A MEMBER of the European Parliament for South West England has called proposals to establish a European UFO Centre ‘out of this world’.

Mario Borghezio MEP has tabled a Written Declaration that will require the Commission to act if enough MEPs support it.

It calls for the setting up of “a scientific centre for the analysis and dissemination of the scientific data” regarding the issue.

South West MEP Graham Watson (Lib Dem) said: “Liberal Democrats have always supported greater transparency in the EU but what can I say about this proposal? It is out of this world."