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埃里克·伯利森议员称一系列航空航天科学家失踪事件“确实令人起疑”
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前联邦调查局助理局长克里斯·斯威克在《The Story》节目中谈论白宫对失踪科学家的调查。
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一位众议院共和党议员透露，本周启动的针对多起科学家失踪事件的国会调查，缘起于一名曾负责美军部分最高机密研究项目的前高级官员失踪。
密苏里州共和党众议员埃里克·伯利森在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示，退役空军将军威廉·尼尔·麦卡斯兰的失踪尤其让他感到震惊。麦卡斯兰于今年2月在新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基的家中失踪，他的手机和老花镜遗留在了现场。
这位密苏里州共和党议员称，在麦卡斯兰失踪前，他的团队就已经计划联系这位因深厚专业背景被称为“UFO将军”的人士，就另一项国会调查事宜进行沟通。
一系列科学家死亡与失踪引发专家谈论秘密行动与被封口的秘密：“事态非常严重”
“他本来在我们的采访名单上，结果他失踪了，这立刻引起了我们的兴趣，”伯利森详细说道。
麦卡斯兰是自2022年以来，在核技术或火箭技术领域工作、以神秘方式死亡或失踪的11人之一。包括麦卡斯兰在内的一些人与UFO研究有关联。
据新墨西哥州伯纳利洛县警长办公室消息，这位航空工程师的登山靴、钱包和一把.38口径左轮手枪均下落不明。
尽管联邦官员尚未确认这些失踪科学家之间存在关联，但他们共同的专业领域以及可能接触敏感研究的情况，引发了越来越多的担忧。
当被福克斯新闻数字频道问及是否怀疑麦卡斯兰的失踪涉及谋杀时，伯利森表示：“我不会贸然得出这个结论，但这确实令人起疑。”
“有多少人会不拿手机、钱包、钥匙或任何随身物品就走出家门？”伯利森补充道，“我去哪儿都带着手机，哪怕只是修剪草坪也不例外。”
伯利森议员要求联邦调查局展开调查，此前多名美国顶尖科学家失踪或死亡
“在大约五个月的时间里，有四五个人出门后就再也没有回来，而且他们都在从事先进航空航天研究，这实在是太、太奇怪了，”伯利森说。
众议院监督委员会主席詹姆斯·科默（肯塔基州共和党人）和负责经济增长、能源政策与监管事务小组委员会的伯利森于周一启动了对失踪科学家的调查。
“我希望他们能查明是否存在任何谋杀行为，”伯利森在谈及特朗普政府时说道。
两人已致信联邦调查局、战争部、美国国家航空航天局（NASA）和能源部，要求提供有关据称失踪的美国人的更多信息。他们还要求在4月27日前获得一次工作人员级别的简报，留给相关方的准备时间仅为一周。
众议院监督委员会的一位发言人表示，该委员会将在调查推进过程中发布最新进展。
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美国国家航空航天局周一表示，将启动跨部门行动调查失踪科学家事件，但同时 caution 称尚未发现任何威胁。
“目前，与NASA相关的任何情况都未表明存在国家安全威胁，”NASA发言人贝瑟尼·史蒂文斯在X平台上写道，“该机构致力于透明化，将在获得更多信息后及时公布。”
白宫新闻秘书卡洛琳·利夫特也表示，特朗普正在“与所有相关机构和联邦调查局积极合作”，审查这些案件并找出任何潜在关联。
Missing scientists probe was sparked after ‘UFO General’ disappeared, Republican lawmaker reveals
April 21, 2026 1:26pm EDT / Fox News
Rep Eric Burlison calls the pattern of aerospace scientists disappearing ‘certainly suspicious’
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Former FBI assistant director Chris Swecker discusses the White House’s investigation into missing scientists on ‘The Story.’
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A congressional probe launched this week into the string of missing scientists was sparked by the disappearance of a former high-ranking official who oversaw some of the military’s most classified research programs, one House Republican revealed.
Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital in an interview that he was particularly taken aback by the disappearance of retired Air Force Gen. William Neil McCasland, who vanished in February from his Albuquerque, New Mexico home. His phone and prescription glasses were left behind.
The Missouri Republican said his staff was already working to contact McCasland, who he described as the “UFO general” due to his deep expertise, about a separate congressional investigation prior to his disappearance.
A split image showing missing retired Air Force Major Gen. Neil McCasland in the green, button-up shirt he was last seen wearing and in his military uniform.(Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, Neil McCasland/Facebook, Kirtland Air Force Base)
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“He was on our list to talk to, and he disappeared, so that kind of piqued our interest,” Burlison detailed.
McCasland is one of the 11 individuals working in nuclear or rocket technology who have died or vanished under mysterious circumstances since 2022. Some, including McCasland, have ties to UFO research.
The astronautical engineer’s hiking boots, wallet and a .38‑caliber revolver were reported as missing, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico.
Though federal officials have not identified a connection between the missing scientists, their shared field and potential access to sensitive research have sparked growing concern.
Asked by Fox News Digital about whether he suspects foul play is involved in McCasland’s disappearance, Burlison said, “I’m not going to jump to that conclusion, but it’s certainly suspicious.”
“How many people walk out their front door without their phone, their wallet, their keys, or anything?” Burlison added. “I don’t go anywhere without my phone. I don’t even mow the lawn without my phone.”
Rep. Eric Burlison participated in a Republican Study Committee news conference unveiling its fiscal year 2025 budget proposal at the U.S. Capitol on March 21, 2024, in Washington, D.C.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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“So it’s just really, really strange that in about a five-month period of time, four or five people walked out their front door and never returned, and were all doing advanced aerospace research,” Burlison said.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and Burlison, who helms the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, opened an investigation into the missing scientists on Monday.
“I want them to determine if there’s any kind of foul play,” Burlison said, referring to the Trump administration.
The duo sent letters to the FBI, the Department of War, NASA and the Department of Energy requesting more information about Americans who have allegedly vanished. They have also asked for a staff-level briefing by April 27 — giving them only a week to prepare.
A spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee said the panel will be releasing updates as the investigation proceeds.
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, told “Fox & Friends Weekend” that he had sent letters to the leaders of several government agencies seeking information related to the mysterious deaths and disappearances of scientists in recent years.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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NASA said Monday that it would convene an interagency effort to probe the missing scientists, but cautioned that it had yet to identify any threats.
“At this time, nothing related to NASA indicates a national security threat,” NASA spokeswoman Bethany Stevens wrote on X. “The agency is committed to transparency and will provide more information as it becomes available.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has also said that Trump is “actively working with all relevant agencies and the FBI” to review the cases and identify any potential connections.
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