{"id":2579274,"date":"2026-03-12T20:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-underway-after-retired-air-force-major-general-with-links-to-ufo-researcher-goes-missing\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T20:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:23:16","slug":"search-underway-after-retired-air-force-major-general-with-links-to-ufo-researcher-goes-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-underway-after-retired-air-force-major-general-with-links-to-ufo-researcher-goes-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Search Underway After Retired Air Force Major General with Links to UFO Researcher Goes Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsearch-underway-after-retired-air-force-major-general-with-links-to-ufo-researcher-goes-missing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579274&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A retired U.S. air Force Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland has been missing for about two weeks, triggering an FBI-led search in New Mexico. The Bernalillo County Sheriff\u2019s office says there is no evidence of foul play but investigators are considering all possible scenarios. McCasland, 68, left his Albuquerque home on Feb. 27 around 11 a.m. on foot and has not been located as. He previously commanded the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force base, a post he is sometimes connected with in UFO folklore, and he has worked with Tom DeLonge on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unidentified aerial phenomena ventures<\/a>. A silver alert was issued for him, indicating concerns about his medical condition and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-66\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Joe Biden&#039;s Weekly Senior Moment (Vol. 66)\">potential cognitive decline<\/a>; his wife said he was not confused or disoriented. Authorities say they are coordinating with local, state, and federal partners and continue the search for his safe return.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A retired Air Force major general who once commanded a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-says-ivermectin-doesnt-work-against-covid-19-but-points-to-studies-that-show-it-does-2\/\" title=\"FDA Says Ivermectin Doesn\u2019t Work Against COVID-19 but Points to Studies That Show It Does\">base linked<\/a> in folklore to UFOs has been missing for two weeks, and now the FBI is involved in the search for him.<\/p>\n<p>The Bernalillo County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office in New Mexico has issued an appeal to the public for help in finding retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland, 68, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/11\/us\/retired-air-force-general-fbi-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">sheriff&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office said it has so far &ldquo;uncovered no evidence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/son-of-creedence-clearwater-revival-drummer-arrested-on-murder-charge-after-drone-finds-body\/\" title=\"Son of Creedence Clearwater Revival Drummer Arrested on Murder Charge After Drone Finds Body\">foul play&#038;rdquo<\/a>; but is &ldquo;still considering all possible scenarios.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McCasland left his Albuquerque home at about 11 a.m. on Feb. 27 and has not been heard from since. The sheriff&rsquo;s office said he left on foot that day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: Retired Major General Neil McCassland, long connected to UFO programs, is reported missing<\/p>\n<p>McCassland was responsible for managing the Air Force&rsquo;s $2.2 billion science and technology program at Wright Patterson Air Force Base<\/p>\n<p>McCassland was mentioned in the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HgfWfRzQm6\">https:\/\/t.co\/HgfWfRzQm6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i74sXu8tZd\">pic.twitter.com\/i74sXu8tZd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Red Panda Koala (@RedPandaKoala) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedPandaKoala\/status\/2028455023756419585?\">March 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>McCasland&rsquo;s UFO connection stems from his days in command of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, rumored to have been a storage place for extraterrestrial artifacts.<\/p>\n<p>He further worked with Blink-182 musician Tom DeLonge, who co-founded a company that explores unidentified aerial phenomena.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our priority is finding Mr. McCasland safely,&rdquo; Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/retired-air-force-major-general-missing-new-mexico-william-neil-mccasland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>. &ldquo;Our investigators and search teams are working continuously, and we&rsquo;re coordinating closely with our local, state, and federal partners.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A silver alert was issued for McCasland. New Mexico issues such alerts for individuals over 50 &ldquo;with a clear indication of irreversible deterioration of intellectual faculties,&rdquo; the sheriff&rsquo;s office said.<\/p>\n<p>The alert said McCasland has unspecified &ldquo;medical issues.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McCasland&rsquo;s wife, Susan McCasland Wilkerson, posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/susanmccasland.wilkerson\/posts\/pfbid02XtELwjXjRWBtK2RtQMRH4b7r9GPcTbcghfJ5KQVhpti3Bx5jpjB8BqAQGYVJ2tprl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> that despite the silver alert, &ldquo;Neil is at some risk, but not from dementia. He was not confused and disoriented.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As for his UFO knowledge, she noted that her husband &ldquo;retired from the AF almost 13 years ago and has had only very commonly held clearances since. It seems quite unlikely that he was taken to extract very dated secrets from him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She said her husband&rsquo;s brief connection to DeLonge &ldquo;is not a reason for someone to abduct Neil.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Neil does not have any special knowledge about the ET bodies and debris from the Roswell crash stored at Wright-Patt,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>She then offered a whimsical comment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Though at this point with absolutely no sign of him, maybe the best hypothesis is that aliens beamed him up to the mothership. However, no sightings of a mothership hovering above the Sandia Mountains have been reported,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Bernalillo County Sheriff\u2019s Office in New Mexico is asking the public for help finding him. Officials say there\u2019s no evidence of foul play thus far, but they are considering all possibilities. McCasland was last seen leaving his Albuquerque home on foot around 11 a.m. on February 27.<\/p>\n<p>McCasland previously oversaw the Air Force\u2019s $2.2 billion science and technology program at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and has a historical connection to UFO programs. He also worked with Tom DeLonge, the Blink-182 co-founder who has pursued unidentified aerial phenomena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur priority is finding Mr. McCasland safely,\u201d said Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen, noting that investigators and search teams are working with local, state, and federal partners. A silver alert was issued in New Mexico for McCasland, a designation used for people over 50 who may be experiencing significant cognitive decline or medical issues. McCasland\u2019s wife, Susan McCasland Wilkerson, posted that despite the silver alert, he is not suffering from dementia and was not confused or disoriented.<\/p>\n<p>She also stressed that his brief association with DeLonge does not explain or justify an abduction, and she suggested humorously-though only as a light remark given the circumstances-that aliens might have beamed him up, though there have been no reports of any mothership over nearby mountains<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2579275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-12T180224.066.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[75686,3976,51879,44290,14766],"class_list":["post-2579274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-airforce","tag-investigation","tag-missingperson","tag-uap","tag-ufo"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-12T180224.066.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579274"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579278,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579274\/revisions\/2579278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}