SAC Kansas City to Director re informant on Air America pilots as Cooper suspects
Document date 20 June 1975
Also filed at: Part 119 pp. 19–21
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 35 pp. 156–158 (DB Cooper-13564–13566), Airtel, dated 20 Jun 1975, serial 104-81-657 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-35%3A156-158
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 6/20/75
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Via AIRTEL AIRMAIL (Priority) ---------------------------------------------------
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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)
FROM: SAC, KANSAS CITY (164-80) -P-
NORJAK
OO: Seattle [handwritten: Sep 7 and additional illegible marks]
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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED]
AT LAWRENCE, KANSAS [handwritten initials/checkmark]
On 6/16/75, [REDACTED] who requested his identity be kept strictly confidential and not disclosed to anyone outside the Bureau, (especially not [REDACTED] mentioned below) stated as follows:
In connection with the sky-jacking of an aircraft a few years ago, he believes at Seattle, Washington, or in Oregon, where "D. B. COOPER" bailed out of the plane with $200,000.00 and has never been caught, he feels COOPER had to be an experienced "smoke jumper" or experienced in jumping out the back ramp door.
He has [REDACTED] who presently lives in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] worked for Air America in [REDACTED]. After COOPER hijacked the plane, [REDACTED] was back in the United States and he and [REDACTED] were
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2 - Bureau (RM) 2 - Oklahoma City (RM) 2 - Seattle (RM) 2 - Kansas City BLS:lw (8)
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[stamped] 104-81-657 [or similar] SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED 12 FILED ___ JUN 23 1975
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Approved: _____________ Sent _________ M Per __________ Special Agent in Charge * U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1969 O - 346-090 (11)
DB Cooper-13564
KC 164-80
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[REDACTED] told him that just before COOPER hijacked that plane, [REDACTED] made by Air America, which was [REDACTED] This was [REDACTED]
He feels one of the two, or both, of the men who [REDACTED] could be involved in the COOPER case. He suggested that if the flight crew in the COOPER case could see [REDACTED] they could probably identify one of them, if one was in fact COOPER. If one was COOPER, the other one was probably the helper on the ground, as he feels COOPER would have to have had someone on the ground to help COOPER get away.
He further stated that if the sketch of COOPER was shown to [REDACTED] might be able to recognize and identify COOPER. However, he does not know whether [REDACTED] would be cooperative or not and might even refuse to talk with the FBI.
He stated he, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at Missoula, Montana, and he might be able to identify the sketch of COOPER, if COOPER had [REDACTED] in Missoula at the same time.
[REDACTED] stated that the reason he is now furnishing the above information is because he is mad at Air America. He applied with Air America in about [REDACTED] for a job and they wouldn't hire him.
He stated he presently works for [REDACTED] Kansas City, Missouri, [REDACTED] only works when called, and lives [REDACTED] in Lawrence, Kansas. He volunteered he is not [REDACTED] in Lawrence.
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On 6/16/75, the records of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Lawrence, Kansas, were reviewed and the following noted:
[REDACTED] white male (indication in file he is [REDACTED], born [REDACTED] at [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-13565
KC 164-80
[REDACTED] Social Security No. [REDACTED] occupation [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] U. S. Army 2 years. General Discharge [REDACTED] b7C FBI No. [REDACTED] was [REDACTED] b7D
[REDACTED]
the case was dismissed at complainant's request.
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It is suggested by Kansas City that the Bureau con- sider the feasibility of contacting CIA and obtaining the [REDACTED] above made by Air America and/or obtaining b6 photographs of the two individuals who [REDACTED] b7C [REDACTED] to be exhibited to the pertinent witnesses in this case.
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LEADS:
OKLAHOMA CITY:
AT TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA:
Will interview [REDACTED] as to possible identity b6 of unsub COOPER and exhibit sketch of unsub to [REDACTED] b7C
KANSAS CITY:
AT LAWRENCE, KANSAS:
Will exhibit sketch of unsub to [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] b7C b7D
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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3 DB Cooper-13566
Serials: 104-81-657, 164-2111, KC 164-80