American Alchemy with Jesse Michels The Man That Hacked NASA and Found UFOs [Interview w/ Gary McKinnon]
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Mar 1, 2026 Gary McKinnon, a British systems administrator who accessed U.S. military and NASA networks, recounts growing up near a UFO hotspot and his DIY hacking that unearthed strange imagery and documents. He describes finding a cigar/Tic‑Tac like object in NASA files, a spreadsheet labeled Non‑Terrestrial Officers, exotic material lists, and the fallout of ONI interest and extradition attempts.
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Use A VPN Before Sensitive Browsing
- Protect your online research and browsing with a VPN because public Wi‑Fi and basic browsing can expose activity and IP to network owners and ISPs.
- Jesse Michels uses ExpressVPN before sensitive research to encrypt traffic and mask his IP on hotel or airport networks.
Midnight Hack Revealed Tic-Tac Image
- Gary McKinnon hacked into dozens of US military and NASA systems from a London flat using a Perl script that scanned for blank passwords.
- He discovered NASA images of a cigar-shaped object above Earth and was cut off mid-view when someone at NASA disconnected his session.
Non-Terrestrial Officers Suggest Space Logistics
- McKinnon found an Excel spreadsheet titled Non-Terrestrial Officers listing ship names, personnel initials, and exotic materials, implying a roster and logistics records.
- The sheet showed fleet-to-fleet transfers of materials like molybdenum and barium/strontium tied to unusual ship names that had no surface-vessel matches.
