Gary McKinnon
Gary McKinnon (born 1966) is a Scottish systems administrator who, between 2001 and 2002, conducted what US prosecutors described as the largest military computer hack in history, accessing 97 US Army and NASA computer systems in search of evidence of UFO cover-ups and suppressed free energy technology. McKinnon was indicted in the United States and faced extradition proceedings that lasted nearly a decade before being blocked by the UK government in 2012.
| Role | Scottish systems administrator and hacker |
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The Hack and Alleged Discoveries
McKinnon claimed to have found, among predominantly mundane files, several items of extraordinary significance:
- At the NASA Johnson Space Center, an image file allegedly showing a large cigar-shaped object with no visible seams, rivets, or propulsion systems stationed in near-Earth orbit.
- A document on a NASA server titled "Non-Terrestrial Officers," which McKinnon described as containing the names and ranks of US Air Force personnel assigned to vessels not in the US Navy's known ship registry. The document also contained tabs for "Material Transfer Between Ships."
McKinnon interpreted these findings as evidence of a classified US Space Fleet operating off-planet. Mark McCandlish cited McKinnon's alleged discoveries as corroboration for Edgar Fouché's claims about the TR-3B serving as a logistics and personnel transport craft for a secret space program, noting that both pointed to off-planet USAF operations and inter-vessel material transfers.
Legal Battle
McKinnon, who is autistic, faced extradition to the United States for nearly a decade. In 2012, UK Home Secretary Theresa May blocked his extradition on human rights grounds. McKinnon was never extradited and was ultimately not prosecuted in the United Kingdom.