# Did the people on the list work on a common programme or share access to the same secret? · America's missing scientists, 2021–2026 > Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/questions/QST0DCQNQ4APB6J/did-the-people-on-the-list-work-on-a-common-programme-or Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-29T01:25:53+00:00 --- **0** # Did the people on the list work on a common programme or share access to the same secret? Asked 29 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Are the deaths and disappearances on the list connected?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/questions/QST0DCQNKRMCAR2/are-the-deaths-and-disappearances-on-the-list-connected)·3 answers·0·0 following **Three answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters The idea that they were silenced for "what they saw or discovered" needs something they had in common to see or discover. Each person's reported job, employer and clearance can be set against the links that are claimed: the Air Force Research Laboratory, UFO or "anti-gravity" research, Los Alamos, JPL and Huntsville⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQCK12DHFD/at-least-10-people-tied-to-sensitive-us-research-have-died)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQCJTADE6A/fbi-investigating-deaths-and-disappearances-of-staff-at). ## Answers 3 [**No: their jobs, employers and clearances differ, and the claimed links are institutional at most** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/answers/ANS0DCQPA3PAZXT/no-their-jobs-employers-and-clearances-differ-and-the) None Evidence: 3 for Still possible [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/answers/ANS0DCQPAQ8950F/none-of-these) None Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Yes: they shared work or access tied to a secret aerospace, UFO or nuclear programme** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/answers/ANS0DCQPAAVRQ13/yes-they-shared-work-or-access-tied-to-a-secret-aerospace) None Evidence: 2 for, 1 against Still possible ## What would settle it 1. Look for any document, contract or named colleague confirming the reported Reza–McCasland "close professional connection"; so far it rests on an unattributed post of 18 March and a New York Post report of 21 March 2026. ## History 1. 2013[U.S. Air Force: the Reza–McCasland link is unconfirmed, and her alloy's Air Force work began when he was elsewhere](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQCC8Q9PKP/major-general-william-n-mccasland)For: No: their jobs, employers and clearances differ, and the claimed links are institutional at most 1. 2013[U.S. Air Force: reza's alloy was developed with Air Force Research Laboratory money, and McCasland later ran that laboratory](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQCC8Q9PKP/major-general-william-n-mccasland)For: Yes: they shared work or access tied to a secret aerospace, UFO or nuclear programme 1. 2017[Werner: the Reza–McCasland link is unconfirmed, and her alloy's Air Force work began when he was elsewhere](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQD1D1KRF0/what-is-mondaloy-and-why-should-you-care)For: No: their jobs, employers and clearances differ, and the claimed links are institutional at most 1. 2017[Werner: reza's alloy was developed with Air Force Research Laboratory money, and McCasland later ran that laboratory](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQD1D1KRF0/what-is-mondaloy-and-why-should-you-care)For: Yes: they shared work or access tied to a secret aerospace, UFO or nuclear programme 1. 2026[Conlin: the clearances that are known are low or lapsed: an assistant without high-level clearance, a general with a retiree…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQCBBWQ3XC/exclusive-sheriff-corrects-missing-general-mccasland-reports)For: No: their jobs, employers and clearances differ, and the claimed links are institutional at most 1. 2026[Schecter et al.: the clearances that are known are low or lapsed: an assistant without high-level clearance, a general with a retiree…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQCJTADE6A/fbi-investigating-deaths-and-disappearances-of-staff-at)For: No: their jobs, employers and clearances differ, and the claimed links are institutional at most 1. 2026[Chen et al.: their reported jobs span a dozen employers and fields with no programme in common](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQCK12DHFD/at-least-10-people-tied-to-sensitive-us-research-have-died)For: No: their jobs, employers and clearances differ, and the claimed links are institutional at most 1. 2026[The Mercury News: their reported jobs span a dozen employers and fields with no programme in common](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQD2FC32S2/missing-scientists-the-expanded-list-of-13-disappearances-or)For: No: their jobs, employers and clearances differ, and the claimed links are institutional at most 1. 2026[Conlin: the Reza–McCasland link is unconfirmed, and her alloy's Air Force work began when he was elsewhere](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQCVFMQ04H/monica-reza-case-update-as-trump-probes-missing-scientists)For: No: their jobs, employers and clearances differ, and the claimed links are institutional at most 1. 2026[Conlin: the "colleague" claim first appeared without a named source](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQCVFMQ04H/monica-reza-case-update-as-trump-probes-missing-scientists)Against: Yes: they shared work or access tied to a secret aerospace, UFO or nuclear programme 1. 2026[BroBible: the "colleague" claim first appeared without a named source](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQD20SHSB1/mystery-deepens-as-colleague-of-missing-air-force-general)Against: Yes: they shared work or access tied to a secret aerospace, UFO or nuclear programme 1. 2026[Comer & Burlison: the House Oversight letters repeated reports of a "close professional connection" between Reza and McCasland](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCQDRFQBED1/letter-from-chairman-james-comer-and-subcommittee-chairman)For: Yes: they shared work or access tied to a secret aerospace, UFO or nuclear programme 1. 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