---
category: Psychics & Remote Viewers
summary: Hartleigh Trent was a former Navy petty officer and one of the original six
  remote viewers in the STARGATE PROJECT.
tags:
- Person
- RemoteViewer
- Stargate
- SRI
- Soviet
---

Hartleigh Trent was a former Navy petty officer and one of the original six remote viewers in the [STARGATE PROJECT](/programs/stargate-project/). He was recruited into the program, then codenamed [Gondola Wish](/programs/stargate-project/), in 1977 by [Skip Atwater](/people/frederick-atwater/) and [Scotty Watt](/people/murray-watt/).[^1]

Trent was the oldest of the initial group of remote viewers, in his fifties, and had a background as a photo-interpreter. He was described as a "restless tinkerer and inventor," having built a large solar-powered hot-water heater at his home. He was also a close friend of [Mel Riley](/people/mel-riley/) and [Joe McMoneagle](/people/joe-mcmoneagle/).[^1]

As a remote viewer, Trent was noted for his unusual ability to take directions at a target, even in confusing situations. In one instance, when asked to describe what was to his right, left, and front at a Soviet site, he accurately reported seeing a transmission, realizing he was lying under a truck.[^1]

Trent was one of the six most promising members of the team selected to travel to [Stanford Research Institute](/organizations/stanford-research-institute/) (SRI) for further evaluation of their talents. He participated in the intense, round-the-clock remote viewing sessions during the Iran hostage crisis, and was present when [Jackie Keith](/people/jackie-keith/) suffered a fatal heart attack.[^1]

[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.