SAC Tampa to Director, FBI (Attn: Laboratory) re photographs of military man offered as Dan Cooper suspect
Document date 9 January 1974
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-33:275-278 Document: Memo SAC Tampa to Director, FBI (Attn: Laboratory) re photographs of military man offered as Dan Cooper suspect Id: Cooper-Part-33:275-278 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-33%3A275-278 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 33 pp. 275–278 (DB Cooper-12407–12410), Memo, dated 9 Jan 1974 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-33%3A275-278
DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) 1/9/74 (ATTN: FBI LABORATORY)
SAC, TAMPA (164-110) (RUC)
UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #350, PORTLAND, OREGON, TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, 11/24/71 CAA-HIJACKING; EXTORTION (CO: SE)
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Enclosed for the FBI Laboratory are two photographs of [REDACTED] possible subject of above-captioned matter.
On 12/4/73, [REDACTED] Merritt Island, Florida, telephone number [REDACTED] was contacted by SA [REDACTED] of the Cocoa Resident Agency, Cocoa, Fla.
[REDACTED] had forwarded to the Cocoa RA a photograph of [REDACTED] an acquaintance of his in the military service, who he believed resembled a sketch of hijacker DAN COOPER which appeared in a recent publication of the "Today" newspaper. [REDACTED] advised that upon seeing a sketch of hijacker (DAN COOPER) in the "Today" newspaper, his instantaneous comment was that this individual was [REDACTED] whom he had served with in the Navy at [REDACTED] recalled that both he and [REDACTED]
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Name: [REDACTED] Sex: Male Race: White
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2 - Bureau (Enc. 2) 2 - Seattle (164-81) 1 - Tampa GLH:frh (5)
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164-81 - 6074 SEARCHED [illegible] INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] JAN 1 4 1974 FBI - SEATTLE
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DB Cooper-12407
TP 164-110
Height 5 feet 10 to 6 feet Weight 150 to 165 Age [REDACTED] Hair Dark sandy brown Eyes Blue Build Muscular Characteristics
Voice characteristic [blank] Other characteristics [blank]
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[REDACTED] advised he had two pictures available of [REDACTED] one being a slide which he would date as being taken in early 4/56, and a 4 by 5 snapshot of him along with [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] said that he does not recall [REDACTED] having any parachute training, but at one time in his career he was assigned to the Navy Fleet Marine Air Force. [REDACTED] related that he recalled [REDACTED] as being [REDACTED] [REDACTED] (while in the service) and that he was [REDACTED] He recalled [REDACTED] took pride in the fact that he had [REDACTED] in the Washington, D. C., area. He recalled that [REDACTED] preferred [REDACTED] He said he was [REDACTED]
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service, but he does not recall his brand.
[REDACTED] further stated that [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] said their paths did not cross until
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DB Cooper-12408
TP 164-110
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[redacted] 3/59, when he heard through a mutual acquaintance of both [redacted] [redacted] said the grapevine story was that [redacted] in which he was entertaining in Brooklyn, New York.
According to [redacted]
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[redacted] said he last contacted [redacted] in March or May of 1959, when he had [redacted] and was stationed in the Washington, D. C. area. He said at this time he talked to [redacted] who stated that [redacted] was now in the Washington, D. C., area operating [redacted] out of the Silver Springs or Bethesda, Maryland, area.
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[redacted] said he contacted [redacted] telephonically, but he does not recall the details of the conversation. He said he last heard that [redacted] was living in the San Antonio, Texas, [redacted] He stated, however, that [redacted] was in the [redacted] as himself and [redacted] and he could be traced through military records.
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He does not recall [redacted] ever having any intimate knowledge of aircraft nor does he consider [redacted] an exceptional athlete. He further advised that he would not consider [redacted] as having extravagant taste, but that he was a gambler inasmuch as he often participated in base poker games and currency exchange schemes.
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[redacted] said he has no further evidence that [redacted] could be the hijacker in the above captioned matter, but that his description does fit that of the sketch which appeared in the "Today" newspaper.
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At this time, [redacted] provided a slide of [redacted]. He also provided a glossy
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DB Cooper-12409
TP 164-110
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photo of [REDACTED] can be identified in this photo by [REDACTED] [REDACTED] said this [REDACTED] said he would has been on the photo for years. [REDACTED] be more than willing to provide the photos for the FBI Lab., but he would like them returned at a later date. He was advised the FBI would return his photos and that the FBI greatly appreciated his concern and cooperation in this matter.
It should be noted that [REDACTED] during the inter- view, gave the impression of being sincere and no evidence was given which would indicate this was in any way a hoax or an irrational deduction.
It is requested that the FBI Lab. reproduce the enclosed photographs for use by OO in their investigation in this case and SO, which has active knowledge of this investigation, use the above info in setting out appropriate leads.
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DB Cooper-12410
Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, TP 164-110