Interview of witness shown artist's conception of Cooper, with description of suspect
Dictated 31 October 1977Transcribed 1 November 1977
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-09:153-156 Document: FD-302 interview of witness shown artist's conception of Cooper, with description of suspect Id: Cooper-Part-09:153-156 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-09%3A153-156 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 9 pp. 153–156 (DB Cooper-855–858), FD-302 interview, dictated 31 Oct 1977, serial SD 164-91-143 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-09%3A153-156
FD-302 (REV 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription: 11/1/77
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[redacted] home address [redacted] [redacted] telephone [redacted] was interviewed at his place of employment. [redacted] [redacted] telephone [redacted] He furnished the following information:
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After the initial hijacking of an airplane which was a Portland to Seattle flight in which the man bailed out of the airplane which occurred in about 1971, a man came to [redacted] attention who he felt could be of possible significance.
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The man's name is [redacted] (phonetic) and his middle initial is possibly [redacted]. It was in late [redacted] or the first part of [redacted] at which time [redacted] was working for the [redacted].
As of about [redacted] years ago, [redacted] the Washington and Oregon areas. [redacted] He travels [redacted] [redacted] His address could be obtained through the office in [redacted] or possibly through the [redacted]
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[redacted] was working [redacted] that is when [redacted] on two occasions for a period of [redacted] each and [redacted] a third time which [redacted]
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When they first met, which was in [redacted] [redacted] had recently [redacted] [redacted] had been working [redacted] but he had been [redacted] mentioned why he had been [redacted] [redacted] does not [redacted] but he does remember that [redacted] said it was [redacted] In conversation. [redacted] said that [redacted]
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Interviewed on: 10/31/77 at [redacted] California File # SE 164-81 / SD 164-91 - 143
by: SA [redacted] Mlr Date dictated: 10/31/77
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DB Cooper-855
SE 164-81 SD 164-91 -2-
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[REDACTED] which was extremely [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He said that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Apparently he did not [REDACTED] [REDACTED] If he ever mentioned [REDACTED] does not recall [REDACTED] but he believes [REDACTED] [REDACTED] did say he was [REDACTED]
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Also in conversation, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] (year not mentioned), he was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He did not say what his status was [REDACTED] The following [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] did recall that [REDACTED] had a lot of [REDACTED] and also recalled that he was very [REDACTED] For example, he did not go [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He was the type of man that even if he had [REDACTED] he would not [REDACTED] used to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He recalled that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] his car and he would [REDACTED]
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He indicated that [REDACTED] was a very nice guy and very polite but he did have a lot of [REDACTED] tell from the way [REDACTED]
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He never saw [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] did have [REDACTED] was observed [REDACTED] He does not recall [REDACTED]
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He does not know whether or not [REDACTED] [REDACTED] mention being [REDACTED] California but on that occasion did not [REDACTED] [REDACTED] noted that the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] fairly well but at that time [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and they may not have [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-856
SE 164-81 SD 164-91 -3-
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He described [REDACTED] as follows:
Race: White Sex: Male Age: [REDACTED] (in 1972 or 1973) He felt [REDACTED] looked more like 47 to 48 years of age. Height: 5'10" to 5'11" Weight: 175 to 180 pounds Hair: Black, straight, starting to thin a little, possibly parted on the left Glasses: Wore black or dark rim prescription glasses. Does not recall whether he had prescription sunglasses or not. Voice: Normal but possibly slightly above average in loudness Build: Stocky; kept himself in excellent physical shape Complexion: Fair; did not appear Latin to [REDACTED] although he does have dark eyes
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[REDACTED] did not smoke cigarettes but had mentioned that he had smoked at one time. He also mentioned that he once [REDACTED] did not walk with a limp. He had no vehicle [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He had mentioned that he once lived in California.
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[REDACTED] was exhibited the artist conception of the man known as D. B. COOPER and he advised that the artist conception is a good likeness of [REDACTED] except that [REDACTED] has a [REDACTED] face than the artist conception. The glasses are similar and the hairline is similar except [REDACTED] forehead may not have been quite as high as the man in the artist conception. From the bottom of the nose to the top of the eyebrows of the artist conception is very similar to the appearance of [REDACTED]
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After viewing the artist conception, he believed it was still possible that [REDACTED] could be the hijacker.
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DB Cooper-857
SE 164-81 SD 164-91 -e4e-
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He has no specific reason to suspect [REDACTED] but since he lived in the Seattle area, does resemble the artist conception, and has [REDACTED] [REDACTED] he thought the possibility did exist that [REDACTED] could be the hijacker.
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DB Cooper-858
Serials: SD 164-91, SD 164-91-143, SE 164-81