The Man That Hacked NASA and Found UFOs [Interview w/ Gary McKinnon]

About this episode

Gary McKinnon discusses his hacking of U.S. military sites and the implications for UFO disclosure.

Our American Alchemist this week is Gary McKinnon. Gary McKinnon hacked into 97 U.S. military and government sites in the early 2000s from his girlfriend's aunt's flat in London. NSA at Fort Meade. DISA. Army, Navy, Air Force networks. NASA. All accessed with a Perl script scanning for blank passwords on a 56K dial-up connection while smoking weed in a dressing gown at 4 AM. He was not a professional hacker. He was a guy from Falkirk, Scotland, who grew up near Bonnybridge, one of the UK's most active UFO hotspots, who had read the Disclosure Project book and wanted to know for himself. What he found inside those systems, and what the U.S. government did to him for finding it, is one of the most consequential stories in modern UFO history. Gary McKinnon’s Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/fabliciousuk/?etsrc=sdt Sign Up With Our Sponsors Below For Exclusive Alchemy Deals! ExpressVPN: Get 4 months free at https://www.expressvpn.com/americanalchemy Quo: Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://www.Quo.com/JESSE -------------------------- Support Our Other Projects Below! Grab Your American Alchemy Merch Here ➤ https://www.americanalchemymerch.com/…

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Michels

Guest: Gary McKinnon

Topics covered

• hacking
• UFOs
• government secrecy
• technology
• personal story

Keywords

• hacking
• NASA
• UFOs
• Gary McKinnon
• government
• NSA
• DISA
• military

Sponsors

ExpressVPN, Quo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, NSA, DISA, Army, Navy, Air Force

Products: ExpressVPN, Quo

Places: London, Falkirk, Bonnybridge

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