Nasa appoints new chief of UFO research

Until very recently, telling people you believe in flying saucers or extra-terrestrials might have raised a few eyebrows.

Now though, you’d be in good company. Politicians in both the US and Mexico have held high-profile investigations – and now NASA say they too are on the case.

They’re appointing a new director of research, tasked with investigating ‘unidentified anomalous phenomenon’ – or UAPs.