A 2014 NASA paper credits a 'Henry Martinez' as co-author — the same year Cole Allen interned at NASA JPL

Was Cole Allen's NASA JPL Mentor the Same "Henry Martinez" Who Tweeted His Name?

In the summer of 2014, Cole Tomas Allen — then a Caltech mechanical engineering student — completed a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Twelve years later, on April 25, 2026, he tried to assassinate Donald Trump.

The Paper

Online sleuths working backward from the @HenryMa79561893 X account surfaced a 2014 NASA technical publication crediting a contributor named Henry Martinez. The two Henry Martinezes — the JPL paper author and the Pepe-avatar X account — share a name and a year. They may share nothing else. "Henry Martinez" is one of the most common names in the United States.

The Loop

For conspiracy theorists, the overlap closes a loop: NASA JPL 2014 → "Henry Martinez" listed on a paper → Cole Allen interns at JPL → 2023 X account named "Henry Martinez" tweets "Cole Allen" → 2026 shooting. Each link is real. The connections between them are not verified.

Status

Pending. No journalist or agency has independently confirmed the JPL Henry Martinez and the X Henry Martinez are the same person. The coincidence is documented; the identification is not.