After weeks of speculation, law enforcement has addressed the UFO conspiracy theories surrounding the disappearance of retired Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland. And their response is surprisingly nuanced.
For weeks, the internet has been buzzing about retired Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland — the former Wright-Patterson commander who’s been missing since late February. Now, the sheriff has spoken publicly. And his response is… fascinating.
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What the Sheriff Said
From Newsweek’s coverage, the sheriff addressed the UFO theories directly:
“I appreciate that there’s a community that wants to go down the rabbit hole of UFOs — I don’t have a way with which to pursue that. And so those theories have to be set aside unless we were to find something that indicated that.”
In other words: “I know what you’re thinking. But I can’t investigate ‘UFOs.’ Unless something shows up, we have to treat this as a missing persons case.”
But the most remarkable part of his statement was this: “Just because it’s crazy doesn’t mean it’s not true, but we have to look into the realities.”
This is a remarkably nuanced response from law enforcement. Usually, they’d just dismiss the conspiracy theories entirely. Here, the sheriff is leaving the door slightly open.
The Key Details
Last seen: February 27, 2026, at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Interaction: He spoke with a repairman at about 10 a.m. that day — then vanished
Previous roles: Commander of Wright-Patterson AFB (the legendary UFO hub), worked with Tom DeLonge’s To The Stars Academy
Wife’s statement: Pushed back on UFO theories, said he “does not have any special knowledge about the ET bodies and debris from the Roswell crash stored at Wright-Patterson”
The Key Revelations
Despite speculation, McCasland’s wife says he doesn’t have classified info about Roswell bodies or debris. After retirement, he did work briefly with Tom DeLonge (Blink-182 guitarist turned UFO researcher) — but it was “brief.”
