glen Cove,
Maine.
Ihile
that the
claims
P' .4_~;.";'..2
'."92
contemplated no
._f!__"_;
, ___
not exactly
perception,
Colonel
Downie
determining the
possibilities of
in
the
field
stated that
the Army
his techniques.__.
of
extra
sensory
is interested
:
in
4 CTION:
_.
For information.
;-55*
_.
_
-P-3 Z
e '..:
S? I
..-.._.
- '_
.
'
-1
Z
av
1;
AW
..L.
-.-Q
,,_- ._._i;..__ -
517: --
I>]|92'
",.n.
/'B1-Y'
I:-
7 ,
_,*;'
'_f;.
__';/U
:~'.-"-.1"-1.
._
."
;92..
|,_,. ."_
..;,,
-. ./._.2,
-2. r-~
a ,5!
P 4
,.-'._
.92_
~
fr!
- -'; l
..-_
.,_-.,.,.;
3
}-;
e., 5,--....-.
,t',. , y.
vi.3] A-..
Q .
-
-;;@.;_ ;..?
-"r.92~;~="-
17;?:4;__
-2:
I?
1;
,
Y'.~
} I33!
92P !
-'25:
-'v
><=5l .-.
,;J
,c".';
?- .2
M.
anL
.":"'7""- .""-7
~;
.'.-92'
E '-v.
92
1...-;.-~
IIIIORAIIDW
F03 THERRCQJ:
$08-JlE'h
kt:-eSeneca-7
Pemeptiee
Deennetretien
92,.
.
E
1.
Atlerriotllctor
1500
hen:-e
8mm,
August
1957
8/A
eeenlpenied
L8Celael
nun
to
the
0.
sf
u|_.
W,
,,92,L1.....,
te
Iitneee
eduemtretien
ofExt:-e
Seneca-y
Perception
thedenonn.
giveninSuite5008
506$,
roene5<D$,
5007,lnd5006!endIeee0
Ir.
Willie:
hoe
ofRiclncnd,
Virginie.
HA
F-Vi
._
92!__ Y
~-If
3.-I. 1
iii
I"/-..'.".".
P-. :...-:
retien
nee
2.eIn
You
explained
thet,
into
Iebruery
1957,
he
1-nedvu-tently
diewvered
method
of
teaching
others
seelthrough
barriers
end
diltingzida
ehjeete
boyund
these
be:-riere.
He
eiq
ainenl
thet
hiehope
end
intentions
Ieretouse
thiediecowery
inteech.:Lng
theblind
toeee
through
Extra
SenI017
Perception,
and
that
inteeching
hisdaughter,
Kargez-Qt,
hen
topen
eeive
objects
etc.,beyuud
phreicel
bu-riere,
herealised
thet
this
kneeledge
end
ebility
had
eerioue
end
dangerous
implications
ea
bell
ll P!92eti-
'.
._92
-7.. .92-.'<
I-_
~!-2
'='
dal
_ valuein lilite
:7 e.nd/
orDiplonetic
eperetiune.
forthisreason,
he
explained,
hehad
limited
theper-eeptory
Pin of!hiepupile.
3. Mr.Foo:
had
kergex-at
eeeted
atecard
table
and
requeeted
eneb-
.._._
eerver
toin
blipdfcld
her.
Tm
eoeta
cotton
pede!
were
pieced
ever
her
eye;
end
held
place
with
e
dark
elastic
band
that
fastened
behind
the
head.
z- .'8o
blindfolded,
He:'g:.re';
demaaetreted
ability
toneed,
die?-inguieh
eolere,
lncete
vn-eee
in
the
Bible,
and
tx-ece
blndI:'11
All
objecte
reed,
..in
in-eed
1.:x.
,-1':.1 or
identified
were
placed
onthetable.
blerglret
nee
noteueeeeetul
-92__
;_.._.,
._;_r '
"
'
.|__ ~t
1490?-Lfylng
or reecii
nge TripTicket
held
e;>pre.:d_m.tely
1.6-P
above
the92-able
w
L. ESP
Arem;
men,
epproximte
age:
17 treted
hieother
ability
to
identity
end
playing
cards
before
S/A
end
one
92lnidmtitiedobelrver.
Thedemnetretien
In he!. t nae lame: ie, identicalblindfold
end
cu-de
pleeed
onthetable.
This
yum;
nan
wee
appren,m@el,y
50,1
lueeesetnl
in
identifying
ESP
urde
pieced
{ace
up
an
the
e-ble,
which
hewee
LLIOIOG
tofeeland
flexwith
hieheads.
Hie
euceeee
inn&ir1glrdsh8ldlIpbcfOI
Qh1.lllIi1'l1nglIA]fN
ttheblinck
told
wee
very
limited.
5.in8/I-Q11:
not
qmun
pereon
the
.et1-etian.
Helen:-,
:-.<,-jg-A..t
$
"
EAL;
O
,.7., J
i ;'
."_.,_,,
entbeEPlhil.itye!e
teele
thet
ellIlenonetn
time
-~
C,
ve1-ene:-el;tr1ekeendee.vbee:<p
eellqvbyqmlitiedp
in thiefield.
4-';.'%,
.-.-__-:_-J.
. V".1! ;
6. Pereone
preeent
inthedemenetretiee
were
eetellaum
DE.-=;_1_<.-;.~._15.*_
.-_..
~-,"->"'
a'
92-"'.
*1 -i=" 5: ~;
L - - -.
3-_;.":;
'_/*'...,;1
Q
'
-Ah ;-I
;-5;.
:__'92
l_'
-E
1:;_g-_"
f--I-.1;>jl;.~-:_
.
5
0
".
M
_v,
|o ..T
92_
3.'
-292:Q-.'g
.-V$34
.1
=.=.':.:-'.P.-;;;>.
$2
"::=
SUBJECT:Extra SensoryPorvoptionDcnoulxrnion
!. -"'-,"-'2":
r
a
=I';.=r;~'
U.-argarat
Foes,
daughter
andpupil
ofzuuPool,~15:
LE,
g._.;-1;
:3.
{- ,3.
_',
.'Boy-ilnldentiiiwd $50 1?
Girb-Unidentified.
.
_ ._
92,;
...4_r;
..._r. _ .
Daannstra
-~
age .17
,
ti onAwa a avonaorod
or arranged
by Hr. DanielCoxPnbryJr"
;
3805
Blackthom,
Chevy
Chane,
2:1,,Conmltant,
081andVicePresident,
hab-
A -
:5.
-'
.. -...
_;_
Operations Sectian
'2-'_'._;
.
_ /~"_
95;;
41,-" .4
iT":'
P.
I
-e
7--92
2 ~2~:-_
- v"
...''1.
fl;.v_92
-'.
_
- -: ., '
.5
:-'.'_]I'
.
*-:3
._~'
?-<
L.....,...
E.
-in...
- .92
1 |
,.
U
-~_
_'
9 t~
/
,_
.
7-3?1<7. ;" i
.:-:1",-f1.'=~.
.-i1/._-='-..':-f;"; "{'92'.'.'.
I 9
1~ 7'
-,
-
Sr
92
-1
.
.r,.. .. 1,.
.2.
-- . ~.:
_A__...
_
f.
<
J
,1.
>1
:1-..--".1
_,
_ ..
,.~A-.;
_.92
. .':.1
~~
'-<1:
. - E; :~
__ _ _.
Ha,
!92.
Q
__-...
--4
M .>;|,'-.;';.92,
.~: '4".
n92o><aJo-111$-c-i._~..
.,,:_-;_=,_._-val-4
|_',
_. ._,.
.92._
.._1.
,. -..-'...'. -'L..;'a;;'.-.:b',',
--Q_'~::*_-'~-'-":':
Si,
I.
-'.-1,
,.'.~
.
_:';;.,
.-.;
r .='">9"'3'-'-~Y!'92
__
_.A;
--.,:uz=|:
_;..
_~1-_.
H.::.uz.ai2-.92...:m<a~.-->
-_ 3.
j:_ ..q- Q
_f92',.-'
,,_-;i92_ ..
_.__;.: _.,,_i--_;-;_-___r-_-.
_._-_._.,-3;?-_.~,.__;".. ., :;
I-*',!;;;;.$,;>_=s.'z.
~.->?=:-r-.:.-*:*;:=
,
92';-[
x
ii-1:"-&
';;.-.i'--
z -4;'.11=;-"=-s :-?:";u
l lllll P08
"3
-- 1:<-1;
-~.._'.'.r,.;-I-T
l'a~'=---J
-a
,
THE REE:
Irv 31
Round fable
Ipmatin, 01: Con,um
,~-
._....1- 3
~'-;-- "3!
-71 - l
1. Ch
3September
1957.I.Dr.
I.800.17, Au-0
Chint,806.011
Diddn,
Avenue
I.,
B.
Iuhingun,
D. 6.,
In LMA:-virnd
1|: his
office Oma nh
SUBJECT and
out-od in aub -mu:
A1: Force
Office Seiciati
at
a Ina:-ah,
Tape
'1",
1.4%
and
Cnsstii-uttm
.
..
Q ; . _ ___
E1I:n1;eentu92I1thPl!A.&IInsornbouttw
inn2.he
Sanly!
Kr.
am:IilliaJ. J17,
Protester; Doctrical
mg.n0:
'5'
.
;...__ .
. ~{
:i
r.-r
. _
lhivoraityIllincil,
of
dd?-04
3I.'3CT
Glm _C0'n,
him.
in 81.3-J53
FIJI !
Cave, nun, Ihtro
uqnrinnh
Lnuntnltclapatrquadqrtie
pbcnuau-mu-oporfom
Trxiavortlndtxp
1.|nq't|.ti Ll
. On can-10
on
underam 01111.5
zation
named
the
Inn:->4 hblc
FundsA2Or0cnmnaionnua60uroutate t.Galnn
"2..,..
'
L';'."".1"
92
the
:-"54;-,.~
whichanan-pmfit
is
and 8?-ah
ofHeine
lietnsod 'urgsn5.u$
Mun"
tollmdmg attics:-an
'
- .320
President: Iclter
O. Plinl
7100-President: Dr.Hen:-7
X.
Pmmuca
. . 41-I
j_.-n-J 1'-
Socrotarp-Troaaururx Joya
Bohden Ba.I.ck:o11c
~79-.~v, ."
: .-~;._
2-=4;
_.5. _-.
.9,-',_92."_ :-'..;
:92'.--;:.~_'=,
..;:
'- '.'=".
'7.1 .'_.;',':0 t:'
1- '
;_.-..-7-1'
_
,.
,.
.
.r ___
L
_ '
_av-. . _ _
--".,=----.
3. SIJBJECT
direct: 2-on
can
to fourteen nployou
Gunaistlng
of
Fwd:
0! B1-16.10
luytr; and
of-ban who
at an
damatiohclp.
nu id
an
1.. Dr.
San]; ma
told by
SUBJET
that
the Round
Tabla
Faun-dntia
up-onto
on oontributicna
uhich swamp
from to
21.$60,000
per ya:-.
11:5
of
tho Ocu ~T=*Z2&-2-=*
tributonBankers
and
Rfpnogqahtivo
are
of Ohio
Bolton
Hr.
B.Bdk,
dopu-unont
mm
owner tron
Barth
Carolina.
'
"and I.
7"- .=.'$?i ?
':~|.~_
r
." __
'
'
-2'.
.~
.-_.';_---~
.,
,,_. .,_ ,_
_- -'2
818-YHIT
vu-Loan
nan
Qloctmnic
o~qu.1.1:u.and
drug:
in
athis113:1:-ma
tobe
dodiutsd
ta
the rtud;
or
time
oeianu
at trnnaniti-in;
nua-
=;;'_~*-r-'s
4 *
$12--1 -'
1.:
92'.v'>'
~: -.-3:: 7
""
%
W3
E
~/>
l-_f
5:.".
5...._-;"._1,__
/..
ana pa-we
to another
through
mental
9-olnput-27.
6. lb.FUHLRICH padutodtfrou
Iorthiwtem Uniin:-dty
191.8
and and
_h1n
intcmahip
at
Poranntc
Boap
-L1
in
nanhq-Q
Clliromh.
SLBJECT
Ln the
Amy
21011601.
_
1951-l.9!3Vlt
Amy
Chwniaslldgnacd,
Cantu,_ a
Karyllnd.
"
'
- _}orp0"1n
' - tla
:3 ..w ;
'-'
11""-'
"'
I!
~='
,
e.,
~
-" '-:1
-- :. .-_-'_,
-:;'.'.
-'~,|.";'
'r
_>'.
'-;
1;. .-;_
.L. .'
.,~,.
e~.-
-
I. -'
7. Zr.Bani;041:
that
SL5-JI31"8
"cork
1:
mrthidluand
that YUHLIQC
ooulnblanegoodlnthiaficld
d lfer aha
61'
oonocming
ma-um; 3@J'E
lulinp
l"3.POl1U.6L1
org -gdilu
{*3
9*/W1
{Nb"50m~aknonaoth1n
nzcmssrrmn
19- L!I BY
*"_:.1-/_J;$
~O]7lC8
-UNITED
s~i??1
GOVERNME
ES
?.;"_.{=.-i .4.$'-.
TO
*
MR. TOLSON
2.3*921I,~3
; Z <2';';.'_l
_"
/
I-.
"OM
L f?- 3$"~15 .
"";,
',
Mohr
/v'
tQ
Purse
:0
I>A'l'I=
6, 1957
Septe
//I- 4Tolson
"_r,"~:
_~~
r
rchols
'
,
lr
h
/
oardm
lI-JL! M H
-/ elmo
svnjncr:
EXTRASENSOR
_CEP'I
lON
Ho
Wronmnon
concsnmnc
4,-J
T
a
,
1
_:_/
~._..'I-'~_
_
_'
-I-'~'4"
-4-_
7q:';"-'
T
|Ned
e.
e._._..
Room
_
.~
William
A_._:F__E_<_>o
and
Railroad
Ohio
Chesape
emplo
7
- -= Richmond, Vifgihfafilaims
tohave special
abilityin
the field ofextrasensory i
T.:. F@:.~'._::.
* ;~_perception.
- demonstrations
His
been
have
witnessed
by two
Special Agents
of 92
:2
,__r;__ 5 gthis Bureau in privacy at American Legion headquarters, Washington, D. C.
:4
-2
_s.l;.'
g";Foos hasa 15-year-old daughter who, although blindfolded, can presumably read
I .___,
~11--.:_
1:
..
_"; =1
anything
-~,._'
Q3
I
>=;<'.
3,
-_; -. .perception
=background
r. person.
t_
_Richmond, Virgua.
y Intelligence
;
'
demonstrationsput
Other
by Foos,
reportedly
on Agency, the
before
Division ofthe Armyand theCentral Intelligence
have r '
read
newspapers.
This
yoimg&r
also
reportedly
can
documents
read
" ""*"_
have
'
enclosed
been
inabriefcase.
. 43s.!
Z;
1.: 5.-, ".-
I2.
'
,4 -_
2'...
U. . .
92
reflected
that a16-year-old
_.
Haccompany
=;;- ~_
.:~._.,_ '
""
him towitness
1957.
n D. C.
accompanied
Motel inWashin
_______ young
Foos girl
,;;._'
;. | 5performance
of blindfolded,
;,
3memorandum.
see.
the
also attended
was
le
as indicated
previouslythis
in
although suspecting
that some
trick wasbein
T-1;-.;."
l toT
'
~. .;
and
youngsteron
put
aratheramazing /5l""_
ean
blindfolded. J/.
y ._, J79
3
-3%
t
7,
T173134
AV
c-Mr.
Belmo5E-352
f-Q'O?~92
3
I957
Sc?
3
-'5
M13 iRahIP-_? ?"P92._
.'>
,'51,_;_"-._..;'_-1&#
''
'-'" '
" ' Jones
'
i.
I :1.
J. 5-.1"-J M D
'
<
4'
I !g,I. I 5
'
{92 EI
/Us
'
-_.
_ ,/''
_.1_
g ;__.______m__'
I 3- 3G 92. A
II
,/-
I.
. ~*~',.~.r=.-<**::-@:-:.~'~",~=~_-~
..
..
.
... *~'.t'-"-:"
. ..
~--..-.,-.. ~... - ~ '_'
-~.rir?'5"-*2
;.'%.-.'**~
1 !'E6:?&?!<*n<'~
'--.
,'. -'-?=2"-5';-'<.=.h'j'=2
1-,_-I,#'.--- 3~.!
~I;41;!-.:i
- ;-"-.=:;;',_=
v ,-.-.=~_.1._i.,
5 -.;4:.;'.__92
<_._ ' 1
-. ~,.=<.~'~==r:=_r:~'~':r*<:=rr
. - >'
-.
'
'
1'
_~ .
. _ .._
'
I . --.. - 2{j_|-._.__.,, " V.
,
"v
:___~,__
_'~
~.
~=
--, _-- ' V
>,'
" ~'
xv:
> .'~
-
i
92v92. '92
'
92
.1".
i
{'.-I-.-J"
- 1< __...--~_~_
931 .-.':'.-,'-1'
:-in
u_.=,*I I_ _::
92
Y
*1
.-'~'-iv.
v_;;_
M
._. .
4-a;_..;f.
' ;?*5" ._;'~.
. .,.
.''~.
92;:_.
>_ _-
.- -.._;
:~.-"x2; .~.~}.
-. 1
--~'S:-Z. -
Y.1
Memorandum
llr.
"~:;.92
l".'~
4f92
Q51 15-we
RE: EXTRASENSORY
~~;!"v
l"
,2"Zf -".'.-
Roach to
llr. Belmont
PERC.E'.P.TION
INFORMATION CONCERNING
J-
15
'_'
an
_~3 1
<
-~...
read material
strictly a
rumor which
and as for as
he has
whatsoever indicating
the claim
can read
that this
beyond a
brief case,
has been
been able
that such
could be
wall. Foos
, ___>=_.__
'
"
. I-__'
circu ating
this was
around the
Government
to establish,
there is
no basis
an act took place.
Foos has made
done. He
has also
stated that
qualifies these
statements with
a person
the
declaration in
that
order
to
do this,
additional trainiig
is required
9%
9is
any capabili
Wm .~
!~92/_':-..
i"52; ::' ?5 .92.;
.
-. .;
-1
yw
'7L-quite
certain
that
Foos
has
not
come
with
up
ich could
be of assistance to
U.
S.
intelligence.
"any
Be stated~that---CIA,":neve~rthe:Zass;
reports concerning
-cddit-ional
that he
would keep
the
Liaison Agent
advised regarding
any significgnt
developments.W
. 7"
- i-C--"'= -Oi
53, NdBwl
T '.":. r
. .'. -.
None.
your
For
information.
/
L-._._.i.
if Pf.
.-mg
'77: T?
1.3;
:-.v ~,-~-
J ,':.Y
.~.- ,_;zw
.,,
1'-"w
'
-Q
"4":-1, 7'-.7.
.._,
_.
~1-..
r_:
*
92
-'92
..
I
1In
.'1."_"
<
~
.
M.
-'
..N:- >-- ,'> 1
%_:.~'.~;;: "
,5 : . ''
-iv-'v_.. :4 _.|.:=..
92
,.
,5 ..
,-92.
r'='~'
ii '
125;?-;
,.~ -I
<7 -92'
1"
rgv--."
_>",}
Is92
_l92f;_;92
~~;;*'-'7-
.:_ vi..
__.. _
. "T
'_.'
._...;_ ,_._-._,--92
- '
~-.-
.__
._:',:-.33..
2;;-_'~
._._-;_ ;_.';-9
I 4 _'.1._"5_'-"_
.___v,_~
-_._,_'__
;;_--j_
-..:
; 2&1-.
,'=
v-;>
;;;_
!_:_4
2? .-_Z.5-,3::_=;: .,:;-_.;
_ ___
-'_;~~
V'
-_,.
_:.
.-- 0.-:~;-'
>4.-V
...__
:<..,.
..-;
:....-.
.."..: ......;-.~
:--.J1.-he-=.
m
'~~u.~ '...92
,;~'-ea-.-"J
.:925-a;'r~
.2.w;.4'A.nh2Q"J'I::&{$,
<;..;->-;
~:.
':3.".".-.-:&#
l;.....1-h>:Jl&
.V
>f*:i',*7.:.~ :
*'~n. ;- z~"Lv"":"-SM Q0
~.>g.~.:-s=:-'~'~'-3'1
-1
:--iii
>;= 2,
.-
1-_-.4
I.
-:.';_-'4. -;
~_-U 0
e
Ci
DO-7
-.__.
Z'._ "-"- hf
__
Q
J.
I'Z~',g'
: FROM
'$
."
TO
_.-. __q
OFFI CIAL
INDICATED BELOW
BY cm-:c1<
MARK
Mr. Tolson
______________ v!Z
"?
,_ _._.i
K
Mr. Mohr
!
Mr.
Parsons
>4/'
Mr. Belmont
rl/
M1 . Callahan ______.__________
_._ .-.
_-..
__...__.
4- Mr. Malone .
ML
_____
" "'
- ___ ;_ -I2
'- "'.'. I- A
1;
L. _.v_., ..
?"a'3
J;
.'
Mr. McGuire
______.____ _____. 4,
___'_92
._
.9
1
~-92
-'-;"l'i:" =51
!"
V
>%
'
Mr .Trotter
-'
Mr. Ingram
Miss Gandy
'=*
_____.._...______._
' _,.._..
See Me
Note and
Returri -
Prepare Reply
For Your
Recommendation
_____
What are
the
facts? ___i_____
Remarks:
I.
#54 .2".
_5 _: =7
..- _1
1.17. '
-I 1
.- _ '
-1
R 'Fl>_&Zv
_;';<.
'
-1-"Q
.'92
';*.5r4" ;g :i --i.-"I-'.4_2}';
.1 ;-'1"-.- W
-92:
'-'.','.'.
._ ,',
_ 92-.
~ I
'*
NCLOSURE
Rcozzf Z3
/0%
--1-_..I
-~+ 5.
.-
49'
macro-n-Q -4.1;
JUL 141950
'
0- .,.. .
:v_>_.{_
3-___
I
-ii...
.- ' "
{?'.'_I".1<'.
_:,92:/--i;
at
L3
.'.-1.:
..
33?
"--._.,-".15
..'_'-."
,3..'
s;
$1 I.
0
~92
..
.[ . -..
.-1.1;:
#='w:I
'1
J-
=z%~: $
0
;'
I- ll-4.
.. . 1
-I _ n
-. .,.
-UNITED STATES
" "}.".~NMENT
W_" _
, Memoranm
1,/
T0 ID.J. Parsons
7:
3. 1
..'--_..
4v
TE:15
~7W1
1950
1- Parsons
'
/-
1-
Bglgont T.
.n<><=m_
ll-laboratory-~
- Branigan
G :,
- .,_,_,.._92
/'I}8
'
s92.
1- _ "1
sUB]c'r:
BY__JiIlVD-READING!
7. sz=rmr;
'6
._..4
.4 UG'
ke___
I"
mom
:A.H. Belmon
V
/=> I 7i"
rs
ARTICLE Luv
f'1Er_v__ ;tg121_&f_.I0Q,1
-. ;_ '
?;92l<
, ;.-1--_i./
_-Ige,._4;!aY5
JwvE.14 1960,.
'
;-.;,5.
,_ .-'*.-.1
' nzsczzzfmwovs
- .E'SPIONAG.E'--2-//-J -<51-bi
__ I
-:_._ __,;
E-;a -,;;;=3
92 0EX1l
f3 to:.~@15/~
13?4.
g p
This
memorandum
is
in
response
the
rector
inquiry
!92__;~L;
:- concerning newspaper
a
column
relating to the useof mentaltelepathy
;.-.
1 .=.{_1,.-_
.'1-92-:..'.'1
55.3:-"'.'f'_?.
'
.. ..;
.- ."" Q
'
-7- ; "
" .-ea
.,.-~ ,.",,1-~.~:--'-'
_
,.
._1 92'-_1'__.
.
-'..r1.".
- , .r_.;,_':"
La
5'
4.
'1"";'Z'.
carried a
column
by RuthMontgomery "Spying
by Hind.-Reading!in which she stated the
Army Intelligence Service wasconducting researchexperiments in
mental telepathy. She speculatedthat the ultimate achievementwould
be
to
of plotters
I
"receive" thoughts
$0
th-i8?
a
.,
lg , M7Lieutenant
Colonel Lee
Martin, Chief
of Investigations,
E -:.;.;,;
.0,
<~' "
&P"" ssist
Staff
. I.
desert
erticle.
a contract in 1958
-_.
-...
extra sensory
perception; however,
the
res ultswere inZo6uElusiv
agent that
/eh:-'"
the Army is
conducting
no such project as
He
did
state
that
52
S.
U. Air
Force had
and 1959 with the Bureau of Social Science Research,
~opinion
e.
_.._~
Our Laboratory
experts advised -- that informed
at the present time
is that
there is
no basis
in
scientific
science for
Ithe
validity
extra
of aresensory
perception
described
as this
inarticle.
Itis
true, of
course, there
some areas and activities
of the human
;-;. H
'~- 'n
-1~_.
mind which
have
years serious
the purpose
not been
explored or
scientific study
of explaining
completely understood.
In
recent
these
little-understood
functions of
the mind.
he could
perception.
eclaimed
he could
teach_people
a paper
tzread
which
w
&:~:;:c.Bv
"- '
"
,.
I

teach bl
H
ind persons
to see
through the
use of
extra sensory
::'::I:_
_.
A 1-2.4-.'z'
__3_ __,_$l03
6 9
;'?:i.7:;;
1rsI. Q.
- 4.A.-.-'.
- '33
="'
gt
'~'*
L"-13-'..'<4'
,~.-,'<.. _-,._-
EM:---'.s;'
.;,'~:_;=_.;.-.-_>l
av--;.: 1; ;
gs-F4;-1;
;E
'13,-;'f3
; '- '.1: =
~ n;,_~
X',;==~."'t
,92:,=-N
-9:.-;"
..RL
:_~a~ZA92'92, _-
as _,
tQ
:-.-.t:
"3:43I:":I;
'.
s.
'
'
7
.,
193.9
-:15
r=_;3,::~.~
av
,ble5."'
~ - .,
-
.'
ci
1 ~~--1
.-..- .._
40
I ~'Oli veutl.
Vl
..<.
-5*
..,;_. I
. -~
_;
___
. _.
_
-|. .gt __'
;_
, 'p.C2.J-6..'i/4Z, ,_g;-
Spying ind-Retailing!
bygglg 5f;-1?
' .
.,_ .
. VyBy
aura
MONTGOMERY
',,
a
_
'Wasnmomn:
Intelli'1 he'Army
gence Serviceis beginning to thoughtthat by turning a dial in his.
- Who
at the
turn of
the century
_..,.9~;_,
FY
-_. f~-1-.
-.'
'-.' f
..g~
conductln
--,4
research
~
experiments
menin
1&1 telepathy.-a1w=1-
=2.':-,
44
L 92
IQ!/.
92:- =. __
l-_.__
-__,_ 3
"-1. _Z
=,'__ ;
F-:~>?_
-: _
=-3? ti
~'.~':=_3
T.:_- T;
.;I>;'92--av
A-V'__ 0:.!It-5 ..
"'
T15 ,-As."
aball
game
y. ~.",
,
ever known,
but perhaps the most neglected phase"
of science is the probing oi
the
sub-.
conscious mind, and the possibilities
.
3-_-;-s
"-1
enemy camp.
-..
-The
achievement would
be
The 20th,Century
has witnessed
such
92
_s-
anew
-U.
S. spies seated
comfortably inWash-7
ington couldpick upthe dastardlyplots
"
How manyin the 19th Centurybe- that Communist big-wigs were hatch-'
"3725?
lieved that man could y, not only ing behindlockeddoors
in
the Kremlin.
above, the clouds, but at aspeed exAt
least
we can dream, can't
we?
"92~:g~
ceeding that ot sound?
_
_
I
'..'~--"
_.
"~- .3: f?:f.-,'92'r.-.:._i-'1
J8.U
.1.
~-r-~
. .._=
y-n='92~:--:-
'
= :_"~.-;-Z- ._' r.~-:. - a .:'.>,*.'@n
.-
..
."
I.
-~
-_,_
-
,r
" 511'
qr ~. :
f<
1
'3
,.n.1.
-_.,;-t~~4.";.'_---92
_-72'.."5
-1'_{{-.l ._
.i_..__
~3_.r_,
-,.'192.-;-;'-Q ;
$921,;
.1", .1-_.
-,_-92-_:_-=.~a
"-!5"" 1~. .
0r!l0vu4lOunn0.lO
:_
_ -__._~_._
l !,
r
53 __ '
. UNITED
STATES
cgi;-1~i;N'r
rkgi-I',f-5-,=
4:
I fl
$u~';:,,n
1
Ew
Y _1
._
____
ii-.
. 'Memorandum
,5"
:'
Mc oulro
-rozlr.
Tug
:7/15!
f".;. .1-'_
g5;
=n.'92116/28/Ob-D
M.,
._I - ?,_
I
?." .'I
____________
'_
UI
'
g FROM
1B.
J.
,_v_
_._-........-
nn._____.
5.35-.."11"Vrsi2I""92--'
.. _:.'
17'9"
I
SnoII-_-_
i_- ~
,5
Q
6
;_-,//-.5.<f_/_b1
A
,, sun]!-:Cr:
RASENSOBY
PERCERIIQK
ESP!
b 1;,
W
P
~'__
_.
::._
:_.._.-
BYNOPS
IS:
'
13.- <
Laboratory
there
not recognized
by
faculties"
-.- ,3-,
-=
Lb
Director
has commented
about
studies in extrasensory
Duke University.
Experimental work in Parapsychology
-
perception
at
_ _,. .
.,
-=:>-._l'_~
.-.{_.
.~
- ,~ "'
.
mdern
and
physiological
psychological
and precognition
have
been
investigated
using
special ESP card*decks.
lvgi Experiments
devised
for purpose eliminating
pure chance as causative
evidence_supporting
ESP.wScientists_generallY_critical
of
'
seedoffactor
evidence and methods.
Belief
in ESP has gained little
acceptance
psychologists
and
fails
test
of common
experience. _59J2
-
I ltamong
DETAILS!
r 2- 8
~.',
<1
.';~. -__lj
=-."..'-.'5ET
92'.';:.:' -'-,
.,- ':.~_.=_-',.
University
,~,,
Y". : ._._.'
The Director
has noted,
"I
that
at
Duke
article
1.!
__...
_ -1
.
heM
~_
.|
__.... _,
- Ii
dated
"Spying
by
June 14,
have been
...._
,.~. e
_
~f.:?
[of
reported
considerable
experimental
work
in
the
field
Hcriticism
inlearned
circles
since
publication.
b']Q/
:.._-Ml,
..,.
.
A .-'/-_..
. J11?"
"-'
"z
175:
$~
of psychical
____
1960.
psychological
research.
His experiments
give
sophistication
but
the impression
of
have received
continuous
and severe
scientific
opinion."
The
function
of
this
research
is
by
human
to collect
either
,<
/~
;cu.
opposed
to
The theory
results
of
not revealed
sensory
mechanisms
than
those
described
in
modern
textbooks
of
psychology
and
physiology. i:;_QLEa$;:
I/CD
63'B
B
6JUL191'
'
141950
13-F::>'
i__.;.f;.Ii.7;
_.-3.51 :-:3
4'>'._
'a_-}.
'
~.',
other
'-V".:.'~;.;
'5.-4;-'1
-j. ,. 5', -1
1":'~i-::_"_>'
:3;-_
;:=:_;;.
92
I{fig_;
5
:;;;~E:.
,-fa."
.-.~.-;-..,
__,.._;
.
_- . , ,_ ,
.-..,-~_~.-._',-__,~__-__.-_-__
1,,-_;-;-_..
~.--. ,-~_-4-1.-.~.-'
_.92_-,,-. 92
.,.=__.
.
.<"'_ '
I
. -.._._'92 -"~-.~-.
.. .,. .._-_=_
-~. .- - ~--..--:1---._.:.
,-.-~~
. ..3.-.~
'.-.-'~1.r.---3-=.'---~-.'
*;-.--.-.'..'--.
.,-..~..,__...5-'
" -_-_'
..-.__-_
---1~ -.-';':.-1
--,,'
,-.5
1.~-_" -';!~'I
-_;_.
-I-/_v '..
.1',
~2_' ,_-1'.
--.._'_-1--_'
'.', ,1;
;- 9..--;~92'
~_y92.~_'-1
--_'.Z-".
~_92'.-'.
~- -,,~.'
_-=',_.iP"i.
=_ "" '
.i,"__4:.;::_-..~-,-_.
- _-.
5~".=.:
,'_. ''
~-.92,,.,
._ .1,
.-51?
;
.1._.
.k:_."-"-_.'.=1.j';:-.-"
"-'<'=.':-"."4_-~'-'}_".
,-:
,-_5-*_
-.
3,:
,1'.-,~:Z
;-:~l'-/~-'1
{.:F?
{Y1
_'-Y.--=
~.
-.92.".+==
;"3-:1
.""-.--L'-.~";";:~
.
:.--I".
.
_,
"
,;,
,--'-.'_~.,
_
_-:,
1,;
-1.
---_,v.,__','J
:_'_92~-.~<,
;_,-,~~;
;_-,;.
-f.
__-,,_.'
~
-,3--.._',',
',<$
-_92,-'
-.
'
.92
;:'-1-."
._;.;,1*
~~-.-1+,
_>..:>.*
;-~:.;__-1,
.--__
..Q->....'.~iL
.'_7..
.'Z.'.
.;:.';....4.~92
..1""":'.-'..~i..~r
.--m
"nu "*1
n4.J_ "4.- .9. -'.i.-;--.'..'_-I-4:~'~
n...~';./.-..92..-.
.2" gt;
an-Gv
--e. GvhhzBi.%kL.
.--_'-L.
I-|.;..'..92c.
F-._:'
;
- 43.%..*;"
0
.'-".!=.":
3"
4-
1,32 2 .
.? E'?- xiv!
_.~;f;_~;;
-;_.::-.
'
} .?,':;
.92...1 !
Re: Extrasensory
Perception, Information
Concerning
T4
,:.-.-= ,
.1
._-.1
92
demonstration m
most
s inblunt
his
questioning
in attempts
Foos wasquite
ll
..
enclosed
in abriefcase or readingthrough the
walls orfa room. He claimed,
-vi
92
N, -7.~-A
..~-5...
,-'~_
performed at
alater date. Mr. Foos spoke
continuallyof
learning the principles
Ihowever,
of
extrasensory
perception
constant
through
reading-of-the
-Bible".--~He
tobe anatheist in
his beliefs. Mr. Foos hasappeared before
medical
." 92
'r' . -C
Richmond, Virgiia.
He has
never
charged
r
v"92
~_ '.
-- --.=~'.
'1:5:1-=-'~:
-'.'.'
L-',.'_..,'2'
''
." " .
."f "Iii
admission. He
is,
however,
hopeshead.
to
-.,
demonstration, requested
astatement indicati.ng that his
invitation was
refused
for
that
_ .
daughter This
obvious reasons.
Mr. Foosdid not
know at
the time
that
g,
F
'
B7 &
bythe FBI.
was
employed
57,
of course,
is something
our work
but we should
av
I
._: _'
-K
v_.'-. ---4
~_..92
own interests.
It is
believed
demonstration asput on by Foos, his daughter, and theyoung boytraveling with them.
'.L",v-5-/_z.-J
ACTION:
aC
;-:'s1'f.'='1
~.. ,%r
-='.
'4-'1-1
--.
.1
v'92
rs:
T.f;".''
Q
3!
should attempt
.9292.._ J.
.1
1:,
, ._>
21:1:'"?'. -.
-""1
Y4
:1 *1
r>'';
n '<;'.4.;
N.__
7.A
,;';'b
1;I,"'~I-ff}
; .~*;i?-1;:-;=.
1"..~. _ ;.'f,~._,...__
F -3;-If:l.,{f .
..-=..''-3;
srunuorumux kl
}":92;'-3;
.3 -"Tx
_ _.J
_ O]7 ZC6
-unrrznig G0VE}lNM
ges
,_
[Hf =
ro
Hr.
A.H.
Belmon5}'
/7 nun: Septem
19
raw
=llr.R.Roach
R.92 P- ," K
?.
.s
.- I ,
.- u
. -__.. ,
:5V .'.
.<*
,=:
QJ
5"BJF
PERCEPTIDN
!'=
- "'Q
INFORMATION
"_ coycmwrzvo
AJ qzrzm
,_.s M
,='92'*l71~".L
92
L;
Boar
man__.___
4-~'.-.
'5 -1:9,"
~;;.._i.
..__
llosen_i_.._
Tlmm -
llr. Tolson
dated
September
6, 1957, concerning William
who has claimed to have a special ability
in the" j ield
sensory perception.
The Liaison
Agent
has
been
;:m_-,
A. Foos l le.
om:
of e.1:traP 4'"-
in contact
with
agencyls
or comments
observations
concerningwhich
demo
the Central
4
.
5
1
Intelligence
Agency
CIA!.;for
/t t.
6
'1
._$
_I
On Se tember
1s 195'?
/~
/_
P
:
J
f
Q
that
he
had
been
designated
his
by
agency
to
coordinate
all
ormation developed concerning Foes demo tions
and to follow A.
any reported
developments
significance.
of
tated
that
as
far

as
his
agency isconcerned
Foos has
not
come
1any
new or
revolu-
ltionary development
and
his
claimsto certain
performances
in
the field
of ezctrasensory
perception
iiinitely
denot
have
been
supported-b
fact
__..,- 1
, ..~;~_'._
.. .,-.Jf-_ _., :5
or evidence.
According to
demonstra ' her ability
of blind
Foos is
1
.r-fl
','r_
1i
I
"25
u --
P~
01- Q .
-__-_ _
pr
T " Y
5. '
-
in A
while blind-
daughter
see
by topinpoint whic
vision."
is of shis daughter
the opinion
that
Foos is using a blindfold material
permi
to
have
u
consider
lestated
area
of that
vision
through
a tiny
aperture
the
in
blindfold
cloth.
it was
interesting
to
note
that
Foos
has
,
permit anybody
to place
any
daughter's eyes
and the document being
the daughter
is able to readto
certain
her eyes but when the same materi.al is
kind of
a shield
between
his
read.
He
further stated
that W
extent while
the
blindfold is
on
laced
d
we
t,
she is
un ble
tre danythin
. I997}
L ,1cLAsS1F1fI~>cie1
pQp3,Nm&@
01
I
H
,lZ
U/I
According 0- he has
conductede so
researc hi field?
and stated
that with
proper training
a person
can have
a
large
figeld
of <95
sides of a blind- /
fold disks
or
which
might
be placedthe
over
eyes.
also remarke
t
hb'l
that although
_z_>a_
cl aims
0'
ave an
a
i i yt
field of
e:::trasen'ory perception
ehimsel
0ftr
a
iu
nothers
in the
g
do any o the
things
which
his roteges
can
do3: ! 63
. _@,lW7
%& ;f'
/-_ ,-,..
used his
daughter
of reading
o which
raises
a
question regarding
the possibility
that
'_
using nothing
more than a trick
b cleverly
permitting his
5
refused o
-_
Foos has
rtain
amount
folded. stated
that
Fooshas insisted
on using
aparticular
type
to
le
t
92
4 __ ~ -92_-,-_,-'
i.":~?
.'-~
-'
P"--~"-1__
~.
.,m'<
I
..__
92
Axv,. -_ .._
._.__.;
4....-'.-.<
-,_'_,
-35';-'7
1
, 3'1.
.- . .1
-.
~.
ii
.
{5/13'-.7<'
.--~,/
92F..'
J
v.v.'1<.-:'
aw .
r;f:J3<!E
..2'1
..,,-2- ?-.
' ~;"%?;'>'
-,-,T=~
; " .!:."-:-,'
%2a1
1
,,:< -'<v"'_:_
1,1
5.:
;_'="1"~3:'{'92-1
-_
-31"'1?
j"..S.-}_-';'.*5.<'
,. , _ ..,
1-'.
r.}_'
*5
..
~.
3 .'<- . ,. _-. _ .,v._~
-*_ v
_-:~ ,,-..'-'.
'2'
_
_,-_~_ -3.-_,:~>-H
___"~'..
_ H; ___-_;.-.;~::.}_-.-.
_
v:_. ___,_
__#21
..
nQ
3.
.-
_- I;
. -. ..
pa; --:
'
92L_ 2
F?
if
2;
_
Q
4;_ I
__ ...
lemorandum
to Ir.
Re:EXTRASENSORY
63-4036
Tanm
PERCEPTION
1|::;..<;:,:
ll
HF?
f- . -
cent responses
twoiper
and
seven
per
cent
faet,
92 92
"92r
-. ; -J"
expressing
that it
most
profitable
ventures
for
an opinion
is alikely
anyone
gifted
ACTION:
4
__....~
. -_ _
__,
r__.
!_-.___
wu-_.--Q
.-.3.--<
;W
f= 1r'*?-
,_:y,
1.. ,
I
-.'/.-,1
'
"2-..1:5 .
- None.
I
For
information
only.
b"r0 92V
ESP is
an established
Ninety-one
aremote
possibility,
impossible
or an
objection
against
belief
in ESP powers
not produce evidence
for
telepathy,
For example,
stock investments
should
powers.
'
':- Z
J
that
possibility.
with
these
so-called
W.
n
%
R
9
O
E
E
D
__f
L
it
1_L
Q
.___
E
_
__
____
_L __
C
"_
F
U
E
A
R
U
_
B
;____ e __
Q_
{92
_
%92
E
N
L
F__
.O
N
N
w
T
E
C
U_
S
_
M
R
E
5______;_92
S
'
5...
_:
h___
_L_?:_
_~_____;'T_:_
M_
__k_
2"_:_
____
_'
_N_~__.
ax
___
h____H'h_
ya
_%W
%
J_
__,____H_
L
""__
lyhl
___
__
_
i_
__
.I __i_____3_
_._U___n_
___t
__g?pkLM_;__"_%
r___um__,__n~__W__;{_~
__
Lg
_H_W_'_
_ ___w__~
_M
Nw w_~__M___ Mw"H___~W_ _MW____iM_
A__
__4
E
'__W__ng____$
_
V
:*_
a__{
'
'_-_&__
_
_ti
_ E;__
k
h__
13", 7 _...
E "J
-"""I.'-
9:
u-1.;-"1'
1:
-0,
. -'
if -Y'.{r -"'1'
i;~;*
92-'
-..-'-92'F.
II~
{;I-,*Z:=:
"'3-2
-';-?i ti -'
H_
_..___ _i.'___~_...___,
,._._.;._~_-_._,;, _~,_,_,_,-_._,.;,g
;",1-,.;__-_-.;.'.~~.|.-...
_-.~z>.-"s:-;~;u~u2.&;*u'
-..
;as-g~|u>:aIA~9219-u.a:.: %<$::92.w..;;-1n;r;~
.-...__
5$='&iF~Z
_.-is .Hemorandum Belmont to Parsons
BY MILE-READDVG! "
W-'3
=1 Re: "S.PY.UVG
~
5?;
'ARTIULE'
"DEW YORK
IN
JOURAEIIL A!lE'R.1"6'A1V"
,
~
A
-;
4
JCUE 14,1960
'
"'
l
/A"
4
.4
_r
..mi,
'~
1'1.
__
4'
,."
.31" V
an-3.
5|
:_ .
the value of h
A CTION:
For informat
-T
.--;-_
. "''
rt: 1.
r"
-r 92
his work.
ion.
y92*>iM.*=1+
Q
"5,/bat
"a- __'
..-A _.
nl
J
".- ..
i
5'4
"
-...i.
""
<:- '.=
V
*L0
;-- 5
- 1 1.,. '!
1 . .
P71;'
92'
I f_
, .--.-/fl.
',-';
.:1/'5.
'
! $4.14": -'.'='v..
<.":.
.92'
.,-_..;_9
.5
-1.
-av
2'
0
._.__,.~1- ...-.-_._
-
to
. L
-.a-I--.4-5.-'
.'
'
.1-
'
>:..,-4.;
.__.
,_..-~
.
nu: osscnmlon
'
-00
Y
. ;I'
-,.
Q
?
2.
BUREAUFILE
5
it
s
""
i
Q9
-
_ IQ
-susasof
1!
=1G
92
4
O
-qr
f
I.
"s_
35?
74
4-4:
P
1
.
{.|.'~..
,.A
5
Q
I
-1
Q4-.
4
>
-I
Oa
_.
'
-
'SERlALS
,
_.
'
_
..-
i
_-
I
.
J
92
<
omovui
vow
v4o_
I0
.
"""
- '
uurrsnsrxrsso092mvxsm"
'
. 1'
Mh
'
_i..
ula
. Memorandum
T
Mr.
- McGuire
_J
1>m= 10-5-so
_
DeLoac
,,,
mm
= M,W!
--_~__-_
s
.> '
SUBJE
u
-I.'1._
.1
I;92__.
_ .. _
_..;5_
.~
9 er la
"
_Q it 2.1! _o92IlllQiUi.U
'_
___
.- - .., '-._.
.q._qnr,-,-.
i,-1;~i~'~~V
- _,_
-z .
-1!-:~
' '
@@c-
L I il|92
~92l;
PEREP'1I1:I-
t _
.C
wan
_.
Te
m__
'
lnqmm_____.
Gcndy_____
-<=_13_It!%Il1i!_9AS- IS
Byldetter
toDirector
9-2'7-60,
attached,
Edwin
D.Krell,
midwes
in
t g 0 d o an articl e
correspondent
fo
ell Publishing
gm_pa__1_11,,
advisedheis plann
concerning
parapsyc
0
ogyin criminalinvestigation.He noted
that
muchhas
appeared
in newspapers
on
this topic inrecentmonths,butin checking
into the .
situation
hefoimd
no
evidence
to support
the contention
that
mediums
haveaided
policein solving
crimes. Krell feelsthe
public is entitledtothisinformation
and
requested
a statement
fromtheDirector
onthismatterforuseinthearticle.
-Krell
mentioned
GerardCroiset,1a
Dutch medium,whoreportedly
relatedwhathappened
to JudgeJoseph
Crater, whovanished
in NewYork in
1930.
. __~,_.
A.
- -
Krell also made reference to Peter H1:-kos, also from Holland, who in J921l1
,
1960,madeheadlines
whileworkingontheCarrollJackson
familymurder
case.
a suspect
John
caught
by
theFBI.
'
Q pg-_.
Atwell Tarmon!
i_
'
'1
1,.
1=1~*:-'
i
Dr.
F.
In conducting
researchin this matter, Krell advisedhe contacteda
4
...- .--1:
.
,
.-.;>-w
-_.,_-.
_~
92."." ..
-. _."_,,
conclusionthat the judiciary authorities and the police derive any bene t from the
4.
.
a.. .
l _I41~";vu_92sc
<.
-/.
other
justify the
Iintimations
of
clairvoyants.
Dr.Brink
also
quoted
aletter
from
Scotland
Yard:/&
"SofarastheLondon
Police
areconcerned,
wecompletely
ignore
anything
put
forward by clairvoyants in the course
of
criminalinvestigation."
mroamvriou
m
I 3 _Q;
ggzf
,3
the 1930's,
andtheyhavecarriednumerous
favorablestoriesrelatingto thework
of
detectiveandjuvenilemagazine
'
q-..,.'
.' the FBI. Dell publisheswell-knownfashion,--beauty,
~._._-,
We haveenjoyedfavorablerelationswithKrell andhe has written someexcellent
articles aboutBureaucasesbaseduponinaterial furnishedto him. His articles
1_Miss
Gandy i
nc
osure
17OCT
141960
'
-7"
<*
I0
_..~._........_.._. _._...,__-.._ .-,_..=.._..-.|.-J_lI;Q44|A_92> <-~14~
~---'
'
aj < ;- _'
ah ._-.
,_.
5
'
~ "
I..
'
"M1"
av. .
-92~
*1
~
Jones
to
DeLoach
Memo
Re: Statement
by DirectorConcerhing A
Extrasensory Perception
'
.-v
F"-1
F5 .
.~.'92l'_
,._- -.
Zw. --0 I
|~-.__
,__ . 4-_y_I
.
bf
._ I
:
-:- ~ X
10:
_
_,
.___
__
__ ,5
_-. .
1'~
'
".'.
ca. _',
_
CorneliusVan
Der
that
Peter
;r-*
magazine articles
thathe
has assisted police
departmentsmany
in
countries
in
stantiateany
of the
claims by
made
Hurkos
concerning
solution
the
crimes.
of
. .7A'I ;.
at St.Elizabeth's Hospital,
Washington, C.
D. , advised the
Virginia State
Police
VSP! that
he planned
to
bring Hurkos Virginia
to
and
Maryland
to
observethe sites
__i-i
Y
92-'. -
where the
bodies of
the Jackson
iamily were
found. Herequested that
the VSP
allow
Hurkos
the
opportimity examining
of
the
clothing and
other physical
evidence
inthe
case. VSP
felt ihqwould be
subjected
to
public criticism whether
they agreed
or
declined participate
to
and
nally decided
to allowHurkos to
examine the
material.
The Director
noted:
am
"I amazed
that VSP
the would
participate
inanysuch
circus. "
a3
Riesenman and
Hurkos
contacted
the
VSP on 6-7-60,and spent
about
a week
workingnn
the Jackson case,
asaresult of which
the Director
commented:
l He
We
should
sure
beHurkos
isn't
in_ any
case
injected
which
in have
we-- jurisdi
isacomplete fraud,"_
_._i..:_.
-as1" "
r -rs->;; 1:
"1.-"Z?-'4
. _,..,.,
.4, .
- 1:"
_E
.3
Lb
-H
__5
_,
_A. -31'
1-t__,,. _ ..;
5,, .:;_
.
-.'
-A
entitled "Telepathist
Says He
Can See
Killer" whichrelated that
Hurkos stated
he
knew what
the murders
looked like
and hoped
"soon" to
turn over
to police
iniormation that
would solve
the case.Mr. Tolson
commented:
connected with
thegreat
Interpol."
0-27510-8174!
arti 1titl
-The Director
noted:
"Just
"This screwball
is
how silly
can one
get."
t th
Ar
Inteflignlce
in
Seervice
bgntal
tele
ath
and
Zxtgasensory
ere<?etio!g.en&
atzuired:
there
"Is
to
thisg"
Curthe
Laborato
loolged
theingo
matter
andas
ermined
there
is
no
has
s
in
science
for
of
extrasensory
perception
described in the article.
-3--
v
j._.... -. _.._ _.
4
I
---~ ~
e-
' . '
-z
'< v
r 4- ~~;-~_A........_,_LA--__
___.4.__l._-_~-._.41_.- 4;La..~. ..>..L,. I
1.
Z-_-i
,
.-- 2?
"~..
'
~-'
'
The
Director noted:
some
The Laboratory
extrasensory
-I
_.__4-._f
in extrasensory
perception has gained little acceptance among
~'*A ;._.
'-'7
and
fails
the
test
of common experience. 3-4036-10!
I: '1
It a-_ I.
a:..
92 _.-1'
.
~i-"~><----'
"
RECOMMENDATION:
psychologists,
92 I
the Director
criminal cases.
.- .
.
7'-4.:r=--I-r
'|-.'
~3,:; . -.~
5.4..
.
@1145
92/It
92*>92
'
R !,> .
-:
JS--'*.1:2!
4v "1
1""--92:
-3
*-.=,;~._.'.
,'._
v
-.;; < .;'_
A:--.1,j.=.-.
-"."
1"
'.
__ ~_-1.-._1._..
~!
'~t
',. =' <_
..~ . -='
pm-;-.->5
'4 -.
..55
-52
->........
4
i
.1
;:;_" -E
4,05--n<_v:.;
,$i,~q-%_
-
-a
Y
92
'
-. ~ _
..
' |
'~
rm, 1 _
- '
' -
'
' ; - "--.>-2;
.
..___...A_..._.__
1-..7
_- -.
"4
'
I
~.
u_
- .
H7 .
'.
. . r .-1
. 1 "'
'
I I.
.,_
.'
I , , _ -___..._e
_ __ ,_,_, ., i
-, -+5-~
e
e _ 14.-1 A
g
G
'
'
,-
n1
I '
a ~<.
;. 92 '1
I Q
I
,
.,
I 92
.; .
1 3 QI
L -_
'
Q
I!
P
v
92
0'19
Rev.
10-1-64!
qi- --
?+$e$E$PQn
<=" "y
N
~-V.
..-. . -._
_.
$30
imiem
1 4/i;IkAlIPl-cebep
_;
, / "'
may
WILLIAM
upwwnzx
Y
notion
future,
evterygiolle
depart
-~
-...,l-__..
_
the
meatin thelandwill aveextra -sensory
perception!
.__3_A
veteranof 38 rearson the
"""*"
* "**"
'
Iorce.
he
'
DmuX4.
'
n 4 '?
. -LA"..
his 6401
bu-thhr
4Dar.
.4..4...~
New
York Pollcean t.. o
.reaus,
101- 18.
years-longer
J.-
""-A
'
-_ 1 . '
' 5-._"'l"___:{,g_
.
'
_ ',__.
_, _ -__
on4"
d today. I '
. -.
5 _'
;
-: _'AIter
I retire.I nth! write
I book on ESP.
he
nhl. It
92:.r1?_'".'"?%
92
" "_ "'
has providedmuchlnlorna al
. pollen all
ills! ll 00~""
I '*'
1.141 ~43-_
...:
92
1
.
92.s:~- '
-
mlssnm mm
_
=~
1 !
3 .I,"=*-"-r
26- '
~_
- 4
"'.L;'ta3=a m; -Ienlonbllce
.1->~//
lure
nu whp
_mmmc..'
br
iigeiiterz
. wu_.-:_,q..-,_'.i'
=n ,-L. -.__@J
'Jll'1I-.,
~,< "
oallnherself
'0
Jivch
.;i"- $3
'0!
her advice.when
'-bickhlaltimqu
_
_
Y.
<;'3;;-""'- t - a
-'
._nelihbbroelhr
r
'
- -.._T-.
F: *'
I .'
km.-3'"
"'
girl ya I0
='
e
. J '
- ":?'_e
'
er use dirt
.492_..= -~.-:,,
:.~-~n'
./,
'_
. -zxa
'
_" ="'"~?. I;;-'1-rehlrvayknt
.
, -...F~
-. :__ .
._
..... ....,,_..,.L.
7-v<~-~'-_--~o92
;- -.'[1_-1"
<e
b '4,2,=He;z
I911 !" _
__I...---"""'
ch
~.xsr mi
nu!
e "lhape._B
335%
.-
an
-5!
Y1 But
echoolvproblemsme
6111111 ."
iii -
Gale
->
@<===Per
Q lahan
/I
.
T25?/3%?
Evans
7
!":!*'t""P=I..PI'~
goth!
:*@1Ilh'lb1s'
en
e!-r
uh _1
Tolson
Belmon
r
Sfrllivun
T-3%/el
____..__
Trotter
Tele
Room
A___
Holmes
_Z._-1-
T, _
!. ~-, 51- ."..y_~<"'
-.
:' -:' "Z'. .
=1-1.;
r,, -,5-.-.,&.
r;
71;-_<.':._..
i;
;,.= -..~..
r_~..;-,11'
a92.@,;'
1
-:|*>v-'..
0
I-'.',v-_.
~ii 1". 13
V.
v
_.6_T._.__.
--:92=;.
9292
!'--.
.43_;;~;
I1".
_-Q;
92
11J ->
I
1.
""<"::;
~s.--av,
"r
,!.92'.~..;1r
'
v'92
;_=v;-3"?-*
p.:-,.4?. -1
.s.~-o..
,< ,_
" . |
--_
f
L: .
' As
.1
Y-. ..._ .
-,
,
* .'.
...
.
.I
Memorandum to
Ir. Tamm
Re: EXTRASENSORY
PERCEPTION
63-4036
.
The principal
lines
the most
directed for
of investigation
in parapsychology
studying_supernormal cognition,"
part in
is knowledge
shown by a"percipient" receiver!
I which
he
has no natural means
of knowing.
of matter
are
that
concerning
These include
such
.'.
I "
debatable phenomenon
as: telepathy,
supernormal knowledge
derived
_---a
.-><__from
anothers
mind;
clairvoyance,
all
manifestations
of
supernormal
. _._.
.~ -Q.-:-=. 4
knowledge, not
in
the
mind of
another person,
without the
intermediary
9. : =:';"1. . -"4
: __-. ,
of==-.=
sensory
information;
and,
precognition,
supernormal knowledge
of
=":'.=='-:
'
'5
3, .'/J!
future events
that can
neither be
percieved sensorily,
inferred
" 4.
92
rationally or
brought about
deliberately. Because
these
modes
of
perception arise
spontaneously from
life experiences
of certain
persons
_
.._.,
,3
only,
the
elimination
of
fraud,
collusion
and
other
sources
of
error
"
re.-:._.;a
.
8
-'-;<
_-.
..r'
'.",.'92
,- _':-'.
are
uncontrolled
and
;-;-.:
.-_-'Z_:..1_'.'
experimental
techniques
--;./1' '- Z;
uncontrollable.
presents difficulties
The devising
Laboratory experiments
Clairvoyance
in twenty-five.
Aspecial
Tests:
If subject
not explainable
i --.l
Er?
:4.
face up
! Open
arow.
in
dealt, subject
-_> ;
Top card
dealt and
ESP card
deck of
isused
cross, circle,
for correct
guesses of
consistently averages
by mere
latching Test:
Complete ESP
decides which
is then
phenomena
each of
five different
symbols
and asquare!.
The
probability
results are
of objective
to establish
reality of
these
mental
not met
in accepted
psychological research.
five cards
star,
wavy
cards is
above one
chance.
lines
five
in five,
symbol matches
placed below
symbol on
top card
guessed symbol,
and so
of deck.
on through
the deck.
. -I i
-
Blind
latching
are face
down during
card of
! Single
shuffled ESP
Testz. Like
test.
above except
five key
cards
Card Calling
Test: Subject
pack, and
so on through the
guesses
deck. _
symbol
on
top
.., _...
---'-'1.
=='-'-5.
35;
:-. =. 3
calls,
-r-2.'~.--.*
-;--1.
-1-I
. 92
,,r_v'2,.
in
five,
C !
directed
Pack Calling
at ashuffled
Success at
Test: Subject
makes twenty-five
but unbroken
ESP
deck.
these tests
that
is,
knowledge concerning
the ESP
symbols in
2v
consistent averages
of subject
ashuffled
consecutive
above one
to have supernormal
deck.
1
1'
.
j_;
. .:_-.__-I,
'=.'-.T
'
I
.2513
-4. V. .-:1-'1 _
Fi w
A..
4,. .,_..~.-_-,<_.
gt.-i-.'-== ;,j4:
.~.=/"I.
-
:..<-';:<;"'
pm
"5 ';'1.'37
342:3"
* .1.='-1;: ;..-..-
;;7';:'-5.
$ .-'._.F :_=,_-.-_,;.-'
92 4 '
- .._
:~,-4,, ..-' ,,,-..
" 5'
-- -.-_-1':
--.
.- _!,-~.-_;.4
--v '- 1.
.:; Y.
"
=1,
1.-:..--'-~,.'="-Y.-'_..
.
,;,'_'.-;I92;~;.__.;:}"f-;;:
_:'
,1;-.~_-*.',r
,_
. _-5_.511;5}?,=#=,:a%i1-,-'5'.-5,;.j'
92$'<,
:;.;';_2
~~'.~
.92
''-',-"<-->.e;-:/_.----1_.
!,.._~- =.y- '
-,'..--':1=,;;._..
.~_-~._11'-;,.;=-'--.~:1=~-1.
M4,,--;~
'92_1L _',,."."*1
-';:. f.".=.;.>".
V
-r'~-,5-1-~.. -121:4;.'.;4- M-1;-.23=~> ~;;:"
Q '1'.
r_"r'
'..
., <v.~
<-..
..-/-1'.-..=..v1.'T;g;'.r-..'
.~.-',....~L.l-.--.i_d--..>.-au~:.92.u!~a>v.r....=.-:;.=s=,:v2.
s#n/-5."-';L<..'.:~r
*.~/.6 :
i=.-.;.;--.-3:-~
Yhi
'._1;=.>'I-.~
~
'
.
:'.""~'i =";':
_,'
!"'- P: 1:92-'4
..
"92'S" ; "4'92
._;,_
tw=
" -""5
- :-
ya
-
lemorandum to
ur.
Re: EXTRASENSORY
_.
Tanm
PERCEPTION
63-4036 _
:.
I
9
, Telepathy
.-
! Pure
holds
a random
choice
sender's thoughts.
Tests:
Telepathic Method:
ESP symbol
in
No cards
mind.
Recipient
! General
ESP Test:
Sender
Concentrates on.face
of successive
cards
, : .~_~;,_
. -=
read
sender's
mind,
and
so
on
through
the
s"..'92'.
_"".
.'-.1.:
..
v :;-{.--;.
.'_.;',f:'-
! Distant
distances of
FL}
rooms
or
Precognition Tests:
have them
correspond to
experiments. Also
or combination
Subject
attempts to
shuffles and
while
receiver
deck.
Telepathy Test:
several
used.
Above tests
read
cuts ESP
deck.
attempts to
conducted at
miles.
order of
subject may
of dice
faces
Subject makes
is shuffled
decide beforehand
he
desires
to appear
which
face
of
in successive
to
by
adie
casts.
,,---_=.
Z
.
;.
The scientific
factors which
have led
scores using
the above
criticism of
'- -2
and
'_:- 4
-2:r'_'
Z
'
J.
! Choices
not
by random
results of
emphasizes several
false evidence
for extra
chance
methods:
! Possibility
,-_.__
ESP experiments
to considerable
of unconscious
made are
and
other
dictated by
sensory cues.
mental habits
of subjects
chance.
! Errors
due to
suggestibility of
experimenter in
recording
guesses. '-
."
_.
.. .
-- n";
$%
! Criticism
generally
COMMENT: V
agreed
that
of statistical
the statistical
_
methods; although
methods properly
it is
applied are
valid
-'
J >oo<AMio E <
FEDERAL BUREAU
OF INVESTIGATIO
FOIPA DELETED
PAGE
" '
.
INFORMATION SHEET
_'_[_
rzr
Deleted 8Xempti0n
under
S! b
material available
for
release
b 9'
'
with
to you.
no segregable
Information pertained
only toathird party with
no reference
to youthe subjectof
your request
El
response to you.
Page s! referred
for consultationto the following government
agency ies!; _________..__._
as the information originated
be advised of
availability
upon retum of
the
with them.
-.1 '5"
You will
Page s! withheld
for thefollowing reason s!:
1%
92/
El
For your information:
$1
The following number is to be used for
reference
,Z agwu/Z
/_
Q
I-
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
DELETED
PAGE S!
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
.. .
VX
NO DUPLICATION
FEE
FOR THIS PAGE
FBI/DOJ
;>T_;":~2'-:1
J
92
_,'._
n_ _
*..:- J-::.;-..-..~i
1--'_,4.-I:-.
I3;>I-2_. -'
4-:1'_
_x.
>_Qt-:'_.>f'.'I'.-f
-. 1-:
K5113"-?a
~ -92
92
-_.--;-.-'t~- -,~;via} f~92__ -_.-;;'5I;-,
111.92.'=.;v*A;;"._.':,*,
192E
'
Marv
- .
E -E!-_~~:-;1~: ~=,;
I. ~ ""."192 92-
34
92".;-=--92-
C';
E9125!.~
|
~_->,=,_-;
445 _.~r.=:
e
<'e'?_2
J- ;'{92 .5;k:
et
.>1:w$
::-i<r:Z==
-4."'1*'.:
'1" -5% .
If T '.="'.
_'
4. _ .?4".i.
c0RDED
63- 5"
9 i-3"
.lJir9toI'o
IBIS;
-5
'
,_ q-4.1:
-1,. ~71
1 -'.~
~'~_ _._
4.-,-_;,.
~. -~.,.
_92_
92 . .__" __I
<.
u
__;92 'T_'..
"7'-??"$7
,
-1
-"'
.~; zxzmrzzcxmzas
szmvsazzr
-
Q
-v -4
-_'
3
...,
__
_.
' I
-- _
--.
.-
- ..-- '_
...'-gt
_
On '7-l5-57
aas-.
Richmond, Virginia,
sensory perception;
-.. __,_._ _ -
Fill ian
92
-
~ . -'1 <~--
,-< ~-_-
,_.__ 1 If>-
., ,;
Fcos ph.!,
-..
..-.~. _
-
_v.
-r- #5.
resident of
.
_.
-. 1
92.,r%l-I
be
pg,
lotion are
and hints
autonobile safely.
1-U.
',._
,"
.1-;._
;..=_.
"
olded and
"f92-." Tr.
_-.;._1
--.--:.=~paw
"-.
_1"L.'f
",2-- .7-I".
9,-.'.~1.-,
I
'
3.
.
lking about
'1-.'--;'_;,'7E'
__
,-_.. --~- 92*_
"_. .-01
._ .___
92
II
7
1 .'- ?
Q
I
A
e- u
<
92_.
paper
or
solid wall.
assisted in
rinted material,
92
1*
He claims
that distance
and
no
greater
factors than
in ordinary vision
of the possibility of
seeing beyond a covering
His daughter,
the exhibition,
tracing, catching
with apparent
ease.
Ilzrgaret, was
reading written
a bouncing
,,
'--P ._-hi-v1'-~
_
'
"
4
4'
Killian F'ocs
is said
to be
a
blind--5
ball, and
~'
-,
and
'
'
high school
r.-'3 92_graduatc
employed inaminor capacity with the 0. and 0.
="!.._.':
_.v__L
.5
J
hgzhastgeentpublgci
inecg
the
artad
area
92;
s |;'ecent
now weeks
apparen
aenp
ng cn
crest
var Richmond
ous governaen
cw.
'1-="- -:_
. '
4 .92 1- .
-K
_'
. K.
-_-_- -.1
rs-_,r=
|
s.
I
ca .
_.
I;-;-~
"19
4-_
.Although
there
is
.Q_
__
_.
_..
.__
considerable skepticism
Q"
ecn- ,
'_>
5,: Eiivhave
long recognized
the general
principles of
extra sens'
'
-~ - perception.
the claims ofinsofar
William
be well-fcwzded,"
the possibilities Should
are
unlimited
as Pccs
law em'orcensnt,and
;~_-1
T:
Z?
92
Icounterintelligence are
q-.
.e~ _-IIv@___4 '
.._>~.-_.
1..
.'
_/2: *0 Y
1'
I
pa
~--n
.;'Zl'.'_1_
promotional
.117
-. . 17
Q.. I 5!
geche
-- Bureau
interest or
be inte
re reau
sponsorsh
gm- ~
;; ,, _.,_ '....
->":.';.I 7'!
--3.
-1- -.-.
;
~'
;.'-.-:'-14-_=
'
~__'
H;
.
_i"
.'L_.
'
Persons
_HF!
'
92." Roses .i
In.
12
71
~vi,
,-"Ia.
.
4
;-_:..-.
_a1'
.-92.-;;_~..-1 .
x-21.;-'_92:; ~
,., ...
-..,g:'
Q4_>'
'-;__
5-bl:A
_.'_'_'<'..
4-"; r.;=2 _. '..
=%:*'.
.
.5,
-.'-*1
'
-
31
5.
F -?
.q'
>11;-:;;,
92_,k
.~.__-1'"
1-. ~
,4 -:.--~
7 >-0-=:.-
>
'
ta 840, Rlchnonl!
.?. ,'-3
'
l'-rtra
Sensory
hrocptlon
_
._
-,_
.
92
. ax _ "- 974.
_";5%
v. _ "
. ..'~??.-T15
_,__.
.-: .._,_._
wt!
'
i-5"
. 3}.
1: _J=.__a
A;-. "1
.. ,;
~12 : _.. . 3
,_;
. , _._
.,
-5 -'-
._"- 54=.-1--.
_"_l>
,'
. '
'_
__ .;_~._
,_--,
,;" ;_"
:
~..$1.
."._~._ ._
-'
- "-".-.':'- :;
~.- ~ "
1,.
-- .
_92.. .- -1
.- ~ - -Y ._.~':
4.-'
-
__
_ _
.,',
" .
..
-.
5;-*2
';
-'.
_
,_
__
. - _~
_'
n ' !. 1
_x>
,
'
'--_- _
-
.
,_
t '
~'
:'_,
__
.~-Q
e___
: -
'
"
identifiable
Fillies
Fons.
'
"A
_... H
"
"
"
'
_,
'|
-_1:.
if':;92"~
.37
5%
0
'..'
-"
:11-'.'='1
'1.-"._
_.-'."
I1'.~'f_
-e
:7
..k .'
4;
.l." 5
l-: 1
1 :~1.
1;
Y-'
" :7-'-"
._.LT. .Y
~34:
92-
Q -92..
I1 I .5
1-"
3
... - _- '
i'---v
....._..__.
._ ~~--2
I
.- I I
_:
'
;-=.-. -1.1
r
. ._..___._...--. _.
.. - __-.-...._..._-_. _..._.<_..__T_._.
.
__._
.. _._...__V;..
;._.-
'
:'
g???
-2-
,,92
{EPsi},-.=T
'
"..;,:92.,.:4
-.,_
__
1
~ _-
.-|-_..,_?_
. .,-'__-.
-".--_-j'.".I~~.
.>-- 1;-.92
=-=.I~.v"'-'!=1 :-'
-~'.'-<
, '_.1-.._-.';
-'
.92<-.1-'4
92
1
J
.
,5!
,
_. .
_
,_
0-_ *__4
n.--
.
'
'.".-".7-14}-?;
_.-.__.
... .
T
I
-J
8.
I
L
1
'
.~j-_
.
.
'
:'
.-
--'
-_ -. _
7'
:-- ~
_>
-,
_;-.__V_
-_ '"
..
--- 4
f--
.'
-"_-_..~
:. ~_
7_'_f'.~j
._ 3|
_;.-"ii.-'_';i
.,- _:__ -'
=4 ..~.__,.
...,_
'~~
r _ _j '
--.
._T'_<,; ~ _~."z
.
..__
K.-'1 -K
rrunuo
rum
no.
64
- _.
,e:>1_|9_-;,;,.~g&na'd.-J-_-Q
.3
;A.';"tr
*~_* -_.=iv~~
-"'.'~-"
.-_-~- -&'.'92
:1".--~-_
.-.
-4_"__-
~<
.
",7.-.I"-;;>
':
'_
.'<_k'."-"
"_.._, ';:,-;~.'
1- V _..':_.'.'
1 '
~ '
'-".
.
-. j''_r_.._.v__.
'
. _'
.'
I-
-4
---I1? O i A/I677'201
-UNITED
m2dZl77Z
STATES
GOVERNME
___ 92
T =
DIRECTOR,
FBI
pious
=
/
>
SUBJECT:
PAW
7/31/57
,
sac, MDBILE'
2-0!
O_
EXTRA SENSORY PERCEPTIOI
,
INFORMATION
CONCERNING
Re
Bulet
to Richmond
7/22/57 in cptionedmatter
: x
me
,
._'_
2 - Bureau
3
T
Richmond Info!
,.
4it+ I -Iobileb}[b?c
{>3
,4I
I
.-a-
a._4
5,
e3-96*
$9
I
*;OO;*1I;; _@;f
~.92<v92<<>*
__ $3
T
"
G
5 _
92_
OMemomndum
ice
'|~
T=W.A. Bran
igar
mm:
' IQQM
g Nichols
-~ -
__"-I
.' _f-2 ~'
z I_-
Tolaon _____
_.___
Boardmln j.
ba- mu
strnJBl'=
EXTRA
Y I'DPERCEPTION
~'|I;_7; "'
"~ Y ~qjosen
'
In "/
.-r
.- :
August
195?
9,
C. ;
O.4
_,
-U1IITEDTATES
GOVERNME
_mm
__._.
-M
._.___-.-
Iinxenowd ;_
Room
n
v.-.
.,,,
3' _
Lad
7e VF '
_ RE?
C011-". __'{
DA TI O.-V
:
It is
recommended that
possible future
'
63-4036
this memo
be filgi
xAmp
Cfczg
3
K
Ticklers:
Branigan
L*I<
Mr./ ":0.
_Vi
for
reference.
Q
1
92
92
92
RECORD!-1D~3|
mnzxsn-as63"f"__:"
" @__/3?3 3c'
-a vA
6
_";~",?.=-"
U $416195? mt o o
<
~ I-.._-._.._._....-._V.... -
,,/-,};4.$-