Interview of witness re small plane landing night of November 24, 1971
Interviewed 4 December 1971Dictated 4 December 1971Transcribed 9 December 1971
Also filed at: Part 65 pp. 55–56
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Id: Cooper-Part-18:444-445
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-18:444-445 Document: FD-302 interview of witness re small plane landing night of November 24, 1971 Id: Cooper-Part-18:444-445 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-18%3A444-445 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. 444–445 (DB Cooper-5776–5777), FD-302 interview, interviewed 4 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-868 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-18%3A444-445
FD-302 (REV. 1-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 12/9/71
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[REDACTED], Washington, advised that on the night of November 24, 1971, at about 8:00 PM he was in his barn doing chores and pointed out that the barn and his house are located [REDACTED]. He recalled that the weather at this time was foggy with some rain and recalls that the fog was blowing like low hanging clouds as he recalled being able to see lights at the [REDACTED] at times and then other times the fog would obscure these lights.
He went on to relate that he heard a light plane which was not too noisy come over his house about 8:00 PM going in a [REDACTED]. This plane made [REDACTED] and then on the [REDACTED] had its landing lights on and did land on the [REDACTED].
It appeared that the pilot of the plane attempted to turn the plane around and [REDACTED]. He stated that his visual observation of the plane indicated that it was one with a medium to light blue color fuselage and possibly white wings. Further, it had a single engine and the single wing on the plane was on top and it also had a tricycle landing gear.
The plane lights were turned off just as a single male was observed stepping out of the plane but after the lights were turned off he did not see where this person went or what he did [REDACTED] further advised that not too many planes land [REDACTED] at night but some do come in during daylight hours and then take off after dark. He advised that possibly he has seen this plane at some other time [REDACTED] and has seen the pilot go from the plane to [REDACTED].
He also recalled that he went into his house and from 30 minutes to an hour later he heard the plane taking off and that [REDACTED] which seemed to him
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Interviewed on 12/4/71, Longview, Washington File # SE 164-81-/868
by SA THOMAS J. MANNING:bfr Date dictated 12/4/71
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DB Cooper-5776
SE 164-81
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to be peculiar for it had landed the other way. He advised he did not see the plane take off and could not be sure of the exact amount of time it was on the ground. However, he pointed out that the following night, November 25, 1971, he thinks the same plane [REDACTED] although he did not see it come down.
[REDACTED] also stated that [REDACTED] have any information on this plane [REDACTED] prior to the time it made the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] also pointed out that while he cannot see the actual ground [REDACTED] he can observe individuals who walk [REDACTED] from his property. [REDACTED] then stated that while the weather was foggy and rainy about the time the plane landed, he thinks the weather cleared to a point about 9:00 PM where one was able to see the stars from time to time.
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DB Cooper-5777
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-868