Missing Retired General McCasland Fuels UFO-Themed Speculation About Secret Aerospace Work, Amid Colleague Monica Reza's Disappearance

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Retired General William McCasland, who led the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright‑Patterson, is missing in Albuquerque with a helicopter search underway and his belongings left behind, sparking UFO‑themed speculation because of his background, while Monica Reza, an aerospace engineer who vanished last year after working on a rocket project overseen by McCasland, adds to the mystery though a direct connection isn’t proven.