Officials trying to discredit links between general’s disappearance and his UFO work

Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Neil McCasland has been missing in Albuquerque since February 27, and his wife says he has no access to classified UFO programs despite circulating rumors - (Facebook/Susan McCasland Wilkerson)

Officials and the wife of retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. William “Neil” McCasland have hit back at speculation linking his disappearance to past UFO research and work with a member of rock band Blink-182.

McCasland, 68, went missing on February 27 after leaving his Albuquerque home on foot around 11 a.m., according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. The avid outdoorsman left behind his cellphone, prescription glasses, and wearable devices. His hiking boots, wallet and a .38-caliber revolver in a leather holster, meanwhile, were missing. Authorities also reported finding a U.S. Air Force sweatshirt about a mile from his home, though it has not been confirmed as belonging to him. A Silver Alert and a multi-agency search that now includes the FBI.