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category: Key Figures
summary: In September 1979, Stewart brought Hal Puthoff and Skip Atwater satellite
  photographs of a large industrial facility at the port of Severodvinsk in northern
  Russia.
tags:
- Person
- Stargate
- RemoteViewer
---

[Jake Stewart](/people/jake-stewart/) was a Navy lieutenant commander on the [National Security Council](/organizations/national-security-council/) staff during the [Jimmy Carter](/people/jimmy-carter/) administration. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the [Grill Flame](/programs/stargate-project/) program and played a key role in tasking remote viewers with sensitive intelligence problems.[^1]

In September 1979, Stewart brought [Hal Puthoff](/people/hal-puthoff/) and [Skip Atwater](/people/frederick-atwater/) satellite photographs of a large industrial facility at the port of Severodvinsk in northern [Russia](/places/soviet-union/). He tasked the remote viewers, particularly [Joe McMoneagle](/people/joe-mcmoneagle/), to determine what was happening inside Building 402, a massive structure at the facility. McMoneagle's remote viewing sessions accurately described a very large submarine under construction, including its unique features and even the method of its launch. This information, later confirmed by satellite photos, sparked a lively debate within the NSC about the value of remote viewing, with Stewart being a strong believer in its utility as a national asset.[^1]

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