NASA Satellites Detected 11 Hours of Burning Near Alligator Alcatraz

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Aug 26, 2025

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TL;DR: NASA thermal satellite data shows 12 thermal anomalies consistent with industrial waste processing over 11+ hours 7 miles from Alligator Alcatraz, coinciding with multiple hospitalizations and proximity to a major brain-computer interface trial site. (I know, it’s a lot).

I went down a rabbit hole that started with a DHS document (linked below) and ended with me staring at satellite thermal data at 3am. Sometimes the most important stories hide in the data no one expects you to look at.

The Document That Started Everything

On August 14th, DHS released this oddly emotional response to claims about equipment at the detention facility. The whole thing was fragmented sentences and defensive language, but buried in there was this passage about claims that "incinerators are being used for various purposes":

"FALSE. Beyond disgusting: From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi Gestapo to now implying incinerators are being used at Alligator Alcatraz for nefarious purposes, the vilification of ICE must stop."

Here's the thing though. Notice what they're actually saying: it's false to claim the equipment is being used for "nefarious purposes." They're not saying the equipment doesn't exist. That distinction matters.

When Paper Trails Go Cold

I spent hours searching EPA permits, waste management contracts, construction records. Anything that might document this equipment. Federal regulations are pretty strict about biomedical waste disposal, so there should be a paper trail if legitimate medical waste processing equipment exists.

I found nothing. Not a single permit or contract.

That's when I had this idea: if this equipment were running, it would be incredibly hot. Hot enough for satellites to detect.

NASA's Eyes in the Sky

NASA has this system called FIRMS that uses satellite observations from MODIS and VIIRS instruments to detect active fires and thermal anomalies in near real-time. The system can detect thermal anomalies with 30-meter resolution using Landsat data, providing precise location data within 30 to 60 minutes of observation.

I pulled up the NASA FIRMS interface, selected multiple satellites with thermal tracking capabilities, and started clicking through dates as early as July 1.

Nothing. Nothing. Heat match.

Wait, what? A massive thermal flare-up from two different satellites. Distance from the facility was seven miles (which in the middle of the Everglades might as well be next door).

What The Data Showed

When I fed the raw data into multiple analysis' tools, I kept getting the same information (more or less) back:

Location & Scale:

Very localized event covering only 1.4km × 0.6km area
Concentrated in South Florida, likely urban/suburban Miami-Dade region

Thermal Characteristics:

Temperature range: 29.2°C to 65.8°C (84-150°F)
Average temperature: 45.3°C (114°F)
These temperatures are significantly above normal ambient levels

Fire Intensity:

Fire Radiative Power (FRP) ranged from 0.93 to 4.02 MW
Total energy output: 24.24 MW
Mix of low (50%), medium (33%), and high (17%) intensity detections

Temporal Pattern:

Peak activity: Morning of August 3rd with highest temperatures (60-65°C)
Duration: Persistent detections over 11+ hours suggests sustained burning
Night-dominant: 75% of detections occurred during nighttime (typical for fire detection)

The sustained nature over many hours and the progression to higher temperatures during daylight hours on August 3rd suggests this was likely a significant fire event rather than a brief flare-up. The VIIRS instrument is particularly good at detecting active fires and hot surfaces, making this a reliable indication of thermal anomalies requiring investigation.

The Timing That Bothers Me

Here's where it gets disturbing: I cross-referenced my hospitalization records. The last documented hospitalization I have on record was August 5th, when Luis Manuel Rivas, who witnesses said was unconscious and needed CPR after chest contractions.

August 2nd and 3rd: Thermal anomalies consistent with medical waste processing
August 5th: Medical emergency requiring hospitalization

If someone's going to a hospital for treatment, why would the facility need to process that volume of biomedical waste? Hospitals handle their own medical waste disposal. They wouldn't send contaminated materials back with patients.

Unless medical procedures are happening at the facility first.

The University of Miami Connection

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine was selected as the second U.S. site for Neuralink's PRIME Study back in January. The first patient, known as RJ, received his Neuralink implant in April.

Neuralink has this goal of being consumer-ready by 2031, which means they need significant trial data fast. When you have thermal activity consistent with medical waste processing, multiple hospitalizations from a detention facility, proximity to a brain-computer interface trial site needing volunteers, and a population with limited legal recourse, the pattern becomes deeply concerning.

I want to be clear about something. Proximity doesn't equal coordination, and coincidences don't prove conspiracy. But patterns are worth noting. And this pattern demands investigation.

What The Law Says

EPA regulates medical waste incinerators with pretty stringent emission standards because of air quality concerns. Most state laws require regulated medical waste to be rendered non-infectious before disposal as solid waste. In Florida, storing biomedical waste for more than 30 days can result in $50,000 per day fines.

If legitimate medical waste processing were happening, there would be permits, environmental compliance documentation, and health department oversight. The absence of this paper trail, combined with the thermal satellite data, raises serious questions about what's actually being processed.

Latest Legal Development: The Courts Step In

Just as I'm writing this, we got major news. On August 21st, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams issued a preliminary injunction that effectively shuts down Alligator Alcatraz within 60 days. The ruling came in response to lawsuits filed by environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe.

The judge ruled that no additional detainees can be brought to the facility and that it must remove "all generators, gas, sewage, and other waste and waste receptacles" within 60 days. She also ordered the removal of temporary fencing and industrial lighting.

Here's what's particularly interesting about the timing. Judge Williams found that the facility violated the National

Environmental Policy Act because state and federal officials failed to conduct required environmental impact studies before construction. The judge noted that the facility was built in just eight days without conducting required environmental assessments.

Florida immediately appealed the ruling to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the federal government over the weekend asked the judge to put her ruling on hold, saying closure would disrupt immigration law enforcement.

But here's the thing that connects back to my thermal anomaly findings: if the facility is supposed to wind down operations and remove all waste processing equipment within 60 days, what exactly was generating those 11+ hours of thermal activity back in August? The court's ruling suggests there wasn't supposed to be the kind of industrial waste processing infrastructure that would create those satellite signatures.

The legal victory might be temporary, but it raises more questions about what's actually been happening at the facility and whether the thermal anomalies I detected were part of operations that weren't properly disclosed or permitted.

What We Do Next

Document everything. Screenshot thermal data, save hospitalization records, track medical waste regulations.
Stay connected across platforms. This kind of investigation gets buried fast. Follow independent journalists everywhere they post.
Share this information widely. The more people analyzing this data, the harder it becomes to dismiss or suppress.
Keep asking questions. Why no permits? Why process medical waste at the facility instead of hospitals? Why the proximity to trial sites?

Where This Leaves Us…

At my core, I know something terrible is happening. We all know detention conditions are bad. But I have a bad feeling it's much worse than we've been told.

This thermal anomaly data, the timing with hospitalizations, the proximity to human trial sites. It's a pattern that deserves investigation, not dismissal.

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