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Evidence uncovered in New Mexico may help solve at least one disappearance linked to missing scientists

Nypost · · 1359 words · By Chadwick Moore
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22 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Retired US Air Force Maj. Gen. William “Neil” McCasland served in senior Pentagon roles involving nuclear science, space research and defense initiatives.”
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Multiple sources confirm he is a retired US Air Force Major General and former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, placing him in senior roles involving advanced aerospace and defense research.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026 · The meaning of RETIRED is secluded. How to use retired in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retired
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web search NEUTRAL — RETIRED definition: 1. If someone is retired, they have stopped working permanently, usually because of age: 2. If…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/retired
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web search NEUTRAL — RETIRED definition: withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession. See examples of retired used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/retired
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“He had commanded the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at New Mexico’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base”
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Wikipedia and multiple news reports explicitly state he was the commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
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web search NEUTRAL — William Neil McCasland is an astronautical engineer, retired United States Air Force major general, and former commander of Air Force Research Laboratory. He is currently the director of technology at…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_McCasland
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web search NEUTRAL — William Neil McCasland, a former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson whose career placed him at the center of some of the Pentagon's most advanced aerospace research.
https://abc7news.com/post/william-neil-mccasland-missing-ret…
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web search NEUTRAL — He also commanded the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base - a base long rumored to house extraterrestrial debris linked to Roswell, despite Air Force denials.CNN has reach…
https://abc7chicago.com/post/william-neil-mccasland-missing-…
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“on Feb. 27 McCasland, 68, interacted with a repairman at his Albuquerque home around 10 a.m.”
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Multiple news sources (Fox News, other reports) confirm he was 68 years old, lived in Albuquerque, and was last seen interacting with a repairman around 9-10 a.m. on February 27.
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web search NEUTRAL — A repairman last interacted with McCasland at his home around 10 a.m. that day, and his wife returned shortly after noon to find him gone, according to a timeline previously released by investigators.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/17/us/fbi-search-william-mccasla…
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web search NEUTRAL — Silver Alert for 68-year-old William Neil McCasland, last seen on 02/27/2026, with medical concerns for his safety. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office issued a Silver Alert for the missing retiree…
https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/us-news/william-neil-mccasland…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 68-year-old was last seen near his Albuquerque, New Mexico, home on Feb.Investigators also said Monday that a red backpack is unaccounted for. Earlier that morning, McCasland was seen speaking wit…
https://www.foxnews.com/us/search-missing-retired-air-force-…
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“His wife, Susan Wilkerson, left for a doctor’s appointment at 11:10 a.m. and when she returned at 12:04 p.m., he was gone.”
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Reports and timelines confirm his wife was out and he disappeared within a window between approximately 11:10 a.m. and 12:04 p.m. on February 27.
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web search NEUTRAL — Missing: William Neil McCasland William Neil McCasland The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) continues the active search and investigation into the disappearance of 68-year-old William Neil Mc…
https://crimetimelines.com/william-neil-mccasland-case-file/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2026-02-27 (11:10 AM - 12:04 PM Window) Confirmed Source: Law enforcement / investigation reporting Authorities believe McCasland disappeared within roughly a 1-hour window while his wife was out.
https://disclosuremonitor.com/timeline/william-neil-mccaslan…
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web search NEUTRAL — (NewsNation) — Newly disclosed information about the disappearance of retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland does not bode well for the safe return of the 68-year-old, a former FBI special…
https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/fbi-agent-william-mcca…
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“McCasland left his phone, electronics and prescription glasses behind and is believed to have taken his wallet, hiking boots, and a .38-caliber revolver.”
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Multiple sources specify that he left behind his phone, glasses, and electronics, while his wallet, hiking boots, and a .38-caliber revolver were missing.
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web search NEUTRAL — William Neil McCasland case: Retired Air Force General William Neil McCasland vanished on February 27, 2026. Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer suggests he left voluntarily, leaving behind ...
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/william-neil-mccasland-…
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web search NEUTRAL — His phone, prescription glasses, and wearable devices were located at the residence, but missing items included his hiking boots, wallet, and a .38 caliber revolver.
https://www.newsweek.com/mccasland-update-ex-fbi-agent-theor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Missing: William Neil McCasland William Neil McCasland The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) continues the active search and investigation into the disappearance of 68-year-old William Neil Mc…
https://crimetimelines.com/william-neil-mccasland-case-file/
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“Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) of the House Oversight Committee revealed he had contacted McCasland twice about research into UFOs before the general’s disappearance.”
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Both Yahoo News Canada and other reports confirm Rep. Eric Burlison stated he attempted to contact McCasland twice regarding UAP/UFO research prior to the disappearance.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2026, a conspiracy theory emerged alleging that the deaths or disappearances of several people, some described online as scientists tied to classified or sensitive research, were connected to secre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_scientists_conspiracy_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Burlison said he had attempted to contact McCasland twice regarding his work on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, the official government term for UFOs, before the general went missing. Investigators …
https://www.ndtv.com/science/ufo-scientists-are-vanishing-an…
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web search NEUTRAL — William “Neil” McCasland vanished from his Albuquerque, N.M., home in February — after Burlison said he tried to contact him twice about his research into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs).
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/11th-dead-scientist-linked-ufos-18…
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“McCasland also appears in the Wikileaks dump of Hillary Clinton campaign manager John Podesta’s emails.”
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Multiple sources, including reports citing NBC News and the Daily Caller, confirm his name appears in the WikiLeaks release of John Podesta's emails.
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web search NEUTRAL — William Neil McCasland is an astronautical engineer, retired United States Air Force major general, and former commander of Air Force Research Laboratory. He is currently the director of technology at…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_McCasland
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web search NEUTRAL — William Neil McCasland retired as commander of a facility at Wright-Patterson in Dayton, Ohio. His name has come up in connection to UFOs.The general's name appears in the 2016 WikiLeaks email release…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/retired-wright-patterson…
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web search NEUTRAL — Podesta reportedly shared emails about his interest in UFOs with DeLonge and at least one email mentioned McCasland, according to NBC News. Podesta’s emails were publicly posted on WikiLeaks, NBC Miam…
https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/13/retired-air-force-general…
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“Former Blink-182 singer Tom DeLonge was in frequent contact with Podesta regarding UFOs and identified McCasland as his insider source on alien intel.”
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Sources indicate Tom DeLonge emailed John Podesta regarding McCasland, identifying him as a source for intelligence on non-human craft/aliens.
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web search NEUTRAL — William Neil McCasland, 68, was last seen around 11am local time on Friday.McCasland's name became associated with UFO topics after the 2016 WikiLeaks release of emails from John Podesta, Hillary Clin…
https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-15610785/ufo-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — William Neil McCasland is an astronautical engineer, retired United States Air Force major general, and former commander of Air Force Research Laboratory. He is currently the director of technology at…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_McCasland
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web search NEUTRAL — In January 2016, Tom DeLonge emailed John Podesta about McCasland.The source further alleged that a Nordic non-human faction had assisted in the engineering of both craft and that the crews were biolo…
https://www.liberationtimes.com/home/the-missing-general-nei…
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“Leaked calendar notifications showed a meeting scheduled between Podesta, DeLonge and McCasland on Jan. 24, 2016.”
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While sources mention emails and contact between Podesta, DeLonge, and McCasland in 2016, no specific evidence of a calendar notification for a meeting on Jan 24, 2016, was found in the provided search results.
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“the FBI has joined the investigation without being first invited by local cops”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the FBI's specific manner of joining the investigation or whether they were invited by local police.
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“Anthony Chavez, 78, a retired research and development engineer, was one of the site’s 15,000 employees [at Los Alamos National Laboratory].”
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“Chavez was also last seen leaving his home near Los Alamos on foot and was reported missing on May 8, 2025.”
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“For the majority of his career, Chavez worked at the Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT) facility”
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“government contractor Steven Garcia, 48, also left on foot and disappeared without a trace. Garcia was last seen on Aug. 28 leaving his Albuquerque home around 9 a.m.”
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“Garcia worked as a property custodian... at the Kansas City National Security Campus’s Albuquerque facility”
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“Los Alamos National Laboratory employee Melissa Casias went missing on June 26, 2025”
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“Casias, 53, was last seen around 2:18 p.m. on surveillance footage walking briskly eastbound alone on State Road 518 toward Pot Creek.”
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“cops recently recovered a pair of shoes in New Mexico’s Carson National Forest that match those Casias was last seen wearing.”
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“She was an administrative assistant who was responsible for purchasing routine office supplies”
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“aerospace engineer Monica Jacinto Reza’s development of a specialized nickel-based “super-alloy” known as Mondaloy for rockets”
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“On a sunny Saturday in June 2025, she was hiking along a paved road... in a well-traveled area of the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles when she disappeared”
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“Reza works as a high-ranking tech fellow at Aerojet Rocketdyne with connections to projects at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)”
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