Investigative insert, Phoenix Division (PX 164-100), re NORJAK suspect and skydiving club inquiries
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-23:085-090 Document: Investigative insert, Phoenix Division (PX 164-100), re NORJAK suspect and skydiving club inquiries Id: Cooper-Part-23:085-090 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-23%3A085-090 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 23 pp. 85–90 (DB Cooper-7232–7237), Report, serial SE 164-81-2399 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-23%3A085-090
PX 164-100 REL/pap 1
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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED] at Phoenix, Arizona:
On December 6, 1971, a memo to all agents, including an artist's conception of the unknown subject, was disseminated in the Phoenix Division regarding the subject's hijacking.
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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED] at Phoenix, Arizona:
On December 31, 1971, a memo was disseminated to each resident agency within the Phoenix Division requesting that all parachute clubs and associations be contacted for possible infor- mation concerning the unknown subject.
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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED] at Flagstaff, Arizona:
On December 18, 1971, [REDACTED] Coconino County Sheriff's office, advised that there were no known parachute clubs or associations within the area of the Flagstaff resident agency area.
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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED] at Kingman, Arizona:
Contacts with local law enforcement agencies reveal there are not any parachute clubs in Mohave County, Arizona.
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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED] at Phoenix, Arizona:
On December 20, 1971, [REDACTED] U. S. Parachute Service, 6876 East Baseline, Mesa, Arizona, was contacted regarding captioned matter. He stated the only person he would consider capable of performing subject hijacking would be a parachutist named [REDACTED]. However, he advised [REDACTED] was approximately [REDACTED] and did not match the description of the Unsub.
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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED FEB 4 1972
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164-81-2399 DB Cooper-7232
PX 164-100 REL/pap 2
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[REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] of the Regional Office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, would have a photograph of [REDACTED] in the event it was necessary to pursue this line of investigation any further.
[REDACTED] stated the only man named [REDACTED] to his knowledge was a [REDACTED] in Coolidge, Arizona. He further advised, however, that [REDACTED] did not match the description of the Unknown subject.
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[REDACTED] furnished the following list of names and addresses of those persons having parachute jumping clubs or involved with the clubs in the Arizona area:
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[REDACTED] Sky-Hi Pioneers [REDACTED] (Club: 40th Street, north of Bell Road)
Southwest Aviation 1800 W. Deer Valley Drive Deer Valley Airport Phoenix, Arizona Phone 942-3691 (Owns aircraft used Coolidge/Florence Airport)
[REDACTED] Parachuting Limited [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at Coolidge Airport)
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DB Cooper-7233
PX 164-100 REL/pap 3
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[REDACTED] Rebel Skydivers
[REDACTED] of Rebel Skydivers)
[REDACTED] Sky Sport, Inc.
[REDACTED] at Ryan Field, Tucson)
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On December 21, 1971, and December 28, 1971, attempts were made to contact [REDACTED] Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which met with negative results.
On January 4, 1972, attempts to contact [REDACTED] [REDACTED] met with negative results.
On January 5, 1972, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was interviewed at his place of employment. [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] stated he is the [REDACTED] for the U. S. parachute association for the Phoenix-Coolidge, Arizona area. He advised that the artist's conception of the unknown subject does not at all resemble [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] further stated the artist's conception did not resemble any of those persons known to him that are associated, with parachute jumping in the state of Arizona. [REDACTED] was given a copy of the artist's conception and was requested to contact the Phoenix FBI office in the event he encountered someone that resembled the Unknown subject.
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DB Cooper-7234
PX 164-100 REL/pap 4
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On January 7, 1972, [REDACTED] FAA, Sky Harbor Airport, furnished the interviewing agnt a photograph of [REDACTED] and completely eliminated him as a suspect in this matter through facial features and the fact that he is in his [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] was given a copy of the artist's concep- tion of the Unknown subject for future reference.
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On January 7, 1972, copies of the circular letter were sent to all Police Department's, Sheriff's offices, and main offices of banks in the state of Arizona.
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On January 7, 1972, a review of the Phoenix Division Bank Robbery Suspect Program was investigated for possible lead value with negative results.
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The following investigation was conducted at Apache Junction, Arizona by SA [REDACTED]
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On January 13, 1972, [REDACTED] was exhibited a composite drawing of Unknown subject. He advised that to the best of his knowledge, he has not seen anyone resembling the drawing of Unknown subject nor has such a person been associated with the [REDACTED] advised that should he obtain information as to suspects in this matter, he would notify the FBI Phoenix, Arizona.
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The following persons were contacted by SA [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at Flagstaff and Winslow Arizona from December 21, 1971, to January 26, 1972.
All stated after observing the artist's conception that Unknown subject was not known to them, and that there wore no parachute clubs to their knowledge in the confines of the Flagstaff residency agentcy territory.
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[REDACTED] Flagstaff Airport)
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DB Cooper-7235
PX 164-100 REL: lmb 5
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[REDACTED] (Winslow, Arizona, Airport)
[REDACTED] Flagstaff Air-Soaring Club)
The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED] at Phoenix, Arizona:
On January 19, 1972, a memorandum to all Agents was disseminated throughout the Phoenix Division noting that all local informants and sources be contacted for information of lead value concerning NORJAK.
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On January 26, 1972, [REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] [REDACTED] that jumps [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Phoenix. She advised she is familiar with a jumper named [REDACTED] but that he in no way, resembles the artist's conception of the Unknown Subject. She stated the artist's conception did not resemble any one she is acquainted with in the field of parachute jumping in the State of Arizona.
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[REDACTED] was given a copy of the artist's conception for future reference.
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On January 26, 1972, and January 31, 1972, attempts to contact [REDACTED] Southwest Aviation, 1800 West Deer Valley Drive, Deer Valley Airport, met with negative results.
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DB Cooper-7236
PX 164-100 REL/pap .6
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On February 2, 1972, [REDACTED] same address as above, was contacted for information of possible lead value concerning NORJAK. He stated he was unfamiliar with any jumpers by the name of COOPER, and was unable to provide the names of any jumpers he would consider capable of performing such an act. [REDACTED] was shown a copy of the artist's conception of the Unknown subject, but stated that he was not acquainted with anyone in the field of parachuting that resembled the artist's conception.
[REDACTED] was given a copy of the artist's conception for future reference.
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On February 1, 1972, a letter was directed to [REDACTED] Arizona Bankers Association, Arizona Title Building, Suite 114, Phoenix, Arizona, containing pertinent background information concerning NORJAK. In the letter it was requested that he disseminate this information to all Arizona banks so that they could be placed on the alert for any large deposits of $20.00 bills or exchange of $20.00 bills for other denominations and/or any recently rented or unusual entrees in an already rented safe deposit box, wherein the hijacker might have stashed the ransom money in this matter. Enclosed in the letter was one copy of the artist's conception of the Unknown subject that quite possibly could be reproduced by [REDACTED] office to accompany the dissemination of the information in this matter.
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On February 1, 1972, a press release regarding NORJAK was submitted to the Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette news- papers for the purpose of keeping this matter before the public in the state of Arizona.
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DB Cooper-7237
Serials: PX 164-100, SE 164-81-2399