Gary McKinnon

Systems Administrator, 2001-2002 (unauthorised computer access period)

Case File
BornFebruary 10, 1966 - Glasgow, Scotland
AliasesGary McKinnon, Solo
Service2001-2002 (unauthorised computer access period)

Summary

Scottish systems administrator who between 2001 and 2002 accessed 97 US government networks - including NASA, the Pentagon, and US Army systems - searching for suppressed UFO evidence. His claims to have discovered a 'Non-Terrestrial Officers' spreadsheet and a high-resolution UFO photograph at NASA sparked global media attention, while a decade-long US extradition fight ended in 2012 when Home Secretary Theresa May blocked it on human-rights grounds.

Roles

  • -Systems Administrator
  • -UAP Evidence Claimant

Education

  • -Self-taught systems administration and network security

Early Career

  • -Worked as a hairdresser in London before transitioning to IT support and systems administration
  • -Became interested in UFO research following the Disclosure Project press conference in May 2001