SAC Cincinnati to Director re composite sketch identification at Rickenbacher AFB
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SAC Cincinnati to Director re OSI lead at Rickenbacker AFB and composite viewings
Document date 16 December 1974
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 35 pp. 246–249 (DB Cooper-13217–13220), Airtel, dated 16 Dec 1974 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-35%3A246-249
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 12/16/74
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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) FROM: SAC, CINCINNATI (164-55) (P) SUBJECT: NORJAK
On 12/2/74, SA [REDACTED], Office of Special Investigations (OSI), Rickenbacher Air Force Base (RAFB), telephonically contacted the Columbus Resident Agency (RA) of the FBI and advised SA [REDACTED] that he had received a telephone call from [REDACTED] [guess: & Son] [illegible] [REDACTED] with an office near RAFB. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] told him he had seen a composite of unknown subject (unsub) in captioned case in a local newspaper and advised that he recognized the composite as depicting an NCO who had worked for him at Lockbourne AFB (now RAFB) before his retirement from the Air Force in 6/71.
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[REDACTED] was contacted on 12/2/74 and advised that the composite resembled [REDACTED] who had worked for him as an NCO in the [REDACTED] in 1971. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED]
use the name DAN COOPER and DON COOPER so that [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] stated that he had observed [REDACTED] on several occasions.
[REDACTED] advised that he had shown the composite to a fellow retired NCO from RAFB, [REDACTED] who also believed the composite depicted a person believed to be [REDACTED] further advised that [REDACTED]
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Bureau (2) Seattle (164-81) & - St. Louis 2 - Cincinnati GLJ:pag (8)
Approved: ____________ Sent _________ M Per __________ Special Agent in Charge
DB Cooper-13217 U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 – 455-574
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[guess: /09]-84 – 6 [illegible]/ [illegible stamped text]
CI 164-55
who is still in the Air Force at RAFB would also remember [REDACTED] stated that he could not remember [REDACTED] first name. [REDACTED] advised that he believed [REDACTED] was transferred either to the Far East or to the West Coast of the U. S. sometime during 1971.
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On 12/5/74, investigation at RAFB Credit Union revealed there to have been three persons by the name of [REDACTED] to be members of the Credit Union during 1971:
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[REDACTED — three rows of information, each with a name block and additional details, fully redacted]
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Records, RAFB, Consolidated Base Personnel Office, were reviewed which revealed records of personnel assigned to RAFB not maintained back to 1971.
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On 12/6/74, [REDACTED] advised that he had been assigned to RAFB but that he was awaiting orders to Vietnam at the time and was not familiar with personnel in the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] during 1971.
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On 12/6/74, [REDACTED] was contacted and advised that he had been assigned to the [REDACTED] in 1971. [REDACTED] was shown artist conceptions of unsub in captioned case and advised that he recalled FNU [REDACTED] being assigned to the [REDACTED] in 1971 and that the artist conceptions did not resemble the [REDACTED] that he remembered.
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[REDACTED] was contacted and advised he had been assigned to the [REDACTED] in 1971 and that he remembered a FNU [REDACTED] was shown
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DB Cooper-13218
CI 164-55
composites of unsub in captioned case at which time he advised that the color composites looked too old for the [REDACTED] that he remembered; however, the black and white composite somewhat resembled the [REDACTED] that he remembered.
[REDACTED] advised that he recalled [REDACTED] as follows:
Sex: Male Race: White Age: Late 20s to early 30s Height: 5'11" Weight: 150 lbs. Build: Thin Hair: Brown
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On 12/6/74, [REDACTED] was contacted and shown composites of unsub in captioned case. [REDACTED] advised that the color composites did not resemble the [REDACTED] that he remembered; however, the black and white composite did resemble [REDACTED] described FNU [REDACTED] as follows:
Sex: Male Race: White Age: 28 to 30 Height: 6' Weight: 160 lbs. Build: Thin Complexion: Pale, sallow USAF rank: [REDACTED] Place of birth: [REDACTED] Employed: [REDACTED] Columbus, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio
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[REDACTED] further advised that [REDACTED] had experience in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at RAFB. [REDACTED] stated that
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DB Cooper-13219
CI 164-55
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he recalled [REDACTED] having numerous ribbons on his uniform but did not recall if [REDACTED] had a parachuting insignia.
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On 12/6/74, [REDACTED], OSI, RAFB, was contacted and advised military personnel records, Randolph AFB, did not list [REDACTED] SOC [REDACTED] as being on active duty with the Air Force.
NCIC for same name and SSAN negative.
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LEADS:
ST. LOUIS
AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
Review military personnel records for [REDACTED] U. S. Air Force number [REDACTED] Also obtain copies of latest photograph of [REDACTED] and disseminate same to Seattle and Cincinnati.
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CINCINNATI
AT COLUMBUS, OHIO
Contact [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] and try to obtain further information regarding [REDACTED]
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-- DB Cooper-13220