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Missing General’s Disappearance Sparks National Security Fears

3/8/2026

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A Silver Alert was issued for retired U.S. Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland, 68, after he disappeared February 28 from his Albuquerque, New Mexico home.
Investigative journalist Ross Coulthart described the disappearance as a grave national security crisis due to McCasland's knowledge of UFO information.
McCasland previously oversaw classified space weapons programs at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
The FBI has joined the investigation.

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A Silver Alert was issued for retired U.S. Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland, 68, after he disappeared February 28 from his Albuquerque, New Mexico home.
Investigative journalist Ross Coulthart described the disappearance as a grave national security crisis due to McCasland's knowledge of UFO information.
McCasland previously oversaw classified space weapons programs at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
The FBI has joined the investigation.