Daily teletype SAC Seattle to Director re passport records, dummy drop test, parachute pack found in Portland
Document date 5 January 1972
Also filed at: Part 71 pp. 248–249
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-18:078-081 Document: Daily teletype SAC Seattle to Director re passport records, dummy drop test, parachute pack found in Portland Id: Cooper-Part-18:078-081 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-18%3A078-081 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 18 pp. 78–81 (DB Cooper-5411–5414), Teletype, dated 5 Jan 1972, serial SE 164-81-1693 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-18%3A078-081
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 1/5/72
Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via TELETYPE NITEL (Priority)
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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (-P-) DAILY TELETYPE NORJAK.
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[REDACTED] NAMED AS POSSIBLE SUSPECT BY [REDACTED] b6 b7C SOURCE, LOCATED AT [REDACTED] b7D
REVIEW OF PASSPORT OFFICE RECORDS AT SEATTLE UNABLE TO LOCATE RECORD IDENTIFIABLE WITH [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] BY PASSPORT NUMBER. b7C
[REDACTED] NORTHWEST b6 AIRLINES, ARRIVED IN SEATTLE THIS DATE WITH INSTANT b7C AIRCRAFT.
CONFERENCE HELD WITH [REDACTED] AND PLANS b6 MADE FOR DROPPING OF DUMMY FROM AIRCRAFT DURING TEST b7C FLIGHT ON JANUARY SIX NEXT. DUMMY BEING PREPARED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES AND AIR FORCE PERSONNEL TO AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE SIMULATE CONDITIONS AS THEY WERE BELIEVED TO EXIST WHEN UNSUB LEFT AIRCRAFT.
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JSD:klb (2) [initials] 164-81-1693
Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge Sent 9:13 PM Per [initials] DB Cooper-5411
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PORTLAND DIVISION ADVISES THAT A PARACHUTE PACK, WITH CHUTE AND SHROUD LINES MISSING, WAS LOCATED EVENING OF JANUARY FOUR, LAST BY MULTNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT [REDACTED] PORTLAND, ON TOP OF A GARBAGE CAN. PARACHUTE PACK NOW IN CUSTODY OF [REDACTED] AND [REDACTED];WILL BE [REDACTED] OBTAINED IF THERE IS ANY CHANCE IT MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN NORJAK.
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-5412
NR006 SE PLAIN 9:13 PM NITEL 1/5/72 DCA TO DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) FROM SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 2P DAILY TELETYPE
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NORJAK
[REDACTED] NAMED AS POSSIBLE SUSPECT BY [REDACTED] SOURCE, LOCATED AT [REDACTED]
REVIEW OF PASSPORT OFFICE RECORDS AT SEATTLE UNABLE TO LOCATE RECORD IDENTIFIABLE WITH [REDACTED] BY PASSPORT NUMBER.
[REDACTED] NORTHWEST AIRLINES, ARRIVED IN SEATTLE THIS DATE WITH INSTANT AIRCRAFT.
CONFERENCE HELD WITH [REDACTED] AND PLANS MADE FOR DROPPING OF DUMMY FROM AIRCRAFT DURING TEST FLIGHT ON JANUARY SIX NEXT. DUMMY BEING PREPARED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES AND AIR FORCE PER- SONNEL TO AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE SIMULATE CONDITIONS AS THEY WERE BELIEVED TO EXIST WHEN UNSUB LEFT AIRCRAFT. END PAGE ONE
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164-81-1693 DB Cooper-5413
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b6 b7C b7D
PAGE TWO SE 164-81
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PORTLAND DIVISION ADVISES THAT A PARACHUTE PACK, WITH CHUTE AND SHROUD LINES MISSING, WAS LOCATED EVENING OF JANUARY FOUR, LAST BY MULTNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT [REDACTED] [REDACTED] PORTLAND, OREGON, ON TOP OF A GARBAGE CAN. PARACHUTE PACK NOW IN CUSTODY OF [REDACTED] AND WILL BE OBTAINED IF THERE IS ANY CHANCE IT MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN NORJAK. E N D REC 2 FBI WA RDR
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-5414
Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1693