Daily teletype Seattle to Director summarizing NORJAK investigation

Document date 2 December 1971

Part 12pages 72–732 pagesDB Cooper-2714–2715

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Document: Daily teletype Seattle to Director summarizing NORJAK investigation
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 12 pp. 72–73 (DB Cooper-2714–2715), Teletype, dated 2 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-12%3A072-073

RGIN SE PLAIN 9:21 PM NITEL 12/2/71 DCA TO DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) FROM SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 2P DAILY TELETYPE

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UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER. NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT NO. THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE. CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SE.

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RESETELETYPE DECEMBER ONE LAST CONCERNING SUSPECT [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

ADDITIONAL WITNESSES, INCLUDING ALL THREE STEWARDESSES, VIEWED [REDACTED] PHOTO AND ADVISED NOT IDENTICAL WITH SUBJECT.

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SEATTLE AGENTS CONDUCTED MINUTE SEARCH BY WALKING THROUGH HEAVY WOODS IN AREA ABOUT ONE THIRD MILE BY ONE AND ONE HALF MILE IN EXACT CENTER OF ESTIMATED DROP AREA. EXTREMELY HEAVY TIMBER AND BRUSH IN SPOTS. NOTHING PERTINENT LOCATED.

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LARGE NUMBER OF LEADS BEING RECEIVED BASED ON QUOTE LOOK ALIKE ENDQUOTE TO ARTIST'S CONCEPTION. THESE ARE BEING WORKED END PAGE ONE

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488 [guess: scribbled initials/routing mark] DB Cooper-2714 164-81 - 488

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AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE OR SUBSTANTIATE. NONE OF THEM PARTICULARLY OUTSTANDING SUSPECTS AT THIS POINT.

SACRAMENTO ADVISES MAP OF ROUTE FURNISHED TO ALL RESIDENT AGENTS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO ASSIST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN EVALUATING ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED.

NO INDICATION ANY INDIVIDUAL CONNECTED WITH HIJACKING HAS SOUGHT MEDICAL AID ALONG FLIGHT ROUTE.

PORTLAND ALSO CHECKING LARGE NUMBER OF LOOK ALIKES, ESSEN- TIALLY NEGATIVE RESULTS.

PORTLAND NEWSPAPER RECEIVED LETTER PURPORTED TO BE FROM HIJACKER. THIS LETTER FORWARDED TO BUREAU.

LOS ANGELES HAS INSTITUTED INVESTIGATION TO POSSIBLY IDENTIFY HIJACKER THROUGH COOPERATION [REDACTED] QUOTE SKY DIVING EN- QUOTE PUBLICATION AT LOS ANGELES, AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE U. S. PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION, WITH HEADQUARTERS AT MONTEREY. THIS SURVEY WILL BE BASED UPON DESCRIPTION OF THE HIJACKER. -

E N D (BJM)

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DB Cooper-2715

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Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81