Handwritten letter to Portland Police Department re man observed on southbound Greyhound bus

Document date 23 November 1973

Part 117page 1161 pageDB Cooper-53568

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Document: Handwritten letter to Portland Police Department re man observed on southbound Greyhound bus
Id: Cooper-Part-117:116-116
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 117 p. 116 (DB Cooper-53568), Handwritten note, dated 23 Nov 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A116-116

Portland police dept. Fri[illegible]: NOV 23 Sirs, I don't know if what I tell you would be of any help [or] not but I was on Greyhound bus [REDACTED b6/b7C] coming South from Seattle [REDACTED b6/b7C] boarded the bus about 5 o'clock in the [m]uening later on the bus made a stop and picked up a few passengers and [I was a] man about 5'8" or around that [guess: stocky] I believe he was blue eyed he wore a army type Capt[ain] Coat he was carry[ing] army type Duffel Bag the large type he had it on his shoulder as he went down the [illegible] [guess: aisle] I just no[ticed] that [guess: plainly] this [m]uening he went to back of[f] the bus and went sleep he left the bus before [we] crossed the river at Portland I don[']t [know] if this [w]ill help or not but it[']s Bugged me ev[er] since I[']ve heard about it [guess: later].

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DB COOPER-53568