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Subject: NORJAK Received- ( a]
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 1/11/72
S& CHARLES E. FARRDLL
NORJAK

Re: SEARCH

U.S. AIR FORCE SR~71 AIRCRAFT

The Sacramento Division in a teletype dated
12/3/71 (Ser. 550) advised that Beale AFB, California,
had offered, free of charge to the Bureau, use of an
SR-71 aircraft to photograph terrain over which
the hijacked airplane had flown on its trip to Reno.

This aircraft was described as an extremely
sophisticated aerial reconnaissance plane which would
photograph a strip 20 miles wide with photographic resolution
of detecting objects on the ground 2 feet square. The
film strip vould then be reviewed by trained and qualified
U.S, Air Foree personnel.

Due to weather conditions along the route, being
inclement at times, the flight never was made.

On 1/10/72 the writer contacted SAC JOHN WILLIAMS,
Sacramento, and explained the results of the experiment
on 1/6/72. Mr. WILLIAMS was requested to have the Air
Yorce contacted to see if the flight could be made only
over the State of Washington and perhaps from the Columbia
River to a point some 30 miles north. He tras also asked
if the Air Force could advise what we could expect of such
an over flight in the way of information which would be
helpful in the search of this terrain,

In response to the above call, SA

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who has been handling the hijacking case at Sacramd
advised he had contacted Beale AFE and made the request

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for the over flight and that he would attempt to ne still | p

if it could be made, noting that weather conditions still

are effective. o4-8t- '353

Copics of the revised map of the area to be searched

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¥ The attached plot indicates the envelope of possible landing points of the high jacker (HJ).
It is based on the following:

Li Aircraft position from USAF radar data from McChord AEB j b .
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— Probable jump time (0411 GMT) from an analysis of the recorded communication
from the flight relative to the cabin pressure fluctuation. Flight tests conducted

on January 6 confirmed that the pressure fluctuation almost certainly occurred at
the time the HJ left the airplane.

— Wind information from 10,000' MSL to the ground as determined byl b6
| ' b7C

— Human body trajectories from data furnished by The Boeing Company (free-fall)
and] who is an expert para—
chutist.

— Time correlation from the above USAF radar information and from the NWA
communications network tape recording.

— Airplane airspeed and altitude from the airplane's flight recorder.
The plot is explained as follows:
1. The heavy dashed line C-~D—E-—S defines the airplane's probable ground track.

2. Line G—i—J—K defines the westernmost, and Line L-M-—-N~O the easternmost
probable airplane ground tracks based on the stated position tolerance of t.5
nautical mile of the USAF radar plot.

3. Lines A~B, H-P, and O—R are the average wind vectors between 10,000' MSL and the
ground, and are the lines parallel to which the HJ would drift after the parachute had
opened.

4, Line H—S—T defines the northernmost {earliest} points over which the HJ probably
left the airplane. Line K—F—O defines the southernmost {latest} points over which
the HJ probably left the airplane. The north—south span of possible jump positions
is a product of the radar position tolerance of £.5 mile, and the possible communication
time determination tolerance of £1 minute.

5. The area within the boundary defined by Points H—-P—Q—R-—O—K—J—I—H marks the
extreme limits of probable landing points based on the above tolerances. That is, assuming
the highest probable degree of inaccuracy in aircraft position, jump time, wind vector, etc.,
all probable HJ landing points would lie within the area defined by this tine.

6. If it is assumed aircraft position, jump time, wind vector, and other inputs used are all
accurate (without allowance for the above stated tolerances):

a. The HJ's landing point would be at Point A if his 'chute did not open, or if he

opened it so soon that the high speed caused 'chute damage that resulted in the
equivalent of a free—fall to the ground. (The horizontal body trajectory due to

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NORJAK ' {4 &.

Thore is being sent under separate cover a copy of
a film taken by the U. S. Air Force cameraman from a chase
plane adjacent to the Northwest Boeing 727 during the
Simulated flight made on January 6, 1972 to determine the
raactions of the airplane to the dropping of approximately
235 pounds from the rear steps in the same manner which is
believed to have been used by the hijacker.

A review of the film shows the normal flight, \
together with a depression of the stairway as the load i
descends on the steps.

The Bureau is requested, if it desires, to review
the film and then return it to the Seattle Office, it being
the original copy. A copy has been mada of the film for tho
U. S. Air Force per their request, and Northwest Airlines fer
its review.

There are also enclosed in the same packace
sequential black and white still photos showing the ceprescicn
of the rear stainvay by the addition of the sled and the
reaction of the stairway to tha actual departure of the sled,
it being noted that the staixway immediately returned to u texar
closed position when the weight was taken from it.

3 - Bureau
(L + Package)

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TO :° . DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)
FROM: - SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) - DAILY TELETYPE
NORJAK.

BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE UNITED STATES

AIR FORCE AND THE RESULTS OF THE FLIGHT BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES

ON JANUARY SIX, SEVENTYTWO, ee
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[__] NorrHwesT AIRLINES, HAS NOW REDEFINED THE POSSIBLE
DROP AREA OF THE HIJACKER WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE UPPER PART
OF CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON, AND THE LOWER PART OF COWLITZ
COUNTY, WASHINGTON. |

"HE SACRAMENTO DIVISION HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO x

CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AT BEALE AIR FORCE BASE

CALIFORNIA, TO DETERMINE IF THE SR SEVENTYONE RECONNAISSANCE
7 PLANE, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY OFFERED BY THE AIR FORCE, WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE NEWLY DEFINED AREA WHICH IS
NOW LIMITED TO A SECTION NORTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER SOME

THIRTY MILES.

THE BUREAU WILL BE KEPT ADVISED.

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January 7, 1972

AIRTEL AIRMAIL

TO : SAC, MINNEAPOLIS
FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)
i SUBJECT: NORJAK

Enclosed for Minneapolis are four black end white
prints showingthe sequence of dropping dummy package from
aircraft involved in this matter during experiment on
January 6, 1972. Also enclosed is one roll of 16 mm motion
picture film taken by the Air Force during this test.

Minneapolis is requested to immediately deliver
| the enclosed items to} | b6
Northwest Airlines. b7C

2 - Minneapolis (Enc. 5) (RM)
(2 - Seattle
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NR8B5 SE PLAIN
4::3222PM URGENT 12/29/71 VAB
TO DIRECTOR Uea-2tib
SPRINGFIELD
MINNEAPOLIS

FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 2P
NORJAK .

RE: SEATTLE TEL TO THE BUREAU DECEMBER TWENTYEIGHT, LAST.

FOR THE INFORMATION OF SPRINGFIELD, ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE
TO HAVE VOLUNTARY AIR FORCE PERSONNEL PARACHUTE FROM THE IDENTICAL
PLANE INVOLVED IN THIS CASE. ARRANGEMENTS INVOLVE AIR FORCE AND
NORTHWEST AIRLINES AND JUMPS WILL BE MADE AT AN AIR FORCE TRAINING
AREA NEAR MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON. PURPOSE OF THIS EXPERIMENT IS
TO PINPOINT THE TIME WHEN UNSUB ACTUALLY LEFT THE AIRCRAFT AND WHE-
THER THIS WAS CAUSE OF OSCILLATION AND CABIN PRESSURE CHANGE EX-
PERIENCED BY CREW.
END PAGE ONE

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PAGE TWO
164-81 '

AIRFORCE PERSONNEL AT MC CHORD AIR FORCE BASE ARE READILY A-
VAILABLE AND COOPERATIVE AND TWO INDIVIDUALS HAVE VOLUNTEFRED TO
PARACHUTE FROM PLANE. HOWEVER, AUTHORITY FROM HEADQUARTERS MILI-
TARY AIR LIFT COMMAND, SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, IS NEEDED PRIOR TO AIR
FORCE PARTICIPATION. MESSAGE REQUESTING INFORMATION WAS SENT THIS

DATE TO prc
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE BY PERSONNEL AT MC CHORD, HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT i
EXPECT REPLY UNTIL WEEK OF JANUARY THREE, NEXT. |

APRINGFIELD, /THROUGH LIAISON IS REQUESTED To contact; | B6 |
[JIN EFFORT TO EXPEDITE THIS MATTER.

MINNEAPOLIS CONTACT| ) NORTHWEST AIRLINES, AND AD-

VISE OF SITUATION WHICH MAY NECESSITATE DELAY IN ABOVE MENTIONED
TEST... .-P-
END

AGGL FBI.... MMP

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FILE (164-81) 12/23/71
SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK

7 At 8:55 AM, 12/23/71, SAC HELD called from

| Minneapolis. He advised he had been talking to Mr. NYROP

| and that arrangements were made for the same 727 to be avail-
able to make the simulated flight on 12/27/71.

He suggested that agents actually ride on the
plane. He advised that Mr. NYROP had told them he did not
want a man to actually make the parachute jump but that
we could simulate the conditions by dropping a package of
similar weight.

Thereafter | | b6
| Northwest Airlines, caled and advised that he b7C

was going to come to Seattle on the evening of 12/26/71 and

would be at the Sea-Tac Motor Inn at 8:00 AM on 12/27/71.

I told him we would bring all of the maps and material that we

. had which has a bearing on this so that we can decide how the

flight will take place.

He advised that the airplane would be avail-
able for the flight around 4:30 PM. He asked that we make the
arrangements for the dummy and the actual drop itself. He
will make all the arrangements for the airplane.

/

| told me, contrary to our earlier b6
belief, that the crew told him that they could see the lights b7C
of Portland and other distinctive lights in that area, so
given knowledge of the specific area the hijacker could very
easily have made a jump to a specific location.

JEM:eon

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43:28 PM URGENT 12/23/71 dJT
To MINNEAPOLIS (164-73),
FROM SEATTLE(164=81)

NORJAK.

2 : HER ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY OF AN AIR FORCKH
TOD? OBE DISPATCHED ON FLIGHT TWENTYFOUR, LEAVING AT

FIVE FIFTY PM, ADDRESSED TO Pe
. $

DELIVERED TO NORTHWEST AIRLINES, SEATTLE,

NW AIRLINES, MINNEAPOLIS.
END

FBI MP

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PH-36 (Rev. 5-22-64) :* 5 ' | 5

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Date: 12/15/71

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Vig __AERTEL AIR MATL At?
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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81). 1 SuB— Q
FROM: - SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60)(P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK
. BUFILE 164-2111
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| Re Las Vegas airtel to Seattle dated 12/3/71,
_ard Seattle airtel to Las Vegas dated 12/8/71. ; S )
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Enclosed herewith for Seattle are ~copies
of FD-302 interview of Set. two' copies b6
of interview of Li/z4/77i.. and two copies SuB- pe7e
of FD-302 interview of on 11/24/71, all of 0 a
should have been enclosed wif\ referenced Las Vegas airtel. ,
In addition, enclosed wre two copies of FD-302
search of Boeing Aircraft on 11/24/71, by Las Vegas Agents
and also interview d[ lon 12/2/71, for Aompletion b6
of Seattle files. PTC
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Bera: urcau oF INVESTIGATION

L ' Doto___ 12/26/71
| | Reno International Airport, b6
Reno, Nevada, advised tho Northwest Airlines 727 Flight 305 b7C

would park on the ranp approximately 150 yards east of the
airport terminal building. He said no vehicles other than
service vehicles would be permitted on the ramp or runway
except for FBI vehicles or those authorized on the airport

by the FBI,
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On.___11/24/71__; Reno, Nevada "__Fiteg._LV_164-60 .
by.___ SA| |-~ tlw - Date dictated "11/26/71 _ bE

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: FE@@RAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 7

Doto__ 11/26/71

| |, Northwest Airlines, b6 §
Seattle, Washington, telephonically contacted SA[L__] bIC
| at United Airlines, Reno, Nevada, and furnished ,
the following information:

, The Boeing 727 aircraft, formerly Northwest Airlines
Flight 305, had been hijacked earlier in the day while en route
to Seattle, Washington, from Portland, Oregon. The airplane
landed at Seattle where the hijacker requested $200,000.00
and four parachutes, two chest packs and two back packs. After
the money was delivered to the hijacker in a knapsack, passengers
and two of the stewardesses were allowed to deplane.

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At Seattle the hijacker had specified there were ,
to be no police or fire equipment when the plane landed. He é
requested an unmarked car and a representative of the airline
would be allowed to approach the aircraft from a ten o'clock
relative position. The only other equipment to go near the
aircraft was to be the air stairs and refueling equipment.

to be flown at 10,000 feet with the rear door down, and flaps
and Landing gear down .

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Ci] requested the following: , | ; bé
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- 1. No equipment with beacon Lights be in evidence
at Reno Airport when the aircraft landed.

2. No uniformed officers or crowds of spectators
be visible from the aircraft.

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3. That] | United Airlines b6
[ jand one other individual, who b7C

could be an FBI Agent, meet the aircraft on landing

in an unmarked automobile and that this automobile

approach the aircraft from a relative position of

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4. Following the unmarked car was to be an-agir stairs
with one man on it in the event access was needed
to the cabin of the aircrazt by a means other
than the rear stairway.

°S. Following the air stairs a fuel truck with two
other fuel trucks standing by for use when the
first truck was empty. There should be only
one man in each fuel truck. ;

6. That no attempt be made to board tho aircraft
while the crew was aboard unless it had been
determined that the hijacker was surrendering
or had departed the aircraft.

further advised the aircraft would take

- on 50,000 pounds of fuel and would proceed wherever directed
by the hijacker. | said he thought the next stop for the
aircraft after Reno would be Yuma, Arizona,

. | said there were three pilots and a stewardess
still aboard the 727.

was unable to furnish an estimated time of
arrival in Reno, Nevada.

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OPTIONAL, FORM NO. 16
MAY 1962 EXITION

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

sept te —~r wo. ime

FILE (164-81) 12/21/71

DATE:

SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK

On 12/20/71 I talked to SAC HELD in Minneapolis.
I told him that we had made extensive efforts to search the
area where the hijacker is believed to have jumped, without
discovering any evidence of his whereabouts or identity.

The Northwest Airlines people here have advised
that they would be glad to simulate his flight, having'a
man jump to see whether the crew experienced the same
reaction as recorded on the initial flight, and if the
flight recorder records the same movement of the plane.
If it did not, then it would appear that there was little use
searching in the area we were searching in. If it did have
the same reaction, then we would have to search an area ~
approximately 24; miles by 6 miles of virgin timber.

I told SAC HELD I thought it would be well' if
possible to have the same airplane used with the same crew
but I did not see any reason for them to actually jump in
the same area since it would be too dangerous and we may
lose the jumper, but I did think it would be a good idea to
simulate it in an area where the jumper could be recovered.

He advised he had taked to Mr. NYROP about. this
and that he had instructed that the crew and plane be put
together for this purpose as soon as possible.

I inquired of him the status of their proposed
offer of a reward and he advised Mr. NYROP had told him
that the Seattle P-I Secret Witness Program had announced
a $5,000 reward, which was true, and that he would give
consideration to making another $5,000 offer for information
furnished to Northwest Airlines or the FBI, furnishing the

identity of the hijacker and evidence to assist in his
JEM:eon dub

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SEARCHED
DEC 321971

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"ROIA SE PLAIN

93:0%3 PM NITEL 12/17/71 DCA

To DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)

FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 2P DAILY TELETYPE

NORJAK

SEATTLE HAS CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH OF "HAT WAS CONSIDERED
THE PRIME AREA INTO WHICH THE SUBJECT MIGHT HAVE PARACHUTED , ALL
"ITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THIS AREA WAS CONSIDERED PRIME DUE TO CAL-
CULATIONS BY NORTHEST AIRLINES OF THEIR FLIGHT RECORDER AND QTHER
INSTRUMENTS ABOARD THE PLANE PLUS THE EXPERIENCING OF AN QUOTE
OSCILLATION UNAUOTE BY PILOT.

NOPTHWVEST AIRLINES HAS OFFEPED TO SIMULATE THE SAME CONDITIONS
OF THE ALRCRAFT AS PREVAILED DURING THE HIJACK AND WILL FLY OVER THE
SAM= COURSE FROM SEATTLE TO RENO. THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO DETERMINE IF
THE CONCLUSIONS THEY HAVE REACHED ARE, IN FACT, CORRECT AND THE
ONLY WAY THEY CAN DETERMINE THIS IS TO HAVE A RERUN OF THE ACTUAL
CONDITIONS.

SEATTLE WILL ARRANGE, THROUGH THE MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE, FOR
END PAGE ONE

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PAGE THO

sf 164-81

SORTHMEST TO DO THIS AT SUCH TIME AS NORTHWEST CAN DO sO.
BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED FLIGHT, SEATTLE
"ILL MAKE A JUDGMENT AS TO WHETHER OR WOT ADDITIONAL SEARCHING
SHOULD BE CONDIICTSD OVER THE PRIME SEARCH AREA OR IF PERHAPS
OTHER APFAS COULD BE OPENED AS A POSSIBLE BAIL OUT POLAT.
LAS vEeas, PORTLAND, AND SAN FRANCISCO ARE REING REQUFSTED
TO INTENSIFY, AS SSATILE HAS DONE, TO HAVE THE LIST OF RANSOM BILLS
GIVEN WIDER DISTRIBUTION, |
INVESTIGATION OF LOOK-ALIKE SUSPECTS CONTINUES. <- P-
END
"UM FBI WA

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FD-36 (Rev. $+22-64} a, |

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Date: 12/16/71

(Type in plaintext or code}

AIRTEL
{Priority} Su =
$ SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK

Re Seattle airtel to Minneapolis dated 12/10/71. _

Enclosed herewith for Seattle are FD-302's

we

reflecting interviews with|

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| , Northwest Airlines,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.

UNSUB SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS

2} seattle (Enc. 27)\XLCd o¢v
- Minneapolis

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The attached information was taken primarily fror
manually recorded notes during communications con-
nected with the high- jacking of Northwest Airlines
Flight 305, November 24/25, 1971.

The primary method of connanication with the flight
was direct between HSPFO (Flight Operations) -and
SEADD (Flight Dispatch), the flight, SEA and SFO
ARINC, RNO Taver.

Due to the inability to copy everything exactly--
and as rapidly-~-as it occurred, there may be some
errors in the following. It is not believed that'.
they are Likely to be large or significant.

The following also includes additional inforne-+

- tion that developed during the incident that

appeared relevant. '°°

11/25/71

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KIGH-JACKING, NA PREG S00, NOV" DI £47 4) 5 LAEL -1"

the following information @® Erom various sources, parity the radio. and
'phone-patch communications 'between the MSP Flight Operations Office. "Eagle" |
Line and the flight crew. — . ,

Time. (CST )*
- 4658

Preliminary information received from MSP Planning OFF ice (MS sPPO):

"4720%

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Flight OFF PDX. High-jacxer (HJ). apparently made his. demands a

known shortly after this time,

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iJ demanding $200,000 (de vaminat ion not restricted), 2
chest-pack parachutes, 2 oack-pack parachutes. All to
be available and ready at airplane parking site be fore
landing wild be permitted at SEA. _ '
Apparently has a bomb in briefcase. Passenger apparently \
boarded at PDX. '

Grew advised the y would hold over Lofall intersection until

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éll material available. No info yet on destination KJ desired |

after SEA T.0. HJ had said there was to be no "funny stuff"
at any Cime or he would detonate the bomb. Speciffied that
only the fuel truck, air-stair truck, and automobile with

the money and 'chutes approach the airplene. Thab eixelene be
parked in an "isolated" position. |! Gave a deadline of 1960
CST for all demands to be met. HJ remained in tourist cabin
With-one stewardess sitting next to him and aware of what ;
éppeared to be a bomb (dyiramite sticks, wire, battery). Pas~
sengers not advised that righ-jacking in progress, but that
reason for the holding was "minor mechanical problem",

Crew described passenger as white, 6' 1", black hair, 175#,

approximately 50, black suit, black rain coat, black brief

case. (A411 information between cockpit and HJ being relayed

-by "captive" stewardess[___] by cabin/cockpit interphone. )

KJ specified that no vehicles with beacons or.flashine red

'lights or any other were to approach airplane. MSPFO agreed

that captain was in full command and all his requests and
wiskes would be honored. Crew taking pains Likewise to gain
HJ's confidence by giving him full information anc coopera-
tion.

HJ also specified that, after SEA landing and parking:

~ Fueling to start as soon as engines shut down. °

- Stewardess[_____—Jwould leave ai xpla ne (and only her)
and pick up money, then'return for 'chutes. He must'
see knapsack with money before any other steps taken.

-: Passengers will be allowed off after money and 'chutes

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- Airplane "@ SEA akeod crew and HJ <a that 'money and

vow

'chutes were @Vailable and in position.

Crew requested car park at 10 'to 41 ofclock post tion to air»
plane so they could see it properly. on.
Notes indicate HI- indica ted at one time that, airplane -was open.

te "any number of vehicles as long as no 'funny stuff * pulledy

Direct cornmunications between crew and MSPFO maintained at i
all 'times. Coordination ketween Tower, vehicles, end-air- .
pane on ground at SEA wére on Ground Control frequency 121.7,

First fuel truck apparently ran out of fuel. Crew requested
second truck, with third one to he standing by. Considerable
delay -in getting full load of fuel and HJ was getting "nervous",
saying that you must "get the show on the road",

hJ specified that he wanted to go to Mexico City non-stop,
that the aircraft configuretion must be 'gear DOUN, flaps at
15°, that the aft entry door must be open at all times, and
that the aft stairs be extended after take-off, Later speci~
fied that stairs must be fully extended before take-off.
MSPFO advised crew (1) that non-stop SEA-MEX impossible with
eear DOWN, flaps 15°, (2) that take-off with air-stairs full

- down impossible due to inability to rotate airplane. When
HJ advised of this he asked that air-stairs be partially ex-

tended prior to take-off.' MSPFO advised this also impossible
since stairs could not be held in any intermediate position.

HJ had previously stated that no landing within continental
U.S. would be permitted "for fuel or anything else", When
advised of range limitation in his specified configuration,
he agreed to something short of the border. Asked about -PHX.
Advised by MSPFO that this might be within renge but thet
RHO would be better as far as range was concerned, Agreed
to this without much, if any, objection.

- Airplane OFF at SEA.

14 DME S SEA VOR at 7000'. Gear DOWN, flaps extending to
30°, : ' :

Stewardess[ allowed, to go to cockpit. be

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lJ advised (by inter~phone) that he was having difficulty get
ting steps down,

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Aft air-stair warning light-ON (stairs arparently now partially

extended.) Crew had been furnished Boeing procedure for exten-

ding stairs in flight. Airplane now 19 DME S SEA VOR on V235
with gear DOWN, flaps at 30°, and at APPROACH -speed,

(DB Cobper 27718"

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NVA Chief Pe@rmnce Engineer'had been Lled to field to °
help calculate range, etc. Boeing Company had been contacted
for assistance in range problem, flight characteristics with
air-stairs extended, whether opening (stairs extend about 20°

in flight, possibly more with man's weight on them) would beg
large enough for a man to exit. Boeing assured us there would
be no controllability problem, that they would get experts work
ing on range problem also, that they had dropped 2~-300#% boxes'.
out air~stair opening in flight and that man could probably — a
get -out. . 28

, NA Communications people also had arrived at field to assist

in required 'phone-patching, 'other communications problems.

Mr. Nyrop,| | four supervisory pilots, 6
1. performance engineer, many others -on the scene (MSPFO) for
assistance, -

Plight at 7000', 160KIAS, fuel flow (FF) 45004 tlengine, flaps

30° gear DOFN. MEPFO advised they would have even more severely
limited range in the flaps 30° position. Crew givan prelimin-~
acy information on optimum range IAS (170K), weather, air-

ports available betveen SkA and RNO, minimum obstruct ion
clearance altitudes, etc,'

MSPFO asked for stewardess best recollection of exact content
of HJ briefcase. She got 'on radio and gave following basic
information: tt, °

~ Eight red sticks, about 6" x 1" in left corner of brief
.case, "look like big firecrackers." Two rows of sticks,
four on top of four,

~ Wire attached to dynamite with red insulation,

~ Battery "like flashlight battery, but about 6" high and
as big around as my arm",

~ Red sticks are about the color "of my uniform",

Crew called iJ and asked him if everything was 0.K, and he

replied that it was. This was appatently the last communi~
cation the crew had with the 1.J.

Crew reported oscillation of cabin rate of climb indicator.

This prohably due to hJ veight now on stairs, Skate s extamling
further, resultant effect on cabin pressure. Nay be best

estimate of when he exited'airplane,

MSPFO advised crew thet range "to RRO now looked good (air-
plane now at 10,000', 170K, gear DOWN, flsps 15°, FE 4000#/

'hour/engine, TAT -7°¢, MSPFO calculated TAS and range from

this data.

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Cabin lights @ in forward cabin, OFF in@@ft cabin. Curtain
between first class and tourist section was closed; crew:
could not see whether HJ was still aboard, .

Lost communications on NIA communications frequency (131.9); te
'phone=patch with SEA' ARINC established, Flight now 23 DME ~:~
S PDX at 10,000', 40,0002: fuel' aboard, 165KIAS, FF and con-
f£:.guration remained the same. Crew had previously been ad-
vised to switch to ARINC on 131.8 when NVA communications a
lost. MSPFO and MSPFD communicated with flight and SEA "e
ARINC thereafter on this phone -} match arrangement. SEADD

had been monitoring all 'communications with flight and assis-
ting in all other matters.

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Jhad also 'been very actively participating throughout _ bre
the high- jacking. He had taken money and 'chutes to air-
plane at SEA, coordinated with crew, fuel trucks, ete.

| Jlater called UAL at RNO and briefed then on all b6
of the HJ's demands, procedures to be followed at RNO, etc, Bie

Flight over EUG VOR, 10,000', 170KIAS, fuel aboard 33,500#,
FF and configuration remained the same, Advised thet they
had had no communications with the HJ for "about the last
55 minutes" despite severgsl attempts on cockpit-to~cabin
inter-phone and PA system. Crew was assurred that fuel
was more than adequate to get to RNO, that RNO weather was
good,.etc. SEADLD had alsc been actively following, and
participating in these events.

Over HFR, 10,000', TAT -5*, 170KIAS, fuel aboard 27,5008,
FF and configuration the same. Some airframe icing being
experienced. Engine anti-icing ON for appreciable length

of time, wing AI on "intermittently!, .Crew seemed slightly

concerned about this, but were assured that -it was no
problem,

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|.asked that we sug- BTC
gest that flight crew slowly, Lower cabin temperature as much

as practicable (to slow HJ's reflexes).

MSPFO suggested a slow climb to 11,000' at Cantain's dis-
ctetion, to induce as much hypoxia in lJ as possible (flight
had previously been suggested.to consider climb to as high

as practicable--but that they would, probably be performance lin-
ited to not much above 17,000'--but not above 12,500'. Latter
upper Limit to prevent a cabin oxygen mask drop from excit~

ing HJ. 11,000' also needed for adequate terrain-clearance
RBL=RNO. x. .

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MSPFO and the flipghe were interrupted. UAL 4331 and WAL

328 relayed nessages to and from the flight for us. S.
Flight now at 11,000', TAT -1°, all other factor egsentially Joe
the same. . . eee oe

58 DME N RBL VOR, 11,000', fuel aboard 22,000%. Only evidence +"
from cabin was aft entry door and air-stair 'warning Lights -,

still ON. . : we
Flight switched to SFO ARINC on 130.6. MSPFO put on 'phone - tS

petch this frequency at same time.
Fuel aboard 17,300#, ° 8 ,
Descent from 11,000 co 9,C00' started,

Flight advised they were holding at RNO OM until they had
everything "in order". .

Flight 1 mile out on finsl approach, (At this time, we--
HMSPFO~--were on telephone conference call. Other parties
apparently on the same line were RNO Tower, FAA SEA, FAA
Vashington, FRI Washington. . Wot known. vhether anyone else
wignt have also been tuned ine} 7

Tower "talked us through" his touchdow, subsequent taxi-
ing. "Door did not appear to go to full dow posi Cion
until relatively low speed on roll-out. Fleps appeared
to be "UP", Parked at NE (7?) corner of terminal TIMP »

Towrer reported crew had exited airplane 5 with FBI at this

After parking, crew had advised on SfO ARI NC that .ne of
them had gone back in cabin and found no sign of KJ. They
hed d asparently last tried to contact him via interphone/PA
at about 0046CS£ with no response. At that. time they were
going to advise him that the air-stair would have to be
retracted for landing or that damage during landing roll-out
would probably prevent subsequent take-off.

Two "little" 'chutes gone,"one "big't one cut up, arpar-
ently to tie the money with shroud lines to lid. One "big"
'chute apparently still on thé airplane.

*,

Guard requested around. airplane, FBI apparently searching
airplane, DB Gooper-27716 |

Was advised (all on conference call) at this time that
matter was now understhe jurisdiction of FBI in Washington.

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Dore Vecenber 25, L071

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| Noxthwest Aixlines, Inc., advised that after b7C
xeviewing his notes and technical records concerning the
operation of Northwest Aixlines Flight 355 on Noverber 24,
EO7L, he had dyawn the following conclusicns concerning the
poisible vicinity where the hijacker baiied out of the air-
eraftt and the pogsible arer in which he Ianded,

furnished 2 map with an overlay of the hijacker's landing
axved.

On... 22/4/71,_._Hinneanolia, tannesota Filee__L1P_ 364—78

by__ 4 bial Dote dictated

32/0/71 b6
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This document! contains nelthar recommendations noe conclusions of the FBI, It Is the property ef the FBI ond Is loaned to your agency;
It and its cantents oce not to be disicibuied outside your agency.

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charts on which the flight path of Northwest Airlines
& 05 has been draw, with a green marker pens

it is noted that tracking of the aircraft was
handed over from FAA, Oakland, to Reno air control approach
at a point just north of Portola, California.

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TO PORTLAND (164~41)

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FROM DIRECTOR (164-2111) 1P

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PRINTED MESSAGE AND CLIPPING.

NO LATENT PRINTS DEVELOPED.

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SEATTLE (164-31)
FROM SACRAMENTO (164-59) IP

NORJAK, OO: SEATTLE.
RE SACRAMENTO TEL TO SEATTLE, DEC. THIRTEEN, LAST.

"AERIAL SESRCH OF ROUTE TAKEN. BY NORTHWEST FLIGHT NO THREE ZERO
FIVE IN CAPTIONED MATTER CONDUCTED DEC. THIRTEEN, LAST, BY BUACENTS, |

ALL OF WHOM WERE EITHER EXPERIENCED PILOTS OR PARACHUTISTS, WITH
_ NEGATIVE RESULTS, AIRCRAFT UTILIZED WAS RENTSL CESSNA ONE EICHT THO 6

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH FOG AND RAIN IN NORTHERN |

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TO SAC SACRAMENTO (164-50) . :
FROM DIRECTOR FBI (164-2111) Set: EB.
NOR JAK. ry) F,

REURTEL DECEMBER EIGHT LAST REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO RENT
A CESSNA AIRCRAFT FOR TERRAIN SEARCHES IN CONNECTION WITH
CAPTIONED MATTER AND BuTELCALL TODAY.

YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO RENT THIS AIRCRAFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH .

THE INFORMATION FURNISHED IN REFERENCED TELETYPE. KEEP BUREAU

CURRENTLY ADVISED OF ANY DEVELOPMENTS. COPY MAILED SEATTLE.

((L>- SEATTLE (INFORMATION)

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. WILLIAM A, SCOTI, residence 262 Peninsula Road,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, telephone Liberty 5-5524, was 7
interviewed at the Reno Airport, Reno, Nevada, on the late
evening of November 24, 1971, and carly morning hours of
November 25, 1971. He advised that he was the captain

.. om Northwest Airlines Flight 305.

Captain' SCOTT advised that he was present during

- the interview of all of his crew members and that events,

as supplied by them, were correct to the best of his Lope
recollection and he had no pertinent additional information
to provide at this time,- He added that he personally had
no direct contact or observation of the hijacker and was,
therefore, unable to provide a physical description,

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SAG HAROLD E, CAMPBELL, JR. and . oe oo
*Y SAH, —Ey-HENDERLITER,—-JR+—— CHER tekch)— © Pete dictated __4.-/30 71

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File #1 1.6 40692 ——______

y Thit document contains neither recommondations nor conclusions of the FBI. ft Is the property of the FBI ond fs loaned to your ogency: :-
i ond Its contents are not to be disteibyted outside yaur agency,

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Date___ 11/30/71

| |, residence | | b6
| | was interviewed at the b7C
Reno Airport, Reno, Nevada, on the late evening of November 24,
L971, and early morning hours oc November 25, 1971. She
identified herself as a hostess on Northwest Airlines Flight
305.

cd

Shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, en route
to Seattle, Washington, in the afternoon hours of November 24,
1971, a male passenger on the flight, who was seated | b6
gave a note to Hostess | | shoved b7C
the note to Hostess | } who was also lin the rear passenger
compartment. The note indicated that the male individual was
higacking the plane and wanted the hostess to sit beside him.
The note further indicated that he had a bomb and wanted
$200,000.00. Jetated she went back to the male

- passenger seated | [with the note, at which time he

indicated that he was hijacking the plane and was not
kidding. He added that he wanted "no funny stuff". He had
a black attache-type case in his lap, which case was partially
open and he had his hand inside same. At this co
ee sat down alongside the individual in seat and
after lighting a cigarette for the passenger, she told him
that they would cooperate. Her best recollection is that
it was while he told her he wanted no kidding and no funny
stuff that he first partially opened the attache case and
permitted her to see the contents. She recalls the contents
ag approximately eight cylindrical objects about six to eight
inches Long with four of the items being placed on top of the
others and banded together with some. kind of tape. She also
recalled some covered and uncovered wiring running from the
cylindrical objects to a dry cell type battery which had
terminals on one end. She could not recall whether the wires
were connected to the terminals. The battery was described
aS approximately eight inches long-and about two and one-half
inches in diameter. She stated that she had the impression
upon observing the contents of the attache case that it was ibe £

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SAC HAROLD E. CAMPBELL, JR. (mec: tiw) 11/26/71
by. Date dictoted
This document contoins neither recommendations nar conclusions of tho FBI. It Is the property of ihe FBI ond Is fooned to your agency;
1 ond its contents ore nol io be distributed outside your ogency.

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| residence |

| ,.was interviewed-at the Reno
LEpoOut, RGD, Novada, on the late evening of November 24,

1971, and early morning hours of November 25, 1971. He
fon Northwest Airlines

1
Flight 305.

[ jadvised that according to some notes he
had made concerning the incident, it was at 2759 Zulu time
or 3:59 p.sm. Pacific Standard Time that he received an emergency
signal from hosteés | Jon the intercom with a
series of bells signaling Chat Ehey had trouble on boaxd.
They, had a pre-arranged, flight signal for such emergencies
and he made a notation in his book of the time of this
notification.

Almost immediately thereafter, he.received a note
£xrom | J advising she thought they were being hijacked
and added she was not kidding, ;

- Subsequently, hostess| | brought

a note on what appeared to be a standard 6 x 9 tablet written
with a felt pen as well us an envelope that had notations also

containing the figure $200,000, two back parachutes, two
chest packs and under it a time of 5:00 p.m.

Hostess[____———sdthen went back to the compartment
and sat with the hijacker at which time he insisted that all-
of the above items be physically present and waiting for
them at the Seattle Airport upon their arrival and prior

' to their Landing.

.. . received the impression that the above
hijackine~ een carefully thought out in advance in that
the hijacker specified that the money was to be furnished
in a knapsack and even insisted that'a discarded match cover
be returned to him. He also insisted on the return of the
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Northwest Airlines Plight 30). ae

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interviews of hostess[_____—sJ andi thixd officer BIC
land concurred with the information as supplie

y then.

He recalled that the hijacker had indicated the
bomb had an electrical fuse and instructed the hestess that
radio transmissions be limited as much as possible so that
they would nok set it off. , . :

He advised that the landine at Seattle mms made. —
at 5:45 P.M., Pacific Standard Time, and that the hijacker
had indicated that once the money and parachutes were. .
"bronght on board and that refueling was simultaneously oo
' taking place, the passengers would be permitted to depart.

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also stated that there was a delay on the. PS
gxoumid in scauring the chest-type parachutes and when they bic
did not arrive as quickly as had been hoped for, the crew, _ _
through hostess requested permission to land

fo ' without them and the hijacker refused permission for same. |
_- , At some point in negotiations with' the hijacker, he indicated -
on avareness that parachutes would be obtained from NeChord .
Air Farce Base and indicated that it wes only 20 miles away
from the Seatile Airport. ; wee

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.. stairs Lowered in flight. They then slowed down the aircraft
eir speed and subsequently observed the cockpit signal
Light that the rear stairs weve down. At that time the Captain
instructed the hijacker toa sound the hell on the intercom
in the event he wished te make any further contact with them, _.

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27, 1971, between 8:00 a.m, and 8:30 a.m, and had found

a note composed from words cut from a newspaper and pasted
to a plain white sheet of paper. The note said, "Attention!
Thanks for Hospitality. was in a rut_ D. B. Cooper, ".

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envelope postmarked, "Oakdale, Ca., 95361, November 27,
1971, PM", It was addressed to "Reno Newspaper", "Reno,
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Aviation Administration, Reno, Nevada, 1900 National b7C Per FAA
Guard Way, Reno, Nevada 89502, made available a
transcript of the taped radio conversations between
Reno Tower and Northwest Airlines, flight 305, which
had been hijacked while enroute from Portland, Oregon
and Seattle, Washington,

| stated that all times appearing onbé Per FAA
the transcript are Greenwich Mean Time and. that this cam b7c Per FAA
be converted to Pacific Standard Time by subtracting
eight hours. He also stated that the "31" referred to
in the conversation is the transponder code "3100"
indicating that the aircraft has been hijacked. The
Code 11 is a standard transponder code for an aircraft
on instruments, The C 130 referred to is an Air Rescue
aircraft in the vicinity of the Northwest Airlines

aircraft.
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Stewardess, indicated to Special

Agents JOUN F. RICKS and ALF T. STOUSLAND the two seats which
she had observed. to! be occupied by the unknown subject.
Thereafter, those areas were processed for fingerprints.

Iii addition the telephone, the area around the rear door, the
rear door and four plastic drinking glasses found in the trash
receptacle by the back door were also processed for fingerprints.

- Fingerprint impressions obtained were all initialed by SA

STOUSLAND. In addition, a cloth towel affixed to the rear of
one of the seats reportedly occupied by the unknown subject
was removed and initialed by SA STOUSLAND. On that towel was
noted what appeared to be a short human hair,

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This document contolne nofther rocommendatlons nor conclusions of the FBI.
it and its contonts are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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_ rand Its contents ore not to be distributed outside your agancy.

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Nevada, furnished the attached copies of

application for driver's license, road test score, record

of examination, ing uiry regarding renewal of driver's

"license, and record of | | |

On____12/30/71.0t. | | Nevada File »_LY 164-60 b6

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This documont contains neither recommondations nor conclusions of the FBI. It iz the property of the FBE and Is loaned to your agency:
it ond tts contents are not to be distribuind outalda your agoncy.
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-381) 12/8/71
ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER

UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper;
NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT $305,
PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,

11/24/71'

CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

OO: SE

On 12/8/71, I called ASAC TED ROSACK at
Sacramento, and told him that Bureau Supervisor [___] b6
had called Seattle today and that he pointed bic
out all offices had conducted a search in this case
of some type with the exception of Sacramento.

I told ROSACK that[____——sidJ wanted us to call b6
Sacramento and tell them a search must be conducted. b7C
I told him to put something in their daily teletype
and tell us about their progress in this regard.

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12/8/71

ATRTEL ATRMATL «+ REGISTERED

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) Cperre Ce ae F.
-_ E.

FROM: SAC, SACRAMENTO (164-50) (P)

UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper;
Northwest Airlines Flight #805,
Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71
CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

00: SE

Enclosed for the Bureau are two aeronautical
charts on which the flight path of Northwest Airlines
Flight #805 has been drawn with a green marker pen.

It is noted that tracking of the aircraft was
handed over from FAA, Oakland, to Reno air control approach -
at a point just north of Portola, California.

2 Bureau (Enc. 2) (RM)

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4:20 PM URGENT 1249-71 LXL Bo OQ ee

TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) - _ F.
SEATTLE (164-21) oO ——
LOS ANGELES
SAN DIEGO (164-91)

FROM "SACRAMENTO (164-57) | 2P

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RE SAN DIEGO AND SACRAMENTO TELS, DEC. EIGHT, LAST. -
| FOP INF FO BUREAU. AND SSATILE, INCLEMENT WEATHER, SACRAMENTO piv,

THIS DATE CAUSED CANCELLATION OF USAF PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT AND
RENTAL AIRCRAFT SEARCH OF PATH OF HIJACKED AIRCRAFT. , )
FOR INFO LOS ANGELES, RS SAN DIEGO TEL SET FORTH THE PORTLAND

DIV. RECEIVED INFO FROM L__ [so, PORTLAND, THAT cERTAIN[ | - 6
| RESEMBLED ARTIST'S SKETCH OF UNSUB. ws
DESCRIBED AS HMA, BORN| | FIVE FEET ELEVEN,
ONE HUNDRED FORTY POUNDS, ARROW HAIR, BROWN EYES. _ |
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UNSUB, aka. mo, |
Dan Cooper ; S&S .

HIJACKING NORTHWEST FLIGHT #305,
11/24/71;

CAA — HIJACKING; EXTORTION gE Ss.
00: Seattle i Sve. MAPS

'Re Sacramento teletype, 12/2/71, requesting
routing of hijacked plane from California to Nevada.

'Enclosed, herewith, for Sacramento and Seattle
are two copies of insert of investigation concerning

same by SA| Jand one copyfor each office | b6
of a map of the radar tracking on Northwest Flight #305 . b7c
from Frenchmen's Reservoit, California, to Municipal so"
Airport, Reno, Nevada. - .
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LV 164-60 — Period November 25- 26, 1971
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On November 25, 1971, } b6 Per FAA
FAA, Tower Supervisor, Municipal Airport, Reno, b7C Per FAA
Nevada, furnished SA| a map of
the Radar Tracking of Northwest Flight Number 305,

November 24, 1971, from Frenchmen's Reservoir
California, to Municipal Airport, Reno, Nevada.
This plane entered the State of Nevada at

@ point approximately twenty-five miles north
and fourteen miles west of Reno, Nevada, aiport.

_——n Havenber 26, 1971, SAs THOMAS G. DEMPSEY

and with Washoe County | |

Jconducted an air search over the 4
above flight pattern area of Nevada. Nothing pertient

in this case was found.

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conducted to date by the Las Vegas Division, conies
of which have not previously been forwarded to Seattle:

INTERVIEW OF CREW:

(Priority)

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UNSUB, aka
Dan Cooper
HIJACKING NORTHWEST FLIGHT #4305 "
11/24/71

CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

00: Seattle

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Enclosed, herewith, for Seattle are tyo

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- las Vegas

11/24/71 SA H.E. HINDERLITER, JR.
SAC HAROLD E. CAMPBELL, JR.

11/24/71 SAG HAROLD E. GAMPBELL, JR.
SA H. E. HINDERLITER, JR.

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11/24/71 SAC, HAROLD E, CAMPBELL, JR.

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70) ; ; .

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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Dote of transcription 12 49/721

| ; | Washington, Pe
: advised he heard a large aircraft fly over his home about bie
8:10 PM on November 24, 1971, during a driving rainstorn.
The plane was traveling toward Portland, Oregon.

Interviewed on__ 11/28/71, a, _—id, 'Washington Fie #__SE_1gh.g] = b6
"pte

by_ SA]

this document contoins neilher racommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. His the property of the FBI end Is looned to your ogency;
it and its contents ore not to be distributed ovtside your agency.

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FD-302 (REV, 11-27-70} . . .
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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Date of tronsceiption 12 43/72
1 |, Washington, b6
= __ | advised that on b7C
November 24, 1971, at about 8:15 p.m. he heard a large plane
fly over his | } He stated that the plane was

extremely low and sounded as though it was stalling out and
then started to operate correctly. He stated that the wind
was coming from the west at about 15 miles per hour and it
Was raining hard. He added that the elevation where his

| is located is about

Interviewed on 11/28/71 tl |-Washing-ton———_Fi #_ SE T64-83 (7 } b6

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by__ SA] kbfn Date dictoted 12/4/7]

Ibis document contoins neither recommendations nor conclustons of the FBR Ut is the property of the &Bl and is looned to your agency:
it ond its contents are pol to be distributed outside your ogency.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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12/6/71

Dale of Sronsceiption

Washington, provided the following information:

[| advised that on 11/24/71, at approximately
8:30 PM he heard a low flying jet plane traveling over his house.
He stated he wouldmt have noticed this plane, however, it must
have been flying extremely low because of the noise it made.
This plane ws flying directly over his house and in a direction
north to south.

stated that the weathor at this time was
extremely bad aacthere was a heavy overcast and it wasraining.

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ASW.
Interviewed on 1/28/74 o_[ sf Washington —_Fite# _sr_igy-91 277

by SAI Yrse Date dictated no a WY be is

this document conto3ins neither recommendotions nor conclustons of the FBL {i is the property of the FBI and Is focned to your agenty;
i ond tts contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

DB Cooper-27794

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FO-302 (REV, 11-27-70) @ @

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

17/6/71
Dole of transcription
|, Washington, b6
provided the following Information: = bIC
; advised that on the evening of 11/24/71 b6
at approximately 8:00 PM he noticed the sound of a low ' bic

flying jet near his house. This plane was flying from north

to south an unusually low. [7] advised he could see the lights
of the plane and they appeared to be going on and off at a slow
rate. These lights did not appear to be blinking normally

but at unusually long intervals.

; LJ stated that at the time he saw this plane b6
the wind was blowing and there was rain. bre

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by SA (rse Date dictated 12/1/71

This document! contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the F&I, fl 1s the proporty of the FBI and Is fooned Jo your ogency;

Ht and is contenis are not fo be distribuled oulside your agency.

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Date of tronscrtption_L2/ 6/71

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| Washington, provided the following information: bIC
[J aavisea that in the evening of November 24, ee

1871, somewhere between the hours of 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM both BIC

he and his wife heard a low flying jet plane go over his
house. This plane was flying from north_to south and created
enough noise to shake | | house. | | advised

that both he and his wife walked [ | however,
they could not see the plane as it was raining and the sky was
covered with clouds.

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11/26/71 | Washington SE 164-01- 6
Interviewed on, ct File # b7C
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SA| rse 12/1/71
by Date dictated
This document costolas neolher recommendotlons nor conclusions of the FBI, [1 1s the property of Ihe FRI and 1s loaned to your ogency;

tt ond its contents are not to be distributed outside your egoncy.

DB Cooper-27796

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NR@BS PH PLAIN

610 PM URGENT 12-371 DCC

TO DIRECTOR (164-2111)
MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)
SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM PHILADELPHIA (164153)

UNSUB$ NORTHWEST AIRLINES, FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, NOVEMBER TWENTY-
FOUR LAST, CAA ~ HIJACKING; 002 SEATTLE"

RE PH TEL CALL TO SEATTLE DEC. TWO LAST, AND SEATTLE TELETYPE
TO PH DATED DEC. ONE LAST.

ON DEC. TWO LAST, | | STEWARDESS, NORTHWEST
AIRLINES, RESIDING

jp PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFO:

WHEN SHE DEPARTED PLANE IN SEATTLE TO PICK UP TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS, HIJACKER INDICATED HE WAS GOING TO USE THE
LAVATORY AND STARTED TOWARD THE AFT LAVATORYM WHEN SHE RETURNED »
TO THE PLANE WITH THE MONEY, HE WAS IN HIS SEAT. SHE DOES NOT

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RECALL HIJACKER CHANGING CLOTHES OR HAVING ANY OTHER CLOTHES IN Auke £

HIS POSESSION AND TO THE BEST OF HER KNOWLEDGE, HE WAS
END PAGE ONE

INDEX OD ~

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FBI SEATTLE

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PAGE Tw

THE ATTACHE CASE WHEN HE WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE AFT LAVATORY.
HE WAS CARRYING THE CASE ON ITS SIDE IN HIS LEFT HAND WITH HIS
RIGHT HAND IN THE CASE.

OBSERVED AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER A GREEN SHOPPING
TYPE BAG ON TOP OF ATTACHE CASE, SIZE OF BAG APPROXIMATELY THAT

OF A DRESS SHIRT SIZE BAG FROM A CLOTHING STORE, HIJACKER WORE |
NONWLACE TYPE SHOES OF ANKLE LENGTH. THE HIJACKER DID NOT BRING
FOOD ONTO THE PLANE OR EAT ANY FOOD EXCEPT FOR HAVING A DRINK OF
LIQUOR. |

PRIOR TO TAKE OFF FROM SEATILE AIRPORT, HIJACKER GAVE
FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS TO PILOTs

"WE ARE GOING TO MEXICO CITY. FLAPS DOWN, YOU CAN TRIM THEM
TO FIFTEEN, YOU CAN STOP ANYWHERE IN MEXICO TO REFUEL, BUT NOWHERE
IN THE UNITED STATES, AFT DOOR TO BE OPEN, STAIRS DOWN, CABIN
LIGHTS OUT, EVERYONE TO BE FORWARD OF FIRST CLASS CURTAIN, AND
ALTITUDE UNDER TEN THOUSAND FEET." THERE WAS NO MENTION BY
HIJACKER OF A HEADING OR AIR SPEED FOR FLIGHT.
ADVISED IT WAS HER RECOLLECTION THAT HIJACKER INITIALLY
WANTED HER TO LOWER THE REAR STAIRS OR LADDER AND LATER CHANGED
END PAGE TWO

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| HIS MIND AFTER AIRCRAFT TOOK OFFM SHE WAS IN THE COCKPIT WITHIN
| FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF AND RECALLS TEN MINUTES AFTER
BEING IN COCKPIT THAT ONE OF THE COCKPIT CREW RECEIVED AN INTERPHONE
/ CALL FROM HIJACKER ADVISING HE COULD NOT LOWER THE LADDER SO THE
PILOT LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT OFF AND REDUCED SPEED. SHE RECALLS
SEEING THE RED LIGHT GO ON THE SECOND OFFICER*S PANEL INDICATING
THE REAR LADDER HAD DROPPED AND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF THE FIRST
CALL A SECOND CALL WAS RECEIVED BY ONE OF THE OFFICERS FROM
| HIJACKER WHICH WAS THE LAST COMMUNICATION WITH THE HIJACKER.
ON DECEMBER TWO LAST, INVESTIGATION AT PHILADELPHIA INTERNATION-

AL AIRPORT REVEALED THAT THERE IS AN ACCESS PANEL IN THE REAR LADDER.

WELL ON EITHER SIDE OF THE WELL ENABLING MECHANICS TO REACH

EQUIPMENT BETWEEN WELL AND OUTER FUSELAGE OF THE SHIP IN THE TAILe

THIS PANEL CAN BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE WELL AND THE

FUSELAGE WITHOUT TOOLS. FACING THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT IT IS

NOTED THAT THE AREA BEHIND THE PANEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WELL

CONTAINS SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR TWO OR THREE MEN TO BE INSIDE. THE . "=
END PAGE THREE

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PAGE FOUR

SAME ROOM IS AVAILABLE BEHIND THE RIGHT PANEL, HOWEVER, A MECHANIC

ADVISED THAT THE AIR. DUCTS CONTAINED WITHIN THAT WALL WOULD CAUSE

THE HEAT INSIDE THE PANEL TO BE TOO HOT FOR MAN TO SURVIVE,
SEATTLE CONSIDER CHECK OF LEFT REAR TAIL PANEL SECTION OF

HIJACKED AIRCRAFT TO DETERMINE IF IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HIJACKER

NAY HAVE UTILIZED THIS SPACE TO CONCEAL HINSELF DURING FLIGHT.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

END

SLA

SEATTLE BFBI CLR

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SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FOFOA NO, 19 * . )
MAY 1622 EDITION . '
GSA FFMR (45 CPR) 101-51.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) . pate: 22/21/71

ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER . CCH Cou LSE

UNSUB; S Baer

NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PN esses

PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, oo

11/24/71 ;

CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

OO: SE

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SA | Jcalled from Philadelphia today. b7C

He is the one doing the interviews with | So

far, all the pictures shown to her, including | , have
been non~idents. They are sending us a teletype but he wanted
us to know that and he also wanted us to know that[__]wants
to be thoroughly re-interviewed since she feels she can now
recall things which she did not furnish previously. They are ,
going to do this in the morning.

~,

He said that she told him that the subject told her
he wanted to take off with the ladder down, the gear down
and "we'll be flying with 15 degrees." She said the pilot

told her to t Lim that they could not take off with the
a own and he mutte 6s you can, but that's alright,
we ater."

| told us he thought this was significant
since this would indicate the subject knew a lot about
aizplanes, perhaps that he might have worked on the 72?
at one time. He also thought it was significant that "we'll
be flying with 15 degrees" since this is pilot talk, meaning
15 degrees of flaps. I asked him if mentioned whether
or not the subject gave instructions as to the course to fly.

He said that the subject did not, that he did not give
any NGadings, he did not outiine any course, but simply said bé6

to take him to Mexico. b7C

They will be reinterviewing her tomorrow a
furnish a teletype. ¥

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TO: SAC, PHILADELPHIA ,
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER; NORTHWEST AIRLINES, FLIGHT
"THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR,
SEVENTYONE, CAA DASH HIJACKING; EXTORTION. 00: SEATTLE.

RE TELEPHONE. CALL TODAY FROM PHILADELPHIA DIVISION. —

IT IS UNDERSTOOD STEWARDESS |zs TO \ bs
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BE REINTERVIEWED AT HER REQUEST ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER

TWO, SEVENTYONE. IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE FOLLOWING
POINTS BE COVERED IN THE INTERVIEW: -
ONE. SUBJECT REPORTEDLY WENT TO THE MEN'S ROOM. = ~
DID HE IN FACT GO THERE. |
TWO. HOW LONG WAS HE IN THE RESTROOM.
THREE. DID HE' CHANGE ANY CLOTHING, ETC.
FOUR. DID BE CARRY THE ATTACHE CASE INTO THE
MEN'S ROOM AND IF SO DID HE CARRY IT BY THE HANDLE OR IN SOME
OTHER MANNER.

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Special Agent' tn Charge . |

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NR 66. SC CODED
2:55 PM URGENT 2-2-7! LXL
TO =SEATTLE (164+81)
LAS VEGAS (164-68)
FROM SACRAMENTO (164-50) 2P

UNSUB$ NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT NO, THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO
SEATTLE, NOV. TWENTYFOUR, LAST. CAA - HIJACKINGS EXTORTION.
00: SEATTLE.

RE SACRAMENTO TEL, DEC, ONE, LAST.

MAP DESCRIBING ROUTE OF FLIGHT CAPTIONED AIRCRAFT OBTAINED FROM
FAA, OAKLAND, CALIF., AND FURNISHED NORTHERN CALIF. RESIDENT AGENCIES
FOR ASSISTANCE IN SEARCH AND DISSEMYNATION TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMANT,.
NO INDICATION ANY INDIVIDUAL CONNECTED WITH HIJACKING HAS SOUGHT
MEDICAL AID ALONG FLIGHT ROUTE.

SACRAMENTO PRESENTLY AWAITING BUREAU AUTHORITY TO EXPEND FUNDS
FOR AIRCRAFT TO BE USED FOR SEARCH.

FOR INFO LAS VEGAS, RENO APPROACH CONTROL TOOK OVER DIRECTION
OF AIRCRAFT AT PORTOLA, CALIF. FROM FAA, OAKLAND, AT APPROXIMATELY
TEN THIRTYFIVE PMs NOV. TWENTYFOUR, LAST.

LAS VEGAS DETERMINE FROM FAA OR RENO AIRPORT OFFICIALS PRECISE

END PAGE ONE
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SC 164-50
PAGE TWO
ROUTE OF CAPTIONED FLIGHT OVER CALIF. AFTER RELEASED BY FAA, OAKLAND,
AND FORWARD MAP TO SACRAMENTO WITH ROUTE FROM PORTOLA TO NEVADA
BORDER MARKED THEREON.

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HE HAD A GRUDGE To SETTLE, NOT #ITH HER AIRLINE, JUST A GRUDGE

PRIOR TO TAKE OFF yITH CHUTES AND MONEY, HE REQUESTED PILOT TAKE

OFF WITH REAR LADDER DOWwN, TO FLY WITH FIFTEEN PERCENT FLAPS AND

GEAR DOWN. PILOT apvisep[_____]atRcraFT COULD WOT BE TAKEN OFF

WITH LADDER DOWN. THIS MAS CONFIRMED THROUGH,| lor .

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|tHaT IT WAS 'DETERMINED FROM BOEING THAT PARTICULAR. TYRE ax"
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OFF AND YAS: ADVISED THAT THE PILOT HAD.TO FILE A FLIGHT PLAN TO
WHICH HE ANSWERED, "HE CAN CALL THEM OVER THE RADIO ONCE WE'RE UP
AND FILE IT." ONCE AIRBORN, HE SAID, "WE'RE GOING TO MEXICO,"
DID NOT GIVE A HEADING, BUT INDICATED HOW HE WANTED PLANE FLOWN
WITH FLAPS SETTING AND GEAR DOWN. HE FURTHER WANTED THE PLANE
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FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (-P-)

UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,
11/24/71, CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. 00: SE

FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF PORTLAND IN CONDUCTING

SEARCH IN THIS MATTER, NW,

MINNEAPOLIS, IN A CONVERSATION WITH THIS OFFICE ON NOVEMBER
TWENTYNINE LAST, ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PASSING
INFORMATION ON TO US BASED ON . THE QUOTE PRESSURE BUMP ENQUOTE |
INDICATING THAT THE MAN HAD JUMPED NORTH OF PORTLAND. HE :

SAID IT WAS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT THE MAN DID NOT

JUMP WHEN THIS PRESSURE BUMP TOOK PLACE. IT: WAS ENTIRELY |

POSSIBLE THAT HE SAT ON THE END OF THE STAIRS TO CHECK OUT

HIS REFERENCE POINTS BEFORE HE JUMPED. IF HE DID THIS FOR

EVEN A SHORT TIME, HE COULD HAVE EASILY LANDED ACROSS THE

wRIVER IN OREGON. HE POINTED OUT IN THIS CONNECTION THAT

THERE IS AN AURORA FIELD NEAR DONALD, OREGON.

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NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305
PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71
CAA ~ HIJACKING; EXTORTION

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I pointed out to him that I had examined the log of
this flight very carefully and it would appear that the area
in which we are currently searching is the most logical one to
search. However, I was curious to know if the pilot would be
able to detect a difference in the trim of the plane, caused
by_the added weight brought about through the hijacker' s
descent on the stairway.

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Getected by the pilot we it not for the fact that the plane b7Cc
was on "automatic pilot"/during the flight, which he des-
cribed as being a norma ocedure. He continued, however, ;

and said he had examined minutely the flight recorder record

and was unable to detect any similar occurrence in the airplane
at the site we are presently searching. He advised that in view
of this very likely there would be no other logical place

to commence a search at this tina -—-——>>—>>>>>>—>———>>>=~~—~—~—"

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SAC, SEATTLE (16481) (P) 11/30/71
SA THOMAS J. MANNING

UNKNOWN SUBJECT;

NORTHWEST AIRLINES

FLIGHT #305,

PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,
11/24/71

CAA + HIJACKING; EXTORTION
00: SEATTLE

Investigation at Longview RA territory, 11/30/71,
corsisted of contacts with all hospitals, doctor's clinics, in
Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, and Wahkiakum counties, all negative.
Dectors and other medical locations being circularized with
descriptive information and composite photograph by interested
medical authorities.

A four seater helicopter of the Bonneville Power Administration
conducting air search in an area 20 X 20 miles with negative
results. The three-day use of helicopters and fixed wing
aircraft in the prime search areain the opinion of the writer
has been completed. No information of value has been uncovered
in this aerial surveillance.

Information concerning | _ PS
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in teletype sent to the Las Vegas Division this date. Close
observation of terrain features in the search area composed of
500 square -Hiles and has been flown for three days consists of
the following: -

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Around Lake Merwin in the northern most part of the
search area there is a ridge line which averages 1700 feet'
running in an east to westerly direction with dense timber, extremely
héavy undergrath and few clearings. Proceeding north and east
of this location into Cowlitz County the terrain becomes more
timbered with heavy growth of underbrush along the flight path

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NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305

PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71 TEM f

CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

For record purposes, I called SAC WHALEY at Albuquerque
on 11/29/71, and toid him I understood jzthat there was a
research project at Hobloman Aix Force*Base in New Mexico
dealing with the effect on a body of high altitude parachuting
and the effect of low temperatures on a body in case a jump
was made. I asked him to see if he could contact the
person responsible for the survey to give us some notions about
what effect this would have on the man making this jump.

I told him that the weather was clear to 1500 feet,
broken clouds to 5,000, solid above, and that the jump was
possibly made around 7,000 to 10,000 £t. at a time when the
"total average temperature" was minus 7 degrees.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164~81) 11/29/71
ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER

UNKNOWN SUBJECT;

NORTHWEST ATRLINES

FLIGHT $305,

PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,
11/24/71

CAA - HIJACKING ; EXTORTION
00; SEATTLE

BUfile 164~2111

| Minneapolis, called

on 11/29/71.

1. He said that 90% of the skydivers are licensed
by the U.S. Parachute Association, P.O. Box 109, Monterey,
California. The license has a photograph of the individual;
however, he does not believe that the association maintains
these photos although they do maintain descriptions.

2. Northwest people have discussed this jump with a

pliot who has made 500 parachute jumps, including two at
night. He said that with a lighted target, a man could

come within 1000 feet of the target from the height that they
were flying on the night in question, and that you could
guide yourself as much as 45 degrees in either direction with
a plain survival type parachute, if you had the knowledge.

3. He stated that theyhave been passing information
on to us based on the "pressure bump" indicating that the
man had jumped north of Portland. He said it was entirely
possible that the man did not jump wheh this "pressure bump"
took place. It was entirely possible that he sat on the
end of the stairs to check out his reference points before
he jumped. If he did this for even a short time, he could
have easily landed across the river in Oregon.

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Aurora Field near Donald, Oregon. J
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AIR SEARCH CONDUCTED IN, AREA WHERE HIJACKER

AREA WAS DIVIDED INTO SIX SECTIONS AND DUE TO WEATHER

NEGATIVE, EXCEPT FOR "$403 E7402 05—S=22aR NORTHEAST

TIME, BUT SAW NOTHING DROPPING FROM PLANE.

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UNKNOWN SUBJECT; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PORTLAND TO

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BELIEVED TO HAVE LEFT PLANE, UTILIZING TWO ARMY HELICOPTERS
FROM GRAY FIELD; ONE WEYERHAUSER COMPANY HELICOPTER AND ONE

BONNEVILLE POWER ADM., HELICOPTER. FOR PURPOSE OF SEARCH,

CONDITIONS, ONLY THREE WERE COVERED TODAY. SEARCH WAS

NEGATIVE. A LIMITED GROUND SEARCH ALSO CONDUCTED WHICH WAS

QUADRANT OF THE SEARCH AREA, WHERE TWO INDIVIDUALS MADE

COMMENTS CONCERNING A LOW FLYING AIRPLANE AT THE PERTINENT

DISPLAYED WITH OTHERS, TO WITNESS.

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SEATTLE, FLIGHT LOGS PROVIDED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES,

SEATTLE AND MINNEAPOLIS, WOULD SUGGEST THAT UNSUB IN AIRPLANE

AS LATE AS TIME PLANE PASSED OVER CAMP ,WASHINGTON, AT. BIGHT
ZERO FIVE PM. "SUBSEQUENT ENTRIES wartecn OSCILLATION
INSCABEN AT EIGHT TEN PM, AT WHICH TIME PLANE IN AREA
APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE MILES SOUTHWEST BY WEST

FROM LAKE MERWIN DAM, WASHINGTON. PARACHUTE EXPERTS ADVISE
THAT PARACHUTES LEAVING PLANE AT THAT POINT WOULD DRIFT
APPROXIMATELY TWO AND ONE HALF MILES EAST, THEREFORE SEARCH
IN THIS AREA BEING INTENSIFIED' AM OF TWENTYSEVEN INSTANT
VIA HELICOPTERS AND GROUND SEARCH. HELICOPTER SEARCH

BEING MADE CONTINGENT UPON HEATHER PERMITTING. UPON
RECEIPT OF ARTISTS CONCEPTION, INTEND TO GIVE WIDE
DISSEMINATION TO PRESS, CONTACTS WILL.BE MADE WITH AIRPORTS,

FLIGHT SCHOOLS, PARACHUTE CLUBS IN BROAD GENERAL VICINITY.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

Date: April 2, 2002
'To: SAC, Seattle

CaseID No: SE-164A-81
LabNo: 010904012 HL MD

Reference: Communication dated August 23, 2001

Your No.:

Title: NORJAK;
CAA - HIJACKING

Date specimens received: September 6, 2001

Specimens:

RESUBMITTED ITEMS FROM FBI LABORATORY NUMBER PC-HS5141 MC GX:
Specimens Q40 Tie, Q41 Tie clip and Also Submitted Airfine ticket.

This report contains the results of the DNA examinations. The submitted items
and the probed DNA membrane will be returned to you under separate cover by overnight
express. In addition to the evidence in the case, any remaining processed DNA from
specimens examined by DNA analysis is also being returned to you. The processed DNA can
be found in a package marked PROCESSED DNA SAMPLES: SHOULD BE
REFRIGERATED/FROZEN., It is recommended that these samples be stored in a
refrigerator/freezer and isolated from evidence that has not been examined.

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CaseID No: SE-164A-81 LabNo: 010904012 HL MD b7E

Results of Examinations:

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) amplification via the polymerase chain reaction
(PCR) of the nine short tandem repeat (STR) loci and the amelogenin locus (for gender
determination) in the AmpFSTR® Profiler Plus™ PCR Amplification Kit was performed on
DNA obtained from specimens Q40/Q41 (combined for analysis).

The STR typing results for specimens Q40/Q41 (combined for analysis)
indicate the presence of DNA from more than one individual. The typing results from the
amelogenin locus indicate the presence of male DNA in the DNA obtained from specimens
Q40/Q41 (combined for analysis).

The DNA profile from specimens Q40/Q41 (combined for analysis) will be
entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and maintained by the FBI
Laboratory for future comparisons.

No other DNA examinations were conducted.

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Case ID #: SE 1640-81-c-4Y (Pending)
SE 164A-81

Title: NORJAK;
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: All Los Angeles 164-497 files and 1A exhibits
concerning captioned matter are being sent to FBI Seattle to be
consolidated into their file, SE 164A-81-G.
Reference: SE 164A-81-G Serial 2

Administrative: This is in reference to FBI Seattle's EC to FBI
Los Angeles dated February 19, 2002.

Package Copy: Being forwarded under separate cover via Federal
Express are two (2) boxes containing the following:

1. Fourteen (14) volumes for file 164-497 containing
documentation of the investigation conducted by FBI Los Angeles
concerning captioned matter.

2. Eight (8) volumes of file 164-497 1As, containing
1TA1-1A72.

3. One (1) volume of file 164-497 Sub A, containing

investigation at the Elsinore Paricenter, Inc. located in
Elsinore, California.

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Date: April 2, 2002
To: SAC, Seattle

CaseID No: SE-164A-81- G@-3
Lab No.: 010904012 HL MD

Reference: Communication dated August 23, 2001

Your No.:

Title: NORJAK;
CAA - HIJACKING

Date specimens received: September 6, 2001

Specimens:

RESUBMITTED ITEMS FROM FBI LABORATORY NUMBER PC-H5141 MC GX:
Specimens Q40 Tie, Q41 Tie clip and Also Submitted Airline ticket.

This report contains the results of the DNA examinations. The submitted items
and the probed DNA membrane will be returned to you under separate cover by overnight
express. In addition to the evidence in the case, any remaining processed DNA from
specimens examined by DNA analysis is also being returned to you. The processed DNA can
be found in a package marked PROCESSED DNA SAMPLES: SHOULD BE
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refrigerator/freezer and isolated from evidence that has not been examined.

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Contact:

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Case ID #: SE 164A-81-G~% (Pending)
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Title: NORJAK;
CAA

Synopsis: Locate evidence possibly returned to Los Angeles.
Enclosuxe(s): Previously faxed to Los Angeles, and enclosed, is
a Laboratory report dated 4/19/1974 returning evidence to Los
Angeles in captioned case.

Details: As outlined in previous telephone call, Los Angeles is
requested to located the below items returned to Los Angeles:

glass microscope slide with hair sample.
Although the report indicates that this item was, returned to Las

Vegas with their copy of the report, Las Vegas has no record of
it being received.

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Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 08/23/2001
To: Laboratory Attn: DNA
From: "Seattle

Squad 5/ BSVCTF
Contact: (206) 262-2503

Approved By: |

Drafted By:

Case ID #: SE 164A-8i1 (ending) 904
w"SE 164A-81-G (Pending)

Title: NORJAK; |
CAA-HIJACKING

Synopsis: To submit evidence for DNA analysis.

Package Copy: Being forwarded under separate cover is one
original airline ticket (1B21}) and one snap on black tie with
gold tie clip (1B7).

Enclosures: Original Laboratory reports regarding above items.

Details: As the Laboratory is aware, captioned case involves the
hijacking of Northwest flight 305 destined for Seattle on
11/24/1971 by an unknown subject. In spite of exhaustive
investigation over the years, the subject remains unidentified.
This case has national significance and remains the only
unresolved airplane hijacking in U.S. history. As this was a
capital offense at the time, no statute of limitation exists.
Retrieval of any DNA could be very useful as a DNA profile could
be used to eliminate subjects that'are still being brought to the
attention of Seattle

The above items were originally submitted to the
Laboratory in late 1971 for fingerprint analysis (ticket) and
manufacture analysis (tie and clip)with negative results. No DNA
testing was ever done. Prior reports from the LAB related to the
examination of the tie and clip are attached for reference. As
these are the only items absolutely known to have been handled by
the UNSUB in this case, they are being resubmitted at this time
for DNA analysis. If appropriate, and following the DNA work,
the ticket (1B21) should be also resubmitted for latents.

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deteriorated bis, as was reported Tues- °
day in some editions of The Oregonian. .

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bill made to look like one of the tatiered © '
dilis, in addition to a certificate praising
him for his find. Both items came from ~
the Hough Elementary School PTA. ~~

. Meanwhile in Weshington, D.C., FBI
laboratory technicians have been unable
-"to determine how much money was in .
the three bundles of Cooper's recovered
as a result of voung Ingram's find.
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Re: D. B. Cooper

Dear Mr. Baker:

We have become aware that some of the money given to D. B.
Cooper has been recovered. This letter is to advise you

that our client, Globe Indemnity Company, reimbursed Northwest
Airlines for the money which was given to D. B. Cooper. It

is our opinion, based on the terms of the contract pursuant

to which such indemnification was made, that Globe Indemnity
is entitled to receive any recovery made until the full

amount of indemnification has been repaid.

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VANCOUVER, Wash. — Eight FBI

agents digging on a Columbia River

beach ip a snowstorm found no more
of D.B. Ccoper's hijack rensom yester-
day. but they revealed new clucs to
the fate of the legendary parachutist.
Special agent Ken Moore of Seat-
Ue. in charge of the digging, said a
gealogist's report indicates that the
1oney ¥hich bas been found drifted
up on this beach withia the past two
years.
Furthermore, Moore said as be
warmed himself by a campfire during

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'a respite from the frigid digging, the

insney came downstreant, and proba.
bly reached the Columbia from the
Washougal River, or one of several
smaiier streams which enter the big
river above here.

jt isn't likely. he said, that the
money came upstream, with tidal cur-
rents, from the Lewis River — which
drains Lake Merwin. where Cooper
has foug been thought to have per-
ished.

Moore thought for a few moments,
then said:

"Tourists whe want to look for

't more Cooper money probably slisuld__z It was "Seattle day" at

: look on the Washougal River."
Ail of which indicates that Cooper,
With $200,006 in a canvas suitcase
strapped 10 his bedy, jumped fron: a
Northwest Airlines Bocing 727 2 little

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« "Because of strong wind currents,
and other variables, we could have

been a little off in our original Curtis
eee." .

According to Pringle, enly one
money bundle from the $200,600 hi-
jack ransom was found on this beach
nine miles downstream from the
bridge over the Columbia River at
Vancouver.

But since Cooper had all of his
money in one canvas container, ac-
cording to Moore, if any of the money
is scattered — all of it is tikely to be
scattered,

Cooper, whose real identity bas
never been learned, literally dropped
out of sight the night he plunced
from the airliner. He had collected his
bijaek e loot in Seattle — bundles of
money wrapped in a package six
inches high, one foot scress, and
about 1S inches fong — later stuffed
into a bag tied to his waist.

No trace was found of Cooper or
his money until a family picnicking
on this north bank of the Columbia,
on property owned by the Fazio
Brothers Sand Co. and dairy cow
farm, found tattered bills three to six
inches deep in the sand.
the FBI dig-
fings on the Columbia River yester-
day. The previous day, 10 FBI agents,
from the Portland bureau carried out
the digging.

Yesterday,

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mated by the FBL |
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* Lake Merwin which is just off £5 near .
Woodland, in the drainage of tke -

Washougal River, or nearby streams,
in hilly, wooded country.

"There is nothing infallibie about
our original estimate of where he
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-The beach: is roped off, and a Clark :

County sheriff's car was parked at the

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eep the pubtic out.

Send was piled around the original
money discovery area. because the
FBI had been using a backhoe to ex-

cavate there., Agents were working -

yesterday with shovels and rakes.
Meore said a Portland State Un-
iversity Geologist is the one who de

termined that the money hed floated?
onto the beach within the last two!
4

years.

determination that there is only shout
six to eight inches of sand on this
beach, and beneath it is a clay that
was placed bere hy a channel dredg-
ing project carried out in 1974.

The clay, he said, appears "undis-
turbed," but the sand contaips.soft -
Grink containers and other debris

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from pienickers. It appears to de of
recent origin, and the money was
found only about three to six inches
deep in it. '

Moore said the Army Corps of En-
gineers had scuttled the theory that
the money had drifted upstream with

weet currents from the mouth of the
Lewis River, which enters tie Colum -

bia downstream from here. '

"L dajked to the engineers, and

"they said that it is most unlikely that

eight agents from the'

anything drifted upstream against the
current," Moore saitl. ;

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today, Moore said.

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The Daily News

accomplished with a sweep of his
hand Sunday something the FBI has
been trying to do for more than eight
years.

Brian Ingram, son of Mr, and Mrs.
Haroid Dwayne Ingram of Van-
couver, provided the first major
breakthrough in the D.B, Cooper
skyjacking case when he accidental-
ly uncovered part of the $200,000 ran-
som Cooper had when he bailed out
of a Northwest Airlines jet in the
Lewis River area on Thanksgiving
Eve, Nov. 24, 1971.

The FBI said Tuesday the
discovery of more than $3,000 in bad-
ly deteriorated $20 bills was made
Sunday white the Ingram family was
on an outing on a Columbia River
beach about five miles northwest of:
Vancouver on the Washington side.

Meantime, the FBI is conducting

area where the money was found.
Agents reported finding bits and

some of it aS deep as three feet in
sand.

H However, the pieces were so small
it was not possibte to determine the *
amount of money,

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
hydrologist, George Holmes, said he
would review information about
where the hijacker jumped in reja-
tion to where the money was found.

PORTLAND -~ An 8-year-old doy °

_ Pieces of moncy Tuesday afternoon, ,

nis sie gging . |
in search of more clues «

an intensive grid search of the beach -

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- Ethe only Columbia tributary that
J might have carried the cash, and?

even thatis a remote possibility.
Not everyone shares that opinion.

Some experts feel that because of |
the Columbia's currents, the money -

could have come from the Lewis
River and washed upstream.

my Engineers, which continuously
dredges sand in that erea, on the
chance that dredging brought the
money up from the bottom. of the
river. A spokesman for the Army
Engineers said today that it is a
definite possibility. While they con-
Stantly dredge in that area, the last
time they deposited the dredged
Sand on that beach was in October
1974.

Agents said the money, in bundles,
Without quostion is part of that given
the man known as Cooper,

"The packaging and numbered se-
quence indicate the bilis have not
been separated and are in much the

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The FBI has a'so contacted the Ar-

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Sanie order as when given to the hi- .

jacker," explained Bill Baker, assis-
tant agent in charge at the Portland
office.

Baker could not say whether the
Ingram family will get a reward,
shice the FBI can not offer one, but
'he indicated there is a good possibili-
ty that the airline or another source;
would provide one.

'The elder Ingram and his wite,
Patricia, told dozens of news media
people at a press conference in the
Portland FBI Office Tuesday how .

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the méney was found.
"I was about to build a fire on the
beach," said Ingram, "and had myr

"arms full, but before 1 could set iti,

down, my son said, 'Wait a minute®
daddy.' He scooped off some sand,
and this money rolled to the top."

A UPI reporter who talked with
the family Tuesday said Brian and
his 5-year-old cousin, Denise In-
fram, shouted, ''Look! H's money
that we found!"'

The Ingrams said they didn't con-.
nect the money to the Cooper case at
the time, but realized it must be im-
portant to someone, so they notified
the Portland FBI Office of the find.

Asked by a reporter why he con-
tacted the FBI instead of local -
authorities, Ingram responded,
"Because | figured if I turned it over
to police, I would never see it
again,'

He didn't .elaborate on that
remark, but continued to answer
questions from newspaper, televi-
sion and radio reporters,

Asked if he considered keeping the
monoy, Ingram laughingly replied,
"No, it looked in such bad shape I
didn't think I could spend it."

Ingram said the money, which
was displayed for reporters on a
table at the press conference, as

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By. Bud May
The Daily News

The body of ,skyjacker D.B.
Cooper lies on the bottem of Lake
Merwin, most likely hung up on 2
snag.

Retired FBI Agent Tom Manning
of Longview has hetd that theory for
several years, and still does.

The fact that some of the ransom
money Cooper got from Northwest
Airlines was found Sunday on 3 Col-
umbia River beach north and west of
Vancouver has not changed his con-
vViclion in the least.

Manning, now manager of the
Longview Chamber of Commerce,
had charge of the massive searches
conducted in the Lewis River area
aiter the infamous skyjacking of 2
Northwest -Airlines jet on
Thanksgiving Eve in 1971.

Because he worked so long on a
case that has never been solved, the
former resident agent has taken a
iot of ribbing from friends and ac-
quaintances.

"Some stili call me D.B. Cooper,"
zhe said with a chuckle Tuesday
| night.

i Manning never believed the sky-
|jacker survived the jump with

"$200,000 in ransom money, and was
among the first to say so.

"E said several years ago that I
think he may be hung up ona snag at
the bottom of Lake Merwin, and I
still think so," Manning said after
learning Tuesday that some of the
ransom money had been found.

Manning said the fact that the
money was found upstream, rather
than downstream from the mouth of
the Lewis River, doesn't disprove
his theory.

He said it could have been moved
upstream by tides and currents.

George Holmes, a hydrologist for
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Says thal would not have been im-
possibile, bul he considers it unlikely
that currents would nave moved the

"cash that far upstream.

* "However," Holmes, emphasized,
;J'm not taking issue in any way
Avith the theory of where the hijacker
may have come down after Jeaving

the plane, or where the rest of fhe
money might be.''

__. Manning recalls vividty the inten-

in lake, |
ex-age nt Says:

sive search conducted, east 'of
Woodland in the Lewis River area.

He says Charles Farrell of Seattle
was the FBI agent in charge of the
case, while Manning coordinated the «
searches. Other agents from the
Seattle and Portland FBI offices
were also 'involved. In addition,
about 200 soldiers from Fort Lewis

were used in an inch by inch grid -

search conducted in March of 1972
after the winter snows melted.
Despite the faet that no trace of
Cooper was found, Manning and
other agents remained convinced he
had jumped somewhere in the Lewis
River-Lake Merwin area, where,
crewmen of the Boeing 727 noted al
fluctuation in the cabin rate of
pressure indicator about 8:19 p.m.
Minules earlier ights came oni
the cockpit indicating the rear,
airstair of the aircraft had been ,
lowered.

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"Using the same aircraft, we
made some tests three days after the °
hijacking, and the results gave
credence to the theory that he
jumped in the area the crew told us
about,'"' Manning said.

Manning was aboard the plane,
ftown by the chief pilot of the airline,
when it was taken over the Pacific
Ocean off the Hoquiam bombing -
range for the tests. Also present was
the same flight engineer who was on
duty the night of the incident.

"We took along some wooden sleds
with sandbags to approximate the '
weight of Cooper, the parachutes -
given him and the ransom money,
and dropped them from the plane ,
when the flying conditions were the }
same as they were at the time he }

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baited out," Manning recalted. i
The aifstair was lowered, and the ; F
sleds dropped. H

"The engineer said the plane-
reacted the same as it had defore °
when the weight was released,"
Manning said Tuesday.

According to Manning, the FBI,
and the airline were convinced then}}
that the man calling himself D.B.f
Cooper bailed out of the jet in the}
Lewis River area, and nothing has'
happened fo shake that belief.

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_ The handful of residents who live along the beach
where part of D.B. Cooper's loot was found Sunday
are kicking themselves for not building more sand
castles. :

They also wonder whether they should have paid
more attention to the sand dredging cperations along
the beach.

Tina Bar is a stretch of sandy beach on the
Washington side of the Columbia River northwest of
Vancouver. The lonely country road that winds along
fhe beach, Lower River Road, dead-ends about three
miles from where a Vancouver family found about
$3,690 beneath the sand Sunday while on a picnic.
Rabbits bounce on the side of the road at night, startl-

~ ed by occasional passing cars.

__ Less than 10 houses are along the i2-mile stretch of
beach road. Most of the land belongs to large dairy
_ farms. The Fazio Bros. Sand Co. also fronts the river.
A road leading through the Fazio gate is a popular
path to the beach. It is the same path used by the
family the day they found the money. On the east side
of Fazio Bros. is Leeward Isle Marina, with a public
fishing boat launch and one or two house boats.
During fishing season, the beach is packed from
send to end, say locat residents Clarence and Barbara
¢ EHis. They have lived in their mobile home just down
} the road from Fazio Bros. for the past 30 years.
Every day Clarence takes his outboard skiff along
Tina Bar patrolling the river and the beach for
renegade logs that could damage other boats.

_ Ellis says that the Army Corps of Engineers con-
tinuously dredges sand directly off the shore from
where the money was found.

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most of it's been destroyed by the dredging," he said.

: "Even the FBE is going to be able to figure that one },
oul." ;
Today a spokesman for the Army Engineers said
they were working closely with the FBI, checking out
that lead. The sand sucked up from the bottom of the
river and spewed onto the beach could have contain-
ed some or ali of the long-sought money. While the

dredging is continuous, the last time sand was
deposited in that spot was In October 1974. '
- Another resident of the area said that the money
was found too far from the water to have washed up, :
"It had to be the dredging. Maybe Vl go get me a -
shovel," said Mrs. J.W. Freeman. ,
The FBI dug alt day Tuesday, finding bits and
pieces of $20 bis. An agent guarding the site Tuesday
evening Said the amount they found during.the day |
was less than the $3,006 orginally dug up.
Tuesday night the Eltis family sat in their home -
decorated with fishing gear and farge plants, amazed
that some the D.B. Cooper money was showing up on *
the same beach their children grow wp on. .
Fo think I worked like a slave all my life and here
this money was right in my front yard," said Ellis.
"When | think of the times my kids took the four-

beach. It belongs to the people we lease from and
that's the beach we use." .

His wife, Barbara, said she felt "kinda sick'? not
finding it. But she added that she would have turned it
in. "Somebody could have lost it,"' she said.

The beach property actually belongs to the Hans
Egger family of Vancouver. A baby sitter at the home
said the Eggers were on vacation in California. They
learned the money had been found on their property;
when they listened to a television newscast Tuesday
night. ; : '

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flight to Seattle.

Shortly after takeoff, he
handed a note to stewardess
Florence Schafiner.

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ing to "hustle" her, she stuff- «2
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motioned fgr her to read it.

The note said he had a
bomb, and wanted to go to
Mexico.

While the jet circled Seattle
. before landing, the skyjacker
also ordered that $206,600 cash
and four parachutes be
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and the plane took off with the
man and his ransom.
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'airstair was jowered, and }-
minutes later the plane
treacted in a manner that con-
vinced the crew that the sky-
jacker had baited out
somewhere in the Lewis
River-Lake Merwin area east
of Woedland.

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D.B. Cooper (the name Dan
Cooper somehow got lost in
news media accounts of the in-
cident.)

Cooper has never been |
found, but interest in the case
is Still strong, and flared Tues-
day when the FBI announced :
a Vancouver family had found -
several thousand dollars of the
jransom money on a Columbia
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their search on 2 sandy beach of
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Cooper and the $260,000 he carried
when he parachuted from 2 skyjacked
* airliner in November 1971.

"When the agents get back here
next .week, we'll discuss what diree-
tion to take next," said Jack Pringle,
an FBI agent in Seattle.

One partly decomposed bundie of
marked $20 bills from the Cooper loot
was found Sunday by a family pic-
nicking beside the river nine miles
below Vancouver.

ft probably will be at Jeast a week'
before the FBf laboratory in Washing-

i ton, D.C.. will report on how. much

Amoney was found, said Bill Williams,"

of the FBI office in Portiand, Ore.,
whose agents dug and sifted the sand
earlier this week.

Cooper is believed to bave para-

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discovery Sunday.

Williams said yesterday that Leon-
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State University, conciuded that the
money drifted onto the river bank
sometime after August 1974. The
money lay in sand on top of spoil
from a dredging operation that was

"conducted that month, Palmer told

the FBI. :

Pringle said that sooner or later
the recovered money wil be returned
to its owner.

"We don't know who that is and
it's not up to us to determine," be
said. "lt might be that 2 court will
have to decide."

The $200,000 was delivered to:
Cooper aboard a Northwest Airline
plane in Seattte after he skyiacked it.

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Hie relations officer in St. Paul, Mion.,
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i Federal Bureau of Investigation treasure hunters re-
iitummed to a cold and sandy Columbia River beach down-
2stream {rom Vancouver, Wash., today seeking more clues

_ to the eight-year-old D.B. Cooper skyjacking mystery. |

The F.B.1. mixed a little science and technology with
a lot of old-fashioned elbow grease yesterday in continued
digging at the beach. Agents continued to find scraps of
$20 bills in the area where a picnicking Vancouver family
found three bundles of money Sunday. thoes

Through: serial numbers, those decomposed bundles
of bills have been identified as "several thousand dollars
of the $200,000 given to the man who hijacked a Northwest
Orient Airlines 727 in November, 1971, then parachuted
from the jet with.his loot. The F.B.1. believes he jumped
somewhere in the vicinity of LaCenter, about 25 miles
northeast of the beach where the money was found.

Yesterday's search, aided by a backhoe and advice |
from a Portland State University geologist, provided no
clues how the money got. to the. beach or where it has .
been since the hijacking. ° - 1

- F.B.1. agents said the money still was packaged ind
the same order as it was given to the hijacker. The geolo-

* gist said the money probably had been there for less than
two years. | ;

Kenneth Moore, a Seattle F.B.I. agent assigned to,
the case, said, "One reason for conducting an exhaustive
search of this area would be to find other indications of

- what happened — pieces of clothing, pieces of bag, pieces -
{ of parachute or human remains, which in this case woulc

be only bones." ;
i _ The beach area is 744 miles northwest of Vancouver
- "on a stretch of shoreline used heavily by fishermen and
lined with industrial plants and farms. ;
: Moore and other agents said it would be just specula-
tion to. suggest that Cooper might have come down near
. the Columbia River beach, or that the search site might —
give any clue besides additional pieces of money. The |

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-could have tumbled along the river bed, agents said.
_ The farmers who own the shoreland, Al-and Richard' s
Fazio, said the place where the money was found.is peri -}
'edically underwater during high river runoff, like iast
week. : ' ; '
Moore said the currency might have been pumped on
the beach during the dredging, bul that was doubted bys,
'Dr. Leonard Palmer, Portland State geologist. fk
\ "Palmer said the scraps of money had been found in i
looser sand, not in dredging spoils. The river last was i
dredged there in 1974. . : ;
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placed this week by speculation he could have landed in |;
the Washougal River watershed. The Lewis River enters

stream from Vancouver.
But Moore said there were no plans to Search upriver

. "unless evidence leads us to a more specific area."

Small pieces of currency were found yesterday in .
scattered places as they combed through sand severa
hundred feet downstream from Sunday's discovery site)'

through wire screens around the main site. The largest" .

. piece discovered yesterday was about the size of a stick ~

of chewing gum. It was several layers thick.

Moore said the new fragments may once have been ,
part of the destroyed bundles discovered Sunday.

Although there were several rewards offered for the. *
discovery of the money or the arrest of D.B. Cooper, fed-
eral agents said it looked as if the Harold Ingram family .
ig out of luck. Ingram's son, Brian, 8, uncovered the __
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celed," a Portland F.B.I. agent, Bill Williams, said. .

Roy Erickson, a spokesman for Northwest, Orient in |

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St. Louis, said the airline had settled with its insurance
company, Globe of New York, several years ago and re-+,
ceived $180,000. . '
"Our loss was covered- by our insurance and so we «.
are out of the situation now," he said. :
Ralph Himmelsbach, a Portland F.B.I. agent who.
has worked on the D.B. Cooper case since 1971, said the
finding of the money gave him "a certain sense of Satis-
faction," the Associated Press reported... - ' 74
"The case isn't solved,' Himmelsbach said, "'but this
is certainly a major milestone, ,
"So we know at least that he (Cooper) never spent ;
this money, and we know that none of the money he was _
given has ever turned up in circulation." .
Himmeltsbach said Cooper's skeleton probably never,
will be found if it is in the forested mountain area where}
he is supposed to have landed. afl
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It's more likely than ever that

(the legendary D. B. Cooper is just a

' grinning skeleton in a nylon shroud,
say FBI agents raking the sand for
the last of his mouldering stash.

"The discovery of the money
adds credence to the theory that he
probably did not survive the jump,"
said Bill Williams, a special agent
in Portland.

On the north bank of the Colum-
bia River today, more than 30 FBI
agents worked behind a cordon of
armed sheriff's deputies, spading
over every square foot of sand
along 150 feet of shoreline.

The site is where eight-year-old
Brian ingram of Vancouver, digg-
ing idly in the sand with a stick on
Sunday, turned up a sodden wad of

_ $20 bills.

Serial numbers on the money —
12 stacks of twenties, still in their
bank wrappings — matched some
of those given to "Dan Cooper"
when he hijacked Northwest Air-
lines Flight 305 on, Thanksgiving
Eve, 1971. '

Flourishing what looked like a
stick of dynamite, "Cooper" or-
dered the plane to fly from Seattle-
Tacoma International Airport to
Reno, Nev., after first demaninding
$200,000 and four parachutes.

The Boeing 727's flight recorder
indicated that he jumped from the
plane's lowered rear stairwell
somewhere near Ariel, a tiny logg-

t ing town in Southwest Washington.
i, No trace of Cooper or the hijack-
jing leot had shown up in the past
tnine years. The mysterious air pi-
rate in that time has become a cult
figure, with sweatshirts, bumper-
stickers and endless pulp-magazine
stories dedicated to the exploit.

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FBI agents, who have been the
butt of D. B. Cooper jokes for nine
years, did not conceal a certain
grim satisfaction when they an-

nounced the finding of the money in .

Seattle and Portland press confer-
ences yesterday.

The fact that the money appears
to have washed up on the river-
bank, rather than having been pur-
posely buried there, increases the
chances that Cooper is dead.

. "There is no way we can tell if,he
is dead or alive," said John Pringle,
assistant agent in charge of the
Seattle office. "We only know that
if he' is alive, he doesn't have this
money."

The site of the find is about nine
miles downriver from the Inter-
state 5 bridge over the Columbia
between Portland and Vancouver.
Young Ingram made the discovery
while picnicking with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dwayne
Ingram.

The elder Ingram told reporters
yesterday he was preparing to
build a fire when his son "ran up

and said, 'Wait a minute, Daddy.' -

He raked a place out in the sand,
and there it was."

Ingram told The Associated
Press he didn't even consider
spending the money, because if
looked so badly deteriorated.

The decomposed money was
being sent today to the FBI crime
lab in Washington, D.C., for exami-
nation. Pringle said there is a pos-
sibility that mud and soil deposited

where they were washed from.
"We're going to be doing some
study of tide tables and flood
records, also," added Portland
agent Williams today. "That'll tell
_us whether examining any of the

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the Columbia below the money site,"
and its origins are deep in the
woods over which Cooper is be-
lieved to have jumped.

However, Williams noted, the
Columbia is frequently dredged
and 'often floods where the money
was found, so the situation could be
very confused.

Pringle said Cooper jumped
with the money tied around his
waist, and he said he believed "it
was in a bag which would have de-

teriorated over this length of -

time."

He said a major objective of the
search going on now is to find some
other object that is connected to
Cooper.

"We could find bones, or a piece f-

of parachute," he said. "Nylon does
not deteriorate rapidly."

Agents using spades and rakes

have discovered a few more pieces
of $20 bills, about the size of nick-
els and dimes, according to the
FBI. The new discoveries were
made within a three-foot radius of
the original finding. .

"We are planning to bring in.

'some heavy equipment tomorrow
to speed things up," Williams said.
"The problem when you dig up 2

spadeful of sand is, what do you do -

with the sand?"

In Ariel, meanwhile, tavern :
owner Dave Fisher said the little ;

town will go on with plans for its 5.
annual "D, 8. Cooper party" at his :

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Times staff reporters
| VANCOUVER, Wash. — The
$Federal Bureau of Investigation
. brought a backhoe and experts in
soil, archeology and river currents
to a sandy Columbia River beach
west of here today to seek more
clues.into the 8-year-old D.B. Coo-
per hijacking mystery.

. ,the $200,000 the legendary hijacker
had strapped to his body when he
parachuted from a Northwest Ori-

"ent Airlines 727 over Southwestern |

Washington November 24, 1971.
F.B.I. agents yesterday found
more fragments of $20 bills while
'digging at the beach. Paul Hud-
son, the F.B.I.'s on-site coordina-
tor, said the fragments — the size
of nickels and quarters — were
found as much as 5 feet away

feet under-the surface. .

ito determine possible ways the
money reached the beach. The
triver recently covered the beach,
he said.

Hudson also noted that the Co-
lumbia River channel is dredged
periodically and sand from the riv-
er bottom is pumped on the shore.

"It's possible that it washed up
here a period of time
ago. . . not 9 years ago but

tot necessarily recently," Hudson
said.

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ered on the beach a small part of-

from where the money was found .
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Discovery of the money "prob-|
ably raises as many questions aS it}
does answers," Hudson said. "In
my own mind | can rule out the
possibility that (the money) was
buried here."

Hudson said whether searchers
might find Cooper's remains in the
area is "one of the questions we
hope to answer today." -

The beach is about nine miles
west of Vancouver, adjacent to a
dairy farm and a popular spot for
steelhead fishing. Today a Clark
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for 10 years. The money wasn't .

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from a tributary to the Columbia. ,
An Army Engineers hydrologist ,
said that the Washougal River was
the only tributary that might have
carried the money. The Washou-
gal is the first Washington tribu- -

_ tary upstream from Vancouver.

William M. Baker, assistant spe-

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office, said he expected searches
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shougal and possibly up the wal
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logging community 11 miles east -
of Woodland,

Until a hijacker vanished mys- ;
teriously over Southwest Washing-
ton more than eight years ago,
probably nothing happened in
Ariel.

But D.B. Cooper put the town
on the map, and yesterday and
iast night the telephones at the
Ariel Store & Tavern were "ring-
ing off the hook" said Dave Fish-
er, the owner.

Ariel happens to be near Lake
Merwin, and a number oftheorists
suggested that Cooper might have
gone into the reservoir behind the
Ariel dam. vs

Since 1976 the Ariel Tavern has
hosted an annual D.B. Cooper par-
ty on November 24, the anniversa-
ty of the hijacking in 1971. Every
year 200 to 300 people have shown
up to eat buffalo stew and see '
whether Cooper would answer the ;
standing invitation to join the
party. Les

ithe tradition 13 months ago, and "4
uatil 3:30 yesterday afterncon, "I
awasn't expecting a thing tonight;
"it's pretty dead in winter."

But then the Federal Bureau of
Investigation announced in Seattle
and Portland that part of 3200,600

r- given to the hijacker had been
found atong the banks of the Co-
lumbia River near Vancouver. - >

ARIEL; Cowlitz County — Not}" Portland. A young boy digging inff

the sandy riverbanks with a stick
uncovered the loot. 5)
After that, Fisher said, "It was *

: just Jike the D.B. Cooper party."

Fisher said he had been on the
run answering telephone calls -
from television-network reporters <
in New York and newspspers and-
radio stations afl over the West
Coast. mo

"Only about' 20 or 30 patrons"'
were in the Ariel Tavern fast:
night, and most were paying as
much 'attention to playing pool as
to the Cooper talk. A weekly Tues-
day-night pool match with the Riv- .
erside Tavern in Woodland had-
been moved to Ariel last night at.
the request of a Portland televi-
Sion station interested in filming
reaction to the discovery of the.
money.

Fisher and others said they +
were mystified as to how the mon-
ey arrived on ihe banks of the Co-'
lumbia River, but they still would -
have to be persuaded. that the hi- ;
jacker didn't survive after he-
bailed out of the Boeing 727. f

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3, Fisher bought the tavern and | 'said,

they find some bones," Fisher

He'said the finding could lead to
other developments, pointing out
that the discovery by the boy wa i
a Strange first trace of Cooper}
after so many years, ; "f

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next room, Fisher raced to an- HL 4
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'membered the man 'as a quiet-

suit. He took the last seat on the
right-hand side of the Northwest

. Orient Airline's flight out of Port-
land heading for Seattle. °

The only thing unusual about
the man was that he wore sun
_glasses, unusual because it was a
rainy day on November 24, 197}, a
day before Thanksgiving.

The man checked aboard the
Boeing 727 under the name of
"Dan Cooper" in Portland, the
fast leg of the flight that had start-
ed in Washington, D.C.

By the time the plane finally set
down in Reno several hours later,
the man who became known as.
"D.B. Cooper" was gone, along
with $200,000 in $20 bills, two para-"
chutes and a briefcase which Coo-
t per told the stewardess contained
jabomb. — ,

, Somewhere in Southwest Wash-
' ington, D.B. Cooper had bailed out
at 10,000 feet into dark storm
clouds and inte history. He woutd
remain to this day the only hi-

escape arrest,

Over the last seven years, the
F.B.J. has questioned more than

who claim either to be Cooper on,

: to Know his whereabouts.

But it took an 8year-old Van-

j couver, Wash., boy to uncover the
{ only piece of concrete evidence
that Cooper really did bail out into .

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packets of $20 bills while on a pics'
nic with his family along the Co-

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" ficers only assumed D.B. Cooper

jumped over Southwest Washing-

spoken sort wearing a dark brown" ton. The plane's recorder showed

a "low pressure bump" at 8:11

| p.m. near Woodland, and when the

plane landed in Reno, the hijacker
couldi't be found.

Hundréds of searchers spread
out over the area around Wood-
land, hoping either to find the
body or the money or just a piece
of the parachute dangling from a
tree, Most parachute experts con-
sulted at the time agreed it would
be almost impossible .for Cooper
to survive the plunge.

But within days of the hijacks ,

jing, the legend of D.B. Cooper

i istarted to buitd. People started tu

"talk about him as a modern-day
Robin -Hood. They admired the
daring, the planning and the ex-
ecution of the jump.

Slowly but surely, the reports of
encounters with Cooper started to
come out. A man in Woodland said
someone knocked at his back door
on November 24 about the time
Cooper would have landed, but he
didn't answer, Other people start-
ed turning in friends who looked
like Cooper, in hopes of collecting

* the $25,000 reward.

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down thousands' of "leads andi tpear. The now defunct Seattle
heard from hundreds of people! , Flag ran several pages of purport-

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for selling a fake interview with?
Cooper to a former contributing},

. editor of Newsweek for $30,000.
g Five months ago, two Tacoma"
Inen said they had talked with
D.B. Cooper, who, they said, was
diving in Puyallup. The man told
them that the money was buried
under a pile cf garbage at the
Puyallup dump. :

Mostly, however, people just
have had fun with the D.B. Cooper
story. T-shirts with the picture of
D.B. Cooper in his sunglasses and
bearing the legend, "D.B. Cooper,
Where Are You?' became popu- :

, lar, and there even was a song.

. writtén about him.

The residents of Ariel, Cowlitz],
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posediy bailed out, started holding'
an annuai "D.B. Cooper Day" to'
commemorate the event. The fes-
tival, called the "Cooper Caper,"
featured buffalo stew and sky
divers and attracted 'more than
800 people. But net, apparently, -
D.B. Cooper. ° - ,
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of Investigation agents who have
been on the case since it began,
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" 'By Neil Modie

FBI agents yesterday found bits of
more $20 bills buried jn the sand be
side the Columbia River near Van-
couver, Wash., and said it was more of
the $200,000 ransom collected in 1971
by dirline hijacker D.B. Cooper.

day that the muck and sand the
money was buried in may have been

that theory after a geologist examined
the site, about 10 miles northwest of
Vancouver. .

"His (the geologist's) feeling is thal:
the probabilities are that the materiall
was washed ashore rather than (being!

sin} dredged sand." FBI - Agent Raipi!
-Himmelsbach of Portland told The
Post - Intelligencer last night.

i Children on a family outing on
Sunday found the first half - decom-
posed packets of $20 bills with which -
Cooper had parachuted from a North-
west Orient jetliner on Thanksgiving
Eve, Nov. 24, 1971.

The total was between $1,000 and
$4,000, Himmelsbach said, and serial
numbers checked matched numbers
on the marked bills given Cooper.

The money was found farther
downriver from Vancouver than FBI
agents had estimated Tuesday, when
they announced the discovery, and it
eaused Himmelsbach to return to the
theory he has had since 1971 that
Cooper landed — dead or alive — in
the vicinity of Lake Merwin on the
Lewis River about 25 miles north of
Vancouver. -

,; Himmelsbach, the agent in charge
'of the investigation since the hijack-

ozen packets of greenbacks were
Yraduatly washed down the Lewis
River and jnto the Columbia River
Then, he said, ocean tides could have
pushed them several miles up th
Columbia to where they were found.
There was speculation Tuesday

i
,

Agents speculated earlier in the -

dredge material. But they discounted .

ding took place, said be believes the |

"that the site was too far up the Colum-
bia for the money to have come, from
the Lewis River.

+ However, Himmelsbach said -yes-
terday, "My understanding is that this
is. tidal water, and if so, there are |

"imes that this (river) runs backward.
so it could have run upstream that

ar."

Did Cooper, lightly dressed and
buffeted by wind and freezing rain
when be parachuted from the airlin-
er, drop the money on the way down?

"That's a good possibility," Him-
melsbach said. "There's also the possi-
bility that he just took the mouey, and
neither be nor the money left there
(where be landed). .

-"J feel this is an indication that *
probably he didn't make it (alive), and
it has been my fecling that probably *
he didn't make it because of the cir- }
cumstances of the jump and the fact #
that. he didn't have the proper equip- i

, ment for parachuting," Himmetsbach ;
continued. : :

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"He didn't have a hardhat, goggles,

leather gloves, jump suit or jump —
boots. He didu't have any of those |
things and he sure needed themall.. ¢
_ "I don't think the fall killed bim," i
'Himmelshich theorized, "but there !
swas that sudden stop. I think probably.
_ there was good likelihood he was iat
.*jured during the fa and didu't have
any help. . . and was uaable to extrh
cate himself (from wherever he fell). ~
And probably is still there." ;
Agents continued digging yester-
day, and Himmelsbach said he didn't
know how long they would continue. - *
There was no trace at the site of -
the legendary extortionist nor of his.
»parachute, and Himmelsbach indi-
jcaled he didn't expect to find such .
evidence there. .
* The ransom money was given to
'Cooper: at Seattle - Tacoma Interna-
tionat Airport after ke threatened to
blow up the 727 trijet while on a flight
from Portland. At Sea - Tae, he al- |
lowed all the passengers and all but
four members of the crew to leave,
demanded and received the $200,000 -
and four parachutes, and had the
plane depart for Reno, Nev.
The skyjacker bailed out over
Southwest Washington. '
tI Sunday's find was particularly sat-
'isfying for-Himmeisbach, who on Feb.
:29 is scheduled to retire from the FBI
fafter 2 career of nearly 29 years —
more than cight of which were spent
trying 10 solve the Cooper caper. The
siscovery of the money was the first
solid break in the case. ;
"It doesn't increase my
, (retirement) annuity any, but it does)
y, Blake me happy," Himmelsbach said.

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: The money was found Sunday by |i
'jan 8-year-old Vancouver boy, Brian |.
'HIngram, and his 5-year-old cousin,
. : Denise, as they were digging in the
sand with sticks along the river bank
+, during a family outing.
"This clue is the first we've bad
. since the night of the occurrence,"
said Bill Baker, assistant special agent
in charge of the Portland office,
which the Ingram family contacted on
Monday.
The money was found about 25
+ «+ miles southwest of the area whete the
 FBE had thought it most likely Cooper
landed after he parachuted from the
jetliner into a freezing rainstorm on
, Nov. 24, 1971.
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"Jz hijacker were brought on board. :
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By Neil Modie eevee pee ago

More than cight years after D.B.
Cooper parachuted into rainy dark- :
ness from a hijacked airliner, part of. . +
« his $200,000 loot was found buriedina =
river bank near Vancouver, Wash., the
FBI announced yesterday. -

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of the FBI office in Seattle. "We can't RRS at 2 Tightly dressed for jumping into a
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who uncovered some of D.B. Coo-
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one of the frayed $20 bills as a
souvenir,

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boy a certificate praising him for.
his discovery.

Brian was helping his father,
"Harold, build a fire on a Columbia.
'River beach February 10 when he-

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Vancouver Columbian ' "than a year ago, said they were aware of the D.B. Cooper,

' i saga but did not connect it to their find.
j' VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — It started as a Sunday: "Neither did the buried treasure put a damper on the

"picnic on a chilly river beach for a Vancouver, Wash... 'afternoon activities. "We had 2 picnic," said Ingram.
family and became a new chapter in the legend of D.B. = "we forgot about the money and had a great time."
Cooper. ' Baek home about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, the bills, erroded

_With one sweep of his arm, 8-year-old Brian Ingram | into lozenge-shaped piles, were placed unceremoniously
discovered Sunday what thousands of searchers failedto { atop akitchen cabinet to dry.

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by the infamous, parachuting skyjacker in 1971. - * them ona board," said Mrs. Ingram, 26.
_ Tuesday night in an interview with the Vancouver Col-
umbian, Brian, his father, H. Dwayne, and his mother, "f thought it might have been mob money or lost

Patricia, recounted the events of a casual outing that | money. I just didn't know what to think, but it was just
unearthed what one official called the 'most important | money that looked useless to me."

discovery" in the 8%-year-old case. At the same time, Monday, during his 10 a.m. coffee break, Ingram call-
the elder Ingram described finding several thousand ed a local bank to see whether the battered bills could be:
dollars of soggy cash as "heartbreaking" without a pen- exchanged for new ones. A bank employee told him it

ny of reward money in sight. could be done if the serial numbers were intact, but add-
The family and two relatives were walking along the eda check would be made of the numbers.

Columbia River near a sand company about 3:30 p.m. Ingram said he brooded on that the rest of the day and

Sunday. They decided io gather wood for a fire to take | fs called the Portland FBI office Monday evening, readin?

'the chill off the: A0-degree ter temperature. {Several serial numbers to an agent. ,

+ "T gathered an armload ¢ of firewood," said Ingram, 28 | . When Ingram called back 30 minutes later, "they said {

44 painter for U-Cart Manufacturing, a Vancouver firm. jnoy'd like to talk to me."
"He (Brian) was doing his part, happy and enthusiastic." {¢ was not until Tuesday morning tliat he learned the
I was about ready to set the wood down and he said, money was part of the Cooper caper.

'Waita minute, Daddy.'
, Tuesday evening, the couple watched themselves on
Brian, a second. "grader at Hough Elementary School, national television. By then, they had grown weary of

knelt bencath his father to smooth a spot for the fire. He

i . the day's hectic activities and exuded disappointment in

swept the river sand only once, uncovering three worn h -

bundles of $20 bills. earning that apparently no reward awaits their hones
"7 seen that money, I thought 'Wow!'" recalled the "lays j i ame of

slender, towheaded youngster, who said it was the first it's just heartbreaking that nothing may ¢

this," Ingram said.
money he ever found. "I went over to my parents and ay without hardl
they thought it was counterfeit." 1 went from a rich man fo a poor man wi y

; making a move.'
Unknown to them, Brian had uncovered part of a ma . kj he $200 a
$203,000 ransom handed over to a man calling himself Supporting a family of four and making the S

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Dan Cooper on Nov. 24, 1971. Cooper demanded the cash moa at tie es, Meerane ter adding "He sll this fame .

, as ransom and hijacked a Northwest Airline Boeing 727 (me with a little fortune, I would talk to everyone in the Sus ©
As the plane flew south to Reno, Nev., Cooper bailea! Id about this story. .

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'wrapped in a parachute and tied to his boty. mg his eyes to the television set, saying, "If you sore tt —

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than eight years ago, the FBI said' estimated that he hit the ground at a
Tuesday. . 'speed of 50 to 70 mp.b. ;
With the bills now having been! "The saga began when "Cooper"
traced definitely to the Cooper loot,' boarded the jetliner in Portland for an
30 agents from the Portland and evening flight to Seattle. Once air-
Seattle FBI offices have begun an ex-thorne, he demanded that the airline
tensive search of the area for more Of. haye $200,000 in $20 bills and three
the money~-arid possibly for some parachutes on hand when the plane

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was found in Washington about five
miles northwest of the Interstate 5
bridge that spans the Columbia and
separates Washington. from Oregon,
FBI agent William M. Baker told a
news conference in Portland.

__ Discovery of the money by Harold
Dwayne Ingram, 27, his wife, Patricia,
26, and their sons, 8 and 3, marked
the latest tyist in the bizarre saga of
the now-legendary Cooper, who pa-
rachuted from a Northwest Airlines
jetliner on Thanksgiving Eve, 1971,
never to be seen or heard from again.
When found by the Ingrams, the
stacks of $20 bills were bound by de-
composing rubber bands, the FBI
said. But there was "no trace of D. B,
Cooper," according to the agency.

sprang up around D. B. Cooper,
frame that never has been traced
its origins. "yt

A private ¢lub was named in his
yonor, D. B. Cooper T-shirts were
manufactured, bumper stickers were

held. + -

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dollars," according to one official} |

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parachutes and money. However, the
FBI said Tuesday that the serial
numbers of the bills had been record-

Cooper permitted the airliner's 36
passengers to leave the plane in Seat-
tle. He then ordered the crew to take

fly at a relatively low altitude and to,
open the plane's rear stairway.

Crew members last heard his voice
'on the plane's intercom when they
were over the Washington-Oregon
fborder. They said they believe -he
jumped, using the least reliable para-

The decomposed money was found

. Shortly after the hijacking, a cult 17 to 20 miles from the jump site by
ajthe Ingrams' older son, Brian. The
to 'bilis were partly buried in sand that

'the Ingrams were scooping out to
puild a fire.
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Harold D. Ingram, 27, his wife, for ransom. A number of hijack-
Patricia, 26, and their two sons, ings for cash have been carried out
swere picnicking on what is known since the Cooper escapade,
'as Tena's Bar last Sunday when Baker said the FBI could not be
their older son. discovered 'the certain how much money was in
money. "ee "* the packets, but said it amounted
~ Eight-yearold Brian Ingram was to "several thousand dollars."
helping his father gather firewood -The money has been sent to the
and had scooped out sand for a FBI laboratory in Washington,
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'drop an armload of wood, young be able to pick fingerprints off the
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The saga which changed the
nature of airline piracy began on
Thanksgiving Day, i971, when
Cooper boarded Northwest Air-
Hines flight 305 for a flight from
Portland to Seattle. Once aboard,
he handed a crew member a note,
saying he was carrying a bombina
satchel and wanted $200,000 in
unmarked $20 bills.

When the jetliner landed at the
Seattle-Tacoma International Air-
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arranged the cash and had also

obtained four parachutes, as in- .

structed by Cooper.

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36 passengers and all crew mem:
bers but two pHots and one stew-
ardess_to disembark, He_then
ordered the aircraft to take off for
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Seattle Times
Seattie, Wa,
Date: 2/13/80
Edition: Final

"Agent 'explains" Na
peachiront deposit |

H y
¢ PORTLAND (UPI) — Ralph
Himmelsbach, the Federal Bureau
of investigation agent who has
headed the D.B. Cooper case since
the 197! hijacking, outlines this
"possible scenario" to explain how
some of the Cooper money
washed up on the beach west of
Vancouver: .
"Probably the money (in the
bag) came down close to the bank
of a stream. When the water got
high enough it washed down:
stream, bumping along the bot-
tom. The bag finally degraded.
"Perhaps 1 could have burst on
impact, but that is not likely. We
think finally, tumbling down the
yviver bottom, it broke open an
"the money was carried on, wear!
ting off litile bits and pieces around;
the edges, grinding it down like ity
*had been ground with sandpaper
or a file, leaving the center
"portion."

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{Seattle Times
Seattle, Wa.
Date: 2/12/80
iNdition: Final

Pr ott . 7
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"& gut of the Northwest Kirlines 727,

'Compiled from news services |
4 WASHINGTON — The Federal' 'the spokesman said.

Bureau of Investigation has found' —_ He added that with floods along

'about $4,600 of the money that ther
legendary hijacker, D.B. Cooper,
carried with him when he para- some distance,
chuted from a commercial jet | * The Portlund and Seattle offices
over Southwest Washington in of the F.B.I. were conducting a
1971, a bureau spokesman said * search in the area, but the spokes-
Tuesday. , Man said it was unlikely that dis-
The spokesman, who asked not covery of the money packet would
lo be named, said a family wen- aid in the search for Cooper, the
dering along the benks of the Co- only parachute-ransom hijacker in
lumbia River north of Portland, United States history who has not
;Ore., found a packet cf money thig_, been apprehended. '

{ ames

'years the packet had been carried

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the packet of $20 bills was so bad-
ly deleriorated the F.B.I. cotdld
not make an exact count of the
amount, the spokesman said.
Despite the deterioration, the
spokesman said the F.B.J. was
able to identify the money as part
of the §200,000 ransom given to
Cooper in Seattle nine years ago.
When the money was given to the, ,the parachutes and money.
*hijacker, the F.B.I. kept records'
iof the serial numbers. {
'The packet was found 20 miles"
downstream from the point where?
Cooper is believed to have baited

flown to Reno, Nev.

-

1 i . }
J, Held together by a rubber'band/ *, flight in Portland on Thanksgiving
Eve, 1971, using the name Dan
Cooper. Before the plane reached
Seattle, Cooper threatened to ex-
plode a "bomb" in his brief case if
he were not given $200,000 in $20
' bills and four parachutes and

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Cooper boarded a Northivest' {ied area in the foothills of.the Cas °

The plane circted Seattle for 24% ° after the hijacking it believed Coo-
hours while authorities gathered

The passengers and two of the
three stewardesses were allowed: jacker didn't escape prosecution
to leave the plane. The money and . Via the statute of limitations, he

'parachutes were loaded and the / was indicted on federal charges in) B G.
plane took off for Reno. The pilot absentia. , U

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Classification: L64-81
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was ordered to fly as slowly as®'
"possible, ; a
"Somewhere dover Southwest}
Washington, the hijacker, the:
~meney and one of the parachutes
disappeared out of the plane's
rear exit, opened in flight. The ap-
proximate place of departure was
euessed at from cabin-pressure
readings on the flight recorder.
The flight recorder and crew |
testimony indicated Cooper had
jumped near the little town of Ari-
el, Cowlitz County, about 30 miles
north of Portland, a densely wood;..
nw a von th [et
: q
Despite intensive searches of °
the area, the only item connected
with the hijacking ever found was
a rear door from the 727, +
Nothing ever was seenof Coo- .
per or the $200,000. . '
The F.B.1, has said since shortly -

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TOs pmECTOR, FBI (164-2111)
ATTN: FBY LABORATORY, DOCUMENT SECTION, SAL ss & b6
IDENTIFICATION "DIVISION, LATENT, FINGERPRINT SECTION bIC

FROU: Of .5. PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

NORJAK

"Ro Portiand teletype to FBIHQ attention| b6
- 2/12/80. , b7C

Forwarded under separate cover to the Burenu are 12 '
Plastic packets, each containing an unknown duantity of U. §&.
currency in a deteriorating condition. ~

REQUEST OF THE FBX LABORATORY, DOCUMENT SECTION

Separate curremy to determine exact amount contained
therein,

Bxanine soil residue co-mingled with currency, to
determine soil type, to assist in determining possible other
location where currency may have been besides sandy heach aren.

REQUEST OF THE LDSNTIFICATION DIVISION, LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

Examine currency for any latent fingerprints contained
thereon. .

4~Burenu (Ene.12)
{1 Package) (Federal Express)
( i~Seattle (164-82)
* 2={Portland

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NORJAK; OO:SEATTLE.

RE PORTLAND TELETYPE TO FBIHQ, ATTENTION:

| DATED FEBRUARY 12, 1980.

BEING FORWARDED TO FBIHQ BY FEDERAL EXPRESS IS A PACKAGE |
CONTAINING EVIDENCE TO BE EXAMINED BY THE LABORATORY DIVISION
AND THE IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. THE BILL OF LADING NUMBER IS
L-0,683,547.

PACKAGE IS TO ARRIVE AT FBIHQ AROUND NOON ON FEBRUARY 14,
1980.

AM COPY BEING FORWARDED fO SEATTLE.

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_ FOR. INFO RECEIVING OFF.CES, At. 3163 Px, PST, TODAY,
FEBRUARY 12, 1985, PRESS CONFERENCE VELL (BE HELD IN PORTLAND |
OFFICE WHICH WILL ANXOUGCE THE FOLLOWING :

ARHTUR Ge BARGER , SPCIAL ACERT. IN CHARGE oF THE FBI

FOR CREGORN, Has ashounced "A DEVELOP? ENT. In A eR Ete" WHICH

BEGAR OH THE RIGHT, OF HOVE MOEN t4, 1O7 Ly: AT PORTLAND HiTER~
BATICHAL AIRPORT, PO. STLAND, 'ORC OU, any. HAS BECOME ° WL DELY

KNOWN SINCE THAT TINE AS THE 0. 8. COOPER HIGACKI EG GASE.
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THE NAME Daw COOPER BOUGHT AL ONE-way TECRET OX - SORTHUEST ataLives |

PLIGHT 305 BROW PORTLAND, "OREGON, TO SEATTLE, UASHINGTON «
YPOV DEPARTING PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, COOPLR NOTIFIED .

"A STEWARDES S THAT HE YAS HIJACKING THE ALRCUAFT AND DISPLAYED
To HER WHAT HE SAID WAS A BOMB IN HIS BRIEFCASE THE FLIGHT ©
PROCEEDED 10" SEATTLE, WHERE AFTER MAINTAIN InS A HOLDING PATTERN

FoR SEVERAL HOURS » LT VAS PERMITTED TO LARD ARB KEFUEL« AFTER
250,058 AND FOUR: PARACHUTES DENANDED BY THE ELUAG mh MERE ROUGH

ON BOARD , ° HE EVEASED ALL oF THE PASSENGERS AND ALb BUT FOU

MEMBERS OF THE CREW. THE FLIGHT THEN TOOK OFF aRD PROCEEDES SOUTH

THROUGH YASHINGTON TO'A:P RENO, NEVADA. THE WIVACKER INSTR ICT.D.
THAT THE FLAPS ALD GlAR 3 GIN LOWERED aND THE EAt STali Lou
"OPEN. AS THE AIRCRAFT Ye"SED OVER LACENTER, YATHINGION, Casi
PRESSURE FLUCTUATIO® VAS OBSERVED, WHICH YAS LATER D.TERMINCy

TO INDICATE HIS DEPARTURT FROM TRE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE REAP
STAIRVELL DOOR. SINCE THAT TINE NO TRACE OF THE HIJACKER, THE
PARACHUTES, OR THE MOUEY HAS BEEN FOUND URTIL SHWDAY, FEodbeny¥

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| WASHINGTON , DISCOVERED

A SU OF MONEY PARTIALLY SuRrEp BY SAND IN THE NORTH. RIVER BANK

OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER, APPROXIMATELY FIVE
THE U,S, INTERSTATE 5 BRIDGE GROSSING BETWEEN PORTLAND AND":

GILES DOWN RIVER FROW

VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON < |

HTHE FBI AND Ad a

EXAMINATION, OF THE BADLY DECOMPOSED $28 BILLS REVEALS THAT THEY
' BEAR SERIAL NUMBE RS LOENTICAL TO A. PORTIOU. oF THOSE 'GIVEN TO |

THE HIJACKER. BECAUSE OF TRE DECOMPOSED NATURE OF THE BILLS

AN EXacT ESTIMATE OF THE RECOVERED MONEY IS NOT POSSIBLE PEN aI
A LAP ORATORY EXAMINATION HOWEVER, iT APPEARS To BE. SEVERAL

_THEUSATD DOLLARS « THE PACKAGING "AND THE: NUMBERED SEQUENCE

INDICATE THAT THE BILLS HAVE NOT BEEN SEPARATED AND "ARE ba
MUCH THE SANE ORDER AS WKEN GIVER TO THE HIUACKER. THE BILLS
WILL BE SENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FBI LABORATORY FOR ADDITIONAL ®

" EXiMIBATION.

'IT APPEARS LOCICAL

THAT THE PACKAGE OF BILLS coun WAVE

BETH CARRIED DOUNS STREAM ON ONE OF THE WASHINGTON TRI IUTARIES OF

THE COLUMBIA RIVER TO THE SITE WHERE THEY WERE FOURD. ©

SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE FBI. FROM OREGON AND. WASHINGTON HAVE
SECURED THE AREA AND COMMENCED An INTENSIVE SEARCH

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UNITED STATES GOVERNME: «? UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Memorandum

TO ' SAC, SEATTLE (164-81, Sub D)(P) pate: 11/29/79

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FROM; sA| | Ae £ D b7C

SUBJECT: NORJAK Sy & G

00: SEATTLE

On November 12, 1979, Deputy| | Cowlitz
County Sheriff's Office, Kelso, Washington, advised by tele-
phone that some loggers found an orange and white parachute B6
under approximately two inches of decomposed leaves. He BIC
stated this parachute was found in the vicinity of Camp
Kalama in the woods. He said, in addition, an empty plastic
bottle of Visine was found nearby. The Deputy indicated

that| of the Sheriff's
Office was in possession of the parachute and would have
additional information. .

A&A review of pertinent serials in captioned file
revealed that the two parachutes utilized by D. B. COOPER
were not orange and white in color.

On November .13, 1979, Sheriff LES NELSON, Cowlitz
County Sheriff's Office, Kelso, Washington, advised he was
certain that the parachute found was orange and white in
color. He was then advised by SA | jthat this b6
parachute was positively not the one utilized by D. B. COOPER b7C
and, thus, the FBI would be conducting no investigation
concerning its being found.

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11/16/78
TO : SAC, MINNEAPOLIS
FROM 3; .SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) Aud
SUBJECT: NORJAK (A) . i j
00: SEATTLE

Re Seattle teletype to Minneapolis, 11/9/78 and

Minneapolis telcall to Seattle,, 11/12/78.

Enclosed for the Minneapolis Division is one

polaroid photograph of the decal.

Washington, as Gescribed in referenced teletype.

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LEAD

MINNEAPOLIS
At Minneapolis, Minnesota

Will advise the Seattle Division of the results of (\

found near Castle Rock,

the display of the photograph to Northwest Orient Airlines.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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Old parac

SayS a parachute found in: the-
Kalama River area last Wednesday

* was definitely not one used by D.B.

Cooper in the skyjacking of a Nor-
thwest Orient Airlines jet on Nov, 24,

* 1971,

"We checked with the'FBI Tues-
day, and they say this is neither the
type nor color of the chutes Cooper
had," Nelson said.

The parachute turned over to the
sheriff's office Monday had a small
tag bearing the words "U.S. Air
Force,"' he said, and appeared to be
adrag chute,

It was discovered by a logger,
Darrell G. Ray of 118 Red Row,
Kelso, near the 6257 line off Kalama
River Road.

The chute had been buried under
vegetation, and appeared to have

been in the woods for a long time, @t="—"fevker, the ransom money or the

cording to the sheriff' s office,

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ichute wasn't |
from. famed. hijacker |

Cowlitz County Sheriff Les Nelson

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Bill Williams, an FBI spokesman
in Portland, said the chute is not.
related to the skyjacking case, even |
though It was found'in the general ©
area where, Cooper is believed to :
have left the plane.

The man using the name D, B.',
Cooper boarded the jet bound from
Portland to Seattle on Thanksgiving -
eve 1971. During' the flight he. -
threatened to blow up the plane with
a bomb he claimed to have in a brief-
case unless he was given ransom —
money, . .

After the aircraft landed in Seat- -
tle, he freed the passengers and was
given $200,000 cash and four
parachutes. He ordered the plane fo
fly to Reno, but opened the rear
airstair over Southwest Washington,
and bailed out.

No trace has been found of the sky-

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(ndicate page, name of
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Date: 11/1.4/79
'Edition:

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TRANSMIT VIA:

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PRECEDENCE: 'CLASSIFICATION: !
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MINNEAPOLIS ROUTINE

NORJAK (A}, 00: SEATTLE. coy
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1978, COWLITZ COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, KELSO,
WASHINGTON, PROVIDED A PHOTOGRAPH OF A PORTION OF A press Founp
BY AN INDIVIDUAL APPROXIMATELY TWELVE MILES DUE EAST OF CASTLE
ROCK, WASHINGTON, IN A.REMOTE AREA. THIS DECAL, WHICH WAS MADE
OF WHITE PLASTIC WITH DARK RED LETTERING, WAS TORN BUT READ
"., URGENCY. .IT HANDLE, AFT AIR STAIR, TO OPERATE, ACCESS DOOR,
PULL ON RE...,..DOE. LOCK WIRE WILL BRE..,..EGN HANDLE IS PULLED".
AT THE BOTTOM WERE THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS BAC27DPA. ,
IN AN UNRELATED INCIDENT, APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO, ANOTHER
INDIVIDUAL REPORTED A PARACHUTE IN A TREE. THE AREA WHERE THE
PARACHUTE WAS REPORTED WAS WITHIN TWO TO THREE MILES OF THE.

'ABOVE-DESCRIBED DETAIL. CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S WIFE

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Sats LABORATORY 25

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, 8. C. 2@535

fo: SAC, Albany (164-47) January 21, 1976
From: Director, Federal Bureay of investigation ;
FBI FILE NO,
UNSUB, aka . LAB. NO. | b6
ne, Dan Cooper; . bic
** NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 350, , YOUR NO.

PORTLAND, OREGON, TO SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON, 11/24/71;
CAA - HIJACKING: EXTORTION Das

00: Seattle
Sub

Reference Letter dated December 10, 1975

The material described below has been searched in the following file without effecting an
identification: Anonymous Letter File
Copies have been added to this file for future reference.

The submitted material is temporarily retained.

MATERIAL S UBMITTED:

Ql Envelope postmarked "LOS ANGELES M 18 NoV 1975"
bearing hand printed address "Syracuse "Police
Department 511 So. State Street Syracuse,

New York"

Q2. Accompanying sheet of paper bearing hand
printed letter beginning "To Whom it Concern; ..."
and ending "...L£ you are wondering"
Remarks:
There were no watermarks, indented writing or
other marks of value to aid in determining the source
of Ql and Q2.

2 - Seattle
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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SHVICATION: |
([7} Teletype {7} Immediate {J TOP SECRET H
(_] Facsimile CC Priority CJ SECRET H
Cj —AIRTEL (Cj Routine ([) CONFIDENTIAL
(J UNCLAS EF TO |
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Dat 10/2/79

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

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From :[uF fac, SAN FRANCISCO '(164-220) (RUC) (#10)

Aue £4

SUBJECT: NORJAK {A)

from the parachute which presently is in his possesion.
stated he is employed by ESL Inc., 495 Java Drive,
Sunnyvale, California, business telephone number

(408) 734-2244, ext. | , and can be contacted at his
office or at his residence after 5 p.m., should additional
information be needed.

Leads are being left to the discretion of the
Office of Origin.

~] ~- San Francisco

Lf. - Seattle _ ' . 4ue&

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00: SEATTLE bic
Re Telcall from| _ to FBI, San Fran-
cisco, dated September 28, 1979, ,
On September 28, 1979,| | on
L._], Saratoga, California, telephone number | f
telephonically Contacted this office and advised of the
following information,
During the week of September 21 - 26, 1979,
] were' deer hunting in the area
of the Trinity - Siskiyou Mountain Line, located in
Northern California, and discovered_a brown military
parachute amidst rugged terrain. |__| questioned
if the parachute might possibly have been one used by
D.B.COOPER. Jadvised that he cut a small portion b6
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DATE:

REPLY aa
ATTN SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73} (RUC)
af}0| sac, | Suz a, Sus é
SUBJECT: NORJAK . "4 . i . ,
00: SEATTLE "MAR Pp year G

TO:

@)- Seattle (Encs.« AS "4)

| ) @ vireo STATES GOVERNMENT

"ays/7s memorandum

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

s

Reference Seattle letter to Minneapolis dated
5/23/79.

Enclosed for Seattle are the original_and two
copies of an FD-302 reflecting interview with|
[ }of Northwest Orient Airlines and an
airplane decal which was enclosed in referenced letter
for Minneapolis.

On 7/19/79, |advised that
the probability that this decal came from the same aircraft
hijacked by COOPER is about ninety-nine per cent. He noted
that there is a slight difference in the color of the
lettering of the decals placed on the aircraft and that
recovered. This, of course, could be accounted for by the
weather conditions. The second thing noted by| |
is that the decal does not appear to be as worn as one
would think after having been located in the out state
area for the past eight years. He thought that a decal'in
this condition would have been handled by preditors more
than it appears. suggested that perhaps the
Bureau could contact the manufacturer of the decal in order
to determine if the decal could withstand the weathering
conditions and still be in this condition.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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re ee 8 FEDERAL BUCIAY OF NIVESTIGATION
oe Washington, D. C. 20537
REPORT
of the

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

164-73 (C une 28, 1979
YOUR FILE NO. at (C) a ,
Bi FILE NO, . -
LATENT CASE NO, ; PS

SAC, Minneapolis

TO:
rE: NORTAK
REFERENCE: Airtel 5/ b/' "79
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: "iinnezpolis
SPECIMENS: Two letters, 25 and Q7
Enveloge, 6 :
The listed Q Specimens are further described in
@ separate Laboratory report. .
The specimens were exarained and six latent
fingerprints of value for identification purposes were devel-
oped on Q5 and Q7.
The specimens are enclosed. DB Cooper-27920
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SUBJECT!

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL_BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Memorandum :

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)(P) DATE: 6/11/79

SA CHARLES S. DUKE

Ai aS

NORJAK (A)

OO: SEATTLE

On 5/20/79, information was received from[__] b6
Seattle Police Department, Identification Section, b7C

indicating that no identifications could be made on the

latent fingerprints previously furnished to them. The .
latent prints, previously furnished on 7/25/78, to the Seattle
Police Department, were returned to the FBI.

In view of the above, no further investigation
being conducted in this matter.

Sur-
lbcl- $|-GRo— 7

SEARCHED.. NDEXED.
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Loborstery Transmittal Form
7-72

fo: SAC, Minneapolis (164-73)

4
From: Director, F Bt

NORJAK
Re: OO: Seattle

Examination requested by:
Reference:
Examination requested:

Remarks:

closures (2) (2 Lab report)
Seattle (164-81) s

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PAGE (: ') INFORMATION IN

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FEDERAL RUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D. ©. 203535

June 7, 1979

PBI FILENO. 164-2111

LAB. NO. 90511012 D LL

Minneapolis
Airtel dated May 8, 1979

Document ~ Fingerprint
ogy
Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report)

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INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ALN

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FEDERAL BURZAU OF INVESTIGATION
' WASHINGTON, BD, C. 20535

SAC, Minneapolis (164-73) , June 7, 1979

FBUFILE NO. 164=2111

. LAB. NO. 90513012 D LB
NORJAK '

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Specimens received May 10, 1979
Q55 One-page typewritten letter beginning "The Cricket
Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Sirs I was
in Chicago. . ."
Q56 Envelope postmarked "LOS ANGELES, CA [| PM
23 APR. 1979" bearing the typewritten address
| _ | The Cricket Theatre } eapol
Minnesota", .
Q57 Accompanying one-page typewritten letter beginning
"The Cricket Theatre Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear
I cannot believe that..." b6

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Result of examination:

Q55 through Q57 were not identified in the Anonymous
Letter Pile. Representative copies of these specimens have
been added to this file for future reference.

No watermarks, indented writing or other features
were found on Q55 through Q57 which would be of value in

determining the source of these specimens. Sue: a
; Cc.
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The typewriting on 955 through 057 resembles a
style of type manufactured by the Ransmayer-Rodrian Company
of West Germany. This style of type may appear on typewriters

under the brand names ABC, Adler as well as other brand names.
%

: The submitted evidence was photographed and will be
returned with the fingerprint report.

Page 2
90511012 D LL

DB Cooper-2/7924

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

aon

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum

(164-73)

é.

UNTER SPATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SAC, MINNEAPOLIS DATE: §/23/79
tel Aw
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) '(P)
Aur
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NORJAK (A) SUS
00: SEATTLE

Enclosed for Minneapolis is an airpdane decal
provided by the Skamania County Sheriff's Office,
Washington. This decal was found PY a logger in North
Skamania County on 5/2/79.

LEAD:

MINNEAPOLIS DIVISION

At Minneapolis, Minnesota

Will contact Northwest Orient Airlines to
determine if the enclosed decal could have been from a
727 type aircraft, and returned the decal to Seattle,
Washington.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

Minneapolis (164-73) (Ene. 1)
Seattle (164-81)
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Sce related story, Page 11.

By COLUMBIAN STAFF, AP
An EBI agent here said this
morning (hat the piece of i

November could have dropped from
any Boeing 727 _not necessarily the
one hijacker D. B Cooper bailed out of
Thanksgiving eve 1971.

John Gordon of the bureau's
Vancouver office said, 'There is no
positive proof that the decal came
from lhe Cooper plane."

speculated Thursday that the decal
may have fallen off the Cooper plane
when the craft was used for a re-
enactment of the hijacking six weeks
after il occurred.

"We noticed the decal was missing
after thai, but not before,' the
§ spokesman said.

A spokesman added that the
placards, used lo give emergency
directions for the rear dqor on 727s,
have been known to fall off under
normal conditions,

Tor skyjacker

plastic
cca) found by a Kelso hunter fast

An FBI spokesman in Seattle,

Earlier this week Cowlitz County about 12 miles cast of Kelso.

No hunt set 4

tae

Sheriff Les Netson disclosed the
discovery af the decal last Novenrber
by Carroll Hicks, a self-employed
welder from Kelso who was ¢Jk
hinting when he found the bit of
debris.

"It's one ina million that any other
plane could have lost it in the area in
which D.B. Cooper jumped,' Nelson
said,

But while the 10-inch square decal
has stirred wide inferest. Gordon
expressed doubt it would help solve
the mystery behind the case.

"It's interesting, but I don't think it
will help tts find Cooper."
the decal.

Gordon said the FBI has no plans to"

resume the search for Cooper and the
$200,000 that left the airplane wilh
him,

Cowlitz County 'officials have
indicaied they do not plan to search
for. Cooper, either. but they did say
they hope to encourage people te

"keep their eyes open." when thes
are in the area the decal was fond]

a@

he said of

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CAUPY Sti YS SREAU. |

Undicate page, name of
newspaper, city and state.)

Columbian
Vancouver, Wa.

Date: 1/19/79 ,
Edition: [inal

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SUBJECT:

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTM ENT OF JUSTICH
M, d. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)(P) DATE: 9/22/78

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SA CHARLES S. DUKE

NORJAK (A)
00: SEATTLE Oe
BUfile 164-2111 _ | |

_

Re memo of SA CHARLES S. DUKE, dated 7/26/78.

This is to advise that the photographs of
the 78 latents and one latent impression, received
from the Bureau, were furnished to the Seattle Police
Department Identification Section for processing
through their computerized system.

— i

On 9/18/78, | |, Seattle Police
Department, Identification Sectton, advised that there
were several prints that were sufficient in detail for
programming into their system but as yet, she has not
received the results. She noted that the dictating
Agent would be advised as soon as the prints were searched
through the file.

LEADS:

SEATTLE DIVISION

At Seattle, Washington

Maintain contact with the Seattle Police
Department, Identification Section, for the results '
of the search of these impressions through their com-
puterized file.

-

CSD fect | . Sub.

(2 :

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

oes 20/78 me@norandum

REPLY TO SA CHARLES S. DUK!

ATTN OF;

NORJAK (A)
sumect: OO: SEATTLE
BUfile 164-2111 3

Tor SAC, SKATTLE (164-81 SUB G) (P) a
RE: SUB G
EVIDENCE -

as perc = pre eer rete awit Ar eter

Re meme of SA| | 7/5/78. b6
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. Contact made with the Identification Staff at the
King County Sheriff's Office revealed that no facility was
available for searching a latent print through an established
file of known criminals.

On 7/25/78, contact made with the Seattle Police
Department, Seattle, Washington, determined that a computerized
system is established at the Seattle Police Department whereby
a latent print, containing sufficient detail, could be classi-
fied and compared with the impressions of known individuals in
this file.

On this same date 7/25/78, the photographs of 78
latent prints and one latent impression were furnished to the
lof, the Seattle Police b6
Department for search in their computerized file. She stated b7C
that she would notify the agent as to when the search was
completed.

LEADS ;

SEATTLE DIVISION

At Seattle, Washington

Maintain contact with Seattle Police Department,
Identification Section, for the results of a search in their
file and thereafter obtain all photographs of latents previously
furnished so that they may be furnished another agency for

search of a similar file. Sus
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DATE:

REPLY TO

ATTN OF:

SUBJECT:

TO:

7/5/78

6 © icc STATES GOVERNMENT

sa|

NORJAK (A)
00: SEATTLE

BUF ILE

164-2111

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81 SUB G) (P)

RE: SUB G
EVIDENCE

The Bureau Identification Division recently forwarded

to the Seattle Division approximately 70 photographs of partial
latent prints obtained from the NORJAK aircraft shortly after
the captioned crime.

LEADS:

SEATTLE DIVISION

Throughout the State of Washington, will contact

local law enforcement agencies that have identification
bureaus capable of processing latent prints and request that
they process the appropriate latent prints through their
System for identification purposes.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
(REV. 7476)
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Washington, D. C. 20537

REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

YOUR FILENO. ° 164=81 °(P) June 1, 1978
FBI FILE NO. "164-2111
LATENT CASENO.[ b6
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TO: SAC, Seattle °
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RE: NORJAK 1a (Reinet)
REFERENCE: Ajntel 5~16~78
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Seattle
SPECIMENS:
. Computer searches have previously been

conducted with several of the 'latent fingerprints

without effecting an identification. The 'computer

searches were based on the fingerprint classification,

finger sequence and available—description of the '
unknown subject. a pe a\- lex
Photographs of seventy-eight unidentified

latent fingerprints and one latent impression in this

case 'are 'enclosed.

Enc, (51Y ¢/ DB Cooper-27930

Sob W! Kbuk

Assistant Director, Identification Division

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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION:
(CI Teletype {7} Immediate ([} TOP SECRET !
(CC Facsimile (0) Priority (O SECRET '
kK] —ALRIEL (2) Routine () CONFIDENTIAL
CIEFTSO i
[J CLEAR |
Date 5/16/78 1
PTO." S«DIRECTOR, FBX (164-2111)
(ATTN: LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION)
FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)(P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK (A) B
. 00: SEATTLE

For the information of the Latent Fingerprint
Section, approximately 80 partial latent prints were obtained
from the aircraft in which captioned hijacking took place.
To date, Seattle is not aware that these partials have been
searched through the computer system.

REQUEST OF THE BUREAU

If deemed appropriate, the Latent Fingerprint
Section will:

- | Jd, Review all latents in this case for the
purpose of searching them through the computer system
for possible identification.

2. Will also forward to Seattle a copy of each
full impression or any classifiable impression. These
impressions would be used by Seattle to search them through
local files in the State of Washington.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

3.~- Bureau
3 Seattle
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 3/7/78

/ ih
yg SAC; BUTTE (164-26) (RUC)

J

NORJAK (A)
OO: Seattle &
Bufile #164-2111 |

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Re Seattle letter to Butte, 1/20/78.

* On 343 (18 attempts to locate| j at
his residence_in / Montana, met with negative
results, as | |} Was currently in travel status.

On 3/6/78, contact with | _ jrevealed
that he had left NORTHWEST AIRLINES in 7/72, and that
it was company policy at that time to go through the
files periodically every six months and destroy old

iles.

| |further advised | | took over
his job and his desk and that at the time he left, the
folder with all the information on the captioned hi-
jacking was kept in a large bookcase directly behind
his desk in an open folder.

| |stated he was returning to Minneapolis
in two or three weeks, at which time he would personally
go into NORTHWEST Headquarters and attempt to locate the
notes which he had taken during the hijacking. | |
stated that he still recalled the chronological events
which took place during the captioned hijacking and that i
he was unable to locate the original notes he would be
willing to sit down and give a statement as to the events
which took place during the hijacking.

jis going to recontact the Billings
Office of the FBI upon his return from Minneapolis with

the results of his findings at NORTHWEST Headquarters.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS. Noe -Fl

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

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on 1/5/78, | | Northwest Airlines, b6
advised that he is not aware of any notes concerning tac b7C
chronology of the hijacking made by| 4 which

are currently maintained at Northwest Airlines.

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) , G
FROM: SAC,PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

SUBJECE: NORJAK
(00: Seattle)

Re Portland teletype to Bureau, et al, 11/24/76.

Enclosed herewith for the Bureau and Seattle is one
copy each of the indictment returned 11/24/76, by U. S. Grand
Jury, Portland, Oregon, charging Unsub as JOHN DOE, aka DAN
COOPER, with violations of Aircraft Piracy and Hobbs Act
Statutes.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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WJOHN DOE, also known as
DAN COOPER, and more
fparticulerly described
below,

Defendant.

'jmid~Forties; height 5'1i0"-6';

i IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON

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THE, GRAND JURY CHARGES:

COUNT I

On or about the 24th day of November, 1971, in the District

'Hof Oregon, JOHN DOE, also known as DAMN COOPER, a male Caucasian, age

weight 170-180 lbs.; physical build aver-

age to well built; complexion olive, medium smooth; hair dark brown or
black, parted on left, combed back, of greasy appearance; sideburns at
low ear level; cyes brown or dark; voice low without particular accent
using an intelligent vocabulary; and a heavy smoker of cigarettes,

defendant, did knowingly commit. and attempt' to commit aircraLlt per

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SEATTLE (164-81) PRIORLIY Ry GG

FOR INFORMATION 'BUREAU AND SEA TTLE, Ue Ss. BRAND JURY,

~PORTLA'TB, OREGOE, RETURNED "IRDICT AEN T. "APPR XEMATELY 3 Pallas

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10
JULY 1973 EDITION

oniTE states cogpan nasi
Memorandum ,

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

TO
FROM SA| |
SUBJECT: NORJAK

00: SEATTLE

BUfile 164-2111
RE;

SUB G ~ EVIDENCE;

DATE: 2/5/76

SUB 0 - DAILY TELETYPES;

SUB GG - REPORTS

On 2/3/73, AUSA|

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'erate: 67 FEDER gy BUREAU OF INVES@GATION

Washington, D. C. 20537

REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

YOUR FILE NO. ) L6s-497 "May 3, 1974
FBI FILE NO. 164~2211 ,
LATENT CASE NO, A-45410
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S we Ope
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REFERENCEAIYtGL 3$-27~7%
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY:Log Angeles.

SPECIMENS: Fingerprints and palm: printe | pac
Previously reported unidentified Latent
prints in captioned case not L submitted

fingerprints ahd palm prints , Pe

Fingerprints [__ retained In Identification
Division files and a transoript of hid identification
record will be' furnished separata,.:

Submitted palm prints enclosed.

. Laboratory report separate. |
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(2)- Seattle (164-81)

Chorenéé Its

PHIS-REPORTIS-FURNISHED FOR-OFFICIAT OSE ONES

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AIRTEL

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TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM : SAG, CHICAGO (164-297) (P)
SUBJECT: NORTAK
00: SEATTLE .
Re Seattle letter dated 12/5/73,
Numerous attempts to contact stewardess,[__| b6
[dat her residence, Schaumburg, Illinois, have been bIC
negative. It is noted that| levavels quite extensively,
and it has been determined that she is not due to return to
the Schaumburg area for an extended period until the last
week of February, 1974.
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AT SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS. Will contact | on

as requested by referenced communication,

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U,S.Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574

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Laboratory Transmittal Form
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FEDERAL SUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 203235

To: SAC, Los Angeles (164-497) Pate april 19, 1974
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From: Director, FBI Sub e
Re: FBI Fite No.
NORJAK 164-2111
00: Seattle Lab. No.
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Examination requested by: Los Angeles, Las Vegas

Reference: Airtels 3/27/74 & 4/5/74
Examination requested: .

Microscopic Analyses - Fingerprint
Remarks:

It should be noted that the captioned crime was committed
on November 24, 1971. Due to the amount of time that has passed
Since this date, the value of any further hair comparisons with
the Q2 head hair clipping is very limited.

You are being advised of the result of the fingerprint
examination and the disposition of the "Also Submitted". items
by a separate report. ; ,

Specimen K7 is being returned to the Los Angeles field
office as an enclosure to this report,

The 'Resubmitted'' glass microscope slide is being
returned to the Las Vegas field office as an enclosure to ra 1eir
copy of this report.

Enclosures (3) (2 Lab report, K7) /b4~ Gl- "eng
2-SAC, Las Vegas G64- 60) Enclosures (3) (2 Lab report, Q2
microscope slide)

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YOUR FILE NO. January 14, 1974
PRI ILE NO.

LATENT CASE NO.

TO: SAC, Dallas

RE: TWABOM

REPERENCK: Airtel 12/11/73
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Dallas
SP ECIMENS:

Unidentified latent fingerprints in captioned
case not identical fingerprints | Ir

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cases.

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(164-81)

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Re: TWABOM oo, FBIFileNo.[ sd|Ss«é

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Exunination requested by: = "CALARS .
Reference: Airtel dated 12/11/73
' Examination requested: Document - Fingerprint
Remarks:
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in the attached report has Bufild | Seattle fild |

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in connection with| ase, the lack of comparable

writings prevented a definite opinion being reached as to whether any of >>

- the hand printing on QI5 in[| case was or was not prepared by +46
the same person or persons who prepared items in| b7E
case. Inasmuch as the material submitted in| |case was not
photographed, it will be necessary to resubmit this material should
further comparisons be desired.

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Request intercomparison of material in TWABOM case with material
in| |case and material in| jcase with bé
material in] |, case - , b7C

Result of examination:

It was determined that the typewriting, paper, and

envelope comprising the questioned evidence in the TWABOM .
case are different from the typewriting, paper, and envelopes

'*comprising the questioned evidence submitted in|

case. _ . Pe

The material received in] lcase was

previously compared with the material received in| |
case with negative results.

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TO f DAC, SEATTLE (164-61) DATE: January 2, 1974
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, U. S. Parachute Association, Monterey, California, bic
has in the past advised although he does not intend to be

uncoonerative with the FBI in this investiration, his office
staff is rather small and his orm work schedule usually
crowded and therefore, he would prefer checks of his
records be limited to those suspects on whom he might
provide worthwhile information.

if any suspect has not been eliminated through
other investigation, and should Seattle desire other
specific information not otherwise obtained but which
might be available from the U. S, Parachute Association,
[ _]wil1 furnish same from his records. i

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT:-
Memorandum

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) pate: 12. /5/73

be SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) Sur
SUBJECT: NORJAK eS

Enclosed herewith for Seattle is a parcel
containing nylon cord. . '

For information of Seattle, "The Oregon Journal,"
Portland daily newspaper, has been publishing a series
of articles concerning captioned matter. These articles
have generated considerable public interest. As a result

of this publicity, | | b6
|, Clackamas, Oregon, telephone | , rurnished b7C
the following information: s -
During approximately October, 1973,| b6
went on a hike on Mt. Hood, approximately forty miles east of b7C

Portland, Oregon. Walking on an established trail, he spied
a few pieces of what appeared to be nylon material in a small
opening a short distance off the trail. He examined the
material, which appeared to possibly be from a parachute,

He cut off several pieces of the nylon cord and brought

them home with him.

It is realized that this location is too far
from the scene of the hijacker's jump to be logically
related to this case. However, in view of_the intense
current public interest and the fact that | furnished b6
his information first to "The Oregon Journal" which trans~ BTC
mitted it to the Portland Office, it is felt further
investigation should be conducted.

Recalling that the parachute rigger in this
matter originally stated he would be able to identify
any part of the missing parachutes, the enclosed material
should be shown, to him and definitely eliminated as being
from the parachutes furnished the hijacker. In view of
interest of the newspaper in resolution of any leads
generated by them,it is requested results be furnished

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

NORJARK

As a matter of information for Seattle, a woman who

identified herself as

11/30/73

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Portland, telephone | |, contacted the Portland bT7C
Division by telephone 11/23/73 and advised that she

recalled at the time of the hijacking incident

involved in this matter she had read in a newspaper that an
elderly man had been found in critical condition at the

edge of Lake Merwin in southern Washington. He apparently had
nearly drowned in the lake. He was taken to the hospital

and | | did not know the outcome.
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she did not know the man's identity and could provide no

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SAC, Portland (164-#1)(P) Me ee

NORJAK .

Baing transmitted separately by Greyhound bus
is a parachute recovered from the voods in the Gopher
Canyon arca nortn of Sheridan, Oregon.

LEAD:

SEATTLE

AT SEATTLE. Will display parachute to parachute
rigger in effort to determine whether identical with
parachute used by unsub.

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UNITED STATES GOVLRNMIENT
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TO A SAS, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 10/2/7

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SUBJECT!) NORTAK
/ 00: Seattle

Re Seattle report of SA CHARLES E, FARRELL dated
2/16/72, and Los Angeles tel call to Seattle 10/2/73.

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|, Hawthorne, California, advised the Los Engeies
Division as follows:

On 9/26/73, he andl | b6
ee Northern California in an area in the Pulmas B7C
Yrorest about 20 miles from Honey Lake, California.
|} had noticed a piece of orange material
protruding from beneath a bush. lipon removing the material
from beneath the bush they found it to be a portion of a
parachute bound up with parts ef a nylon cord line, so tiat
it was about the size of a football. Other portions of che
parachute as well as short pleces of nylon cord were als»
located under the bush,

[_Jmade available a portion of the parachute b6
which they had found, which he described as about one fiftn b7C
of the parachute. Examination of this portion of the
parachute revealed it to have white and orange panels.

He also made available several short pieces of white nylon
cord appearing to be cut up sections of shroud.

A review of referenced Ssattle report pages 223-
230 reveals the two parachutes missing from the victim air-
craft upon its arrival inReno, Nevada, were described a3
white in color, Neither parachutes were described as Wa

any orange panels. At
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SUBJECT: ' NORJAK
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[_} Schaumburg, Illinois, have been negative. " b7C
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as | telephonically:contacted the DesPlaines Xx be
Resident Agency and advised that he is currently | | b7C

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stewardess travels quite extensively but would be at her
residence in Schaumburg during the week of September 1,

1973.
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AIRTEL
(Priority)
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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) Sul- i=
FROM: SAC, ALEXANDRIA (164-72)(P) Cube G-

(00: SEATTLE) Sub fi

ReSEairtel to Alexandria, 2/15/73.

Transmitted under separate cover for Seattle are

the following fourteen items:

1) One copy of Seattle Sectional Aeronautical Chart
on scale 1:500,000.

2) One copy of U. S. Department of Interior Geological
Survey Index of Topographic Maps of Washington.

3) Two copies each of fifteen-minute quadrangle maps
(scale 1:62,500 or one inch equals approximately
one mile) of the Pigeon Springs, La Center, Yacolt,
and Cougar areas of Washington.

4.) Two copies each of maps (scale of 1:250,000) of
the Vancouver and Hoquiam area of Washington.

The following investigation was conducted by SA
jon 2/27/73. ;

Aeronautical Information Division (FDAS-AI), U. S. Amy
Aeronautical Services Office, Building #2, Cameron Station,

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Alexandria, Virginia, advised flight crews normally carry sectional
aeronautical charts on the scale of 1:500,000 and that larger
charts on the scale of 1:250,000 are used only by training crews.

| stated his office only maintains the 1:500,000 scale
charts and furnished one of the Seattle area which includes

the area in question which is encircled in black magic marker
pencil located by the coordinates of 122 degrees and 30 minutes
Longitude and 46 degrees and zero minutes latitude.
stated additional charts of Seattle area on the,;scale of 1:500,000
as well as charts on the scale of 1:250,000 can be obtained

at Post Headquarters, G-2, Fort Lewis Army Base, Tacoma,
Washington.

| Map Distribution
District - Washington, Department of Interior, 1200 South Eads
Street, Arlington, Virginia, furnished a copy of the U. S. .
Department of Interior Geological Survey Index of Topographic
Maps of Washington. She advised the. area in question is located
in their Vancouver and Hoquiam, Washington, maps in the scale

of 1:250,000. In addition, a larger scale of the area is
contained in the fifteen-minute (scale 1:62,500 or one~inch
equals approximately one mile) quadrangle maps of the Pigeon
Springs, La Center, Yacolt, and Cougar, Washington, areas. These
Latter maps are the largest scale available except that the
southern half of the La Center map can be obtained on a larger
scale (seven and a half-minute maps of the Ridgefield and Battle-
ground, Washington, areas on scale of 1:24,000 or one-inch equals
2,000 feet). | |furnished copies of the maps for the
above-mentioned Pigeon Springs, La Center, Yacolt, Cougar,
Vancouver, and Hoquiam, Washington, areas.

Jwas very cooperative and apologized
several times because some of the fifteen-minute quadrangle
maps were dirty and soiled around the borders. This condition
exists she stated because her office basically handles only the
maps for the Eastern States (east of the Mississippi) and thus
the few WestemState maps on her shelves linger on the shelf
and become-dirty. She stated copies of the maps of the Western
States are basically furnished by-the Distribution Section,

U. S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado.

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AIRTEL AIRMAIL
(Priority) .

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TO: SAC, ALEXANDRIA (164-72) Cwut-E

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) Sal f=

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SUBJECT: NORJAK . Bul \
O00: SEATTLE . aN IL

An attempt is being made to obtain larger scale
maps of the area it is thought UNSUB parachuted into. This
area is in the southeast portion of the State of Washington
and is located approximately halfway between Woodland, Wash-
ington, and Lake Merwin.

On February 13, 1973,| |

Me Chord Air Force Base, made available an address for the
U. S. Army Aeronautical Service. [J] advised mans could
be obtained from this office of the area desired.

The full address is United States Army Acronautical
Service Office, HQDA (FDAS-Al), Cameron Station, Alexandria,
Virginia, 22314, telephone Area Code 202/274-7773, Autovon
phone 284-7773.

LEADS

ALEXANDRIA DIVISION
At Alexandria, Virginia

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Will contact appropriate personnel of the U. S&S.
Army Aeronautical Service Office and attempt to obtain blown
up maps of the area located between Woodland, Washington,
and Lake Merwin. Note: 'This area is described in the United |
States Department of Interior Geological Survey under the
following four names: Pidegon Springs, Cougar La Center, and
Yacolt.

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NOR JAK , Cub

(00:SE)

;
Re WFO letter to Alexandria, 11/20/72; and Seattle
airtel to Alexandria, 2/5/73.

Continuous investigation has been conducted at the
Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, during the months of.
December, 1972, and January, 1973, in an attempt to ;
determine who would have authority to re-route military
training missions in visual aerial phtography flown within
the continental United States. To date no one has been
located Lt rate that this could be done
howeyer,
was contacted and he advised that he had made inquiry into
this matter and stated that in the event Seattle wished to
have military assistance in this matter than Seattle should
request the Director to submit a letter of request to the
Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Office of
the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D. C. ° 20301

b6

In this' letter the full particulars of the matter should , yey,
be set forth as well as whether or not the Bureau or YE,
Department of Justice is willing to observe. the additional, Ay AS
cost if any to the Air Force. L_dadvised that he, // Ui 6
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TO: SAC, LOUISVILLE (164~71)
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164~981) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK
00: Seattle

Unknown subject, aka Dan Cooper, allegedly a heavy
smoker of Raleigh filter-tip cigarettes. Search of plane
involved in NORJAK conducted at Reno, Nevada, revealed eight
Raleigh cigarette butts found near unsub's location. Unsub
was on the plane eight hours under extremely tense and
nervous conditions. A normal "two pack-a-day" smoker consumes
2.5 cigarettes per hour average. Unsub, under stress condi-
tions, consumed 1 cigarette per hour average.

On the possibility that unsub may save Raleigh
coupons and redeem them regularly, the following lead is set
forth:

LEAD

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LOUISVILLE

AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY Will contact appropriate
personnel of the Brown and Wiidiamson Tobacco Company and
obtain a list of Raleigh coupon redemption centers throughout
the United States.

2. Louisville will thereafter forward this list to
the Seattle Division.

2~~ Louisville
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TO: ACTING, DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) AND

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The following background i ation is. being

provided to the Norfolk Division: Unsub had with him prior
_to the time he jumped the following:

A. Parachute Back Pack . aa a

B. Parachute Chest Pack: a See

C. Briefcase or attache case ty

D. Dark overcoat

E. A ¥4x12xl4 paper bag

F. A pair of dark slip-on shoes.

G,. Wrap around sunglasses with dark rims.

H. 10,000 $20 bills.
. * Since none of the above was found when the plane
was searched at Reno, Unsub must have taken them with him,
or discarded some of them prior to jumping.

The above-described attache case supposedly con-
tained a bomb. It is believed Unsub threw this attache case
from the plane prior to his jumping, because of the numerous
other items he had to carry. 'If he did throw it prior to
jumping, it would fall almost directly in the path of the
aircraft. The 727 air stairs were lowered sometime after
7:42 p.m. and Unsub jumped prior to 8:15 p.m. on November 24,

1971. -The plane covered a distance of approximately 87 miles a,
during this time, . . -
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Fort Lewis, Washington, advised on August 22, 1972, that ; b7C
| E Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, tele-
phone would be able to provide expert information

concerning the feasibility of using high resolution infrared
or regular photographic equipment in a low flying aircraft

to locate the attache case or any other of the above-described
items Unsub may have discarded prior to jumping.

The items could possibly be lodged in thickly
wooded, mountainous terrain. The search area would cover
a strip of land approximately 87 miles long by one-half :
mile wide. It has been suggested that infrared photography
might possibly indicate non-living material, such as an
attache case, in a,darker shade than living material, thereby
enabling the case to be found using infrared high resolution
photography.

Since Unsub possibly discarded the attache case
prior to jumping, he could not have buried or hidden it.
The case would have dropped directly in the flight path of
the plane and could possibly be visible from the air. The
length of time Unsub would have to throw the case or any
other item is limited to 33 minutes, and therefore the area
covered is relatively small when compared to the entire
Flight path.

Since NORJAK is the only aircraft hijacking in
which the subject has not been identified and apprehended
nor the ransom money recovered, the following lead is being
set forth as a method of possibly obtaining new evidence
that might identify Unsub or indicate his whereabouts:

LEAD
NORFOLK
AT LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VIRGINIA. Wili
expeditiously contact | and determine from him bé6é

the feasibility and cost of conducting the above-described b7C
photographic air search.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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Les * OR, Washington, D. C. 20537

a (i) REPORT

"4 oe oi of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

164-497 October 6, 1972
YOUR FILE NO. 164-2111
FBI FILE NO.
LATENT caso, "78420 Cub G-
TO: SAC, Los Angeles
NORJAK
RE:
REFERENCE: Airtel Toe Angeles

Enclosed Q spectmens further described separate
Laboratory report.

One latent fingerprint of value developed Q50 and one

latent fingerprint of value developed O51. No latest prints of
value developed C49.

On basis of information furnished, ao f ints
located dentification Division flies for| —_

Ene: @) (Continued on next page) Suh f-

2 ~ Seattle (164-81)
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Oe Latent prints Q80 and 81 compared previoesiy reported
"latent 'prints t this case, but no AGentiftcation was sltected. :

Page 3 |

LC #A-4541000

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' at . A " . .
\» Lgboratory Transmittal Form (. Ba) ae . .

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

To; SAC, Los Angeles (164-497) Date: October 4, 1972

From: Director, FBI . os ,
Re: NORJAK; _ " FBIFiteNo, 164-2211 mG

00: Seattle . Leb.No, D~720928050 LU |
. 4 Ly . ; .
Examination requested by: Los Angeles ° . SUB A oe
Reference: ; Airtel 9/25/72 —we G

Examination requested: Document ~ Fing erpr int

Remarks:

. Phe submitted evidence will be returned with the
fingerprint report. a . |

Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report)

42) Seattle Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report) - QA BAe °
, [blgBlzgzee - S77,
DO NOT INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE yon.
PAGE(S) INFORMATION IN Taeenettc) A
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ocr} . 1972
Fraee tha oer
EADUTNTSTRATIVE PACE ) ae
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11 Loy REPORT oR

3
. of the @
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' ° FEDERAL BUREAU 'OF INVESTIGATION
'. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 ~

te SAC, Los Angeles (164-497) ee le No. october 4 1972
Re: NORIAK , LebNoe = 720928050 LE

, Specimons received 9/28/72 . a ae

949 Envelope bearing hand printed address "Los Angeles Times
* Times-Mirror Square Los Angeles, Calif.*

ae .
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Q50 Accompanying two-page hand printed letter, first page

Q51 -Second page beginning "Everything I've said here is..."
and signed | .

t

Result of examination: Y
> Xb was not determined whether the questioned whiting
on 049 through 951 was prepared by any of the persons involved
_ in the preparation of the questioned material previously
xeceived in this matter, Aeconclusfon ¢ould not ba reached
in this regard because of a lack of comparable writing and ;
distortion in portions of the questioned material previously ~
received; however, nothing of particular significance was noted
in the limited comparison which could be conducted.

" * 949 through Q51 were not identified in the Anonymous;
Letter File. Copies of these specimens have been added to this
file for future reference, . '

No watermarks, indented writing, or other features

were found on Q49 through Q51 which would be of value in
determining the source of these specimens.

The submitted evidence was photographed and will be
returned separataly. ° .

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vos, FEDERB BUREAU OF INVESE SATION oo

Washington, D. C. 20537

4 REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

YOUR FILE No, . " 3
FBI FILE NO, 164-81 August 3, 1972
LaTentcaseno, 2164-2111 , ae
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TO: . re ae 4
SAC, Seattle 9 =o eos, . SL &. -
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WN NORJAK _
aval, : . . * |
Ax aNntamrog rcROP RS call from General Investigative Division on 1/26/12
' SPECIMENS: Bureau Sey |
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_. Bight latent fingerprints, (tips, sides and lower joints of
the fingers) and one latent impression (fingerprint or partial palm
print) previously reported and remaining unidentified this case
compared with available inked prints of[ L b6
FBI but no identification effected, Conclusive comparisons bic

of these latent prints could not be conducted as the tips, sides and

lower joints of the fingers are not recorded. No palm prints.

identification Division files for this individual, Remaining unidentified
. latent fingerprints not identical fingerprints of__

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81 SUB G) 7/26/72
SA CHARLES E. FARRELL

NORJAK

RE: FILM OF RANSOM MONEY

During the investigation of the story appearing
in the "Seattle Flag" the microfilm of the ransom money
was sent to the FBI Lab via pilot courier on Northwest
Airlines flight 78 leaving Seattle at 9:15 a.m. on May 4,
1972 and was to be picked up on arrival at Dulles Airport
at 5 p.m. by the Alexandria Office (See 164- ~81~3181 - daily
summary) .

The original communication to Alexandria is Seattle
teletype dated May 4, 1972, serial 164-881-3076.

In view of the fact that the case against _—id b6

J will be going to b7C

trial, the Bureau is not being requested at this time to
return the film inasumch as certain exhibits might be
requested of the Laboratory concerning the $20. bills in
the| | case.

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DIRECTOR, FBI

ATTENTION :

FBI LABORATORY

SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60) (P)

UNKNOWN SUBJECT;

NORTHWEST AIRLINES .FLIGHT 305,

PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,

11/24/71

CAA = HIGHJACKING; EXTORTION

QO: Seattle

11/26/71

Enclosed for the Laboratory are eleven latents lifted
from certain areas of the highjacked aircraft.

It is requested that these latents be examined to
' determine whether any of these have any value for identification

purposes,

Advise Las Vegas, Seattle and Portland of the results,

Ve 50 f
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SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60) 7/13/72
SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (-P~}

NORJAK

Re Las Vegas letter to the Bureau dated 11/26/71
and report from the Identification Division dated 11/29/71,
copies of which were furnished to Seattle and Portland.

the report from the Identification Division made
reference to 11 transparent lifts pparently submitted to
the Identification Division by Las Vegas letter of 11/26/71.
This report indicated that the latent prints on the submitted
lifts were of no value. If Seattle was furnished a copy of

Las Vegas letter 11/26/71, submitting latents, we are unable
to locate it at this time.

Las Vegas is therefore requested to submit to
Seattle, three Aerox copies of Las Vegas letter dated
11/26/71.

row Las Vegas (164-60)

7 2 Seattle (164-81) #

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NR@G1 SE PLAIN
S:2GAM URGENT 6/32/72 VAB

TO ACTING DIRECTOR (164-2112)
FROM SEATTLE (164-8! @)

Sut D

NORJAKe WEEKLY SUMMARY
REBULET TO SEATTLE JUNE TWENTYSEVEN LAST. Sa
INVESTIGATION ALONG THE LINES SUGGESTED IN REBULET ARE BEING
UNDERTAKEN IN AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY SUBJECT.
"THE BLACK SNAP ON TIE MENTIONED IN REBULET HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY .
THE LABORATORY AND THEIR LETTER OF MARCH EIGHT, SEVENTYTWO, SET FORTH

THE RESULTS INDICATING THAT NO STAINS HAVING THE APPEARANCE OF BODY

FLUIDS WERE FOUND EITHER ON THE TIE OR TIE CLIP. FURTHER, REPORT-
STATED THAT NO HAIRS OR FOREIGN TEXTILE FIBERS WERE FOUND ON EITHER.

NO IDENTIFYING MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE TIE CLIP WHICH WOULD INDICATE
EITHER THE OWNER OF THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS ITEM. IN VIEW OF THE

ABOVE, THE TIE AND CLIP WILL NOT AGAIN BE FORWARDED TO THE LABORA~-:
TORY» UACB.

END PAGE ONE

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PAGE TwO
164-81

THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SEATTLE, ADVISED THAT AL-

THOUGH HE DID ANTICIPATE THAT| | anp |

[__|wouLd ENTER A PLEA OF GUILTY, HE NOW IS OF THE IMPRESSION,
BASED ON THE ATTITUDE OF THE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, THAT THEY WILL GO
TO TRIAL. AN INFORMATION LS PRESENTLY BEING DRAWN CHARGING BOTH SUB-
JECTS.
END

LNG FBI WA CLR

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SAG, SEATTLE (164-81) 6/30/72
SAG, ALEXANDRIA (164~72)(RUC) oy
NORJACK an :

(00: SEATTLE)

Re Seattle teletype to Alexandria, 5/4/72. ir

Enclosed for Seattle is an executed receipt regarding
the Eransmission of evidence of captioned case which was for-
warded on 5/4/72 by pilot courier, Northwest Airlines Flight 78,
to the FBI Laboratory.

6) Seattle pe .

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3/20/72
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AIRTEL ' . b7C
TO? DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) - Sarbe ° be,
FROM: SAC, NEW YORK (164-627) -
SUBJECT: NORJAK sO
Re Seottle teletype to New York, 4/29/72.
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NY 164-627 .
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At Atlanta, Georgia ;
WLil await contact from| _ American , 'é
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 52 Fairlie Street NW, Atlanta, -B7C

Georgia, and immediately forward rec

Laboratory for Latent print and signiature examination.

latents developed s
known handwriting o

eipt by courLer to FBI
Any

Do not initiate contact with]

gith fingerprints &
FBI Number

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FD-36 (Rev. $-22-64) } }

FBI
Date: 5/4/72

Transmit the following in

(Type in plaintext or code)

Vie TELETYPE URGENT
(Priority)
TO : SAC, ALEXANDRIA (164-72)
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
NORJAK.
SEATTLE HAS FORWARDED TODAY BY PILOT COURIER ONE REEL
OF MICROFILM WHICH IS EVIDENCE IN CAPTIONED CASE AND IS BEING
DIRECTED TO THE LABORATORY.
, HE a IS BEING FORWARDED ON NORTHWEST AIRLINES
FLIGHT SEVEN EIGHT, | | FLIGHT | PS |
LEFT SEATTLE AT NINE FIFTEEN A.M., AND IS DUE TO ARRIVE AT
DULLES AIRPORT AT FOUR FORTYFIVE P.M.
ALEXANDRIA IS REQUESTED TO BE ON HAND WHEN THE
PLANE ARRIVES AND PERSONALLY CONTACT | f EXECUTE THE —
RECEIPT WHICH IS ON THE ENVELOPE. 'THE PACKAGE SHOULD THEN
BE DELIVERED TO THE LABORATORY AND THE RECEIPT RETURNED TO
SEATTLE.
| CEF:kib
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} Approved: Sent M Per DB Cooper-27976

Special Agent in Charge

U, S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: [971 «413 —135

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5/2/72
AINTEL AIRNATL
mo : DIRECTOR, PBL (164-2111) AYN; IDINPIPICATION DIVISION,
TATEMS PINGERPRIAG SCTE? AD PEE LATOR
EMH 2 «SAC, STATTLE (164-61) (-P-)

CURTOOT.: UORIAR

Enclose2 are major case prints of subject

Burenu requested toe cocnnre enclosed major case
prints tiith any unidentifie2? Latonts in this case.

tt is further reayento? that Hureau compare the
sicnature of [_ jxrith the siqneature or the
amuestiona? receipts in this casa.

4 +. Bureau (Tnelk 1)
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Transmit in Via __ Airtel

FBI

(Type in plaintext or code)

wegen Dene it plaintext or code) (Priority)
Date 4-28-72
b6
To: SAC, Seattle (164-81) b7¢
From: Director, FBI (164-2111) GC
NORJAK .
Re telephone call from SA| Jon 4-27-72.
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Previously reported unidentified latent fingerprints captioned b7C
.| case not identical fingerprints| | FBI }
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KKNR G43 WA PLAIN
700 PM URGENT 4/28/72 KAC So re '
10 SEATTLE (164-81) a G-
FROM DIRECTOR , (164-2111) Po ON,
NORJAK « , ) , )

REURTEL APRIL TWENTYSEVED. —— ,
PREVIOUSLY REPORTPO LATENT FINGERPRINTS COMPARED, > Be
INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE, AVAITA GERPRINTS oF L_ 7 ! 6 |
[], BUT NO IDENTIFICATION EFFECTED. MAJOR CASE PRINTS a nN

NEEDED FOR CONCLUSIVE COMPARISON ALL LATENT PRINTS.

END ms . . a
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DB Cooper-27979

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Ladiindetacdthe 'wits Ramee rove sa

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Airtel. ,

To? SAGs, Las Vegas (LE
Seattle

Trom:. Director,

NORIAR;

eores

FBI —

RICHARD BLOYD-MC COY, JR.

hn 27 ~72

Swot. -

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Cox,

Sul 28°C

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ReLVairtel April 21, 1972, resubmitting
eleven cards bearing thirteen transparent. Lifts,

Latent prints on Lifts lack sufficient.
characteristic ridge detail, to be of value for

identification, purposes.,

Results of laboratory examinations and

disposition other submitted items aibjects. separate
Laboratory repor
| iitts enclosed to. Las Vegas. )

Enc. (13)
L ~ Portland (164-41).

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MAY N 1972

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REPORT
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2. LABORATORY +-1—

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

SAC, Seattle (164-81) Date: -" May 1, 1972
: EB] File No. 164.23 LL
NORJAK . Leb. No; = ).720427098 LL

Opecimenerovcives Available at the Bureau:

Specimens received from FBI, Seattle 4/27/72:

— O43 Photocopy of three U, S&S, twenty-dollar bills bearing
serial numbers L 54904730 A, L 33529797 A and L 20168977 A

*

K4 One roll of microfilm of ransom money

'ALSO SUBMITTED: Three photocopies made from microfilm of

ransom bills bearing serial numbers
-L 54904730 A, L 33529797 A and L 20168977 A

Result of examination:

The bilis represented by Q43 were compared with
corresponding bills represented by K4. In the comparison,
photographic overlays of the Q43 bills showed the serial
numbers on these bills to be out of register with the serial
numbers on the K4 bills.

. The examination definitely determined that the Q43
bilis are not a part of the ransom money represented by the
K4 microfilm. .

K4 is returned herewith. Appropriate photographs
made from K4 and the ALSO SUBMITTED items are retained,

DB Cooper-27981

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__GaDvER Tory pansiittal Form . " rere ®
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
* _ WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

te SAC, Seattle (164-81) pate: = May 1, 1972

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Re: NORJAK ON. Pheer
X\ John Edgar Hoover, Director
| : FBI File No. 164-2111
Lab. No. D~720427098 LL

Examtnation roquested by: Seattle
Reference; Airtel 4/26/72

Examination requested: Document . '

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Enclosures (3) (K4, 2 Lab report)

2-~ Portland (164-41) Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report)
2-~- Los Angeles Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report)

2-~ New York Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report) 3. hy, of

S6e- §f-

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4/26/72
AIRTEL AIRMAIL 7
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) .

_ ATTENTION: FBI LABORATORY
PROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)(P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK
OO: SEATTLE

.

Being sent to the Bureau by pilot courier is one
Yoll of microfilm listing the ranson paid in the captioned
case. ° ;

Making reference to the xerox copies of three $20
bills which allegedly were in the possession of person

identified as "D. B. COOPER" and given to| — | B6
Located on the microfilm and marked with a smail piece o b7C
tape. These $20 bills are as follows:

LS4S804730A, series 1969

L33529797A, series 19693

L20168977A, series 1969

It was noted that only the right half of the
bill was microfilmed. When thesa bills wre located on the
microfilm, a print was. made and a copy wes included. :

It is presumed the Bureau already has a xerox copy
of the three bills with the corner folded over as originally
made available to Seattle.

The above film is being sent via Northwest Airlines
Flight 78, departing Seattle at 9:15 a.m. April 27, 1972,
Pacific Standard Time, and arriving Dulles International
Airport, 4:55 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, April 27, 1972. 4

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comparison of the bills on the microfilm with the bills on
the Xeroxed copy to detormins, Lf possible, whether or not
the Xeroxed copy is a picture of authentic $20.00 bills.

Results should be furnished to Los Angeles and
New York. . .

DB Cooper-27984

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER

NORJAK

sa(____Jealled from the ai

the microfilm on Fligh
4:55 PM, EST.

4/27/72
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lwho said they would meet the plane.

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FRE- SEATTLE |

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4/13/72
AIRMAIL
TO : SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164-24)
FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (-P-)

'SUBJECT: NORJAK
. Re Portland teletype to Seattle 4/12/72.

Enclosed for Sait Lake City are three colored
photographs.

The photographs were taken with Polaroid film of a
tie clasp and necktie found in the search of the plane in
captioned case at Reno, Nevada, and believed left behind by
UNSUB.

Salt Lake requested to utilize these photos in
connection with their case on MC COY.

2
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'Salt Lake City (164-24) (Encl 3)
Las Vegas (164-60) (Info)
Portland (164-41) (Info)
Seattle (164-81)

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"0 : SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) ;
FROM * Be SEAYTLE (164-81) (-P-) | CG,
SUBJECT: ~ HORJAK on Se '

Re Portland teletype to Seattle 4/12/72.

Enclosed for Balt Lake city are three colored

fhe photographs were taken with Polaroid fim of a
tie clasp and necktie found in the search of the plane in
captioned case at Reno, Nevada, and believed left behind t by .
UNSUB, ot

Salt Lake requested to utilize these photos in
connection with their case on HC cox. .

2 -~- Salt Lake City (164- 24) (Bnet 3) .
1 - Las Vegas {164-60} (Info) | coe,

ae
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RE LAS VEGAS TELETYPE TO PORTLAND APRIL TWELVE, SEVENTYTWO.s
RETEL ADVISED SALT LAKE CITY HAS REQUESTED COLOR PHOTOS

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arte OF TIE AND TIE CLASP FOUND IN SEARCH OF PLANE IN RENO, NEVADA, If

LAS

VEGAS FURNISHED ITEMS TO PORTLAND BY AIRTEL FEBRUARY NINE SEVENTYTUWO,

PORTLAND FORWARDED SAME TO BUREAU LABORATORY BY LETTER FEBRUARY TWENTY

FOUR SEVENTYTUO, AND LAB RETURNED ITEMS TO SEATTLE AS ENCLOSURES TO
* LAB REPORT MARCH EIGHT SEVENTYTwO0.

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PHOTOS OF TIE AND CLASP FOR INVESTIGATION,
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FROM DIRECTOR (i421) ee , 7
. NORJAK. a Pe POM Te 2! EET RE
7 URE saLr" Lake city TELETYPE. APRIL Eueven 'Last 'SETTING wee PN ON
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UNITED AIR Lines FLIGHT EIGHT FIVE FIVE APRIL "SevEW Lasts. Tye eres
BY RICHARD FLOYD Mc oor, BEES eB ae
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on THE No UTILIZED iW NORJAKe IT Is IMPERATIVE "Twat. Thiveptate ava
AND iTENSIVE INVESTIGATION Be covbucreD TO ESTABLISH nc corés se
WHEREABOUTS UNEQUIVOCALLY ON NOVEMBER 'TwEWTY-FouR 'LAST, DATE , ae 6
OF NORJAK. THIS PORTION OF lionuaK' twvEstisétioN, is '10 'BE. ae
 "GOORDINATED BY THE SALT LAKE CLTY OFFICE AND, ALL Leaps BRE oe Pe
TO BE HANDLED BY TELEPHONE, CONFIRMED, BY 'TELETYPE To THE me aon

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¢ REPORT OF SA CHARLES E. FARRELL AT. SEATTLE paTED, FEBRUARY'

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INTERESTS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND couLD HAVE. DISCUSSED NORJAK ;
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"ND DETERMINE CAUSE, DATE AND EXTENT OF 'natin FOR INFORMATION cs

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, z RENO, NEVADA, LOCATED IW SEAT NUMBER EIGHTEEN Ey 'SEAT UTILIZED BY.

'UNSUB, BLACK CLIP-ON TIE. 'WITH TIE 'CLASP DESCRIBED AS YELLOW GOLD rae

IN GOLOR WITH WHITE PEARL CIRCULAR STONE IN THE CENTERS 'PRINCIPAL

viTiEss ADVISES THIS POSSIBLY BELONGED TO THE UNSUB. THis, Te was ar

AN INEXPENSIVE Tie WHICH BORE THE LABEL "TOWN CRAFT WRICH 'ARE' a

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a) '

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'BEING MAINTAINED AS EVIDENCE BY LAS VEGAS OFFICE. SALT 'LAKE CITY
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_ SALT LAKE CITY DETERMINE 1F Me coy HAS. EVER, BEEN EMPLOYED IN
THE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY OR WITH ANY 'SUB- CONTRACTOR IN THIS INDUSTRY a

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Laboratory Transmiital Form . . 4 '

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fae tewn FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION wr enarsnaeees
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535 ,

Dean ated

" BAC, Portland (164~41) |

Date:

Mavch 8, 1972

SvuB- G&G
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Ret NORJAK N . (y
John Edgar Hoover, Director

FBI File No.

| Lab.no, 26442221
Examinalion requested by: PCHH5141 HC GH

Portiond
Lotter 2/24/72
icroscopliec Analyses - Chemical Analyses

Reference:
Examination requested:
Remarks;

Specimens Q40 and Q41 ave being xeturned to the
Beatilo Office as an enclosure to their copy of this report.

beter na eee
Sota ebae F Fhe TY MR?

Enclosiwes (2) (2 Lab report)

CiEBt, Seattic aa) ae (3) (Q40, Q42, Lab report)
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"PAGES! INPORMAT TOM W
INVESRIGATIVE REPQHT i '
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MAR 101972 /
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mene, Portland Poe: iano, March &, 1972
Lab, No. 164-2121

Ret NORJAK PCWHSI41 MC GX

Specimens received 2/28/72

Q40 Tie
Q41 Tie clip

Result of examination:

Ro stains having the appearance of body fiuids were
found on 940 or G41,

No hairs or foreign textile fibers were found on 440

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No idontifying merks were found on Q41 that would
indicate oclther the owner or the manufacturer of this ite.

or Q41,

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Attached is the 16 mm novie 'tim taken by the
U. S. Air Foree of a sinulated drop made 1/6/72 in captioned
matter. This film was forvarded to the Bureau by Seattle
letter dated 1/10/72. 'This film is being returned to the
Seattle Office in accordance with request in referenced

letter. Still photographs forwarded by Seattle are being
retained in Bureau files.

Enclosure

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DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111 2/24/72
ATTENTION: LABORATORY

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
NORJAK

Enclosed herewith fer the Labo Ls the aan's
narrow black necktie with attached tie clip which was found
by Las Vegas Agent s im hijacked arieraft in this matter
and which was believed worn by Unsub.

Enclosures have been displayed to J.C. Pemey
Co., store personnel at Las Vegas, and Portland
Oregon. Ali persomel contacted wnifi y agree that the
tie, which bore the "Towncraft" label, exclusive with
Pemmey's, could act have bean sold at any time in the
recent past. At Las Vegas, the most racent sales of such
ties: were estimated at one and one-half years age, and at
Port land, three S$ ago. None of theipersons contacted
were able to offer any suggestions as to. how the purdaser
of the tie might possibly traced,

REQUEST OF THE BUREAU

FRI LABORATORY

Enclosure should be examined to determine whether
it bears any traces of identifiable body secretions, hairs,
stains, etc., which may be of help in s investigation.

- Upen conclusion of the examination, enclosure should be
forwarded to Seattle by registered mail.

geattle (ignite
2 ~ Portland

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AIRTEL Leb | 3220

TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)
FROM: SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60)(P)
NORJAK

ReSEtel tp PD and LV 2/8/72.

Enclosed herewith for Portland is one black tie with
tie clasp, tie labeled "Towncraft" and number 3 Penneys; one
copy of FD 302 by SA FRANCIS J, SCHMIDT dated 12/1/71,
reflecting investigation in Penneys Store Number 44, Las

Vegas, Nevada; one copy of FD 302 of SAs FRANCIS Bi oot,

te b6
11/26/71, reflecting examination of Northwest Orient Airlines bIC
Flight 305 on 11/24/71.

Portland will conduct investigation set forth in
referenced teletype.

2 - Portland (Enc. 3)
G)- Seattle (164-81) (Info)
L - Las Vegas

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NROST SE PLAIN
8216 PM NITEL 2/24/72 VAB
TO DIRECTOR (164-2111)
MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)
FROM SEATTLE (164-81) (=P-) WEEKLY - SUMMARY 2P

NORJAK.

RE SEATTLE WEEKLY SUMMARY FEBRUARY THREE LAST.

SACRAMENTO ADVISES SEVERAL FLIGHTS OVER DROP AREA MADE BY SR-
SEVENTY ONE, HOWEVER, DUE TO WEATHER, PHOTOGRAPHING WAS IMPOSSIBLE.
PLANS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING WITH SR-SEVENTYONE, DISCONTINUED, AS AIRCRAFT
COMMITTED FOR MILITARY. MISSIONS. .

ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN. MADE WITH U.S. NAVY AT WHIDBEY ISLAND
NAVAL AIRSTATION TO PHOTOGRAPH DROP AREA ON A GRATIS BASIS, AT FIRST
OPPORTUNITY THAT WEATHER PERMITS.

INVESTIGATION AT PORTLAND CONCERNING TIE FOUND ON AIRCRAFT,
DETERMINED IT IS TYPE OF TIE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN SOLD FOR SEVERAL
END PAGE ONE |

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PAGE TWO
164-S}

YEARS. TIE-IS BEING FORWARDED BY PORTLAND, TO LABORATORY FOR EXAtt
INATION. .
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES TO BE RECEIVED CONCERNING ADDITIONAL
SUSPECTS AND THIS INFORMATION. IS BEING PROMPTLY CHECKED OUT.
PLANNING FOR SEARCH OF DROP AREA CONTINUES, HOWEVER, PLANS AS
YET, HAVE NOT BEEN FINALIZED.
END .

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NRGIS SE PLAIN

701 PM NITEL 2/8/72 VAB
TO LAS VEGAS

PORTLAND
FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 2P

NORJAK.

RE LAS VEGAS AIRTEL TO SEATTLE, DEC. THREE, SEVENTYONE.
LAS VEGAS REQUESTED TO SEND TO PORTLAND THE BLACK SNAP ON TIE

Ye

WITH A TIE PIN IN IT BEARING TOWNCRAFT LABEL. LAS VEGAS ALSO SHOULD

SEND COPIES OF FD THREE ZERO TWO REFLECTING THE FINDING OF THIS EVI-
DENCE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND ALSO THE THREE ZERO TWO BY SA
FRANCIS Je SCHMIDT, DATED DEC. ONE, SEVENTYONE REFLECTING INVESTI~

GATION AT PENNEY'S AT LAS VEGAS.

THESE ITEMS SHOULD BE SENT VIA REGISTERED MAIL AND HANDLED AS
EVIDENCE, BEING CAREFUL TO PRESERVE THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE.

PORTLAND, ON RECEIPT OF THE TIE AND THE TIE PIN, CONTACT PENNEY'S
AT PORTLAND AND MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO DETERMINE, IF POSSIBLE, THE
SOURCE OF THESE ITEMS,
END PAGE ONE

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PAGE TyO
164-81

IN CONTACTING PENNEY'S EXPLORE ALL POSSIBILITY OF CHECKING
WITH THEIR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, ETC. TO NARROW DOWN, AGAIN, IF
POSSIBLE, WHERE THESE ITEMS MIGHT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED.
END ,

SGT FBI LAS VEGAS CLR

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1015 €econd Avenuc
Seattle, Washington 98104
Yebruary 4, 1972

tir. Stan Bithkin

United States Rttornev
United States Court House
Seattle, Washington 98104

Attention: | . 6
Acst. U.5. Attorney b7c

Re: RITJACKING OF NORTHVEST ALTRLIVECS
FLIGHT 23305,
NOVEMBER 24, 1971

Dear Sir:

This will confirm an opinion given on February
3, 1972, by Assistant United States Attorney [__ | b6
te Special Agent CHARLES E. PARRESLL of this office, concerning b7C
parachutes which vere involved in this case.

The hijacker of Northwest Airlines Flight #305
vas given four parachutes while the plane was on the ground
at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Tro of these
parachutes were apparently used by the hijacker when he
parachutcd from the plane. The remaining two parachutes
were still on the nlane when it landed at Reno, Nevada.

One of the parachutes was intact, but the other had been
opened and three of the shroud lines had been cut.

| Northwest Airlines, Minneapolis, b6
contacted the Seattle Office on February 3, 1972, to inquire bIC
as to the dispocition of the two parachutes vhich had been
left on the plane. | | advised he has been recoiving

inquiries from the person who supplicd the parachutes cither
to have the parachutes returned to hin, or have Northwest
Airlines pay for then.

| , when the above facts were discussed b6
with him, advised that no evidence, vnich includes both b7C
of the parachutes, should be returned at this tine, as this

a Addressee _
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FILE (164-81) 2/3/72 _
ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER

NORJAK

| |called today. He said the owner b6
of the two parachutes which were recovered in Reno,had been BIC
in touch with Northwest Airlines and wants his chutes back
or wants to be paid for then.

They want to know from us if we still have their
chutes and when they will be returned to them (NIWA).

I told him that IT was sure we still had them and
that we would discuss with the United States Attorney
the propriety of releasing them at this point and would
advise him as soon as possible.
LEAD

SEATTLE DIVISION

At Seattle, Washington

USA should be contacted as well as the Bureau
before we return them.

PRB:kilb
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NR@i@ SE PLAIN

$:46 PM NITEL 2/3/72 DCA
TO DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) AND SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)
FROM SEATTLE (164-81) ¢P) IP WEEKLY SUMMARY

NOR JAK

SEATTLE'S FUTURE INVESTIGATION IS EXPECTED TO INVOLVE A
DETAILED SEARCH OF THE SUSPECTED DROP AREA WHICH WILL BEGIN AT
SUCH TIME AS THE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERMIT. 10. FACILITATE THIS
SEARCH, SEATTLE IS EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING AN UP-TO-
DATE AERIAL MAP MADE OF THE AREA WHICH COULD THEN BE USED FOR
LAYING OUT THE SEARCH AREA.

SEATTLE OFFICE WAS CONTACTED TODAY BY | }

NWA, MINNEAPOLIS, WHO REQUESTED HE BE ADVISED OF THE DISPOSITION
OF THE PARACHUTES FOUND ON THE PLANE AT RENO, AS NWA HAS BEEN
CONTACTED BY THE OWNER OF THE PARACHUTES FOR THEIR RETURN OR FOR
PAYMENT BY NWA.

AUSA | } SEATTLE, ADVISED TODAY THAT THE PARA-

CHUTES SHOULD NOT BE RETURNED AT THIS TIME, NOTING THE IMPOR-
TANCE OF THIS CASE.

MINNEAPOLIS SHOULD CONTACT | JAND ADVISE OF THE

AUSA'S OPINION.

END |

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FILE (164-81) 1/31/72

SA CHARLES £. PARRELL

NORJAK

Re: RANSOM MONEY

The ransom money obtained by Northwest Airlines

was microfilmed by the| } The b6
original roll of film contained on one reel, was picked up b7C
by SA| jand sent to the Laboratory by :

United Airlines courier. Since the above roll of film
contained the serial numbers of $230,000, it was necessary
to furnish the serial numbers of the $30,000 which was not
included in the ransom (the ransom being $200,000}.

Because the Laboratory was haying difficuity with
eliminating the serial numbers, they requested we obtain
the complete list of serial numbers which were deleted from
the original listing of the $230,000.

In the meantime, the| | b6
had prepared another amount of ransom money of $230,000 b7C
and included in that, the $30,000 which had been talen
from the first ransom money as mentioned in paragraph one
above.

The | then loaned to us, b6
two reels of microfilm which contains their current ransom b7C
money and which included the bills which had been taken from
the first ransom money. These two rolls of microfilm were
sent to the Laboratory and were used to compile an accurate
list of the ransom money given to the hijacker.

All three reeis of film returned by the Bureau
with the following dispositions:

The reel containing the ransom money given to the
hijacker is being maintained in the Seattle Office as evidence

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SE 164-81

and is designated as 164-81-18(3). Since the bank has no
further need for this list, this fiim may be maintained

by the FBI indefinitely and as such time as it is no ionger
nee may be disposed of at the discretion of the FRI,
per

The two rolis of film obtained on the second occasion
and which contain the [ |] current

ransom money were returned by SA CHARLES E, FARRELL on 1/27/72
to

| [buliding. A receipt was obtained for these films and
will be maintained as a 1A serial in this file.

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Memorandum

0 FILE (164=81) : - , DATE: 1/25/72

From -: SAC, SEATTLE Ss . { ; M
supjecT: NORJAK . =

Re Bureau routing slip 11/29/71 attaching 2 rolls
of microfilm. ;

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On 1/25/72 SA MAURICE F. ROW at the Bureau advised

that copies of the bills contained in this microfilm were b6
retained at the_Bureau. In view of this, these films should b7C
be returned to| |at the

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* 11/29/71

Attached is the microfilm received Raa
in the Seattle Hijacking Case. It will be at
noted from the 11/26/71 airtel that the antes
| jJrequested return of at least anes
part of this film. The two boxes with the
Bureau's "EVIDENCE" stickers attached
are the rolis of film received last with the
airtel 11/26 and the box without any such
sticker is the original microfilm received
with airtel 11/25,

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Mae I EOF Ged FN AS

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Bulky Prbibis ide of Propes+ vired as Evidence (|
FD-192 {Rev
\ pate > 22/22/71
arse
Title and Character of Case S. / { C /
NORJAK : . : D
Date Property Acquired Source From Which Property Acquired
On board Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on landing
11/24/71 at Reno, Nevada
Location of Property or Bulky Exhibit Reason for Retention of Property and Efforts Made to Dispose of Same

_BER - 'Basemerk| Bvitence in captioned case |

Description of Property or Exhibit and Identity of Agent Submitting Same

One back parachute with a sage green nylon container Model NB6
(Navy back pack 6) with sage green nylon harness. This parachute
which is white in color has a 26 foot nylon flat circular spread
with padded cushon. The pilot chute is also white.

This chute is identified officially as Pioneer Parachute Company,
26 foot rip stop conical type 226, SN 9/57. This chute was
inspected and repacked 5/21/71, Riggers License #1579638,

bearing the signature "E.J. COSSEY, Issaquah, Wn." Also an
integral part of this chute is a 24 foot rip stop made by Steinthal
Mfg. Company, type 60-9707, SN 7/60. 'This also was packed by

"E.J. COSSEY" on 5/21/71.

The identification cards for this chute are contained in a packet on
the back of the chute pocket labelled "Inspection and Packing Data."

we

SEMIANNUAL INVENTORY CERTIFICATION TO JUSTIFY RETENTION OF PROPERTY iy g

OLANGHELD THDEXEG
P SERIALIZER FILED...
', Field Filo # FBI—SEATTLE

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»S 12/21/71

wan

Bulky Exhibit - Invontary of Propesty vlad as Evidence
FD-192 (Rev. 10-6-65) *

. Date

NORJAK

Title and Character of Case
| suB—(G/

Date Property Acquired Source From Which Property Acquired

On board Northwest Airlines Flight #305, on landing
12/24/71 at Reno, Nevada .
Location of Property or Bulky Exhibit Reason for Retention of Property and Efforts Made to Dispose of Same

B e RP GB Aseme VO Evidence in captioned case

Description of Property or Exhibit and Identity of Agent Submitting Same

One (1) orange or salmon-pink chest parachute.

This chute was found on board the hijacked Northwest Airlines

727 jet Flight #305, in an opened condition. It is salmon or
orange-pink in color; has no pilot chute and the shrouds have been
cut away from the canvas pack and three of the lines had been

cut out. .

The inspection card for this chute identified it as a 24 foot
rip stop Type SN DA5853912, date of manufacture 10/59, owner
Seattle Sky Sports, Issaquah; date inspected and repacked
9/16/71 by Rigger E.J. COSSEY, #1579638.

SEMIANNUAL INVENTORY CERTIFICATION TO JUSTIFY RETENTION OF PROPERTY (Initial "7... , ;

dubs
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Washington, D..C. 20537

REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

YOUR FILE NO. 164-41 December aay 1971
FBI FILE NO, 164-2311

LATENT CASENO. £05420
To: SAC, Portland h-

"

)3¢

RE: NORJAK

REFERENCE: AS rtels 12-3-72 and 12-8-72

EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Foxrtiend

' SPECIMENS: Teo envelopes, Q1i9 and Q21

Two accompenying Letters, Q20 and Q22

Ne Latent prints of value developed on enclosed
specimens, which are furthar deseriked in separate
' Leboratory report.

This report supplements end confirms Butel
12-21-71.

'

2. - Seattle (164-81)
I ~ Las Vegas (164-60)
L = Secramento

DB Cooper-28011

7 1971
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1-336 (Rev. 12-10-63) FEDERA@ BUREAU OF INVESTI@ATION

YOUR FILE NO.
FBI FILE NO,
LATENT CASE NO.

Washington, D. C. 20537

REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

164-60
164-2111
A-46410

December 22, 1971

ro; SAC, Las Vegas

ic, NORSIAK
REFERENCE: Airtel 12-8-71
EXAMINATION REQuesteD sy: Las Vegas
SPECIMENS: Envelope, QO

Accompanying message, Q16

No latent prints of value developed on enclosed specimens,
which are described in separate Laboratory report.

This repoxt supplements and confirms Butel 12-21-71.

DB Cooper-28012

Ene. (2)
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2 ~ Seattle (104-81)
1 ~ Portland (164-41)

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11350 PM URGENT 12/23/71 TRO OS (A a, ,
10 SEATTLE. (164-81) em.
* PORTLAND U64AD |
"Los ANGELES (164-497) ee Py

NEW YORK (164-627)
WASHINGTON FIELD (164-169)
'FROM DIRECTOR (164-2111) 2P

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NORJAK ; a W gop :

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"RE SEATTLE LET DECEMBER THIRTEEN, WASHINGTON FIELD AIRTEL

DECEMBER FIFTEEN LOS. ANGELES AIRTEL DECEMBER FOURTEEN SUBMITTING
THREE ENVELOPES AND THREE LETTER COPIES, Q TWENTY THREEE THROUGH © _
Q TWENTYEIGHT. leveven LATENT FINGERPRINTS, ONE LATENT IMPRESSION we

EITHER FINGERPRINT OR PALM:-PRINT AND TWO LATENT PALM PRINTS DE-
VELOPED ON TWO ENVELOPES @ TWENTYTHREE AND Q TWENTYSEVEN AND TWO
LETTER COPIES 'g TWENTYFOUR AND TWENTYEIGHT. TEN LATENT FINGER- 7;

PRINTS NOT IDENTICAL FINGERPRINTS OF| yo. le
FBI » FBI .
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| __]. REMAINING LATENT FINGERPRINTS WHICH IS TIP IMPRESSION
AND LATENT IMPRESSION COMPARED INSOFAR AAE POSSIBLE WITH FINGER-.
PRINTS OF ABOVE NAMED INDIVIDUALS BUT NO IDENTIFICATION EFFECTED: .
NO PALM PRINTS HERE FOR NAMED INDIVIDUALS. FINGERPRINT REORD FOR |
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[_]TEMPORARILY NOT AVAILABLE. COMPARISONS WILL.BE CONDUCTED WHEN
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EFFECTED. : , ) .
CONFIRMING. '
END | : ,
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F6-36 (Rev. $-22-64)

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FBI
Date: 12/15/71

(Type in plaintext or code)

AIRTEL AIR MATL A?
Via (Priority) Yr.
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) foseB- Q
FROM: SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60)(P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK
BUFILE 164-2111
00: Seattle
- ike Las Vegas airtel to Seattle dated 12/3/71,
t irtel to L t 2 . .
_amd Seattle airtel to Las Vegas dated 12/8/71 Sua— \D
Enclosed herewith for Seattle are acopies
of FD-302 interview of | two- copies b6
of interview of , li/z477i, and two copies, 8 B-| RR
of FD-302 interview of on 11/24/71, all of v yon
should have been enclosed wit referenced Las Vegas airtel. '
In addition, enclosed wre two copies of FD-302
search of Boeing Aircraft 1, by Las Vegas Agents
and also interview o on 12/2/71, for £ompletion b6
of Seattle files. Pic
Investigation continuing Las Vege SuB- F.
Q y
- Seattle (Encl. 10) )p
i Las Vegas Su oC El,
EH: kme
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SEARCHED INDE [DL necarnne
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DEC (70 sc71
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Special Agent in Charge

U. S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ; 1969 O + 348-090 (11)

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AL?

i Dato 22/26/71.
| } Reno International Airport, b6
Reno, Nevada, advised the Northwest Airlines 727 Flight 305 b7C

would park on the ramp approximately 150 yards cast of the
alrport terminal building.
service vehicles would be permitted on the ramp or runway
except for FBI vehicles or those authorized on the airport

by the FBI.

He said no vehicles other than

Lh
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SAY - Bs

COACH. De INDE cD ere
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Ful —f Gt: yy)
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On____13/24/71 _., Reno, Nevada File zt LV 164-60
by__SA | -_ tiw Dato dictafed "11/26/71 Pe

This document contotns nether racommendotions nor conclustons of tho FBI. It Is the proposrty of the FBI ond Is loaned Ilo your agency;
Wand Its conlenls ote not fo ba disiributed outside your agoncy.

~
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DB Cooper-28016

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» by a bar Dote dictatad. 2 LY 26/71 :
ee JU She Aes "
This document contains netther racommendotions nor conclusions of the FBI. tt is the property dfthe: BT on ' peyt
it ond its contents cre not to bo distributed outside your ogancy. . ". no

ans — : '
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'

On this date, the below listed individuals examined

_ & Boeing Aircraft, Type 727, which belongs to Northwest Orient

. - Airlines, and which had been utilized as their flight number 305

al

' eolor.

on that date. This examination took place at'11:25 P.M. at the
Municipal Airport in Reno, Nevada.

Prior to the initiation of this search, information had
been furnished to the below agents by a member of the crew

"who had flown this airplane into the Reno airport to the effect

that the unknown subject involved in the hi-jacking of this
airplane had been seated in the rear right-hand window seat °
of this plane. ,

Upon boarding this aircraft, it was determined that the
rear row of seats on this airplane were numbered 18, and the
right window'seat was designated 18F. On the seat numbered L8E
a black clip-on tie was observed. This black tie contained a
tie clasp, yellow gold in color. with a white pearl circular
stone in the center. The label on this tie indicated it to be
a "Towncraft" tie and bore the store name of Penneys Number 3,

It further bore a label showing it to be a "Snapper patent type
tie. On the floor directly in front of seat number 18D, the

'exterlor canvas cover for a chest type parachute was observed
-along with the handle utilized for releasing this parachute,

The label on this canvas covering indicated it to be Pack Part
Number 4511876B and indicated the date of manufacture to have
been October, (year illegible). 'The flap on this canvas exterior
contained a sewn on white label with the notation SSS # 5 and
COSS. This flap had also been stenciled with the name JOHNSON,

° An opened parachute which apparently had been removed
from the canvas parachute cover described above was found spread
out over seats 9¢ and 17B. This parachute was of a pink-orange

On seat 18B, an unopened back type parachute was
observed. A card in the pocket of this parachute reflected it
to be a Conacol type parachute, number 60-9707 and made by the
Pioneer Parachute Company. 'This card indicated it was last

Oo_11/24/71 a Reno, Nevada

inspected on May 21, 1971.

» (OLB). PVE

riles_1V 164-60 duel. £7

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TO PORTLAND (164-41) fo, 4

SACRAMENTO - , oe CO ' 130- -
OLAS VEGAS (164-64) : _ dry Fs

SEATTLE (164-81) «
FROM DIRECTOR (164-2111) 1P

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NORJAK ,
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RE PORTLAND AIRTELS NTCEMBER THRFF 98D DECEMBER
EIGHT SUBMITTING TVO ENVELOPES AND ACCOMPANYING LETTERS. :
NO LATENT PPINTS DEVELOPED. ,

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"CONFIRMING . - an .
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12/21/71

AIRTEL AIPMAIL

TO SAC, SACRAMENTO (164-50)

7

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FROLM 2 SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
SUBJECT: NORIJAK

Re Sacramento airtel to Seattic dated 11/30/71.

Being returned to Sacramento under separate cover
is the opaque polyethylene bag forwarded to Seattle.

fhe bag was closely examined by appropriate
maintenance and ranagement personnel at Northwest Airlines
and they have advised that it is not any part of their
piane.

The bag is being returned at your request.

3 ~ Sacramento (Encl 1)

u . {1 - package) .
(2.~ Seattle aE eee)

wo 4~81-Sub G)

CHF:k1b

(5)

DB Cooper-28020 :

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Washington, D. C. 20537

an, FEDERA@: BUREAU OF INVES@5ATION

REPORT

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

"age IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

YOUR FILENO. 4§4.73 Pecerber 15, 1971
FBI FILE NO. 164-2411

LATENT CASE NO. A=45410

*: SAC, Minneapolis
REF MORIA

REFERENCE: Airtel 12-8-74

EXAMINATION REQUEST

SPECIMENS: ' Winneapolis
Northwest Airlines ticket

No latent prints of value developed enclosed ticket.
This report supplements and confirms Butel of

2 ~ Seattle (164-81) - a
2 ~ Portland (164-44) ' swan 3 ay
. ~ 7 "Ste (3
John cen} er, Direryeryy 'i 7 1971
FBI SEATTLE
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Date 22/14/71
To: SAC, Seattle
whos Director, FBI (164-211) S uB- GC.

UNSUB; AKA DAN COOPER;
NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT

THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO
SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR,

SEVENTYONE;

CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION |

Re Las Vegas airtel 12/7/71, and teletype 12/13/71.

cover by register

The referred-to parachute is being forwarded under separate
airmail to your office.

(Do not type below this line.)

du A

1o4-8)- ABBA:

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——

Laboratory Tranamitial Form

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ~~! ..
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535 Ss Uv B- —_ CG i
Te $§AC, Portland (164-41) pares December 4. 2972
nes NORJAK io ~ John Edgar Hoover, Director
FBI File No. 164=2121 . i
; Lab. No. D+711210079 Lh
Examination requested by: Dontland, Las Vegas D-711213033 Lh. »
Reference: : Airtels 12/6/71 . | ere
Examination feavested Document « Fingerprint , ; . ne ess 7
Remarks: 7: ' : . ae a
The subnitted- evidence will be returned with © we?
the fingerprint report. sore
3 . cet san panna sReecgunrern
, | DO Nou? iNULUDE AUsINISTRATIVE - oo
PAGE(S) INFORMATION IN . .
INVESHIGATIVE REPORT

Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report)
GsSeattle (164-81) Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report)
~Las Vegas (164-60) Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report)

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To SAC, Portland (164-41) | bas rite nro. Decenber 18, 1971

Re: NORSAK webs Nov-D=711210079 LL
. 7 D-711213033 LL

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Spocimens received 4.9 720/72 from Portland

Q13 Envelope postmarked "U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 970 PM
$3 DEC 1971" bearing hand printed address "OREGONTAN
1320 SW BROADWAY PORTLAND, ORE."

Ql4 Slip of paper bearing hand printed message beginning
"I AM RIGHT HERE IN PORTLAND! AND..."

'ALSO SUBMITTED: Portion of newspaper clipping beginning
"Letter may hold clues!

Specimens received 12/10/71 from Las Vegas

Ql5 Envelope postmarked "U. S. POSTAL SERVICE, CA 956 'st
PM 2 DEC 1971," bearing hand printed address "RENO
GAZETTE RENO NEVADA" .

Q16 Accompanying sheet of paper bearing cutout words with
message "Plan Ahead for Retirement Income D, B. Cooper."

ALSO SUBMITTED: Fingerprint ecard for| } os tt Be
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Result 'of examination: . AG

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No watermarks, indented writing or other features a
were found on Q13 through Q16 which would be of value in
determining the source of these specimens.

. It Ls noted in this regard that Q15 bears a Lo
U. S. Postal watermark, which indicates that this envel
was sold by the U. S. Postal Service. oY oh. Pat
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2433 YA PLAIN

: * C—
6:45PM URGENT 12-15-71 DRL , .
TO LAS VECAS (184-6) - pas

SESTTLE (164-31) .
PORTLAND (164-41)

SACPAMTNTO . _
FIOM DLPSCTOR (164-2111) Ip

MOR TAK,

RE LAS VEGAS ALERTEL DECEMBER SIX, SUBMITTING ENVELOPE,

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1-336 (Rov. 12+10-63)

a

YOUR FILE NO.

FBI FILE No.

LATENT CASE NO.

Washington, D. C. 20537

REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

FEDERM@® BUREAU OF INVEST@RATION

164-60 Deceriber 13, 1971

164-2111
Ae 45410

TO: SAC, Las Vegas

re: NORJAK

REFERENCE:

Airtel 12-3-71

EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Las Vegas

SPECIMENS:

Contents of ashtray, QL

Elimination fingerprints of

b6

and seven other individuals

No latent prints of value developed contents

of ashtray.

Latent Fingerprint Section for use in possible future

67C

Latent fingerprint previously reported message,
Q2, not identical submitted elimination fingerprints.

Ql enclosed, Elimination prints being retained

submissions this case.

ENG.

2 ~ Seattle (164-81) x ne wet

Results of laboratory examination and disposi- 20 g-
tion other specimen subjects separate report.

bY - 8 1905

FR ; or
341974
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M@ BUREAU OF INVEST@ ATION

Washington, D. C. 20537

REPORT

of the ,

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

YOUR FILE NO. 164-41 December 13, 1971
LATENT CASE NC. A-45410

TO: SAC, Portland

RE: NORJAE

REFERENCE: ;
EXAMINATION neque tal, 1227 ale

SPECIMENS: Por d

Four latent fingerprints of value developed Q5 and
five latent fingerprints of value developed Q6.

Latent fingerprints not identical fingerprints following
persons:

b6
b7C

(Continued on next page) guts a
Enc. (2) 164-8 /- 1

a rey
2 ~ Seattle (164-81) * sona Eage SEDAN of
q DEG'4 51971
FBI =~ SEATTLE 5
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REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

YOUR FILE NO. 164-627 December 13, 1971
FBI FILE NO. 164-2111

LATENT CASENO. Aw~45410
ro: SAC, New York

RE: NORJAK

EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: New York

, SPECIMENS: Errvelope, Q7

| Four-page article, Q9 through Qi2
Letter, Q8

.¥nelosed specimens described in separate
Laboratory report.

Iwo latent fingerprints of value developed

Qi2, fourth page of four-page article. No latent prints

of value developed other specimens.

Latent fingerprints not identical previously
reported latent prints this case or with fingerprints
following persons:

gut

| Enc. (6) (Continved on next page)
(2)+ Seattle (164-81) (bY -V HE OS

! 1 ~ Portland (164-41)

va

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12/10/71. °

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SAC, New York December 13, 1971

b6
b7c

Specimens enclosed. 9

This report supplements and confirms Butel _

vONe ' Yr

Page 2

- DB Cooper-28031
IC #A-45410 - - B Cooper

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NRG6S WA PLAIN

S:G0PM URGENT 12-14-71 Butt

TO MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)
SEATTLE (164-81)
PORTLAND (164-41)

FROM DIRECTOR (164-2111) IP

NORJAK .

RE MINNEAPOLIS AIRTEL DECEMBER EIGHT.

NO LATENT PRINTS OF VALUE AIRLINES TICKET,
CONFIRMING »
END
FEE

FBI SEATTLE CLR
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' Leboratyry Trangiuttal Form

iste LABORATORY —_a_.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. ©. 20535

Dato:

Tos SAC, Las Vegas (164-00) Becomber 9, 1971

ne

John Edgar Hoovor, Director

"NORJAK"

A
FBI Filo No,

Lab. No. 364—-2142
PC-H3225 NC
'Las Vegas .

. Reference: Airtel 22/3/72 S ud. _

Examination requested:

Examination requested by:

Microscopic Analyses «- Fingerprint

Remarks; ry

he hairs on cpocingd @ i ve been mounted on
Q& plags microscope slide. Sh you desire future
nicroscopie conparisons between the head hair clipping and
a tnown head hair sampiec, resubmit the glass microscope slide
containing the hair clipping so that direct microscopic ,
conparisons may be made.

You are being advised of the result of the
fingerprint examination and the disposition of Qi and the ;
"Also Submitted" Ltens ky a separate report.

Specimen Q2 ig being returned as an enclosure
to this xeport.

~~ mee

Fuclosures (3) (02, 2 pak report)

(> Seattle Enclosure (Lab report) , L

DO NOT INCLUDE ADMINISIRATIVE | 7 ef- S) Gp

; a' Fas) N > =

PAGE (8) INFORMATION ] eee a ee

ANVESIIGATIVE REPORT Vervouorp Laure :
DEC 31971

FRI — SEATTIE :

ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE

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Saw. REPORT
ea ef the e
Lat. LABORATORY 44

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTGN, D. ©. 20535

Te: SAC, Las Vogas Date: becenber 9, 1971
FBI File No. LG4e2VUL
Re: stron SAY Leb. No. DC@-HS225 MC
b6

Specimens received 12/ Vf Fi b7C

Qt Contents of ashtray

oH3 Towa

Aiso Submitted: Fingoerpriat card from

Fingerprint card fron
Fingerprint card fron
Fingerprint card fron
Fingerprint card from
Fingerprint card 2ran
Fingerprint card fren
Fingerprint card from

Resuit of examination: .

Specimen Ql contains eight cigarette butts.

Seven of these are Raieigh 85ma filtor-tipped cigarette butts. !
whe @ighth cigarette butt has the same design and composition |
as Releigh Gdem cigarettes and, accordingly, is probably a

Releigh 85mm cigarotta. This type of cigaratte ia sold in
& "sett pack," .

A brown head hair clipping and a brown limb heir , b7c
both of Caucasian oxigin were found on 92. The khoad hair
clipping is suitable fox signdficant connarison resulta; i
however, tie lamb hair possesnes too fev unique microscopic «
characteristics to be of value for this purpose.

Foreign textile fibers of various types ond colors
Yenoved groom Q2 have heen placed in a pillbox, Lute a

MY -81- HEF
I SEARCHED INDEXED.
SERIALIZED. CAFO
DEC 407487}
rHL—-SEATUE of |

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soo FEDER AM BUREAU OF INVEST@ATION

Washington, D. C." 20537

REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

} YOUR FILE No. 164-133 December 10, 1971
\Par FILE NO. 164-2111
LATENT CASENO. Aw45410

fe SAC, Philadelphia
r

i UNSUB. ;
(| NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305
.\ PORTLAND TO SEATTLE

11/24/71
| CAA + HIJACKING; EXTORTION

nertrence-ALZtel 12/3/71
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Fhiledelphia
SPECIMENS: Envelope, Q3

Enclosed specimens described separate

Laboratory report.

Five latent fingerprints of value developed Q4.
No latent prints of value developed Q3,

Two Latent fingerprints identical elimination

fingerprints | Three latent fingerprints bé
not identical fingerprints| jor following persons: b7C
aut Cs,
7E9- 5/-T1%6
'Enc. (2) (Continued on next page)

(2 + Seattle (164-81)
1 + Minneapolis (164-73)

ot NDEXED
SER} tor -
DEC 151971

FBI — SEATTLE

AO

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION \
a PAE Washington, D. C. 20537 /
REPORT
of the
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION
your Fitewo. 164-60 December 10, 1971
FBI FILE NO. 164-2111
LATENT casE NO. A= 45410
ro: SAC, Las Vegas Sul- CH,
BIC
UNSUB. ;
rE: NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305 a
PORTLAND TO SEATTLE °
- 12/24/71
CAA ~ HIJACKING; EXTORTION |
rererence: Airtel 11/30/71
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Las Vegas
sPEcIMENS: Extvelope, QL
Message, Q2
Enclosed specimens deseribed separate
Laboratory report.
One latent fingerprint of vaiue Q2. No latent
prints of value developed Qi.
Latent fingerprint not identical fingerprints
following persons:
b6
b7c
Ene. (2) (Continued on next page) pute Ge
D - Seattle (164-81) 6 — a Lt a3
1 + Sacramento . oP SERIAL ize
1 - Portland . John cen} or, Direpiee 5 Oe
. FBI — SEATTLE
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SAC, Las Vegas December 10, 1971

. gpa ter Ae eee

2 Te NF EE EM RIED EIT IE TI I SIR BO

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b6
b7c

This report supplements and confirms Butel
12/8/71.

Page 2
LC #A-45410

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.
' ©
:

_ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

/ ».,,, pecember 3, 1572
| h_residing at the home of[ |
| provided the following
information:

for Northwest Airlines, she flew on Flight 305 which originated

in Washington, D. C., arrived at HMinnéapolis, Minn., about
29 a.m., and she boarded shortly thereafter. She said the crew | |
for her flight were Pilot WILLIAM SCOTT, | b6 |

I. Senjor Stewardesa b7C
r B Stewardess|

On November 24, 1971, while employed as a stewardess |

and C Stevardess

| Jadvised that her flight departed Minnea~ °° |
polis, Minn., at 10:35 Central Standard Time, with a light load, °°
less than half, and flew to Great Falls, Hontana, then to
Missoula, Montana, then to Spokane, Washington, and Portland,
Oregon. She said that the aircraft departed Portland, Oregon
at 2:53 Pacific Time, and arrived two hours and fifty-three
minutes later at Seattle which.is normally a 36 minute flight.

Just before the | | gave the word for
take off from Portland, | | took a beverage form to b6
the aft jump seat. There was a man in seat 18 E, middle right b7C

aft passenger seat, and as she,[ |, faced the barrier strip, i

she observed dropping a note, stand up, and unfasten

the barrier strip and sit down next to the man in seat 168 E.
appeared emotional in that she was_trying to speak to

her, was moving her lips, but other than | no other words

came out.

|picked up the note lying at her feet and read it bé |
which, to the best of her recollection, is as follows: b7C

"Miss, I am hijacking this plane. I have a bomb.
Sit next to me."

The aircraft lifted off the runway' at 2:58 ana] b6

used the interphone to advise the pilot the ship was being BIC
b6
on t2/d-2/71_ ) en Philadelphia 164-2337.
"SAl & | Jbe4Y-E/ - by
by_SA i SWC/186 pare dicrotes__ b2/ 3/71 Fi.
This documont contains neolther recommendations nor i odeluntons of the FOI. It te the property of th SBRGHED « toanadi hy)! ED. r
it ond Its contents ate not to be distributed outside your agency. SEREAS} SLEDS
DEC Yr 41971

H FBI—SEHLILE 7,
DB Cooper-28039 | \GLAe~

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1
SE 164-81
EJA/sib

The following personnel at Northwest Airlines,
SeaTac International Airport, were interviewed on December
6, 1971, by SA EDWARD J, ANDERSON, regarding the Opaque
polyethylene bag alluded to in the Sacramento airtel to
Seattle, November 29, 1971. Each stated that the type bag
displayed is not the standard type used by Northwest Airlines
nationwide. It is possible that this bag may have been
substituted aboard #305 on November 24, 1971, by airline
personnel somewhere along the line, but it is highly improbable: j

| | Transportation b6
Service; b7C

DB Cooper-28047

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FILE (164-81) 12/14/71
SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK

Re Seattle letter 12/13/71 transmitting copy
of a letter received by the managing editor of the
SEATTLE TIMES on 12/13/71, signed "D. B. COOPER."

On 12/14/71 SA] jcalled from the b6
Bureau. He advised that the UPI carried an article today b7C
concerning a letter received by the LOS ANGELES TIMES; and
wanted to know where the original of this letter could be
located since Los Angeles advised they had a copy.

I told him that the SEATTLE TIMES likewise re-
ceived a copy, as did the WASHINGTON POST and the NEW YORK
TIMES, and that we had sent a wire to Los Angeles, New
York and WFO to get the copy received by them.

While talking to SAL__—_—sidy: I callea| ee
| Jat the SEATTLE TIMES, who had furnished the letter c
originally and he said he had given us everything they
received.

I advised[_——séd that I suspected that very bé
likely the original was still in the hands of the b7C
writer.

JEM:eon

(3)

DB Cooper-28048

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"pIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) | 8 ard
Attention: . FBY laboratory .

sac, SEATTLE. (164-81) (P)
Nona

_ Enclosed is one copy of a 'letter and. the
. eavelope in which it was. mailed, received this data by-.
the Managing Editor of the Seattic : tines Newspaper,
Seattle, Washington.

. instant letter is signed D. B, cooPER and
indicates that copies of that letter were sent to the
| Washington Post, the New York | Tines and the Los Angeles
Times. ,

- The writer of the letter clains, among other
~ things, that he is not a boasting man; that he left no
. £ingerprints; that he wore. a toupes; and that he wore
. patty make-up . , . , .

. b6

The letter Ataeas was > possably_ handied byl

b7C

'The Laboratory is requested to make an examination.
of the enclosed letter, in order to determine any similar
letters that have been forwarded, The Laboxyatory is also _
'PFequested to determine if the paper con which the letter is
written could conceivahly be from Qovernment stoek, noting
that it resembles the carbon copy of the airtel materiat
used by the Field Offices," .

- It is aiso requested that 'the enclosed letter
and 'envelope be processed for latent fingerprints.

¥FO,. Kew York and Los' Angeles have algo been 7
requested to obtain the copies of these letters sent to
the indicated newspapers and forward them to the Bureau.

2- parent (tncloares:2)
~~ Beattie us / ;

WNbY-8/- PAT

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IRG13 SE PLAIN

1039 PM URGENT 12/13/71 FEE

TO WFO |
NEW YORK

LOS ANGELES
FROM SEATTLE (164-81) IP

NORJAK.

RE D.B. COOPER LETTER. .

THE SEATTLE TIMES, SEATTLE, HAS TURNED OVER TO THE SEATILE
OFFICE A LETTER RECEIVED BY THE NEWSPAPER TODAY ADDRESSED TO THE
MANAGING EDITOR OF THE SEATTLE TIMES, BEARING THE POST MARK "U.S.
POSTAL SERVICE. WA NINE EIGHT ZERO" WITH THE DATE DECEMBER ELEVEN,
SEVENTY-ONE, POSTMARK INDICATES LETTER WAS MAILED IN THE GREATER
SEATTLE AREA, BUT OUTSIDE THE CITY OF SEATTLE ITSELF, THE LETTER
SIGNED "D.B. COOPER," HE CLAIMS HE LEFT NI FINGERPRINTS, THAT HE
WORE A TOUPEE, AND WORE PUTTY MAKE-UP. ,

LETTER INDICATES COPIES WERE SENT TO THE WASHINGTON POST, THE
NEW YORK TIMES AND THE LOS ANGELES TIMES.
> WFO, NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES ARE REQUESTED TO OBTAIN, IF
POSSIBLE, THE COPY OF THE LETTER RECEIVED BY THE INDICATED NEWSPAPER
AND FORWARD SAME TO LABORATORY FOR APPROPRIATE LABORATORY EXAMI NA~
TION, INCLUDING USE OF THE TYPWRITER AND FOR LATENT FIAGERPRINT
|, EXAMINATION. SEATTLE IS FORWARDING TODAY ITS COPY OF INSTANT LETTER.

END aut

JJS FBI LOS ANGELES ° MY -8/- SAFO
| | CLR DB Cooper-28050

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i
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FD+36 (Rev. 5-22-64) I
ey cor task .
FBI
t
Date: 12/8/71 !
!
Transmit the following in I
(Type in plaintext or code} I
AIRTEL
Via {
(Priority) |
——- Loe
TO SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) Sub °
FROM: SAC, PHILADELPHIA (164-133) (P) ~ '
SUBJECT: UNSUB; aka Dan Cooper — CG.
Northwest Airlines, Flight 308 HH
Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71
CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION
(00: SEATTLE) Q
Enclosed for Seattle are seven copies of an FD 302 _
reflecting interview of stewardess | } Enclosed
for Minneapolis are two copies of same FD 302.
. | "] advised on 12/2/71 that she would be )
a. a
_ i
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{1 S*72 % Mav es, Rr PO ET A~NE
¢ yet seh da it 2 : pl yr ate é
Bo MY iB Falied Esa vil BEMIECUIER
()- Seattle (164-81) (Enc. 7) sr arauae Ai co, i ™
2 - Minneapolis (164-73) (Enc. 2) pec V7; 1971"
2 - Philadelphia (164-133) 'iv
: FBI- SFATTEN,
JWC/ljw sf: VALI
(6) ;
Y
RN ee DB Cooper-28051.
Approved: A Sent M Per

SppcialAgent in Charge

==== Part 66 · PDF page 244 · Bates DB Cooper-DB Cooper-28052 ====
e @
FBI

Date: December 7, 1971

Transmit the following in

(Type in plaintext or code}

Via Airtel :
- (Priority)

SAC, Seattle SuB —

Frém: Director, FBI

a y

»

NORJAK 7

Pa

ERY 3

Reurairtel 11/25/71. ne

Enclosed are the eats forwarded the Bureau in
connection with captioned matter. Seattle should insure these ~*
films are protected as evidence. If it is necessary to
' return any of this material to the source, insure that they
are appropriately advised of the evidentiary nature of this
Material and take appropriate precautions to insure its return
if needed. Consider contact with the U. S. Attorney's Office Ub
prior to returning the films for his guidance.
es Pp /}
In accordance with Section 66, Volume III, Manual
of Instructions dealing with photographing ransom or loot,
immediately submit a letter' suitable for dissemination to_
U. St Séeret Service Headquarters in Washington, D. C.

mo . Enclosures (3) pen

Oe

4 1 ihyS:

le ARGHED mariah boo. we
these pe za
. dECG i971 |

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. Sent Vie M Per

DB Cooper-28052°

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==== Part 66 · PDF page 245 · Bates DB Cooper-DB Cooper-38053 ====
FD-36 (Rev. $-22-84} ' ' .
- «? 3. of

FBI
Date: 12/3/71

tos

to
wy

Transmit the following in

(Type in plaintext or code}

AIRTEL ATRMATL

Vie [Priotity)

Po me me ene ee

— me ee ee ee eee i ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee a SS eee eee ese

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) betty c
. —
FROM SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60) Corecaee

UNSUB, aka.
Dan Cooper CS .

HIJACKING NORTHWEST FLIGHT #305,
11/24/71;

' CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION QE s,
00: Seattle ~ySe Re. M AP

'Re Sacramento teletype, 12/2/71, requesting
routing of hijacked plane from California to Nevada.

Enclosed, herewith, for Sacramento and Seattle
are two copies of insert of investigation concerning
same by SA| Jand one copyfor each office
of a map of the radar tracking on Northwest Flight #305
from Frenchmen''s Reservoit, California, to Municipal
Airport, Reno, Nevada.

~

b6
b7C

Fy
©- Seattle (Enc. 2)

2 - Sacramento(Enc. iv

1 - Las Vegas

HEH: jx .
(5)
, FBI - SEATTLE fj
Y . DB Cooper-38053
Approved: Sent —j M Per

+
Special Agent in Charge TU U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-419 ~135

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LV 164~60 Period November 25-26, 1971
MIB: jhp

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| b6 Per FAA
b7C Per FAA

On November 25, 1971,
FAA, Tower Supervisor, Municipal Airport, Reno,
Nevada, furnished SA la map of
the Radar Tracking of Northwest Fight Number 305,
November 24, 1971, from Frenchmen's Reservoir
California, to Municipal Airport, Reno, Nevada.
This plane entered the State of Nevada at
a point approximately twenty~five miles north
and fourteen miles west of Reno, Nevada, aiport.

On November 26, 1971, SAs THOMAS G, DEMPSEY

and | with Washoe' County
[conducted an air search over the b6

above flight pattern area of Nevada. Nothing pertient BIC
in this case was found.

?
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DB Cooper-28054

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2 FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64} 7

- A
. ' »* 5

»

, .¢ : FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1 , ' 12/1/71
Dete.

| | residence | | -
| [.was interviewed at the Reno c
ALrporl, Rao, Nevada, on the late evening of November 24,
1971, and early morning hours of November 25,-1971. Ue
]'on Northwest Airlines
Flight 3Uo. _ .

advised that according to some notes he b6

had made concerning the incident, it was at 2759 Zulu time bIC
or 3:59 pom. Pacific Standard Time that he received an emergency
signal from hostess | __jon the intercom with a

series of belis signaling Chat They had trouble on board,

They had a pre-arranged flight signal for such emergencies
and he made a notation in his book of the time of this

notification. .

7 Almost immediately thereafter, he received a note
£rom| jJadvising she thought -they were being hijacked b6

and added she was not kidding. bic
* Subsequently, hostess | | brought bé

a note on what appeared to be a standard 6 x 9 tablet written BTC

with a felt pen as well as an envelope that had notations also

containing the figure $200,000, two back parachutes, two

chest packs and under it a time of 5:00 p.m.

Hostess[ sd then went back to the compartment Pe
and sat with the hijacker at which time he insisted that all-
of the above items be physically present and waiting for

_ them at the Seattle Airport upon their arrival and prior
fo their landing. :
tela Lr pan xecedved the impression that the above B6
hijacking een carefully thougnt out in advance in that BIC

the hijacker specified that the money was to be furnished
in a knapsack and even insisted that' a discarded match cover,
be returned to him. He also insisted on the return of che Jur ¥

original note and the envelope and appeared especially caréful
to See that nothing of his was Lert behind. P 5) -
Coe, ae SEARCHED INDEXED.
- $ —
se 31971

a FRY SCALILITY

on 21/24/71, +: Reno, Nevada cites EN-16660_ sil
| SAC HAROLD E, CAMPBELL, JR., and .

by SAH. E. HINDERLITER, JR. HEH/skh pete dictarea_ LL/30/721
' This document contcins neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is tha property of the FBI ond I iocnad to your agencys

it end ite contonts cro not fo be distributed outside your ogeacy.

*:DB Cooper-28055

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" . i , ited b e "

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

pore 22/2/71

| tr ence | b6
Eelephone| | was iter= _ bre

Viewed at the Rene Alrport, Rena, Nevada, on the late

evening of November 24,. 1 ond early mornins hours of

November 25, 1973. He |
.L_____]on Northwest Airlines Fiight 365.

| '[ noted that he was present during the bb
_ interviews of hostess and third officer[ b7c

and concurred with the information as supplied

y them,

- He recalled that the hijacker had indicated the
bomb had an electrical fuse and instructed the hostess that
radio transmissions be Limited as mich ag possible so that.
they would nob get it off. , . .

Ife advised thet the landing at Seattle was made
at 5:45 P.M., Pacific Standard Time, and that the hijacker
had indicated that once the money and parachutes were
brought on board and that re-fueling was simultaneously

' taking place, the passengers would be permitted to depart.

roy

cad

[sd also stated that there was a delay on the b6
. ground in securing the chest-type parachutes and when they BIC
did not arrive as_gquickiy as had been hoped for, the crew,
through hostess requested permission to Land

-. without them and the hijacker refused permission for same.
.. A' some point in negotiations wills the hijacker, he indicated
- - €n avareness that parachutes would be obtained from McChord
Air Force Base and indicated that It was only 20 miles away
from the Seattle Airport. :

ae added that after take-sff at 7:36 P.M, * b6
they received a call from the hijacker azvound 7:42 P.M, .) bIC

| at which time he indicated that was unable to get the ~

- stairs lowered in flight. 'hey then slowed down the aircraft
air speed and subsequently observed the cockpit signal
light that the rear stuirs wera down. At that time the Captain
instructed the hijacker to sound the bell on the intercom
in the event he wighed to make any further contact with them di

fo? ~ ~"@Hich hie agrsed fo ae. be 4-8) -L zy
on_1L1/24/71_ _ot__Reno, Nevada File #_.EV4 Ghee GO _

! SEARCHED INDEXED.

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ol . by___SA_H,., YP, HTSDERLITER, 2, ( SE eskhj-—— Dato dictated fd fa0kte7 a

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it ond tts contents are not to be distributed autsida your ageacy. DB Cooper-28060

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| residence |

|, was interviewea at the

Reno Airport, Reno, Nevada, on the late evening of November 24,

-1971, and early morning hours Gz November 25, 1971. She

ee and be had his hand inside same, At this tine

identifica herself as a hostess on Northwest Airlines Plight
305. ,

Shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, en route
to Seattle, Washington, in the afternoon hours of November 24,
1971, a male passenger on the ilight,' who was seated
gave a note to Hostess| | shoved
the note to Hostess | } Who was also in the rear passenger
compartment. The note indicated that the male individual was
hijacking the plane and wanted the hostess to sit beside hin.
The note further indicated that he had a bomb and wanted
$200,060.00. | |}etated she went back to the male
passenger seated | |with the note, at which time he
indicated that he was hijacking the plane and wes net -
kidding. He added that he wanted "no funny stuff". He had
a black attache~type case in his lap, which case was partially

sat down alongside the individual in seat | and
after Lighting a cigarette for the passenger, she taid hin'
that they would cooperate. Iier best recollection is that.
it was while he told her he wanted no kidding and no funny
stuff that he first partially opened the attache case and.
permitted her to see the contents. She recalls the contents
aS approximately eight cylindrical objects about six to elght
inches long with four of the items being placed on top of the
others and banded together with some. kind of tape. She also

'recalled some covered and uncovered wiring running from the

cylindrical objects to a-'dry cell type battery which had -
terminzls, on one end. She could not recall whether the wires
were connected to the terminals, The battery was described

&B approximately eight inches lLong-and about two and one~half
inches in diameter. She stuted that she had the inpress ton
upon: observing the contents: of the attache case that it was

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DEC 1 31971.
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fe HAROLD E. CAMPBELL, JR, QlEC: tlw) Date dictoted 22/26/74 .
, a Mee any satutns neither cecommendotions not conclusions of the FBI. It is the properly of the FBI ond is loonod to your agoncy;
116 te nol to be distribuied ovlside your ogency.
DB Cooper- 28062

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It ond Its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
DB Cooper-280/71

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Fingerprints records returned by California
State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation,

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DB Coopet-28072

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It ong Its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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{and Us contents ore no! to be distributed outside your ogency. .
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+ FD-302 (Rov. 4-15-64) , tty — . , DP a BS :
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Co te ' 11/26/71
~ ov so moe, * Date.
"et . The ash tray from the seat reportedly occupied by
the unknown subject was examined and noted to contain a number
of cork tipped cigarette butts. Those cigarette butts were
obtained by SA JOHN F. RICKS. .,
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7 it and its contents ore not to be distributed outslds your agency. ¢ ots '
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Date 12/1/71

On this date |
and | |Penneys Store
Number 44 located on Maryland Parkway, were interviewed
by the reporting agent. They were shown a black snap-on

tie with a Towncraft label and #3 Penneys also on the
label. —

+ Jadvised that to his knowledge
it would be impossible to tell at what store or location
same was purchased. He stated that the #3 signified that
.the tie sold for one dollar and a half. He advised that
the tie was of polyester material and washable and as

. such was e favorite item worn by waiters or busboys or
bartenders.

Lereren checked the tie counter of that
store and exhibited the same type of tie, as to color

and material and snap on, but this tie was approximately -
two and one half times the width of the one shown to
him by the reporting agent. He stated that it has been
at least a year, and probably a year and a half, since
that store handled the narrow type. He advised that these
ties are not a dress-type tie but usually worn by
"working people. He advised that these ties are usually
purchased by that store in bulk orders of thirty to
- forty dozen at a time.

Regarding the tie clasp with the imitation
pearl centerpiece, attached to the tle, they concurred
n advising that they would have no way knowing where
it had been manufactured or sold.

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by__SA_FRANCTS J, SCHMIDT: jhp Date diciated__L1/29/71 _
This docymont contolns neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. [t is the proporty of the FBI and Is Ilpanod to your agency:

it and its contents ara not lo be distributed outside your agency.

DB Cooper-28077

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) |Department of Motor Vehicles BE
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sted Co a4 1968 Volkswagen, 2-door Stationwagon, Vehicle
| Identification Number (VIN) ] | Registered and
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1 it ond Sts contents " not to be distributed outside your agency. DB Cooper-28078 :

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Division of Driver's License, Department of Motor Vehicles, . b7C
Nevada, furnished the attached copies of
application for driver's license, road test score, record
of examination, inquiry regarding renewal of driver's
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This documont contoine neither recommondetions nor conclusions of the FBI. tt fs the property of the FBI ond ts loaned to your egency:
tt ond its contents are not te be distetbuted outside your agency.

DB Cooper-28079

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

11/30/71

Date.

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| Reno Evening
Gazette, Keno, Nevada, advised that the head office
of that newspaper had opened an envelope on November
27, 1971, between 8:00 a.m, and 8:30 a.m, and had found
a note composed from words cut from a newspaper and pasted
to a plain white sheet of paper. The note said, "Attention!
Thanks for Hospitality was in a rut_ D. B. Cooper, ".
The envelope in which Ehe note was mailed was a white
envelope postmarked, "Oakdale, Ca., 95361, November 27,
1971, PM", It was addressed to "Reno Newspaper", 'Reno,
Nevada." The address was printed in pencil.

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' o£ the newspaper had handled the note,

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This document contains nelther tecommondations nor conclustons of the FBI. It is the property of the FA! ond ts loaned to your agency:

it and Its contents cre not to ba distributed outside your agency.

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I 30, 1971, observation of[ _] bé |
L_ On November |] reflected 1971 BIC
Datsun two-door sedan, color brown, Nevada license
, parked in driveway.
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On 11/30/71... Nevada ctledt a
by. SA THOMAS J, WLLIAMS/sf£ . Dete dictated" 11/30/ 71

This document contelns actther recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI it is the properly of the FBI and Is leaned fo your egoncty;
fond Its contents aro not fo bo distributed outside your agency.

*- DB Cooper:28089

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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64}

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11/26/71

Date

| Stewardess, indicated to Special
Agents JOHN F. RICKS and ALF T. STOUSLAND the two seats which
she had observed to! be occupied by the unknown subject.
Thereafter, those areas were processed for fingerprints.
In addition the telephone, the area around the rear door, the
rear door and four plastic drinking glasses found in the trash
receptacle by the back door were also processed for fingerprints.

- Fingerprint impressions obtained were all initialed by SA

STOUSLAND, In addition, a cloth towel affixed to the rear of
one of the seats reportedly occupied by the unknown subject
was removed and initialed by SA STOUSLAND. On that towel was
noted what appeared to be a short human hair.

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ft ond its contents ore not to be distributed outside your agancy.

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+ Ha the property of the FBI and is loaned to your ogoncyt

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L Dote__11/29/71
On this date, the reporting Agent made availabl to '
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of Nellis Air Force Base, a parachute which BIC
_ had been opened and abandoned on a Boeing 727 Northwest Orient
airplane, 2 ad ight of November 24, 1971.
at Nellis

Air Force Base and] _

| | In the presence of the reporting Agent,
these men examined said parachute, and announced that prior

to its having been released from its container by someone
pilling the rip cord, it was in operational condition and
could have been utilized for a parachute jump. They advised
that someone had cut the lines attaching the chute itself to
the canvas pack it was originally packed in. They also noted
that while the nylon chute itself was in good condition, two

of the 24 nylon Lines attaching same to the canvas pack had
been cut and removed. They advised that this type of parachute
was generally used by sky jumpers inasmuch as the pilot chute
had been removed and removal was noted on the inspection card
contained in a pocket of the canvas pack, This card identified
the parachute as a 24 foot Ripsteck type; DA-S8-53912 as the
serial number; manufactured in October 1959; owned by the

] Issaquah, Washington., This card showed
that the parachute had heen inspected and repacked on September
16, 1971, at Issaquah, Washington, by Rigger E. 8. COSSEY,
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stated that his expert opinion that
said parachute was in operational condition prior to its release
from its canvas pack by~the pulling of the rip cord was contingent
on the fact that no one had opened and repacked said parachute
subsequent to its having been inspected and repacked by Rigger

E. S. COSSEY as noted on the inspection card record contained

in the canvas pack at time of his examination. He advised that

all riggers of parachutes are Licensed and when they sign the
inspection card they are certifying that said parachute is packed
sO as to be in a life saving condition, Therefore, he is of the
opinion that whoever pulled the rip cord and released the chute
from its canvas pack, then proceeded to cut the shrond lines Freed
of the canvas pack and also cut and removed two of the | shroud lifes,

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this document contoins nelther rocommandations nor conclusions of the FBS Ht Is the proporty of tho FB1 ond js fooned to your agency:
It ond [ts contents ase nol io be distribyied outside your agency. ~
. DB Cooper-28091

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| Department of Motor Vehicles na b6
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ond its contents ore not to be distributed outsides yous agency. . q
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Deputy | | Sheriff's Office

Nevada, advised that on November 29, 19

was called to the
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by SA alma Bote dicteted 12/2/73

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FAL, It ts the property of the FBI and Is louned to your agency

it and Its contents are not to bs distributed outside your agency,

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This document contains nelther recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. tt le the property of the FBI ond is loaned to your agencyt

it ond Its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

. : "4 : :
5 ; ; Date 22/L/7L
WILLIAM A, SCOTT, residence 262 Peninsula Road,

Minneapolis, Minnesota, telephone Liberty 5-5524, was

int ewed at the Reno Airport, Reno, Nevada, on the late
evening of November 24, 1971, and early morning hours of
'November 25, 1971, He advised that he was the captain

on Northwest Airlines Flight 305,

Captain' SCOTT advised that he was present during
- the interview of all of his crew members and that events,
as supplied. by them, were correct to the best of his .
recollection and he had no pertinent additional' information
to provide at this time. He added that he personally had
no direct contact or observation of the hijacker and was,
therefore, unable to provide a physical description,

psi

(64-8) 2283.

SEARCHED INDEXED.

DEC 1 31971

)

SERIAN7ED_._—. FILED —-—-—-—

On__43/94/71-~«1__Rene,Nevada Fite #__E-1.64-60

SAG HAROLD E, CAMPBELL, JR. and" .
bY SAH, HINDERLITER, JR Citi skh) * Dote dictated ___34 (30/74

This document contains nolther recommendations nor conclusions of the FEI. tt is the property of the FBI and ts loaned to your agoney:

\if end its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

DB Cooper:28097°

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. Oe core BUREAU OF investicaTio@®

Dete__L3/30/ 71
~ [ |, Chief, Reno Tower, Federal 6 Per FAA
Aviation Administration, Reno, Nevada, 1900 National b7C Per FAA

Guard Way, Reno, Nevada 89502, made available a
transcript of the taped radio conversations between
Reno Tower and Northwest Airlines, flight 305, which
had been hijacked while enroute from Portland, Oregon
and Seattle, Washington,

| |stated that all times appearing on bé Per FAA
the transcript are Greenwich Mean Time and.that this can b7c Per FAA
be converted to Pacific Standard Time by subtracting
eight hours. He also stated that the "31" referred to
in the conversation is the transponder code "3100"
indicating that the aircraft has been hijacked. The
Code 1l is a standard transponder code for an aircraft
on instruments, The C 130 referred to is an Air Rescue
aircraft in the vicinity of the Northwest Airlines
aircraft.

pe Se ulb4-8)~ L923

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¢ SERIA IZED FILED
DEC 1 31971.
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on 11/29/71 ., Reno, Nevada ctteg? LV 164-60 ;
' e+ * - ' . - '
by. SA emMES Doto dictoted 11/30/71 b7c
This documont contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the proposty of the FBI and ts looned to your egencys
it and tts contents ore not to be distributed ovtside your agency. * y
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12/6/71

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SAC, SEATTLE
SAC, LAS VEGAS (164~60) (P)

UNSUB;
HIJACKING OF NORTHWEST ATRLINES
FLIGHT 305

11/24/71

CAA = BIJACKING

EXTORTION

Under—separate cover Las Vegas is forwarding
@~Reno Resident Agency one Pioneer

Ripstop Conical, type 226 manufactured

1957.

Qa. &.

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AIRTEL

TO;

'Et

12/8/71

- DIRECTOR, FBI .
| «ATT: IDENTIFICATION DIVIZION-LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

SAC, MEMMRAPOLTIS (164-73) (P)

UUSUB aka
Dan Cooper;

. HORVOTEST AIRLINES

OO: Seattle

FLIGRY 305, PORTLAND

70 SRAYTLE, 13/24/72

CAA ~ HIJACKING; EXTORTION

Re Minneapolis teletype to Bureau, win

and Portland \teletype to Minneapolis, 12/6/71.

Enclosed fer Bureau is ticket purchased by — |

b6

Hoxrtkweat Aixiines, Minneapolis International _ bic

Airpert, Minneapelis, Mianesota, furnished the origizal |
eof KWAL ticket mumber 012~144406773-0 dated 11/24/71 and
issued te DAN COOPER for passage on HWAL flight 305 from
Partiand to Seattle. This ticket was * purchened by :
hijacker of captioned flight.

advised thig iticket has bees handled b6 |

' by many MWAL employees and may be of little value in b7C
developing intent fingerprints. # be A
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€x Bureau (ime. 1) (RM) SE°RCHED,., seep
Sonttle (164-81) _ SEREAUZE
2 - Portland (164-41) SF , . yEod
ae eapolis ' ee Fe: SEATTLE

(9)

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MP 164-73

. Request. of Latent Fingerprint fection cenduct
latent fingerprint exam on this flight coupon te attempt .
te develop any latent: prints of value.

( saRMED' AND DANGEROUS

_ DB Cooper-28116 ,

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WRG5SG WA PLAIN :
753 PM URGENT 12-10-71 EJF :
TO NEW YORK (164-627) :
SEATTLE
PORTLAND
FROM DIRECTOR (164-2111) IP

NORJAK o f

RE WEW YORK AIRTEL DECEMBER FOUR. |

TWO LATENT FINGERPRINTS DEVELOPED FOURTH PAGE ARTICLE, Y
Q TWELVE, LATENT FINGERPRINTS NOT IDENTICAL PREVIOUSLY |
REPORTED LATENT FINGERPRINTS THIS CASE OR FINGERPRINTS Y

FBI NUMBER

FBI NUMBER |

FBI RUMBER bic

FBI

FBI NUMBER
Born
BORN |
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PLS CONFIRM FBI NUMBER GA bre ae

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AIRTEL AIRMAIL huot- ae

TOs DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) SG dl ES o
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164~41) (P)

SUBJECT: UNSUB, aka gt
Dan Gooper, a
'Northwest Airlines Flight #305,

Portlend to Seattle,
11/24/71

CAA-HIJACKING; EXTORTION
(00: Seattle

Re Portland airtel to Director, 12/6/71.

Enclosed for Seattle is copy of referenced aixtel
which was inadvertently not forwarded to Seattle. fs

a Bureau is requested to furnish Seattle a copy of rhe '
D. B. COOPER letter postmarked 12/3/71. ;
€
eattle (164-81) (Enc, 'L)
-4~Portland

- "gBBs sap
, (6):

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from De B. COOPER, postmarked BT

fee "REQUEST OF BUREAU f iS ,
| vested to conduct "ince ie Pe .

a. * fhe FBL Laboratoty ts requ

ae print examination of the envelope and the letter and compare, ~ 0.

; - Beis other Latent fingerprints of £ unknown subject. Pliminatt on' TER

- "lp prints have not been obtained from those individuals handling .- a ty
prints would be of any valuc, mee at 4g

es the doctments, but 4£ such
:*yt. Porkland will "obtain same upon request of FBI La Laboratory.

a Bureau requested return letter and envelope to

{Portland when examination has been completed. ae

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36 Bureau. (Enc. 1) (A00-RI0)
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==== Part 66 · PDF page 275 ====
12/10/71

AIRTEL = Ol ATRMATYL
TO + DIRECTOR, PBI (264-2111) —
FROM SAC, SEATTLE (264-81) (- ~P-}

SUBJECT : NORJAR

ReBureau airtel 12/7/71.

Enclosed are three copies 'of a letter addressed
to the U.S. Secret service Headquarters in Washington, D.C.,
explaining the photographing at cence of. the ransom
money in captioned case.

/ For the Bureau' 8 ingormation, ° the Seattle-First.
Bational Bank, who. provided the film of the ransom money,
advises that the film may be maintained by the PEI, Seattle,
(to be preserved as evidence in this case.

- Bureau (Encl 3)

Q: Seattle. .

Fskib .
(6) .

DB 3 Cooper-28120

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_ 1015 -Secona Avenue -
Seattie, Washington 93104
December 196, 1971 0

fir. James. 3. Rowley.

. Director,

U.S. Seeret service,
Room 921, -
1860 G Street Worthwest ;_
Washington, D.C. ,f 20226 -

Re: UNKNOWN SUBJECT;
-- - Northwest Airlines Plight $305, -
: Pertland te Seattle, —
Movember 24, 1971
CAA — sr aS AEE EXTORTION _

/ Dear Sir: |
'Morthwest Airlines Plight 3305 enroute: from
Portland, Oregon, <o Seattle, on November 24, 1971, was

hijacked and a ransom demand made of Northwest. Airlines —
for ($200, 800. -

'the hijacker. instructed that the $200, 000 | as
well as four parachutes bs ready by. 5:00 PM, on Hovember
24, 1972. ,

mo Hor thwest Airlines then. artanged with Séattle-First
National Bank, Seattle, te make the $200,900 available and |
the same was. microfilmed for later evidentiary use. 'The
film is now in possession of the Seattle. Office of the
Federal | 'Bureau: of Investigation. .

very exoly yours,

id. EE. "Milnes ae
. yo, _ Special. Agent: in' charge
3 - Addressee -—
3- Seattle (164- 81)»
' CEF:klb me '
6) >

| _ DB Cooper-28121

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"BRISZ WA PLAIN | — £. ;
10:46 Pi} UPGENT 19-9-71 TdF

TP LAS VEGAS (i64-5@) _

. SEATILE (164-81) . - .

FROM DIRECTOR C164-B1L1) LP |

t

SO : rice

_ MORJAK

0 THO, NOT JOFNT-
ICAL ELINENATION PRINTS.
| CONFIRMING. '
IND. .
DCA
FBI SEATTLE CLR

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fransmit the following in or.

{Type in plaintext ot code} } 7 .

I TELETYPE URGENT __ So B— Le al Do .
° ; . (Priority) i
ee ee ee ee eee ee ee eee x" ts ee —
TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
NORJAK

IF NOT ALREADY INSTITUTED BY PORTLAND, THE
FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN AN EFFORT TO
BACKTRACK ON THE HIJACKER IN THIS CASE. a — £ LP.

ONE. A CANVAS OF THE morens Qh aue-VTcINITY OF

THE AIRPORT, DISPLAYING THE ORIGINAL ARTIST'S SKETCH IN
WHICH HE WORE GLASSES AND THE REVISED SKETCH WHICH
WILL BE FURNISHED TO THE FIELD SHORTLY, SHOWING THE HIJACKER WITHOUT
GLASSES. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SUBJECT STAYED AT ONE OF THE
MOTELS BEFORE THE FLIGHT. ,

A SUCH AS

TWO. CONTACT THE AUTO RENTAL AGENCI

HERTZ AND AVIS, AND DISPLAY THE SKETCHES TO THEM ON THE
OFF CHANCE THAT THE SUBJECT MIGHT HAVE TURNED IN A RENTAL
UNIT ON NOVEMBER TWENTYTHREE OR TWENTYFOUR LAST, /2N THE
IMMEDIATE TIME AREA.

THREE. CHECK WITH AIRPORT SECURITY FOR ANY
POSSIBLE CARS PARKED AT THE AIRPORT THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR

SUCH A PERIOD OF TIME AS THEY MIGHT BE CONSIDERED AS A ) NH
Lh4- Ef - LEE
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SUSPECT VEHICLE IN THE HIJACK.

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NROI® WA PLAIN
4n18AM URGENT 12-9-71 DCW } , | -
TO LAS VEGAS (164-69)

PORTLAND , : 7 a , |
SACRAMENTO a ,
SEATILE (164-81)

FROM DIRECTOR (164-2111) IP

NORJAK

RE LAS VEGAS AIRTEL NOVEMBER THIRTY SEVENTYONE.

ONE LATENT FINGERPRI NT DEVELOPED MESSAGE, & TWO o NO LATENT
PRINTS ENVELOPE Q ONE.

LATENT PRINT NOT IDENTICAL FINGERPRINTS FOLLOWING PERSONS s

FBI NUMBER |
|FBI NUMBER
[FBI NUMBER| :
FBI NUMBER
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FBI NUMBER

CONFIRMING. | . dubs H
END _ | | |

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"wRa09 jWA PLAIN.

ayzonn URGENT 12-93-71 DCW
10 PHILADELPHIA (164-133)
: SEATTLE (164-819

i MINNEAPOLIS. (164073)

a | |

"WORJAK

4 FROM DIRECTOR 16422119 AP

ORE PHILADELPHIA AIRTEL DECEMBER THREE SEVENTYONE.

j

PRINTS ENVELOPE, @

4 . FIVE LATENT FINGERPRINTS DEVELOPED LETTER, Q FOUR.

THREE.

TWO LATENT PRINTS IDENTICAL ELIMINATION PRI! NTS

NO LATENT

OTHER LATENT PRINTS NOT IDENTICAL PRINTS[_ JOR PRINTS

FOLLOWING PERSONS:

FBI NUMBER

bé

FBI NUMBER|

b7¢

FBI nuMBER[

FBI NUMBER

'FBI NUMBER

DOB

porw[ |

FBI NUMBER

CONFIRMING.

END oe
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SYD FBI SEATTLE

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INDEX
BAA

1971

CET

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ate "FEDER Alg BUREAU OF INVESTIg TION: 'N

YOUR FILE NO. 164-2111

FBI FILE NO,

Latent castno, A*45410

TO:

REFERENCE:
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Seattle

SPECIMENS: - Three paper items

[
yEnc. (3) «>: -(Continued on next page) -
_- + Portland | | poorer reat
'; 1 - Minneapolis , f sera iva

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i 1 - Las Vegas (164-60) a oe

Washington, D. C. 20537

REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION.
164-81 December 7, 1971

SAC, Seattle

a"

UNSUB.3

NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305
, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE
11-24-71

CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

Letter 11-29-71 Sen So 27 =

- Twenty-four latent fingerprints and five latent
alm prints of value developed specimens. One latent
erprint made by tip area of finger and one latent .
fingerprint made by lower joint area of finger.
Twenty-three latent fingerprints not identical

fingerprints following persons, whose palm prints are nc

contained Identification Division files:
| Jw AS
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DH -81-94E.

a

John Edgaf $toAvcr

PHHS-REPORT-S-FURMSHED-POR-OPFIGHHE USE OMe — DB Cooper-28127

pe ne te mg RR SIE ETY CAMA FO NEO A CHURN DP aT ee Y Caper WES

==== Part 66 · PDF page 282 · Bates DB Cooper-DB Cooper-28129 ====
Bulky Exhibit - Inventory of Prope pened as Evidence 7 ; a
FD-192 (Rev. 10-6-65) t (! 8
-? _ Date = 12/9/71

' Title and Character of Case

NORJAK b6 } _ an Cc. +: C~

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Date Property Acquired Source From Which Property Acquired] Northwest
11/25/71 Airlines based at headquarters in Minneapolis, but who |
was in SE on 11/25/71 to examine instant airplane after

mn mca oo

Malla "Wh, a

"He TARDE TAL PAL D Mae ON

te ee Mee inane Al Je AT Ne alt ae Sn rte OF a Rae ah tb gap

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Location of Re ty or Bulky Exhibit Reason for Retention of Property and Efforts Made to DisposkQNShkNG

(64-Gi- CAD fi net

F rd loo 2 Possible evidence in hijacking case

_ Description of Property or Exhibit and Identity of Agent Submitting Same

Parts of a magazine as well as the cover which was torn from the

'Magazine and a piece of notebook paper torn out with printing

thereon made by a felt marking pen. The above material was
found pushed down behind a seat on captioned aircraft but there

_is no known connection between these papers and the hijacker.

Exactly what seat they were found in is not stated but is ss
believed they did not come from the seat used by the hijacker. .-

The Bureau has examined the papers and has found 24 latent
fingerprints and 5 latent paim prints of value.

SA CHARLES E. FARRELL

SEMIANNUAL INVENTORY CERTIFICATION TO JUSTIFY RETENTION OF PROPERTY (Initial and Date)
jo4-81-C

; is mel 2h. ees SE TTT
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Fleld File ¢ l oes 9 *% f .
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SAC (164-81) (P) a 12/8/71
SAI — | b7c
UNSUB, aka',
. Dan Cooper;.:
' NORTHWEST AIRLINES
_ PLIGHT 305
PORTLAND TO- SEATTLE, : : . .
11/24/71 Lo . RE: Boeing. Technical
CAA-HIJACKING; i oo - Data
EXTORTION Lt
00: SE . ne RE:
oa 12/2/7s.| ___] -
? Seattle, Washington, furnished the bic
following information:

He was[_ | |

Jtesting of this
aircraft.:

It is physically impossible to make a take-off bé
in the 727 with the rear stairs extended. He explained that b7C
if this were attempted the stairs would strike the runway
at. the point of rotation just prior to liftoff.

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==== Part 66 · PDF page 284 · Bates DB Cooper-DB Cooper-28132 ====
SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

UNSUB, aka

Dan Cooper

Northwest Airlines Flight 305
Portland to Seattle

13/24/71

CAA~HI JACKING; EXTORTION

00: SEATTLE

Re Portland teletype to Seattle, 12/6/71, and

Seattle teletype to Portiand, 12/3/71.

On 12/6/71, _ | Federal Aviation bé6 Per FAA
Administration, Security Division, Portland International b7C Per FAA
Airport, Portland, Oregon, provided the enclosed copy of :

subject's ticket stub.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS,

2 seattle (Enc 1) (AM) (RM)
"2 - Portland

DGM:pjb
(4)

12/6/71

_ DB Cooper-28132

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7.

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. NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305, John Edgar Hoover, Director
. PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,
a! 13/24/71 ' .
CKA 7 HUGACKANGS BATORTION ; FBIFileNo. 164~2311
. Lab. No. D-7112 06032 LL
Examination requested by: gas ves ase < Philadelphia Fy D-7112 06033 LL
* D- 030 Ls
. Relerence: . .Aixrtelis 11/30/71, 12/3/71, . W1d2 a9 L
: . \ DO NOP (NCLUDE anni WISTRATIVE

Examination requested: Document - Fingerprint |-*
i PAG Noe CION IN

' Remarks: : r . . INV GY st IGATI VE R WP ORT

a Ql through 94 will be returned with the' fingerprint

report, .

' \

. Sacramento is referred to Las Vegas teletype to the
Bureau, dated 11/30/71, requésting photographs of Q1 and Q2
for CII, Sacramento, These photographs are enciosed for
Sacramento and are to be delivered to fF . b6
Supervisory Special Agent, CII, Yor comparison with the . — BIC
Zodiac case. The hand printing on Q1 is disguised and nothing
of significance was noted in the comparison with the questioned
hand printing in the case "Zodiac; Extortion, 00: Sacramento,"
Sacramento file 9-68, Bureau file 9-49911. No connection

. could be established by 'the:Laboratory between @1 and Q2 in
captioned case and the Zodiac case.

Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report)
2-Philadelphia (164-133) Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report) . 2

q _ B-Sacramento, (164-50) Enclosures (5). (@hotographs of Qi and G2:

eattle (i64¢81) Enclosures (2) (2 "Lab report) Lo+ ~ 8) - BEX)

ortiand Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report)

@B Kl, 2 Lab report) eel
P

~ i 4m S. INDEXED.
2-Minneapolis (164-73) Enclosures (2)7(2 Lak repo tye
, . so , DEC 8 1971,
ee " ; el — seaitis CP
- ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE ivf

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LABORATORY a

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON; D. @. 26535 /

_ vo: SAC, Las Vegas (164-60) 'Date: | December 7, 1971
' ' ' ' FBI File No, 164~2111
7 : UNSUB; . Lab. No. D~711206032 LL
NORTHVEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305, . D-711206033 LL
PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, : D-711203049 LL
11/24/71 . -¢ . an

CAA ~ HIJACKING; EXTORTION
Specimans received 12/4/71 from Las Vegas

Ql Envelope postmarked "OAKDALE, CA NOV 27 "Pi 1971
95361," addressed "RENO NEWSPAPER RENO NEV."
- €
Q2 Accompanying piece of paper with cutout words forming
the message "ATTENTION Thanks for Hospitality was
IN A RUT D. B. Cooper,"

Specimens received 12/4/71 from Philadelphia , ;

. \
" Q3 Envelope postmarked "U, S. POSTAL SERVICE, HN 553 26 NOV
7, PM 1971" addressed| | b6
Q4 Accompanying one-page handwritten letter dated
Nov. 25, 1971, beginning] | b6

. b7C

Specimen recéived £2/2/71 from Sacramento

Ki One copy of the final edition of the 11/26/71 issue
of the MODESTO BEE

'. Result of examination: .
. Ql through Q4 were not identified in the

Anonymous Letter File, Appropriate copies of these ' GC.
. specimens have been added to this file for future reference,

[64-81-8797

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Date: 12/3/71 !
Transmit the folowing in — I .
(Type in plaintext or code}
Via ATREEL, ATRMALL I
{Priority} |
SuB- D
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vnnth}Bere SEATTLE (164-81) £
FROM? po LAS VEGAS (164-60) (a
UNSUB, aka
Dan Cooper: /t
HIJACKING NORTHWEST FLIGHT #305
11/24/71
CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION
00: Seattle
oN .
, Enclosed, herewith, for Seattle are tvo
"Be copies each of FN-302s and inserts of all investigation
ae] conducted to date by the Las Vegas Division, copies
} of which have not previously been forwarded to Seattle:
INTERVIEW OF CREW:
11/24/71 SA H.E. HINDERLITER, JR.
SAC HAROLD BE, CAMPBELL, JR.
Hostess | Pe
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11/24/71 SAC HAROLD IE. CAMPBELL, JR.
SA H. E. HINDERLITER, JR.
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11/24/71 SAC, HAROLD E. CAMPBELL, JR.
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12/3/71

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'eee mA EIT ES RADON A LRTI TS SAT WREST E EE EOS EEE ee ore

Lae ee a eS a RS rt SS SS

'TO: 'peRncran, FBI (164-2111).
ATTN: PBI LABORATORY)

(
FROU: SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60) (P)

UNSUD, aka
Pen. Coomar
HIJACKING NORTHWEST FLIGHT 2305
11/24/71

GAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

00: Seattle

(ae)

Tranoyitted, under separate cover, is one tous
egatéining hair oi £Lber obtaimed From seat 18-5 waere
the hijacker was sikteng, cad contents of acutray nace
seak occupied by hijacker ond cloTnation cingerprunts
of exployees of the Reno Evening Gasette known to have
handled £ixcst letter receivad by that newspaper fran ;
Dd. R. GOOPER, which was determined to contain no Latent me
prints. .

' The PRC Laboxvatory is requested to conduct
appropiate examination of the towel' and hei fiber

and such evidence as available which could be utilizad
in possible future identification or elimination of
potential suspect when and if same is takeu into custody,
'The Laboratory is also requested to examine the asntray

contents and specifically process 'uny Raleigh filter tip '
cigarette butts for possible fingerprint identification ' bb
or comparison, ib betas noted that hestess| | bIC

recalled that subject smoked same alisost

ad

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LY 164-60

. The Laboratory is requestedta make appropriate
disposition of the elimination fingerprints, either
filing same in civilian section of Dureax for future
oo . Souparison of, retaining in event of future receipt of - ,
"owner anonymous: lettorsaby phe Reno Evening Gazette. oo. a
i = —
The Bureau should furnish any pertinent Information
obtained as a result of above examinations ta Seattle
and Las Vegas Divisions,
All of the above enclosures may be destroyed at
the Bureau upon completion of examination, — *
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5241 PM NITEL 12/7/71 CMH
TO DIRECTOR (164-2111)
seremmsees KANG A SnO1-PYsceweunclnemmmesrennanne
LAS VEGAS ;
NEWARK '

NEW YORK. (164-627)
NORFOLK
- PORTLAND
RICHMOND
SEATTLE (164-81)
SPRINGFIELD (164-31)
WFO |
HOUSTON
FROM MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)

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UNSUBS; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO

SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR SEVENTYONE. CAA DASH HIJACKING; —
yt ' . > ;

EXTORTION. O00: SEATTLE.

RE NEW YORK TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR DECEMBER THREE LAST,

NORFOLK TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR DECEMBER THREE LAST, SEATTLE
NITEL NOVEMBER THIRTY LAST AND SPRINGFIELD TELETYPE TO

DIRECTOR DECEMBER ONE LAST.
END PAGE ONE

emnsireee P97

FB! - SEATTLE ip

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PHOTOGRAPH OF SUSPECT

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orspLaven.to stevarpess] | UrTuOWE on ae

IDENTIFICATION. PHOTOGRPAHS OF ——ene

BY SPRINGFIELD DIVISION DISPLAYED D TO STEWARDESSES

ADVISED PHOTOS OF

EVELOPED BY KANSAS

CITY AND

—_<—<—<—<—<—<—— "6
_ Nor IDENTICAL WITH UNSUB.

'WITH "REGARD TO SUSPECT] "Jewowrtteo BY

NEW YORK, A SEARCH OF FLIGHT LEFT ENVELOPES FOR NORTHWEST

. AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE FOR ROVENBER TWENTYTHO ,

TWENTYTHREE » AND TWENTYFOUR SEVENTYONE FAILED TO DISCLOSE
ANYONE BY NAME OF COOPER USED THIS FLIGHT BETWEEN WASHINGTON,
Dec, AND PORTLAND, OREGON, | )

'+
+

STEWARDESSES ON FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE DUR LENG HIJACK

ADVISED THEY OBSERVED NO ENGLISH OR SCOTTISH' ACCENT DURING
* det

CONVERSATION WITH HIJACKER.
END PAGE .TyO

WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. BOTH 'STEVARDESSES

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NWA, MINNEAPOLIS, HAS LOCATED UNSUB'S

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SUBMITTED TO IDENTIFICATION DIVESION BY MINNEAPOLIS. "TT

. THE FOLLOWING PHOTOGRAPHS WERE ALSO SHOWN TO STEWARDESS

DEVELOPED 6

'| | WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS:
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BY PORTLAND OFFI CES

[—___ Jorvevoren BY HOUSTON OFFICES AND | ae

DEVELOPED BY SEATTLE OFFICE.

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12/2/71

AIRTEL AIRNATLL ; '
MEat BELStEt ? List 2
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TO: DIRECTOR, FIST
| Map im
FROM: SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164-220) ®D

SUBTECIES NSULB, aka ~ ~ |e
Dan Cooper Fara Lo of IA l-A- e ¢
Northwest Orient Airlines
11/24/71 a
CAA - AIR PIRACY :

a

*

Re Seattle teletype, 11/23/71; San Prancisco tel,
11/29/71; and San Francisco tel, 12/1/71.

In accordance with the request of the Seattle Office,
one copy of the affillated clubs of the U.S. Parachutists
Association {USPA) is enclosed for the Bureau and Seattle Office.
In addition, there is also enclosed for the Seattle Office an
index of the members of the affiliated clubs of this association
for the states of California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada,
and Arizona. There is algo enclosed for the Bureau and Seattle
ene copy of the transeription of communications Gealing.with the
control of aircraft ww305 on 25 Bovenber 1971. This transcription
was furnished by Federal Aviation Administration, Fremont, Cali-
fornia. One copy of this transcription was delivered to Agents
in the Sacramento Office with a map of the route of this aircraft
on 12/1/71. <A copy of this map is also enclosed for the informa~
tion of Seattle office. '

ARMED AWD DANGEROUS

Leaks qftel ww Fathom, os Aut 4,

oe (Mia swusstone .

~ Bureau (Encls. 2) (amRea) DES &: {071

~ Seattle (164-81) (Encls. 4} FBI - SEATTLE
2 ~ San Francisco r |
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NR @68 PD PLAIN ,; foe
4238 Pit URGENT 12-6871 Lda .
TO: SEATTLE (164-81)
MINNEAPOLIS

FROM: PORTLAND (16441) (P) IP

UNSUBs; AKA DAN COOPER; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT NUMBER THREE
ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, NINETEEN
SEVENTYONE$ CAA@"HIJACKING$ EXTORTION; 008 SEATTLE; BUFILE ONE
SIX FOUR ~ TWO ONE ONE ONE,

RE SEATTLE TELETYPE TO PORTLAND DATED DECEMBER THREE,

-SEVENTYONES

) NORTHWEST AIRLINES, PORTLAND,
OREGON, ADVISED ON DECEMBER SIX, SEVENTYONE, THAT SUBJECT'S TICKET
STUB RETAINED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO )
NORTHWEST AIRLINES HEADQUARTERS, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

COPY OF SUBJECT'S TICKET STUB BEING FORWARDED TO SEATTLE.
MINNEAPOLIS REQUESTED TO OBTAIN TICKET STUB AND FORWARD TO

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. pul &
ARMED AND DANGEROUS, aie
END LY -E/-
COA RED sega IRE AEED von
VAB So SERIAL EOD asnsrnn PED syryrrseene
DEC 61971
FBI SAEATILE F CLR FBI - SEATTLE .
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NRGIG WA PLAIN
"" ARADAM URGENT i2-4~71 Dew
a" TO SEATTLE (164-81)

" PORTLAND
MINNEAPOLIS
LAS VEGAS (164-68)
FROM DIRECTOR 2P

UNSUB, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE NAUGHT FIVE, PORTLAND

— TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR SEVENTYONE, CAA - HIJACKING $

EXTORTION. |
RE SEATTLE LETTER NOVEMBER TWENTYNINE SEVENTYONE SUBMITTING
- THREE PAPER ITEMS.
TWENTYFOUR LATENT FINGERPRINTS AND FIVE LATENT PALM PRINTS !
DEVELOPED «
LATENT FINGERPRINTS NOT IDENTICAL FINGERPRINTS FOLLOWING, aca
WHOSE PALM PRINTS NOT AVAILABLEs | FBI —_
NUMBER | FBI
NUMBER
| FBI NUMBER
. END PAGE ONE Yb ¥
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[sd Fer numer
| FBI NUMBER |
| FBI NUMBER
| | BORN
FINGERPRINTED
CONFIRMING, »
END

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ae
® . ©
« .

11/30/71 OS
ATRTEL ATRMAIL + REGISTERED |

TO; SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) _
"FROM: SAC, SACRAMENTO (164-50) (P)

UNSUB; Northwest Airlines Flight #305, ; . _
11/ 24/71, Portland, Oregon ° _ co

CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION
"ReSCtel to Seattle, 11/29/71. fee y\
Enclosed for Seattle is opaque polyethylene 7 ,
bag alluded to in retel, ;

Inasmuch as no connection has been made 'between
captioned incident and enclosed bag, this bag is being
- forwarded to Seattle in order that it may be displayed to

. Northwest Airlines personnel to determine if there | is any

possible connection. 5

It is being left to Seattle's 'discretion as to

whether or not this bag will be sent to the FBI Laboratory'

for fingerprint examination. It is noted that the bag has

been turned inside out to protect the exterior from

handling. The bag is known to have been handled by the ;
contributor, | | and one] |, both bé
of | California, whose fingerprints can be obtained . = ¥7¢

£ necessary. . °

®, Seattle (Enc, 1) (RM)
%. Package
'2 « Sactamento

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FBI - SEATTLE 78 ¢
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11/30/71

AIRTEL AIRMAIL « REGISTERED

TO: SAC, PORTLAND OF]

FROM: SAC, SACRAMENTO (26-5087) CP)

UNSUB; 1965 Plymouth Station Wagon,
Oregon License|
ITSNV
00: SG

ReSCtel to Seattle, 11/29/71, captioned "UNSUB;
Northwest Airlines Plight #805, 11/24/71, Portland,

Oregon; CAA ~ Hijacking; Extortion".

Enclosed for Portland are two straps alluded to
in retel, which were found upon examination of captioned

. vehicle.

LEADS:

PORTLAND:

At | | OREGON:

Will display straps to vehicle owner, |

to determine whether they were

Located in vehicle at time of theft and if =o will return

told CIE not identifiable b
to Seattle.

3 - Portland (Enc. 2) (RM)

will forward

go le~ Package
L y Seattle (164-81) (RM)
« Sacranento
1+ 26-5087 L- 164-50
DHN: epg

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b i,

SAC, SEATTLE (164~81) 42/2/71

"ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER
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UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper; HY
NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305,

PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,

11/24/71

CAA ~ HIJACKING; EXTORTION

00: SEATTLE .

An individual named | _ } ne |
Washington, telephoned on 12/1/71. He said that b7C

two parachutes to Northwest Airlines which they

in turn, had placed on board and one of these, the back pack
shute, had been recovered by our Las Vegas office when the
plane landed in Reno. He said this chute had a "pioneer

harness" of a type which was no longer made and | | b6

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jnew chutes -

but this would not be the same.

t told him that these chutes were being maintained

as possible evidence at this point and I did not see how they "
could be returned to | | bé6
|

jwxrite a letter. IF told him when the Letter b7C

was received we would discuss it with the USA and give him an
answer.

PRB:kib
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1 Dcte of transcription 12 f3/71
On November 25, 1971, | __ | b6
Seattlie-First National Bank, bIC
the head office being in Seattle, Washington, provided the
following information:
L upon being advised of the iden- b6
tity of the writer, handed the writer a film canister contain- b7C

ing a microfilm, upon which the serial numbers of $250,000
worth of notes were recorded. He advised that of the $250,000
worth of notes, the Federal Bureau of Investigation should only
be concerned with the $20 bills, that is the serial numbers of
the $20 bills, because the hijacker received only $20 bills.

stated that there are $230,000 worth of $20 bills
recorded on the microfiin. advised that in order
for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine the
serial numbers of the $20 bills which the hijacker actually
received, we must subtract serial numbers which he provided
me from the total list of serial numbers on the microfiin.

| |provided a list of serial numbers b6
of $20 totaling $30,000 worth of notes, which, although they b7C
were on the microfilm itself, were not part of the_$200,900
worth of $20 bills which the hijacker received.
stated that the bank packs $20 bills in packages of 10B°
Each packet therefore contains $2,000 worth of $20 bilis.
|provided the first and last serial number in each
of these $20 bill packets and advised that we should subtract
both*of these numbers, as well as the 98,serialis numbers
between each of these groups of numbers in order to determine
the actual serial numbers of the bilis which the hijacker
received. Thése groups of numbers are as follows:

. LH11397159A thru E125618288;
L33639577A thru L20458572A
JO2051511 thru [00466866
L33418287A thru L32378753A
CO5722105A thru G16813690A
698535259A thru L14348853A
L34429987A thru L19556442A

erviewed on_LL/ 25/72 ot, Seattle, Washington File #_ SE_J gue81 374

ok ymic Date dictoted L2L1L72 b6
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pntoing neither recommendations aot conclusions of the FBI, ¥ is the property of the FB) ond is loaned to your agency:

ts ore not to be dishjouted outside your ogency.
DB Cooper-28162
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E 164-81

L33474929A thru
L38i39808A thru
L34346374A thru
ESO344994A thru
BO7656337B thru
E22084SS91A thru
LS2807604A thru
L1I9538120A thru

L09819218A
L00938693

L33449327A
ESO344S506A
LOS4IS634A
L6663%223B
L01043096

L72860402B

DB Cooper-28163

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or" FEDER BUREAU OF INVESTATION.

Washington, D.C. 20537

REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION
YOUR FILE No. 164-60 November 29, 1071

FBI FILE NO.
LATENT CASENO. jj~d454¢10

vo: SAC, Las Vegas

UNKNOWN SUBJECT;
ne, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT $05
PORTLAND TO SBATTLE
11-24-71
CAA ~ HIGHTACKING; EXTORTION

REFERENCE: Letter 411~23~74

EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Las Vegas

SPECIMENS: Sleven transparent lifts

This report confirms and supploments Eutcl of 11~28-71,
Latont prints on submitted litts cf no value.

nifts and identifying envelope enclosed,

Ene. (12) Aw
IGN. Bl = 3

2 ~ Seattle (164-81) SEARC Bae

1 ~ Portland . acral

John Edga per, Dire 1 , 1971

FBI = SEATTLE

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AIRTEL

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SUBJECT:

notes taken by Stewardess

11/30/72 B° a

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AIRNAIL ee td Te

DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) |
\

UNKNOWN suBseCr
NORTHVEST AIRLINES
FLIGHT #305,

PORTLAND TO SEAT,

11/24/72 .
CAA — HIJACKING; " EXTORTION . .

00: SEATTLE .

Enclosed for the_Bureau is a iacpaze copy of
aboard captioned

hijacked flight. Original notes have been secured as evidence

in Seattle. |

Jadvised these notes were taken by her_

while she was in tha cabin of the aircraft in flight.

2 ~ Bureau (Ene. 1)
2 - Seattle

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TO SEATTLE (164-81) - Reps : be
PORTLAND , ; .

FROM SACRAMENTO (164-58) (5P) . Ge - Crlanen

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UNSUB NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO
FIVE, NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR LAST, CAA ~ HIGHJACKING;
"EXTORTION, 00: SEATTLE.
RE SACRAMENTO TELETYPE TO SEATTLE, NOVENBER TWENTY
SIX LAST; AND SACRAMENTO TELEPHONE CALL 10 SEATTLE, NOVEMSER
TWENTY NINE INSTANT. |

ON NOVEMBER TWENTY SIX LAST, | —
|

CALIFORNIA, REPORTED HAVING OBSERVED WHAT HE BELIEVED TO

~ BE AN TLLUNT NATED oagect DRIFTING IN THE AREA OF BENTON

Se Ao mea oe

_ALRPORT, REDDING, AT APPROXIMATELY TEN TEN P. Mey NOVEMBER —

ear ang pe EE

WENTY FOUR LAST, AFTER WHICH THE OBJECT DESCENDED RAPIDLY

~ te ete arte

AS IF FALLING TO THE GROUND. [J STATED THAT HE OBSERVED
THIS AFTER BEING ALERTED TO THE SKY BY NOISES FROM AN -

AIRPLANE, |
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ON NOVEMBER TWENTY NINE INSTANT, \

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APPROXIMATELY TWENTY THREE INCHES BY FIFTY INCHES WHICH

BAG WAS RECOVERED BY HIM ON NOVEMBER TWENTY SEVEN LasT,.

AT A POINT IMMEDIATELY WEST OF BENTON AIRPORT ON THE SIDE

OF A SANITARY LAND FILL. [_____], WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE

OBSERVED THE SEVEN TWO SEVEN AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IW INSTANT

MATTER FLY OVER REDDING AT APPROXIMATELY TEN P.M., " _
NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR LAST, ADVISED THAT HE HAS MADE INQUIRY CONCERNING

THIS BAG WITH EMPLOYEES OF HIGHES DASH
AIRWEST, TNC eos REDDING , AND HAS OBTAINED THE OPINION FROM

THEM THAT THIS BAG IS SIMILAR TO AND COULD BE A DISPOSAL ' Pe
Soe ,

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CAN LINER FROM A SEVEN TWO SEVEN PASSENGER ATRORART sn sc
ON NOVEMBER TWENTY FIVE LAST, 4 SIXTY FIVE PLYMOUTH. 4

STATION WAGON REPORTED STOLEN AT ROSEBURG, OREGON, ON
NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR LAST, WAS RECOVERED ABANDONED NEAR
BENTON AIRPORT WHERE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY
SEVENTY FIVE FEET INTO HEAVY MANZANITA BRUSH IN AN, .
OBVIOUS ATTENPT TO CONCEAL ITS LOCATION, A SEARCH OF THIS '
VEHICLE DISCLOSED THE PRESENCE OF TWO STRAPS, ONE OLIVE
DRAB CANVAS MATERIAL AND THE OTHER OF YELLOW NYLON MATERIAL
)OT UNLIKE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARACHUTES.
SEVERAL LATENT FINGERPRINTS WERE LIFTED FROM THE INTERIOR
"OF THIS VEHICLE.

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ON NOVEMBER TWENTY NINE INSTANT, ,

|, OREGON, APPEARED IN REDDING AND RECOVERED
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A SIXY FIVE PLYMOUTH STATION WAGON REFERRED TO ABOVE: —

AT WHICH TIME HE ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOLEN FROM
THE PARKING LOT OF A HOSPITAL IN ROSEBURG, OREGON, ON )
THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER TWENTY THREE DASH TWENTY FOUR, LAST,

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THE STRAPS as HAVING BEEN IN THE VEHICLE _PRIOR TO ITS

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AS REQUESTED BY SEATTLE, WILL FORWARD POLYETHYLENE

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BAG TO FBI IDENTIFICATION DIVISION FOR COMPARISON WITH

OTHER MATERIAL SUBMITED IN 'INSTANT MATTER.

ae ee Ome ere A el ogee

WILL CONTACT OWNER OF SEXY FIVE PLYMOUTH TO

DETERMINE IF STRAPS WERE IN VEHICLE PRIOR TO THEFT OF SAME,
AND IF NOT, WILL FORWARD TO SEATTLE.

END .
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DIRECTOR, FBI

ATIN: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

,

4/29/72

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

SACy SEATTLE (164-81) °

UNSUB: *

' NORTHWEST AIRLINES PLIGHT 305
PORTLAND TO SEATTLE

" 11/24/71

CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION .

OO: SEATTLE

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based at headquarters in Minneapolis, who was in Séattle, has' °7°
advised that when he examined the plane on 11/25/71, at oo
Seattle~Tacoma Airport, he found the enclosed papers in the ©

plane. They were pushed down' behind a seat.

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the hijacker; however, so they may be properly examined
the Bureau is requested to process these papers for any' *
latent fingerprints and return them for future use , if needed

. . 3 » Bureau (Encl.-1)
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WRO2S WA PLAIN

At$6PM URGENT 11-29-71 LRS
"70 SEATILE PORTLAND

LAS VEGAS SACRAMENTO

FROM DIRECTOR (164-2111) iP

UNKNOWN SUBJECT, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT
THREE ZERO FIVE, NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR LAST,

CAA DASH HIJACKING.

RECEIVING OFFICES PROMPTLY ALERT HOSPITALS,
CLINICS AND DOCTORS IN THE EVENT UNKNOWN SUBJECT
ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN MEDICAL AID IN YOUR RESPECTIVE
AREAS»

SEATTLE -ASCERTAIN THE WEIGHT OF THE LOOT IN
POSSESSION OF THE UNKNOWN SUBJECT. SEATTLE ADVISE

TRE BUREAU.THE RESULTS OF THE DISPLAY OF THE

ARTIST CONCEPTION TO WITNESSES. SUTEL.
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STANDARD FORM NO. G4

Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

to.)=0;:«CPILE (164-81)

'

FROM : SAC, SEATTLE

suBjecT: UNSUB;
NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305
. portlaND £0 SEATTLE, 11/24/71
; CAA ~ HIJACKING; EXTORTION

and advised there was some reference to some torn paper foun
at the aircraft and he wanted to know if this was sentcto

He said that the stewardess OV
had taken a note from the UNSUB but he believes it was s

the Bureau for examination.

. given back to him.
: This matter should be pursued and the Bureau Lat Sa:
. pall
JEM:eon of/
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: STOOLS

' "* SA HENRY SHUTZ called me on 11/29/71 at 10:50 AM All
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DATE: 11/29/71

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DIRECTOR, FBI "+ 44/26/72
ATTENTION: ¥BY LABORATORY -

SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60) (P)

ipGNeceE
UNKNOWN SUBJECT; Ct- Ev (D&S —

NORTHVEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305, —
PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,
11/24/71 ,
CAA — HIGHJACKING; EXTORTION ~
'G0: Seattle

" Bnelosed for the Laboratory are eleven latents lifted

from certain areas of the highjacked aircraft. :
It is requested that these latents be examined to

determine whether any of these have any value for identification

purposes. .
' Advise Las Vegas, Seattle and Portland of the results. oe
, Ibu -91 ~_ 2a
2=Bureau (Encs, 12) SEARCHED. INDEXED,
l-Portland {Info} SERIALIZED... FILED
CGeSenttle (164-81) (Info) NOV 301971
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NROBA WA PLAIN

S211 PM URGENT 11-28-71 REM

TO LAS VEGAS (164-69)
SEATTLE (164-81)
PORTLAND

FROM DIRECTOR 1P

UNKNOWN SUBJECT; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE
PORTLAND TQ SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR SEVENTYONE, CAA ~ HIJACK
ING; EXTORTION.

RE LAS VEGAS LETTER Nove TWENTYSIX LAST
LATENT PRINTS LIFTS NO VALUE.
CONFIRMING « YL"

DOAseeeePEI SEATILE CLR

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FOU/PA

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FOV/PAH 1:16-cv-G1790-62

Total Deleted Page(s) = 5
Page 6 ~ Duplicate;

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FEDERAL SUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 205235

To: SAC, Los Angeles (164-497) Date? anril 19, 1974
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From: Director, FBI . . oy, ee
Re: - FBI File No.
NORJAK ~ 164-2111
OO: Seattle — Lab. No. .

» Examination requested by: TLos Angeles, Las Vegas

Reference: Airtels 3/27/74 & 4/5/74
Examination requested: .
Microscopic Analyses - Fingerprint

Remarks:

reer) It should be noted that the captioned erime was committec

a on November 24, 1971. Due to the amount of time that has passed
since this date, the value of any further hair comparisons with
the Q2 head hair clipping is very Limited.

You are being advised of the result of the fingerprint.
examination and the disposition of the "Also Submitted", items
by a separate report. :

ae Specimen K7 is being returned to the Los Angeles field
office as an enclosure to this report.
'
The "Resubmitted' glass microscope slide is being
returned to the Las Vegas field office as an enclosure to their

copy of this report. <a
erm Enclosures (3) (2 Lab report, K7) /t4~ S)- £2 4

2 2-SAC, Las Vegas (164- 60) Enclosures (3) (2 Lab report, Q2
'Umicroscope slide).

81) Encl 2) (2 Lab repose
(Dsac, Seattle (164-81) Enclosures (2) (2 La *fstaieies INDEXED

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
screed WASHINGTON, D. C. 220535
: "_ Te: SAC, Los Angelas Date: April 19, 1974
ae ne: rel Pile No. 164-2111 ; Me
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3/27/74 2, whe

K7 ° Head hair sample from . —— eac

Also Submitted: ' Finger and palm prints of

Specimens received 4/11/74 from SAC, Las Vegas under cover of
aintel dated 4/5/74 | |:

Resubmitted from t

One glass microscope slide containing hairs from specimen Q2,

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Result of examination:

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: The head hair clipping of Caucasian origin, previously

found on.Q2 is microscopically dissimilar to the hairs present
in the K7.head.hair sample from| |. Accordingl*_
the head hair clipping could not be associated with the same seura.
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TO: SAC ae. SEATTLE Ri
FROM: 'WOKE SAN FRANCISCO (164-220) (Sq.10) (P) "3!
SUBJECT: | NORJAK £3
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Re San Francisco telephone call to Seattle, dated Aeo
3/5/80. ~ ) oat
Being forwarded to the Seattle Office is one copy . *
each of the following: :
A letter dated 2/20/80 from| | showing a b6 °
xerox copy of a twenty dollar bill marked exhibit "A". BIC
A xerox copy of a letter dated 3/6/80 to the FBI ae
fram [| Jand a copy of anarticle captioned''Take the bé .
money and jump-how he foiled FBI;' dated May 12- ~18-Berkeley bIC
Barb. . se
As mentioned in referenced telephone call the :
San Francisco Office contacted] jafter the receipt bé.
of his first letter of 2/20/80. | |jstated that he bIC
had obtained the plate of the twenty dollar bill which was
published in the Berkeley Barb sometime in November, 1972.
@) -seattle (Enc. 2) oS As 4
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% ACADEMIC PUBLISHING, INC.
, Box 27
'Berkeley, California 94701

A NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC SERVICE

20 February 1980

Federal Bureau of investigation An
450 Golden Gate Avenue a '
San Francisco California .

The following purports to be a copy of one of

the twenty dollar bills taken by skyjacker "D,B,. Cooper"

when he jumped from a 727 on 24 November 1971.

I wonder whether the. serial numbers correspond

to any of the stolen currency. ; -

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FEB && 7299

IMIS MOTE IS LECAL TEHOLR
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ACADEMIC PUBLISHING, INC. -
Box 27
Berkeley, California 94701

A NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC SERVICE

Bu Be 6.March 1980
FBI

Seattle Operations Office

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D.B. Cooper, .

Confirmation of the serial number on
the reproduced bill wijl form the basis
of a short item in a magazine article

I have submitted.

I would like to know of any further
confirmation or disputation of the

detaiis in the enclosed article,

I may be reached c/o the above address.

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MAY 12-18 BERKELEY BARB PAGE 1)

>.' " He said he startedact.al work on his skyjacking plan

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Last November24th, a man identifying himself a5

. Cooper! parachuted from a Northwest Orient

nines .727 jetliner between Seatlle and Reno Nevada
with a parcel containing 10,000 twenty dollar bills which
was the ransom money that had been delivered to him
while he held the planes crew hostage at the Seattle-
Tacoma International airport, - ,

The F.B.L and other state and local law enforcement
agents assisted by companies of G.L.'s from Fort Lewis
have futily wasted many hours and thousands of tax-
payers dollars looking for cooper.

So far Cooper has successfully eluded his following

in the same ingenfous manner that he pulled offhis .
skyjack caper, cooly staying a safe distance away from -

_ danger.

The F.B.L headquaters in Seattle has vowed to ser- 1:

utinize every foot of land between the Sea-Tac airport
and Reno to turn up clues in the case.
Despite rewards of 5,000 dollars-by the Medias '*
Fink on your Friends" programe the public has generally
nted Cooper adoration and somewhat a hero status.
> anoaymous Interviewer from the twice weekly
srspaper the 'Seattle Flag' has produced a story from
a taped interview with D.B, Cooper which is validated

by the, presentation of one of the recorded twenty dollar *"

. bills included in the ransom money.* —. '
This story was run in the 'Flag' because the inter- -

viewer was unable to send it to the 'Post-InteHingener'"
because they had the 5,000 dollar réward out for Coopers
head also television stations would have requested 2 fape
- from which voice prints could possible be produced."

''+.* Therefore, running the story in the Flag was the only ,
st. solution, 1 . me Shae
Cooper said that the witmesses description were off

*

by about fifteen pounds and a couple of inches, Also that.

the artist's impression were very poor. When asked why

.", We Wis stil in Washington state he added that he felt +.
+ dt4%s safer to hide where no one would imagine him to".
- 7 be rather then to go to some place like Mexico or South _.;:
Ameciva where the authoritieswould naturally expect hit -

. POR Tn te Pa
east Pp Bea Pega AE be,

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to edt .

last June , Tho jdoq + «| come to him while he was

it was 2 calculated risk that's why he jumped in bad
weather and at night, also he waited 2 little longer than
usual before pulling his ripcard. Adding that his free
fall was about5,000of the total 7,000 feet, Which was very
risky doing at night

He came down about a hundred miles away from S.W..

Washington contrary to the F.B.L report that he touched
down near Vancouver Washington,

The first thing he did on landing was bury his chute, -

, he was withia five miles of where he had intended in an

». evergreen wooded terrain. He credited this accuracy _
fo his projected calculations and his japanese watch.

He woulda't say whether he had an accomplice on the.

- ground, He said he had lived in Seattle and had once'

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two parachules he had ordered. A stewardess came
back with the money in a canvas bag to where caper
was holding another stewardess as hostage in the rear
of the passenger cabin.

Cooper checked out the loot, first thing and noticed
that they reeked of dupticating fiud. Then the stewardess
made two more trips out on to the run way to bring in

. the chutes.

en one of the fuel trucks pulled up...then he ord-
ered the passengers off the plane, and everyone else into
the cockpit...a middle-aged, executive looking man
Started to push his way back through the line into the
tourist cabin. Cooper tensed up expecting the guy fo try
something herole - but he had just left his briefcase
on his seat and was retrieving it...

~~

WwS NOTE IS LEGAL TOAD
FOR ALL DIETS, ASUC AND PRIVATE

L5i2796354

WASIUINGTON, D.C. i2

worked at Beolng's on the construction of the first

2 Boeing 727 in 1963 and got to know the 727 from the .
- inside out. *

322. The reason he was attracted to the plan was the alignment

'Bz.,.of the three Pratt & Whitney engines two on the sides ¥;7, Captain wrattheh
=" of the fear fuselage and the thirdat the hase .

87" "assembly. Also the down-flaps stalling speed, Onchundred |
* Yes ' . Cnt eee ec 1 ya

act Ff

He figured if the F.B.0 was going'to make a move it
would be at Sea-Tac. Everybody but tha stewardess he
was holding "hostage and the three man crew was -

clear of the plane. Buzzing the cockpit ho asked the ° *.
old-up was. Trouble with the vapor tock... >>
of the T-tgil-"%. was the answer. And another truck was coming. Coopet<'3,°% «.
toid ocpel"-, *
tH

the Captain: "Not more than one fuel truck ata.

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Date: 7/15/80
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Jana ig for D.B. (suas: 8,64,

By MYRON STRUCK

"* States News Service

WASHINGTON ~~ Did D.B. Cooper
tand in, or near, the Washougal River
rather than the Lewis River?

Jn the personal opinion of the chief
FBI. geologist who worked on the
case, D.B. Cooper may have landed in
the Washougal River, not near the |
Lewis River where it had been °
presumed thal he came to earth —

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among the bills and his discussions
with federal geologists in the field.

He has conehided that the range of
sind particles found among the bills
ii similar to sediment along the
Columbia River and a number "of its
thibutaries.

Fiedter's opinion has been
disavowed firmly by his mineralogy
division section chief.

"He could have landed in the

" .

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before about $5,800 in compr essed,
wel and eroded money was found
along the banks of the Columbia
River in February upstream from the
Lewis.
The Washougal River scenario is
the private view of geologist Chris
Fiedler, who handled the soil analysis
on the money, and not part of the
agency's official report to the Seattle
field office coordinating the
~ bd ¥ . - wwe 4 . —_ etd
Columbia River," Fiedler said. "Or he
could have come down in the
Washougal. 'fhe latter is where my}
training, and instincts, teil me ig
more likely, based on the data I have
available."

The sand tests involve little in the |

way of complicated equipment —

enly a simple microscope and some
geological reference material that
discuses the characteristics of sand

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(6e-41) March 18, 1920

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Four United States Iwenty Dollar Bilis deseribed as follows:

SPECIMEN SERIAL NUMBER
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Q82 LSS0S6857A

aes 1,92987392A

Result of examination:

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which was similar to the Q59 sand previously submitted. —

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with the results of the fingerprint examination.
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| | Portland State
University, home address] L home
telephone number [ | work telephone number | F
was interviewed following | |Tena Bar
in Vancouver, Washington, where portions of $20 bills had been
found. These $20 bills were among the money furnished a person
identifying himsel£_as D. B. COOPER during a 1971 airplane paghe

jacking attempt. [ jwas interviewed by SA
Co ot the Portland, Oregon, FBI Office.

| jadvised that he found the beach area
in the vicinity where the money was found to be in approximately
four different layers. These layers consisted of an upper sand
layer, a post dredging sand layer, a clay lump (dredge) sand
layer, and below that an older sand layer. The upper layer con-
Sisted of six inches to eight inches of reworked beach sand
and is the sand which contained the fragments and bundles of
the recovered money. This sand also contained soda pop cans and
other debris, which were not severely damaged or rusted. The
post dredging sand contained older soda pop cans, rusted nails
and spikes, and other rusted artifacts, which were in a much more
deteriorated condition. The clay lump (dredge) sand was a mix~-
ture of course sand and fragments of organic clay material,
ranging from one inch to five inches in size. Based on U.S. Corps
of Engineering records which reflect that they dredged the Columbia
River at this site in 1974, | |Jstated this clay layer
in all probability, was deposited during that 1974 dredging. The
older sands, which were light in color and uniform in texture
and which were found below the clay lump sand, were deposited
prior to the 1974 dredging.

| jadvised that in the post dredging
layer, he found cross bedded course and medium sand, which in-
dicated the river and river waves had worked repeatedly on this
layer since 1974. The upper six inches to eight inches of re-
worked beach sand is the active layer which is currently being
worked by the water of the Columbia River.

Based on the condition of the money through observation,
| jadvised that the money was probably washed into
the location where it was found by natural river flow and was
probably placed at the location of Tena Bar during the Jast
rise in the Columbia River in tne past two or three months.

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| Jbased this belief on three facts. The first .,

fact being that the money was rounded off on the corners, which:

would indicate a rolling motion and would indicate the flow. ~

of the river. The second fact was that the money was found *". |

in the surface layer of the upper reworked beach sand. The

third fact was that the distribution of the money was in

this surface layer only, and none was found to be in the

post dredging sand. When reminded of the fact that the

rubber bands holding the money together were still in place,

but extremely brittle and crumbled upon touch, | |
stated that the condition of the rubber bands would

tend to lend credence to the assumption that the money had

been at the location where found a longer period of time.

Even

with this, he still felt the money
than a year. At the height found,
posited more than four years after

was not at the site for more
the money was Gefinitely de-
the dredging of the Columbia

River in 1974. He also added that he felt certain that the money
did not work its way up through the post dredging sand to the
upper layer.

| ] gouna during his work at the site
and areas surrounding the site, that the clay lump (dredged) sand
ranging from a depth of approximately four feet, 25 yards from
the money site, to only two feet where the money was found. He
advised that this could be caused by many reasons, but most
probably caused by the different elevations of the beach sand
at the time the dredging occurred.

Regarding the fact that the money itself was remark-
ably well preserved, | Jadvised that sand is sterile,
and in nature, is probably the best preservative of any soil.

This could also be the reason that the rubber bands were still in
place around the money, although they were badly deteriorated, and
would also lead credence to the fact that the money had been
deposited in sand the major portion of the time since it was

lost. The money would not have lasted for more than a year in
nature unless protected. He added that fragments of the money
could have been washed anywhere down stream in the Columbia, but.
he doubted that any additional money found would be as well pre-
served unless it had been deposited in an upper layer of sand.

| |displayed a U.S. Geological Survey-
Topographical Map, Bridal Veil Washington - Oregon Section, which
reflected a twelve mile cross section of the_drainage basin for

. the Washougal River.

It is from this area,

|} felt

the money likely originated from.

He stated

that there was ap-

proximately one stream per mile of land in this area.

If a person

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