SA to SAC Seattle re Auburn witness who could not match composite

Document date 20 November 1972

Part 28pages 441–4422 pagesDB Cooper-10012–10013

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Document: Memo SA to SAC Seattle re Auburn witness who could not match composite
Id: Cooper-Part-28:441-442
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 28 pp. 441–442 (DB Cooper-10012–10013), Memo, dated 20 Nov 1972, serial SE 164-81-431 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-28%3A441-442

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 11/20/72

FROM : SA [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle

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P w/ M 11/71 [guess: i] [illegible line below]

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Re SPC [REDACTED] memo 10/15/72.

On 11/14/72, [REDACTED] Auburn, Washington, was shown the artist's composit of unsub. [REDACTED] advised after carefully perusing the composit that the man he saw on 10/14/72 was definitely not identical to the man depicted in the artist's composit.

[REDACTED] described the man he saw as a WMA, 5' 10" tall, 170 pounds, 35-45 years, hair dark brown possibly greying, complexion fair. [REDACTED] stated the man he saw had a fuller face than the composit.

[REDACTED] advised it was his theory that COOPER walked towards the Gifford Pinchot National Forest after parachuting on 11/24/71. [REDACTED] stated he thought COOPER could possibly have hiked to the Pacific Crest Trail which runs from [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] advised after more deliberation that in view of the weather conditions on 11/24/71, and the way unsub was dressed, a trek as described above would have been impossible for unsub.

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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164- 81- 4/31

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DB Cooper-10012

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b6 b7C

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 11/20/72

SA [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] b7C NORJAK OO: Seattle .

[REDACTED]

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Re SPC [REDACTED] memo 10/15/72.

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On 11/14/72, [REDACTED] Auburn, Washington, was shown the artist's composit of unsub. [REDACTED] advised after carefully perusing the composit that the man he saw on 10/14/72 was definitely not identical to the man depicted in the artist's composit.

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[REDACTED] described the man he saw as a WMA, 5' 10" tall, 170 pounds, 35-45 years, hair dark brown possibly greying, complexion fair. [REDACTED] stated the man he saw had a fuller face than the composit.

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[REDACTED] advised it was his theory that COOPER walked towards the Gifford Pinchot National Forest after parachuting on 11/24/71. [REDACTED] stated he thought COOPER could possibly have hiked to the Pacific Crest Trail which runs from [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] advised after more deliberation that in view of the weather conditions on 11/24/71, and the way unsub was dressed, a trek as described above would have been impossible for unsub.

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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/b [guess: 4] - 8/- 4/3/ [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

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DB Cooper-10013

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-431