SAC San Francisco to SAC Seattle re NORJACK suspect and Dallas lead

Document date 3 February 1975

Part 35pages 308–3092 pagesDB Cooper-13295–13296

Also filed at: Part 118 pp. 140–141

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 35 pp. 308–309 (DB Cooper-13295–13296), Airtel, dated 3 Feb 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-35%3A308-309

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Date: 2/3/75

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Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL (Priority)

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164-220) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJACK OO: SEATTLE

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For the information of Dallas, on 1/31/75, [REDACTED] [REDACTED], Mountain View, California, home telephone number [REDACTED] telephonically contacted the Palo Alto Resident Agency and indicated he is a pilot with TWA airlines. [REDACTED] stated while recently [REDACTED] he had a conversation with a TWA [REDACTED] who was previously interviewed by the FBI in connection with the Norjack case, because at the time of Norjack this [REDACTED] [REDACTED] California, and is considered an expert skydiver.

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This [REDACTED] who [REDACTED] declined to identify by name, had a theory that D. B. COOPER, who is identified as being the person who pulled off Norjack, could very likely have been an airlines employee. The [REDACTED] [REDACTED] deals with airline personnel and would have been in the best position to pull off Norjack, because of their knowledge of weather conditions and the operation of the 727 and 737 aircrafts.

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This [REDACTED] feels that [REDACTED] employed by Braniff, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] could very likely be the perpetrators of Norjack, for the following reasons:

(1) [REDACTED] is familiar with the oper- ation of the 727 and 737s and is believed to know how to

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Approved: _____________ Sent ______ [signature/date] Special Agent in Charge

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[STAMP: SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED FBI [illegible]]

SF 164-220 MGK:drp

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fly smaller aircraft.

(2) [REDACTED] is considered an expert skydiver.

(3) [REDACTED] would be familiar with weather conditions, noting that Norjack took place in good weather.

(4) [REDACTED] reportedly spent some time in the Seattle area, prior to the time of Norjack.

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LEAD

DALLAS

AT DALLAS, TEXAS: Contact Braniff Airlines and determine if [REDACTED] [REDACTED] could be considered possible suspects for Norjack.

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Serials: SE 164-81, SF 164-220