Gary McKinnon's Operation Solo: Whistleblower Claims and Unproven Off-World Evidence

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Gary McKinnon, a Scottish systems administrator nicknamed 'Solo', hacked NASA and U.S. military networks from London in 2001–2002 to seek evidence of hidden UFO technology and free‑energy devices, portrays himself as a whistleblower rather than a criminal, faced extradition and health risks, cites two alleged smoking guns—a NASA image of a cigar‑shaped craft and a 'Non‑Terrestrial Officers' spreadsheet—as proof that have not been independently verified, was indicted in 2002 but had extradition blocked in 2012 on suicide‑risk grounds, and as of 2026 lives in the U.K., remains free of charges, works on interviews and a film, advocates autism awareness and against one‑sided extradition treaties, and continues to believe the discoveries would imply a secret off‑world U.S. space program and a broad cover‑up, though no conclusive evidence has emerged.