Exactly?! Why the laughter. Even in present UFO media coverage, journalist are laughing, as evidence by this recent one with former DNI Radcliffe.
Interestingly enough, people don't laugh when you invite them to play with Ouija Boards. They get rather freaked out and cross. So, aliens aren't real, but this magic board scares the heck out of you?
Or, is the subject of UFOs so frightening that people have to laugh?