Las Vegas to Director and Seattle re FAA radar and radio contact data for NW 305

This copy: Part 115 p. 35Also filed at Part 115 p. 15 (primary)

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Las Vegas to Director and Seattle re FAA Reno recordings

Document date 29 November 1971

Part 115page 351 pageDB Cooper-28492

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Part of: Las Vegas to Director and Seattle re FAA account of radio contact with hijacked Flight 305 · 29 November 1971 · Part 111 pp. 46–47

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Document: Teletype Las Vegas to Director and Seattle re FAA Reno recordings
Id: Cooper-Part-115:035-035
Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-115%3A035-035

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 115 p. 35 (DB Cooper-28492), Teletype, dated 29 Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-115%3A035-035

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NR006 LV PLAIN 11102 PM URGENT 11-29-71 GEJ TO DIRECTOR 164-2111 AND SEATTLE 164-81 FROM LAS VEGAS 164-60 2P

UNSUB; HIJACKING OF NORTHWEST AIRLINE FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE; CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO SEATTLE NOVEMBER TWENTYSIX LAST.

[redacted], FAA, RENO, NEVADA, THIS DATE MADE AVAILABLE TAPES OF RADIO CONTACTS WITH NORTHWEST (NW) FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST.

TAPES INDICATE RENO DEPARTURE CONTROL (RADAR) MADE RADAR CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT AT TEN THIRTYTWO P.M., PST, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST, AT WHICH TIME AIRCRAFT FORTYTWO MILES NORTHWEST OF RENO AND OVER FRENCHMAN'S RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA, ALTITUDE OF ELEVEN THOUSAND FEET.

AT TEN THIRTYFIVE P.M., AIRCRAFT MADE VOICE CONTACT WITH RENO TOWER AND TOWER GAVE APPROACH INSTRUCTIONS. AIRCRAFT STATED "WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BACK NOW" (INDICATING CONTACT WITH HIJACKER) AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GET THE STEPS END PAGE ONE

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TAPES

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b6 per FAA b7C per FAA

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Sub. I 16 N-81- [illegible] SEARCHED___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ NOV 29 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-28492

Serials: 164-2111, LV 164-60, SE 164-81