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FBI Joins Search for Retired Air Force Major General Missing for Nearly 2 Weeks

Authorities are conducting extensive searches involving over 600 homeowners and multiple agencies amid concerns over an unspecified medical issue affecting the retired general.

  • On February 27, Gen. William Neil McCasland, retired U.S. Air Force major general, 68, left his Albuquerque, New Mexico home on foot and has not contacted family for nearly two weeks, prompting a Silver Alert issued the next day.
  • An unspecified medical issue has added urgency to the search, and Susan McCasland Wilkerson said he does not have dementia, thanking community volunteers and official searchers.
  • Investigators canvassed the neighborhood, contacting more than 600 homeowners, while search teams deployed foot searchers, horseback teams, drones, helicopters, and three types of search dogs.
  • Authorities say the FBI has confirmed involvement, and investigators have found no evidence of foul play but urge the public to report tips.
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A retired senior U.S. Air Force division general who once commanded a long-standing base associated with UFO legend has been missing for nearly two weeks, and authorities are asking the public for help locating him, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) in New Mexico. Retired Air Force general William Neil McCasland, 68, left his home in Albuquerque on foot at approximately 11 a.m. on February 27, and his family and friends …

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FBI joins search for retired Air Force major general missing for nearly 2 weeks

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland, who once commanded a base long associated with UFO lore, has been missing for nearly two weeks, and authorities are appealing to the public for help locating him, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
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