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A former colleague of William McCasland’s, Monica Reza, disappeared while hiking in the Los Angeles forest, Reza was about 30 feet behind the person she was hiking with, smiling and waving. When the person turned around, she had vanished — documented evidence

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Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/general/missing-ufo-authority-never-seen-leaving-his-home-ross-coulthart/ar-AA1Z5Mki?ocid=BingNewsVerp

A former colleague of William McCasland’s, Monica Reza, disappeared while hiking in the Los Angeles forest, Reza was about 30 feet behind the person she was hiking with, smiling and waving. When the person turned around, she had vanished

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A former colleague of William McCasland’s, Monica Reza, disappeared while hiking in the Los Angeles forest, Reza was about 30 feet behind the person she was hiking with, smiling and waving. When the person turned around, she had vanished

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