SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle re source claiming to know Cooper's identity

Document date 4 January 1977

Part 10pages 126–1283 pagesDB Cooper-1350–1352

Also filed at: Part 39 pp. 51–53

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Document: Memo SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle re source claiming to know Cooper's identity
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 10 pp. 126–128 (DB Cooper-1350–1352), Memo, dated 4 Jan 1977, serial PD 164-41-1605 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-10%3A126-128

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 1/4/77

FROM : SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60) (RUC)

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle

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Re Honolulu airtel to Las Vegas, 12/7/76.

For the information of receiving offices, the Las Vegas Division, since the Summer of 1976, has received information from various sources that an individual identified as [REDACTED] wherein he claimed to [REDACTED] the captioned case and claiming that he knew the identity of D. B. COOPER.

On 12/10/76, [REDACTED] Nevada, was interviewed by SA ROBERT J. MC KINLEY and SA [REDACTED] In a long and rambling discourse, [REDACTED] related as follows:

He stated in the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He stated he [REDACTED] and indicated that prior to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He did not state the reason for [REDACTED] He stated that during this period [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He stated that [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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2 - Seattle 1 - Honolulu (164-85) (2) Portland (164-41) 1 - Las Vegas RJM:dsc (6)

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164-41-1605 INDEXED SERIALIZED JAN 10 1977

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DB Cooper-1350

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

LV 164-60

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[REDACTED] He stated that on one occasion [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He stated that [REDACTED] the captioned case He stated in

[REDACTED]

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He said [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] advised that he is continuing to investigate the matter, however, he has found nothing to date that would substantiate the information [REDACTED] He has contacted [REDACTED] regarding this matter but none have [REDACTED] to date since nothing has been substantiated.

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[REDACTED] declined to identify the individual that he thinks may have been D. B. COOPER. He did state that this individual [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] stated that in the event he obtains any substantiating information he will cooperate with the FBI but until that time he will not disclose the name of the individual. He did know that [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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On 12/21/76, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] acknowledged to SA MC KINLEY that [REDACTED] He stated that [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-1351

LV 164-60

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On 12/28/76, [REDACTED] in Las Vegas acknowledged this also. [REDACTED] further acknowledged that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] regarding the D. B. COOPER matter. He said [REDACTED] had also requested [REDACTED] [REDACTED] attempt to establish the [REDACTED]

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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Las Vegas, Nevada, records and Nevada State Drivers license records are negative regarding a BRYANT COFFELT.

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LEADS:

PORTLAND DIVISION

AT BEND, OREGON

Through appropriate public records attempt to further identify BRYANT COFFELT in an attempt to determine if he could possibly be involved in this matter.

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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DB Cooper-1352

Serials: HN 164-85, LV 164-60, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-1605, SE 164-81