Legat Mexico City to Director re NORJAK, reported Cooper sighting in San Jose, Costa Rica
Document date 31 July 1974
Also filed at: Part 35 pp. 250–251
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-117:276-277 Document: Memo Legat Mexico City to Director re NORJAK, reported Cooper sighting in San Jose, Costa Rica Id: Cooper-Part-117:276-277 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A276-277 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 117 pp. 276–277 (DB Cooper-53769–53770), Memo, dated 31 Jul 1974, serial SE 164-81-6422 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A276-277
DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) 7/31/74
LEGAT, MEXICO CITY (164-38) (RUC)
NORJAK
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Re New York letter dated 2/28/74, captioned "[REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D], Costa Rica. INFORMATION CONCERNING."
- Re New York letter forwards a copy of a letter subject addressed to "Time," magazine in New York City, indicating that he believed he saw D. B. COOPER in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Through investigation at San Jose the writer of the letter, [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D] was identified as a U. S. citizen employed by the Binational Canter in San Jose [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D] in San Jose. In April 1974, he was reported to have been in Costa Rica for some 18 months.
An 4/16/74 check of the Seattle Credit Bureau concerning [REDACTED] indicated the following:
True name is [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D] [REDACTED] single; address of [REDACTED], Washington, as of 1970; former employment - April, 1972, [REDACTED]; July 1970 - [REDACTED] [REDACTED], North Seattle; Selective Service No. [REDACTED]
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7 - Bureau (1 - Foreign Liaison Unit) (2 - [REDACTED] (2 - Seattle, 164-81) (1)- Mexico City AAC:vmm (8)
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FILE STRIPPED
164-81-[guess: 6422]
[handwritten: 164-[illegible]]
SEARCHED ____ INDEXED ____ SERIALIZED ____ FILED ____
SEARCHED ____ INDEXED ____ SERIALIZED ____ FILED ____ DEC 20 1974 FBI - SEATTLE
DB COOPER-53769
MEX 164-38
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[REDACTED b6, b7C, b7D] on 6/26/74, by [REDACTED] (protect), [REDACTED] was accompanied during the interview by a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] an employee of the San Jose "News," a local English language newspaper. [REDACTED] was with [REDACTED] when he allegedly saw D. B. COOPER in San Jose.
[REDACTED] stated that during December 1973, they saw a man whom [REDACTED] believes was D. B. COOPER walking in an easterly direction as if he were coming from the post office.
When a copy of the artist's conception of the aircraft hijacker was shown to them they both stated that there was an overall resemblance, although they thought the man they saw had a broader face and a narrower nose. They described the person they saw as being approximately 35 to 37 years of age, 5'10" - 6'2" in height, 188 pounds, sandy blond hair, short and flat, neatly and smartly dressed.
Inasmuch as all logical leads in this matter have been covered, no further action is being taken at San Jose.
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b6 b7C b7D
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DB COOPER-53770
Serials: 164-2111, 164-38, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6422