{"id":12986,"date":"2021-02-05T12:37:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T12:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=12986"},"modified":"2021-02-05T12:37:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T12:37:51","slug":"project-argus-prolonged-isolation-study-by-the-u-s-navy-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/project-argus-prolonged-isolation-study-by-the-u-s-navy-1962\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Argus: Prolonged Isolation Study by the U.S. Navy, 1962"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background<\/h3>\n

According to one of the documents below, the following best describes Project Argus:<\/p>\n

The Navy has long been aware that prolonged isolation and confinement of men in relatively small vehicles or habitats can have undesirable effects – not only on their social-emotional well-being, but also on their performance effectiveness. Thus, to study the problem , the Navy established Project ARGUS (Advanced Research on Groups Under Stress) at the Naval Medical Research Institute in 1962. Initial funding was provided by the Office of Special Projects.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The immediate objectives of Project ARGUS were to build a body of scientific knowledge regarding the effects of isolation and confinement, the nature of individual differences in tolerating such stresses , and the effects of various techniques used to minimize any impairment of psychological functioning resulting from them . The long -range goal of the program was to provide a base of knowledge which would aid in developing improved vehicle design criteria , selection and training procedures, and crew management techniques . Also, this knowledge would contribute to the development of advanced sea -based deterrent systems, deep submergence systems, man – in -the -sea habitats such as Sealab, manned spacecraft , etc.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This program was discovered when The Black Vault filed a FOIA request for records relating to OPERATION Argus<\/a>, a study that conducted three high-altitude nuclear tests in the south Atlantic Ocean. However, the response from the U.S. Navy in 2015, revealed this isolation study, known as PROJECT ARGUS.<\/p>\n

Those documents collected about this program, are below.<\/p>\n

Document Archive<\/h3>\n

Project ARGUS – A Program of Isolation and Confinement Research, Unknown Date, Release 2015<\/a> [9 Pages, 3.8MB]<\/p>\n

Project ARGUS\u00a0 – 1967: A Five Year Review and Preview<\/a> [57 Pages, 2.3MB]<\/p>\n

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