Somerton's missing brandy makes national news

Comedy Central's Steven Colbert may think the number one threat to America is bears - but it's something out of Somerton that has him in a tizzy lately.

According to Colbert, the number one threat Monday was time-traveling brandy thieves - in Somerton.

If a missing bottle of brandy sounds familiar, that's because it was local news first in the Yuma Sun.

In March, the Yuma Sun reported about a time capsule that was unearthed in Somerton. The time capsule was buried in 1985 on Main Street.

However, one of the contents of the time capsule, a bottle of brandy, was missing, leaving onlookers baffled. Items that were found in the capsule include a VHS tape, letters from Somerton residents, photographs and a 1981 Time magazine with President Ronald Reagan on the cover.

Fast forward one month and news of the Somerton time capsule - and most notably the missing bottle of brandy - traveled all over the nation.

News organizations such as The Associated Press, newspapers in Texas and even a TV station in Alabama picked up the story, which eventually made its way to the popular Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report."

Monday, "The Colbert Report," a nightly comedic news show, highlighted the Somerton topic in one of its skits.

The "ThreatDown" is a skit where host Colbert takes a joking look at what he considers "threats" to America.

On the program Monday, Colbert concluded that it must have been time-traveling brandy thieves that took the brandy.

He jokes that the time-traveling brandy thieves are a threat to America - for the natural reason that they could possibly steal everyone's brandy.

"So where did it go?," Colbert asked. "The only possible explanation is the number one threat: Time-Traveling Brandy Thieves."

Click here to watch the clip. The Somerton time capsule segment begins at about the 4:30-minute mark.

Be aware that content from the clip may not be suitable for everyone.