SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re parachute material found in Northern California, unrelated to NORJAK
Document date 2 October 1973
Also filed at: Part 60 pp. 393–394
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 32 pp. 329–330 (DB Cooper-11947–11948), Memo, dated 2 Oct 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-32%3A329-330
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 10/2/73 FROM : SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P) SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle
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Re Seattle report of SA CHARLES E. FARRELL dated 2/16/72, and Los Angeles tel call to Seattle 10/2/73.
On 10/1/73, [REDACTED] in Torrance, California, who resides at [REDACTED] Hawthorne, California, advised the Los Angeles Division as follows:
On 9/26/73, he and [REDACTED] in Northern California in an area in the Plumas Forest about 20 miles from Honey Lake, California. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] had noticed a piece of orange material protruding from beneath a bush. Upon removing the material from beneath the bush they found it to be a portion of a parachute bound up with parts of a nylon cord line, so that it was about the size of a football. Other portions of the parachute as well as short pieces of nylon cord were also located under the bush.
[REDACTED] made available a portion of the parachute which they had found, which he described as about one fifth of the parachute. Examination of this portion of the parachute revealed it to have white and orange panels. He also made available several short pieces of white nylon cord appearing to be cut up sections of shroud.
A review of referenced Seattle report pages 229- 230 reveals the two parachutes missing from the victim air- craft upon its arrival in Reno, Nevada, were described as white in color. Neither parachutes were described as having any orange panels.
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CC: Seattle 2 - Los Angeles
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SEARCHED___ INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___ FILED___ OCT 5 1973
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DB Cooper-11947
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[guess: 104] - [guess: B1] - 4980
LA 164-497
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Per referenced telephone call to Seattle on 10/2/73, it was ascertained that investigation had revealed both parachutes presumably utilized by the highjacker, were all white in color. It was also ascertained that parachutes with orange and white panels are a type used in military survival operations and have previously been brought to the attention of the Seattle Division.
Inasmuch as the portions of the parachute previously submitted by [REDACTED] had white and orange panels and there- fore does not match the description of the parachutes, utilized by the unknown subject in this matter, no further investigation is being conducted by the Los Angeles Division, and that por- tion of the parachute furnished by [REDACTED] will be returned to him.
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UNKNOWN SUBJECT ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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DB Cooper-11948
Serials: LA 164-497, SE 164-81