Retired Air Force Major General Who Disappeared in New Mexico May Have a Weapon: Authorities

Authorities reported finding a shirt left about one mile away from the house that might belong to the missing man.
Retired Air Force Major General Who Disappeared in New Mexico May Have a Weapon: Authorities
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William “Neil” McCasland disappeared from his house in Albuquerque, N.M., on Feb. 27, 2026. Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office
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A missing retired Air Force major general who once served at a base connected to UFO lore may have had a gun and other items with him when he disappeared from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, two weeks ago, investigators announced in an update March 12.

The FBI has joined the search for Maj. Gen. William “Neil” McCasland, 68, who was last seen at about 11 a.m. Feb. 27 in Sandia Heights, one of the most prestigious neighborhoods of the city located at the edge of the Sandia Mountain wilderness.

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