Fiona McLoughlin , News Reporter
A POPULAR UFO researcher has died just days after the FBI confirmed it would look into the 11 missing or dead space experts.
David Wilcock, 53, notably known for his appearance on the show Ancient Aliens, said it was “scary” how scientists were going missing just one day before his death.
David Wilcock, an Ancient Aliens star and top UFO researcher, died in Colorado on MondayCredit: Instagram/david_wilcock
One day before his death, he said every day on earth was a “gift” because “scientists are going missing”Credit: Instagram/david_wilcock
Wilcock was a believer of the theory that the US government is withholding information about extraterrestrial lifeCredit: Getty
The 53-year-old died by suicide on Monday in Colorado shortly after 11am, the Office of the Boulder County Coroner confirmed.
Detectives arrived at his home on Monday after receiving a 911 call suspecting a man was “experiencing a mental health crisis,” according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.
“Within minutes of deputies’ arrival, he used the weapon on himself,” officials said, adding he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Wilcock was a significant figure in the disclosure movement, which is the belief that the US government is withholding information about extraterrestrial life.
He was also the author of several paranormal books, including The Ascension Mysteries: Revealing the Cosmic Battle Between Good and Evil,
Awakening in the Dream: Contact with the Divine and The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?: Interdimensional Communication and Global Transformation.
His death comes amid a conspiracy theory spreading across social media alleging there is a connection between a string of disappearances and deaths of scientists tied to space and nuclear programs.
On Sunday, one day before his death, Wilcock went live on YouTube where he mentioned the chilling pattern of deaths.
“I’m excited to be here, you know, every day that I have on earth is a gift and a blessing, and I’m very grateful for that, because frankly, people are disappearing. Scientists are going missing,” he said.
A day prior to his livestream, Wilcock revealed to his fans on X that he “had some very intense stuff going on this weekend.”
Wilcock was also the author of several booksCredit: Instagram/david_wilcock
The FBI said on Tuesday it would lead an investigation into whether or not the 11 eerie disappearances and deaths are connected.
The announcement came soon after House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer warned that “something sinister could be happening.”
Comer said he alerted the FBI, NASA, the Department of War and the Department of Energy, telling them “we want to know everything that they know about what happened with these scientists, because those four agencies were predominantly the agencies that those 11 individuals were affiliated with.”
Reports have said 11 scientists with connections to space and nuclear programs have gone missing or died in recent years, but another NASA nuclear scientist who died in 2025 may be joining the list.
Chilling Timeline
Joshua LeBlanc, 29, died in a fiery crash inside his Tesla in Huntsville, Alabama, on July 22, 2025 just before 3pm, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency confirmed to The U.S. Sun.
LeBlanc’s Tesla caught fire after it collided with a guardrail and several trees, officials said.
His family had reported him missing at 4:32am the day he died after he failed to show up for his job as a NASA aerospace technologies electrical engineer, where he worked on nuclear propulsion projects, according to CBS affiliate KLFY.
LeBlanc’s car reportedly sat at the Huntsville International Airport for four hours before he drove along rural backroads.
Local authorities weren’t able to identify his body until three days after the crash, and his family raised concerns about his death after his phone, wallet and dog were found at his apartment, KLFY reported.
His family said his lack of communication and unexpected detour did not match his plans for the day, which caused them to fear he may have been abducted.
Joshua LeBlanc was reported missing after he failed to show up for work, which his family said was unlike himCredit: Dignity Memorial
LeBlanc was found dead inside his Tesla after it crashed into a guardrail and several trees in the rural backroads of AlabamaCredit: Dignity Memorial
Before LeBlanc, Amy Eskridge, 34, was linked as the latest person to the theory with conspiracy theories floating around about her death after a 2020 interview resurfaced where she claimed, “My life is in danger.”
Eskridge, who co-founded the Institute for Exotic Science with her retired NASA engineer father, also died in Huntsville, Alabama, on June 11, 2022 from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.
Her death appears to be the earliest in the ongoing mystery.
Two other individuals linked to the theory are Michael Hicks, 59, and Frank Maiwald, 61, who both worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab before their deaths in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
A cause of death for either man was not publicly revealed and autopsies were not performed.
Amy Eskridge, who died in 2022, co-founded the Institute for Exotic ScienceCredit: Facebook
Michael Hicks, a NASA researcher, who died in 2023 has also been linked to the mysteryCredit: Unknown
Frank Maiwald worked at the same lab as Hicks and died in 2024Credit: Legacy
Anthony Chavez, a 78-year-old retiree who worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, known as the birthplace of the atomic bomb, was reported missing from his home in New Mexico, in May 2025 and has yet to be found.
Monica Jacinto Reza, 60, disappeared while hiking with friends in the Angeles National Forest in California on June 22, 2025.
At the time of her disappearance, she worked at NASA’s JPL as the Director of Materials Processing.
Years before that, she worked on a rocket project at the Air Force Research Laboratory, a project overseen by US Major General William Neil McCasland, who vanished from his New Mexico home on February 27 with nothing but a pair of boots and a gun.
McCasland helped lead the lab notably known for its association with UFO sightings and was reported missing by his wife who believed he “had planned not to be found” after she discovered some of his personal items, including his phone, still inside their home.
Anthony Chavez has been missing since May 2025Credit: Facebook
US Major General William Neil McCasland retired years before his disappearanceCredit: USAF
Monica Reza vanished in 2025 and worked on a project years prior that McCasland oversawCredit: Facebook/Help Find Monica Reza in the Angeles National Forest
Melissa Casias, 53, disappeared a few days after Reza after dropping off lunch for her daughter at work with no phone, keys or wallet.
Casias worked as an administrative assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory and was caught on a surveillance camera walking by herself along a highway.
Steven Garcia, a government contractor with alleged ties to the Kansas City National Security Campus that makes non-nuclear material components used for national defense systems, left his Albuquerque, New Mexico home in 2025 and has yet to be seen again.
The 48-year-old was later captured on camera walking on foot and carrying a handgun. He similarly did not have his wallet, phone or keys on him.
Nuno F.G. Loureiro a 47-year-old MIT professor and scientist was found dead inside his home in Brookline, Massachusetts in December 2025.
Melissa Casias was seen walking alone before she disappearedCredit: New Mexico State Police
Nuno F.G. Loureiro was killed inside of his home in December 2025Credit: MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering
Officials identified Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a former classmate of Loureiro’s and the man who also carried out a shooting at Brown University days prior, as the suspect in the professor’s death.
Carl Grillmair, a Caltech researcher who was gunned down outside of his California home in February 2026 has also been linked to the mystery. He notably discovered the existence of water on a planet outside of our solar system.
Freddy Snyder, 29, was charged in connection with Grillmair’s seemingly unprovoked murder.
Jason Thomas, a 45-year-old scientist who had been missing since December 12, 2025, was found floating dead in a Massachusetts lake in March 2026. Investigators did not suspect any foul play at the time he was found.
The mystery has caught the attention of President Donald Trump, who said the cases involve “very important people.”
“I hope it’s random, but we’re going to know in the next week and a half,” Trump said.
“Pretty serious stuff, hopefully a coincidence, or whatever you want to call it.”
Caltech researcher Carl Grillmair was killed outside of his home in February 2026Credit: Caltech
Jason Thomas was found dead in March after being missing since DecemberCredit: Wakefield Police Department
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