NASA Appoints New Director of UFO Research to Investigate “One of Our Planet’s Greatest Mysteries”

NASA has announced the appointment of a new director of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) research, seeking to gain a better understanding of what it describes as “one of our planet’s greatest mysteries.” The new director will centralize communications, resources, and data analytical capabilities to establish a comprehensive database for evaluating future UAP cases, which is the government’s term for UFOs.

According to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, the new director will develop and oversee the implementation of NASA’s scientific vision for UAP research. This includes leveraging NASA’s expertise to collaborate with other agencies in analyzing UAP and utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect anomalies in the skies. Nelson added that NASA will conduct this work transparently for the benefit of humanity.

The appointment of the new position follows an independent study commissioned by NASA that involved 16 experts from various fields. The study aimed to enhance the agency’s contribution to ongoing government efforts in studying unexplained aerial phenomena that cannot be identified as conventional aircraft, balloons, or known natural occurrences.

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Workers pressure wash the NASA logo on the vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in May 2020. (REUTERS/Joe Skipper)

“At NASA, it’s in our DNA to explore and question the unknown. I want to express my gratitude to the independent study team for providing insights on how NASA can enhance its study and analysis of UAP in the future,” stated Nelson.

The identity of the newly appointed director has not been disclosed to the public. According to Dan Evans, assistant deputy associate administrator for research within NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, this decision was made due to the constant harassment and, in some cases, actual threats of violence faced by team members since undertaking this project.

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Bill Nelson, seen here testifying in Washington, D.C., in April 2021, said Thursday “NASA’s new director of UAP research will develop and oversee the implementation of NASA’s scientific vision for UAP research.” (Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images)

“The NASA independent study team did not find any evidence that UAP have an extraterrestrial origin, but we still do not know what these UAP are,” stated Nelson during a news conference on Thursday, as reported by Reuters.

NASA also announced plans to enhance citizen reporting by engaging with the public and commercial pilots. This initiative aims to build a wider and more reliable UAP dataset, which will contribute to identifying future UAP incidents and destigmatize the study of UAP.

These are the 16 members of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena study. (NASA)

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In the report’s foreword issued by the independent study team, Nicola Fox, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, emphasized that “unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) are one of our planet’s greatest mysteries.”

Fox News’ Chris Eberhart contributed to this report.