To SAC Seattle re parachute found near Kalama River Road
Document date 18 September 1972
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 28 pp. 55–56 (DB Cooper-9577–9578), Memo, dated 18 Sep 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-28%3A055-056
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: September 18, 1972 FROM : SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE
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RE: PARACHUTE FOUND NEAR THE KALAMA RIVER ROAD
On September 7, 1972, SA [REDACTED] advised telephonically that he had discovered a parachute hanging from the top of a tall pine tree, approximately 15 miles from the end of the Kalama River Road. Thirty yards from the tree in which the parachute was found was a piece of white plastic on which was inscribed the following: "United States Depart- ment of Commerce, NOAA - National Weather Service, Radio Sonde."
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[REDACTED] stated the parachute was a reddish color with white shroud lines. The parachute appeared to be slightly smaller than a normal-sized parachute and appeared to have something hanging from the end of it that looked like part of a box.
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On September 7, 1972, [REDACTED], United States Department of Commerce, National Weather Service, 909 First Street, Seattle, Washington, advised his department uses parachutes to recover radio sonde equipment attached to weather balloons. [REDACTED] explained that a balloon is released with the radio equipment attached to it. The balloon rises to a preset height, at which time the balloon explodes. The radio equipment then falls a short distance and a small parachute opens and carries the radio equipment safely to the ground. This parachute is slightly smaller than a regular-sized parachute and it is pink in color with white shroud lines. [REDACTED] further stated that housing the radio sonde equipment is a white plastic box with the following inscription: "United States Department of Commerce, NOAA - National Weather Service, Radio Sonde."
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-9577
SE 164-81
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On September 7, 1972, SA [REDACTED] was recontacted, at which time he advised the lumber company, to which the tree from which the parachute in question was hanging belonged, would inform him prior to cutting the tree so that he might be able to retrieve the parachute.
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In view of the above, no further investigation will be undertaken concerning this parachute.
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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b6 b7c
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DB Cooper-9578
Serials: SE 164-81