Interview at Alabama International Speedway, Talladega

Interviewed 9 August 1975Dictated 12 August 1975Transcribed 12 August 1975

Part 119page 391 pageDB Cooper-54517

Part of: Interview at Alabama International Speedway, Talladega, of Decatur, Georgia subject · 12 August 1975 · Part 72 pp. 189–190

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 119 p. 39 (DB Cooper-54517), FD-302 interview, interviewed 9 Aug 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-119%3A039-039

FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

[REDACTED] [signature: Sub Q / illegible]

Date of transcription 8/12/75

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[REDACTED] also known as [REDACTED] Decatur, Georgia, was located for interview at the Alabama International Speedway, Talladega, Alabama. At the outset [REDACTED] was advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and told that the proposed interview concerned statements attributed to [REDACTED] concerning [REDACTED] knowledge of the hijacking of the Northwest Airlines Flight No. 350 at Portland, Oregon, on November 24, 1971.

[REDACTED] stated that he was at the Alabama International Speedway at this time for the purpose of [REDACTED] appeared extremely nervous and after hearing the details of those statements attributed to [REDACTED] while he was in Mansfield, Ohio, [REDACTED] volunteered that he would just tell "the straight of it".

[REDACTED] explained that he recalled sharing a room in Mansfield, Ohio, with an Akron, Ohio police officer, whose name [REDACTED] was unable to recall. [REDACTED] further explained that he was in Mansfield, Ohio, [REDACTED] the races held there during the latter part of May or first of June of 1975, and at the race track had met this individual. During conversation this individual mentioned that he was unable to locate a motel room and [REDACTED] had voluntarily offered to share his room.

Following that day's race, [REDACTED] and a friend went out for a few drinks and upon returning to [REDACTED] room [REDACTED] found this police officer watching television. [REDACTED] stated that a discussion insued between he and this individual concerning several topics, two of which [REDACTED] recalled to be that of radar and also of sky jacking.

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[illegible stamp text] [illegible] FILED [illegible] AUG 21 1975 [illegible]

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Interviewed on 8/9/75 at Talladega, Alabama File #BH 16[REDACTED] 164-81-6032 [partially illegible/handwritten]

by SA LARRY K. SYLVESTER:mcs Date dictated 8/12/75

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

DB COOPER-54517

Serials: BH 164-81-6032 [guess: partially illegible]