# Dangerous Desert Mountains Complicate Search for Missing General with UFO Ties

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Podcast: [Reality Check with Ross Coulthart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472)
Published: 2026-03-20T21:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-ewing5/episodes/Dangerous-Desert-Mountains-Complicate-Search-for-Missing-General-with-UFO-Ties-e3ilb6s
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## Resource

3 weeks since the disappearance of retired Air Force general William Neil McCasland, authorities say they have little clues and no video footage from the night he vanished. In this special edition of Reality Check: Investigators, NewsNation Correspondent Alex Caprariello reports on the ground talking to hikers. Including one who expressed frustration at what he feels is a lack of a robust search effort, telling NewsNation "I feel like I'm the only one out here looking." Missing General McCasland Coverage https://youtu.be/vzvKgicQeo8?si=2Hyzs3_UIwICIHSN https://youtu.be/BHKDWoLFLpA?si=JQ6qTNZX3uEyiVMc https://youtu.be/XNfmtt4UsLg?si=qeSxrirg3MpszgXg https://youtu.be/3wVMZb_O2ck?si=K2MILU_eaHucMeL1 CREDITS : Host: Ross Coulthart Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Will Tomasi, Mekhi Rhodes Editor: John Nock SOCIALS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/realitychecknn/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/newsnationnow/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/rosscoulthart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/NewsNation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@realitychecknn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@newsnationnow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines. To watch the Reality Check on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h⁠ttps://bit.ly/realitycheckwithrosscoulthart⁠YT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen and Watch Anywhere!⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/realitycheckwithrosscoulthart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email your questions to ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://…

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