Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the chairman of the House oversight committee, is raising the alarm about the nearly dozen scientists related to top-secret space research who have recently either died or gone missing.
“It’s very unlikely that this is a coincidence,” he said. “So, Congress is very concerned about this. Our committee is making this one of our priorities now because we view this as a national security threat.”
At least 11 U.S. scientists have gone missing or died over the past several years, each of them engaged in highly secretive space research. Comer, who made the comments in an appearance on Fox News, stated that “there’s a high possibility that something sinister is taking place here.”
Americans and U.S. lawmakers have raised concerns about the disappearances recently, bringing the story into the limelight. President Donald Trump addressed the concerns on Thursday, announcing he attended a meeting about the disappearances and vowed to investigate the situation.
“Some of them were very important people, and we are going to look at it over the next short period,” Trump said. “I hope it’s random, but we’re going to know in the next week and a half.”
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT NEARLY A DOZEN SCIENTISTS WHO WENT MISSING, DIED, OR WERE MURDERED
The latest of the 11 known scientists to go missing was retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland, who disappeared on Feb. 27. McCasland was allegedly connected to top-secret government programs that included information about unidentified anomalous phenomena.
“The White House is actively working with all relevant agencies and the FBI to holistically review all of the cases together and identify any potential commonalities that may exist. No stone will be unturned in this effort, and the White House will provide updates when we have them,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said regarding the concerns over the disappearances.