In US, scientist associated with UFO research disappeared during hike

On June 22, 2025, a 60-year-old US Air Force scientist, Monica Reza, disappeared during a hike in the National Forest in California.

This was reported by the New York Post with reference to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Reza went on a popular trail on Mount Waterman and has been missing since then.

Search operations involving helicopters, drones, service dogs and volunteers lasted several months, but no trace of the woman was found.

Monica Reza, who also used the surname Jacinto, worked at Aerojet Rocketdyne and specialized in materials science. She is the author of the patented nickel superalloy Mondaloy.

The development of this material was funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the leadership of General William McCasland, and the alloy itself was used in reusable spacecraft and rocket engines.

McCasland, who previously headed the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, disappeared on February 27 of this year in Albuquerque.

The general led the Pentagon's space technology programs and special projects and had connections to the UFO research community.

Journalists note that Reza's disappearance occurred a few days after US President Donald Trump ordered the release of government documents related to the topic of extraterrestrial life and UFOs.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been associated for decades with stories about storing debris from extraterrestrial objects, in particular after the Roswell incident.

Recall that in the city of Albuquerque (New Mexico, USA) since February 27, thy are searching for retired US Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland. He left home in the morning without a phone and has not been in touch since. The military man headed a laboratory connected to the laboratory at the base, which is mentioned in UFO stories.