Investigative journalist Ross Coulthart has labeled the disappearance of retired Air Force Major General William McCasland—a man with vast knowledge of classified UFO programs—a “grave national security crisis” amid heightened scrutiny over government disclosure.
The mysterious disappearance of a retired Air Force major general with deep knowledge of classified UFO programs has become a “grave national security crisis,” investigative journalist Ross Coulthart warned this week. William Neil McCasland, 68, was reported missing Feb. 27 after leaving his Albuquerque, New Mexico, home on foot. Local authorities have since partnered with the FBI in the search for the former military official, whose disappearance has sent shockwaves through the UAP transparency community.
Coulthart, a NewsNation special correspondent, told his “Reality Check” podcast that McCasland’s vanishing—reportedly along a running trail without his watch or phone—suggests something nefarious. “This is a man with some of the most sensitive secrets of the United States in his head,” Coulthart said, noting McCasland oversaw classified space weapons programs and served as head of research at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a facility long rumored to house extraterrestrial debris from Roswell, New Mexico.
“The timing is screechingly relevant,” Coulthart added, pointing to President Donald Trump’s recent promise of disclosure regarding government UFO files. McCasland was known to be sympathetic to public education on such classified topics. “The fact that Gen. Neil McCasland has disappeared off the face of the earth is a grave national security crisis for the United States of America.” Authorities have not indicated foul play, but the former general’s vast institutional knowledge has intensified concern among transparency advocates.