Lawmakers Press for Probe Into Disappearances of UFO-Linked Scientists
The push signals growing political pressure after weeks without a trace of retired Air Force Major General William McCasland.
Overview
- Missouri Rep. Eric Burlison said he has requested FBI involvement in the missing cases after earlier asking the bureau to review a reported suicide tied to UFO whistleblowers.
- Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett called the recent deaths and disappearances of scientists in UFO-related fields “something dark” and urged a formal investigation.
- Retired Air Force Major General William McCasland vanished on February 27 after leaving his Albuquerque home for a run, and multiagency searches have found no confirmed sightings or evidence of foul play.
- McCasland’s wife, Susan McCasland Wilkerson, rejected claims linking his disappearance to UFO programs, calling those claims misinformation.
- Aerospace engineer Monica Reza, who worked on a government rocket‑materials project overseen by McCasland, disappeared about nine months ago during a hike in Angeles National Forest, and any connection between the cases remains unclear.