Neil McCasland Disappearance

The Disappearance

On February 27, 2025, retired Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland, 68, left his residence in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and disappeared without trace. McCasland departed his home with hiking boots and a .38-caliber revolver with leather holster, but left behind his mobile phone, prescription glasses, wallet, and other personal effects. He was last observed near Quail Run Court NE in Albuquerque.

Background & Classified Work

McCasland served as a retired Air Force Major General who oversaw classified aerospace programs, most notably research into Mondaloy, a high-performance nickel-based superalloy designed for advanced rocket engines and space weapons systems. He worked at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, one of the U.S. military's most sensitive research installations with documented connections to alleged recovered craft analysis programs.

In 2016, McCasland was named in WikiLeaks-released Podesta emails as an individual with "first-hand knowledge" of UFO/crash retrieval programs, suggesting he possessed direct exposure to classified materials related to non-human technology.

The Pattern

McCasland became the tenth government or defense contractor employee connected to nuclear weapons production, aerospace research, or classified UAP programs to go missing or die under unexplained circumstances between 2022 and 2025. The pattern prompted congressional concern and FBI investigation, though authorities have found no evidence of foul play.

Subsequent cases with parallel elements include Steven Garcia (August 2025), who vanished from Albuquerque and held a security clearance for the Kansas City National Security Campus, the facility manufacturing 80%+ of non-nuclear weapons components.

Investigation Status

The disappearance triggered an FBI-assisted search and raised security concerns within federal agencies. No body has been recovered. Speculation among UFO researchers and independent journalists centers on whether his knowledge of classified programs—combined with the pattern of similar disappearances—reflects pressure on witnesses or internal security operations.