Lawmakers used to laugh when asked about UFOs. Now they have real questions — and they’re eager for the rare answers they’ll get later this week.

After decades of relegation to laughingstock status, Congress is finally giving serious consideration to what are now officially known as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs). Outlandish fears of an impending extraterrestrial takeover have been replaced by legitimate concerns about a national security threat that has eluded U.S. intelligence agencies, with the federal government preparing to release its first-ever public report on unexplained sightings as soon as Friday.

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