American alternative-propulsion researcher who grew up near Los Alamos, New Mexico, and worked in executive production on Robert Hastings' documentary 'UFOs and Nukes.' He was reported to have died in custody in New Mexico on March 9, 2026, after posting a series of alarming messages online; an official cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
Aidan Shaffer grew up largely in and around Los Alamos, New Mexico, and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of New Mexico in 2014 with a stated focus on spaceports, sustainability, and UFO/UAP-related physics. He became active in alternative-propulsion research circles, including the Alternative Propulsion Engineering Conference, and was reportedly associated with Falcon Space. He served on the executive-production team for Robert Hastings' documentary 'UFOs and Nukes,' which he said was partly inspired by his own sightings of unexplained aerial lights. In late 2025 and early 2026 he posted a series of increasingly alarming messages online alleging corruption by New Mexico authorities and describing what he characterized as extraterrestrial interference in his life. He was reported to have died on March 9, 2026 while in custody in New Mexico; authorities had not publicly confirmed an official cause of death as of the most recent reporting. His death drew attention alongside other reported deaths and disappearances among people in overlapping alternative-propulsion and UAP research circles, though any pattern connecting these cases remains speculative and unconfirmed.