Yet another individual linked to America’s nuclear or aerospace programs has seemingly vanished into thin air.
Steven Garcia, a 48-year-old high-level government contractor at the Kansas City National Security Campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico was last seen in August.
He is the tenth person connected to U.S. nuclear or space secrets to go missing or die in recent times.
Here’s what we know about him:
Steven Garcia is confirmed to be the 10th person connected to US nuclear secrets to vanish or die mysteriously
> 48 years old
> Government contractor with top secret clearance at the Kansas City National Security Campus
> KCNSC manufactures 80%+ of all non-nuclear components for… pic.twitter.com/9jTcQTZQeK— Elisa (optimism/acc) (@eeelistar) April 14, 2026
Steven Garcia is confirmed to be the 10th person connected to US nuclear secrets to vanish or die mysteriously
> 48 years old
> Government contractor with top secret clearance at the Kansas City National Security Campus
> KCNSC manufactures 80%+ of all non-nuclear components for America’s nuclear weapons arsenal
> His role: oversight of $10-100M+ in defense assets, both classified + unclassified
> Walked out of his Albuquerque home on August 28, 2025, carrying only a handgun
> Left behind phone, wallet, keys, car — everything
> No signs of distress, no mental health issues
> Never seen again sinceFormer FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker put it plainly: “Our scientists have been targeted… they’ve been assassinated”
This isn’t a conspiracy theory, it’s a pattern
And, here’s a closer look at a chart of all the mysterious disappearances/deaths:
Just like “UFO general” Neil McCasland, Steven Garcia was last seen leaving his home with only a handgun.
He left everything else — including his wallet, phone, and keys — behind.
In case you missed our original report on General McCasland’s disappearance, here it is:
BIZARRE: Retired Air Force General Who Ran Labs Tied to UFO Rumors VANISHES in New Mexico
People who knew him described Steven Garcia as a very stable man, with no history of mental illness.
So, it’s extremely out-of-character that he just walked out of his house one day — never to return.
And yet, “coincidentally,” two other employees at nuclear research sites in New Mexico have disappeared in a similar fashion.
The Daily Mail has more:
An anonymous source told the Daily Mail that Garcia was a government contractor working for the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), a major facility in Albuquerque that plays a key behind-the-scenes role in America’s national defense.
Specifically, KCNSC manufactures more than 80 percent of all the non-nuclear components that go into building the military’s nuclear weapons.
ADVERTISEMENTGarcia allegedly served as a property custodian at KCNSC’s New Mexico facility, giving him a top security clearance and broad access to the entire site’s nuclear secrets.
The source described Garcia’s work as ‘a very high-level, overseeing position for all the assets. Tens, maybe hundreds of millions of dollars in equipment and assets, some of which are not classified, others would be classified.’
The government contractor’s sudden disappearance marks the tenth person with ties to America’s space or nuclear secrets who has died or mysteriously vanished in recent years, putting US national security experts on edge.
Moreover, four of these officials have vanished without a trace in almost the same manner as Garcia, and all had a connection to US nuclear secrets or rocket technology.
The Daily Mail has reached out to KCNSC and the US Department of Energy, which owns and oversees the facility, to confirm Garcia’s work at the site and for comment on his disappearance.
According to police in Albuquerque, Garcia was last spotted on surveillance cameras walking out of his home on Cattail Court SW in a green camouflage shirt and shorts just after 9am local time.
He was also seen carrying a handgun, and authorities warned that Garcia ‘may be a danger to himself.’
However, the anonymous source disputed any suggestions that the nuclear official may have been suicidal or was battling mental health issues.
‘He was a very stable person,’ they declared, adding that the possibility of Garcia being the target of foreign spies ‘makes the most sense.’
Former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker previously told the Daily Mail: ’Our scientists have been targeted for a long time, especially in the rocket propulsion area, by hostile foreign intelligence services.’
Days after Garcia’s disappearance, KCNSC reportedly launched a desperate search for the missing contractor, including going through his work computers, emails and files for any clues to his whereabouts, but nothing has been found.
‘It’s a little strange that these people just keep disappearing. I mean, he literally just walked off into the desert with a firearm and a bottle of water and that was it,’ the source said, comparing it to the disappearance of retired Air Force General William Neil McCasland.
ADVERTISEMENTMcCasland, 68, who also lived in Albuquerque, vanished after leaving his home on February 27, 2026, with no phone, wearable devices or his prescription glasses. The Air Force veteran was only carrying a .38-caliber revolver.
Two other individuals in New Mexico with a connection to US nuclear facilities disappeared under identical circumstances in 2025.
Anthony Chavez and Melissa Casias both worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), one of the nation’s most important nuclear research sites.
Chavez, 79, worked at the lab until his retirement in 2017, although his role there has not been made clear. Casias, 54, was an active administrative assistant at the facility and is believed to have had top security clearance.
Both were last seen leaving their homes in New Mexico on foot, leaving behind their cars, keys, wallets and phones before disappearing without a trace less than four months before Garcia vanished.
All three, Garcia, Chavez and Casias, have been tied to General McCasland, who was the former commander of the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) and oversaw research at Kirtland Air Force Base from 2001 to 2004.
NewsNation provided further coverage of all these recent deaths and disappearances:
10th missing person case in UFO mystery
Another government contractor with links to UFO information has become the latest person to go missing in the past years pic.twitter.com/FvAcZEpHpE
— Red Panda Koala (@RedPandaKoala) April 15, 2026
This is just beyond wild, folks.
People don’t just disappear — especially officials with top-level access to some of our nation’s most-classified material.
So, what’s really going on here?
Today, Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about the disturbing pattern.
She promised to speak to the relevant agencies and get some answers.
Watch her response here:
Aliens took them or cover up? 👽
Q: “There are now 10 American scientists who have either gone missing or died since mid 2024. They all reportedly had access to classified nuclear or aerospace material. Is anybody investigating this?
Karoline Leavitt:
“I’ve seen the report,… pic.twitter.com/Pk1JFX9RJX— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) April 15, 2026
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Is this all just coincidental…or, is something bigger happening?
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