India, June 13 -- Retired US Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland remains at the center of an ongoing mystery months after his disappearance in New Mexico, with a newly released photograph now drawing attention to the case and its alleged links to UFO-related claims.

According to The Mirror US, the image shows McCasland leaving a sporting goods store in Albuquerque on February 27, the same day he reportedly vanished from his home. In the photograph released by the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, the retired officer appears calm and composed while carrying a large white shopping bag and another smaller item under his arm.

The image reportedly surfaced following a Freedom of Information Act request filed by Los Angeles Magaz...