In Brief: D.C. Politicians Insinuate Conspiracy in Deaths of UFO-Linked Scientists

4/18/2026

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump said he would have his administration look into the deaths of ten scientists with ties to nuclear research and UFOs over the past three years. "I hope it's random, but we're going to know in the next week and a half," Trump said on Thursday. Concern over the deaths arose after William Neil McCasland, who was facing cognitive decline, disappeared, planning not to be found. McCasland gave advice to Tom DeLong when he was looking to started To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science back in 2015 to 2016, and Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) and Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) began suggesting UFOs were the reason for McCasland's disappearance. Then, the claim ballooned from UFO-linked to nuclear-linked to something vaguer. Mick West explained in detail this week why the deaths and disappearances are statistically within the expected range for normal events, even including murder, and do not form a concerning pattern. I highly recommend reading his piece. It's also worth noting that, in terms of percentages, more cast members from Ancient Aliens have died this year than government UFO scientists, and no one is claiming a plot against the ancient astronaut theory.

9 Comments

kent

4/18/2026 12:55:03 pm

"[N]o one is claiming a plot against the ancient astronaut theory."

But...um. Asked if there is a plot against the ancient astronaut theory ancient astronaut theorists say "Yes!". But seriously...

The Mick West article was very helpful perspectivegivingwise. It has arguably been more dangerous to be an Iranian nuclear scientist.

An Over-Educated Grunt

4/18/2026 02:27:26 pm

On the other hand, if there truly is a conspiracy to silence them, this is the single strongest repudiation of Bob Lazar possible. If he wasn't rough of a risk to kill, then the obvious conclusion is that he was engaging in rectally impelled speech for decades. See also all of the OTHER Insider Whistle Blower types. Either they're a risk to the Conspiracy, which is apparently killing folks, or they're full of shit.

Kent

4/18/2026 04:44:58 pm

Sounds sensible to me! Or..... nutjobs like Lazar and Grusch and I'll throw in Elizondo _gratis_ are fed disinfo that they're inclined to believe, then turned loose. A loose canon factory if you will. "Dem UFO peoples sho' done gon' been crazy!" Wheels within wheels Young Soldier. The Malmstrom Ruse is still paying dividends, the fake declassified memo in 2025 notwithstanding.

An Over-Educated Grunt

4/19/2026 02:07:51 pm

Normally I'd argue, but the Air Force was caught doing precisely that at Kirtland, so not just plausible but supported. That's how Rick Doty entered the ufology world, messing with a guy who picked up on classified transmissions to an extent that it went from "misinformation" to "fuckery."

An Over-Educated Grunt

4/19/2026 05:58:51 pm

Normally I'd argue, but since that's exactly what the believable part of Richard Doty's career was, not only is it plausible, it's supported. I personally find it unpersuasive as a large scale sustained operation, because large scale sustained operations develop leaks and ufology attracts attention seekers, but individuals? Absolutely.

Mean R Queried

4/21/2026 01:00:36 pm

No, not necessarily, character assassination can be as effective as actual assassination to silence insider whistle blower types. One could argue that could be what happened to Bob and others. If character assassination is so effective, then why allege murder?

On the topic of disinformation and misinformation, apparently a movie about the book Saucers, Spooks, and Kooks was made.

https://shows.acast.com/exclusive-subscribers-shows/episodes/saucer-spooks-and-kooks-the-movie

https://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2026-03-08-show/

Not sure if what Rick D. did was ordered by his superiors in the U.S. Air Force or if he did it by his own volition as his own hobby.

mean Я queried link

4/21/2026 11:23:01 pm

Dude, you are perhaps stupider than He Who Must Not Be Named. Shut yo mouth! I'm talkin' 'bout Daft! We can dig it! What does "If character assassination is so effective, then why allege murder?" mean? An allegation of murder (and that came from your diseased fevered mind, not anything written here) is at least character aspersion. I offer 40,000 qualoos to anyone who thinks you've posted even one link of interest. There's no nice way to say Asspie so I won't try asspie. For all your needs:
www.achildstreasuryoflinksfromthementallyill.edu

As for Mr. Doty, take it up with him directly since you're the only one who isn't sure you're accusing him of being a liar.

Jeremy

4/20/2026 01:33:59 pm

Thanks for the link to the Mick West post; I suspected as soon as I heard of it that this was yet another "unusual" streak of events that only looks odd because it's being inflated out of context by the (in this case social) media, and it's good to have the actual statistics proving it. This is the same sort of thing as the Bermuda Triangle and King Tut's Curse, really - ships go missing everywhere and people die all the time, and there's not actually anything unusual about the number of missing ships/dead people. The only thing odd going on in these cases is how people decide some random group of occurrences are more notable than all the others out of the blue.

Luke

4/20/2026 02:15:34 pm

All this so people's stop asking about Trump and Epstein

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