SAC San Francisco to SAC Denver re San Mateo tip on artist conception

Document date 30 March 1973

Part 30pages 394–3952 pagesDB Cooper-11068–11069

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Id: Cooper-Part-30:394-395

Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-30:394-395

Document: Memo SAC San Francisco to SAC Denver re San Mateo tip on artist conception
Id: Cooper-Part-30:394-395
Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-30%3A394-395

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 30 pp. 394–395 (DB Cooper-11068–11069), Memo, dated 30 Mar 1973, serial SE 164-81-4602 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-30%3A394-395

SAC, DENVER 3/30/73

SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164-220)

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NORJAK

Re Suspect [redacted]

On 3/6/73, [redacted] San Mateo, California, telephone [redacted] (Conceal identity by request), telephonically contacted the San Mateo Resident Agency. [redacted] stated that he is currently a [redacted] and formerly resided in Colorado. He advised that he has been looking at the artist conception of D. B. COOPER which appeared in "Life" magazine issue of 6/16/72, page 86, and is convinced after looking at the picture for an extended period of time that it strongly resembles a man whom he previously [redacted] with in Colorado.

[redacted] stated that he [redacted] [redacted] of Ft. Collins, Colorado, in [redacted] subsequently [redacted] which was located [redacted] of Ft. Collins and left the Ft. Collins area the last [redacted] knew. He stated that he has not seen this individual since 1966.

[redacted] stated that there is a strong resemblance between the artist conception and [redacted] [redacted] He stated that [redacted]

He questioned whether [redacted] would have the courage to jump from an aircraft, however, had to resolve it by telling himself that he felt he would if money were involved. He indicated that [redacted] had no background of aircraft or flying to the best of his knowledge. In addition, [redacted] was [redacted]

By way of background, [redacted] in the Ft. Collins area. He was approximately [redacted] during the [redacted] period. He stated that he felt [redacted] might be located through [redacted]

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164-81-4602

2 - Denver (RM) 2 - Seattle (164-81) (RM) 2 - San Francisco RWF:lcj (6)

DB Cooper-11068

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SF 164-220 RWF:lcj

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was [REDACTED] and resided across from [REDACTED] which was [REDACTED] He further indicated that [REDACTED]

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On 3/16/73, the color photographs of the artist's conception of COOPER were personally displayed to [REDACTED] and he again affirmed the fact that the drawings strongly resemble [REDACTED] He stated particularly the hairline and the eyes and noted that [REDACTED] wore colored glasses of the type indicated in the artist's conception. He stated that the chin appeared slightly long for [REDACTED] as he recalled, but this was the only apparent discrepancy.

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The above is submitted for appropriate investiga- tion by the Denver Office and for information of the Office of Origin.

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DB Cooper-11069

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4602, SF 164-220