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Wednesday, April 11, 1934 Daily Nebraskan Pago 15 tea to . EMifeii W Mate snin a op If you see something that you cannot explain, what should you do? Well, the Rainier Brewery's advice is first to use common sense. Think about it for awhile. Quite often you will shortly realize that what you saw has a rational explanation. '. ' If you are convinced that you have seen a Mountain Fresh Rainier, you can report it to the manager of any local grocery store or tavern. Each store has at least.ooe .employee who is assigned to such phenomena. If there is no grocery base in your near vicinity. you can give your report to any bartender or to a state law enforce ment officer. Often such reports are investigated immediately, and if the M FR's cannot be tracked down, the information is passed on to the proper authorities. Below is a reproduction of the official Questionnaire that is . given to persons who report a sighting. If you see an MFR. fill out the form carefully and send it to: Rainier Sightings. Rainier Brewing Company, 3 100 Airport Way S., Seattle, WA 93134. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Please print A He has sought the answer for 34 years - YVitlard L Moonev. head of ihe Gibbon Astrophvsical Laboratory. 1 Li y, Solid-citien Arnold Morlo was the first to report mysterious objects. Today he believes Rainiers are "alive" rather than "machines." - L r He will try to find out - Professor Pedro Chu. former head of the Strang (Nebraska) Bureau of Standards and recently named director of the civ ilian investigative force of M PR's with headquarters at the University of Milford. She claims that MFR's have lived in peace and harmony w ith the citizens of the Pacific Northwest since 1878 Harriet R. Multrucker. of the Bcnsalon Institute in Bruno. Neb. This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the Rainier Brewing Company as much information as possible concerning the phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. 1. Here are two artist's drawings of authenticated boor shapes. Did tho object you observed most resemble (Circle one): A B 2. When did you see the object? Day Month Year 3. Time of day (indicate by drawing hands on clock): (Circle one): A.M. P.M. ) 1 ) 4. Where were you when you saw the object? nearest postal address city or town state or county 5. What was the condition of the sky? DAY NIGHT a. Bright a. Bright b. Cloudy b. Cloudy 6. If you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Ciicleone): a. in front of you - d. To your left b. in back of you e. Overhead c. To your right I. Don't remember 7. If you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice considering the STARS and MOON? 7.1 STARS (Circle one): MOON (Circle one): - a. none a. bright moonlight b. a few b. dull moonlight c. many . c. no moonlight pitch dark d. don't remember d. don't remember 7.2 If the MOON was visible, circle the quadrant that most closely represents the phase of the -moon when you saw the object. oooo 8. These are objects found in the vicinity of recent beer sightings. Circle any or all of similar objects you might have observed at the time of the sighting: A J 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle one): WEATHER (Circle one): a. clear sky a. dry b. hazy b. fog, mist, or light c. scattered rain clouds c. moderate or heavy d. thick or heavy rain clouds d. snow 10. The object appeared: a. solid b. transparent c. vapor d. yotden carbonated liquid e. don't remember 11. The edges of the object were: a. fuzzy or blurred b. like a bright star c. sharply outlined d. don't remember 12. Did the object: a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away? c. Break up into parts or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Snap or pop its top? - g. Display a foamy white contrail? h. Disappear and reappear? yes no don't know yes no don't know yes no don't know yes no don't know yes no don't know yes no don't know yes no don't know yes no don't know 13. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: " " a. sound b. color 14. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. 15. Where were you when you saw the object? a. inside a building or bar b. in a grocery store c. at the beach d. in an airplane (type) e. at sea 16 In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the com pass when you last saw the object. i i 17. Did you observe the object through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No b. Sunglasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No c. Windshield Yes No g. Pilsner glass Yes No 1 8. In 50 words or less, please give us your theory for the origin andor true nature of MFR's. 19. What is your name? address city state, zip This form supersedes FDS MFR Jul 74 which is obsolete. Official U.S. MFR form FDS Form Sep 81 867 Rainier Brewing Company, Seattle Washington Mi. He is convinced Rainiers are intel ligently controlled from Outer Space Karl Rodney Morck. director of the National Investigations Committee on Carbonated Phenomena. . ,, m-- war ' J ' x f ' L I 1 A She is convinced that MFR's are small, fresh beings, no more than seven inches high, numbering in the millions in their native habitat -Wilma N. P.rererer. professor of spectrocity at Gretna University. 'Am 'f : Mountaineer and lifelong wilderness expert B.L.T. Strangerman says he would hav e been "disloyal to "my country " if he had not reported his observations of MFR s. is: "V :'K He believes that Rainiers are beers. "I have tasted several of them, and without exception thev were fresh, thirst-quenching, and delicious. They want nothing more than to be given a fair chance." - Stanley M.L. Kloeppel of the Osceola Malting. Hopping. Brewing and Drinking Society. A 1 I "f