Acting SAC St. Louis to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect Joe Ingall, with leads

Document date 22 September 1972

Part 112pages 184–1852 pagesDB Cooper-51017–51018

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Document: Memo Acting SAC St. Louis to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect Joe Ingall, with leads
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 112 pp. 184–185 (DB Cooper-51017–51018), Memo, dated 22 Sep 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A184-185

SAC, SEATTLE (104-81) 9-22-72

ACTING SAC, ST. LOUIS (164-63) P

NORJAK 00: Seattle

Re Seattle letter to St. Louis, 9-5-72.

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RE: JOE INGALL (phonetic) DUB 443

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For the information of Los Angeles, INGALL supplied as a possible suspect by JAMES N. ROUNSAVELL on June 18, 1972. At that time, ROUNSAVELL stated that INGALL fit description of UNSUB and had previously been a test pilot on the Mc Donald Douglas X-15 Project but was now a pilot for United Air Lines.

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Investigation by Seattle Division revealed INGALL under all possible spelling combinations never employed with United Air Lines in any capacity. Further, INGALL not employed at Boeing Aircraft Corporation, and credit, criminal, and DMV checks at Seattle concerning INGALL all negative.

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On 9-18-72, JOSEPH DOBRONSKI, Chief Test Pilot, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, advised INGALL was never employed by Mc Donnell but that he did know of him. DOBRONSKI stated that INGALL (possibly spelled INGALS) took part in a Research Project at Edwards Air Force Base flying a research aircraft. The project was a joint effort by the U. S. Navy, U. S. Air Force and NASA. DOBRONSKI thought that INGALL was attached to the U. S. Navy either civilian or active duty in the project and that he was probably a member of the Experimental Test Pilots Society. If he is a member of that society, Experimental Test Pilots [guess: Society] magazine, Lancaster, California, telephone would be

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SEARCHED............ INDEXED.............. SERIALIZED...[checkmark]...FILED.....[checkmark] SEP 2 7 1972 FBI--SEATTLE

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Sub 4/3

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(2)- Seattle 3 - Los Angeles 2 - St. Louis LJC:ss 7

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16 V- 81- 394

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DB COOPER-51017

SL 164-63

able to locate him. In addition, DORONSKI advised that personnel at NASA facility, Edwards Air Force Base, should also be able to locate INGALL.

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L E A D S

THE LOS ANGELES DIVISION

AT LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA

Will contact [REDACTED] through telephone [REDACTED] and determine if suspect previously employed as test pilot on X-15 project. If so, obtain full background and descriptive information in order to eliminate him as suspect.

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AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE

Will contact appropriate officials of NASA and cover same lead as set forth above.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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DB COOPER-51018

Serials: SL 164-63