Interview of FAA employee, Fremont, California re possible D.B. Cooper suspect
Interviewed 16 August 1976Dictated 17 August 1976Transcribed 17 August 1976
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Id: Cooper-Part-38:101-103
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-38:101-103 Document: FD-302 interview of FAA employee, Fremont, California re possible D.B. Cooper suspect Id: Cooper-Part-38:101-103 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-38%3A101-103 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 38 pp. 101–103 (DB Cooper-14764–14766), FD-302 interview, interviewed 16 Aug 1976, serial SE 164-81-9056 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-38%3A101-103
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 8/17/76
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[REDACTED] was interviewed at the residence of [REDACTED] telephone number [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised he resides at [REDACTED] California and has telephone number [REDACTED] after being advised of the official identities of the inter- viewing Agents, stated that he is employed [REDACTED] for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at 5125 Central Avenue, Fremont, California, telephone work number [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] advised that recently, while working, the name [REDACTED] came up as a possible suspect in the D. B. COOPER case. [REDACTED] related the following events.
During May through November, 1959, he resided at Seattle attending [REDACTED] school held near the Seattle Airport. During this time he roomed with another individual by the name of [REDACTED] was also [REDACTED] and also held a pilot's license. [REDACTED] was very interested in getting back to a flying job. [REDACTED] heard indirectly from another individual that Johnson Flying Service now known as Evergreen, was hiring pilots to fly DC-3s. Evergreen, formerly located at Missoula, Montana, now located at Boeing Field in Seattle, hired [REDACTED] after checking him out on a DC-3 in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised this was the last time that he saw [REDACTED]
Just prior to [REDACTED] leaving FAA, [REDACTED] shows up at [REDACTED] can only recall by the first name of [REDACTED] and described her as follows:
Sex Female Age Then approximately 28 Height 5'6" Hair Dark Build Medium, outstanding figure Complexion Olive
[REDACTED] understood [REDACTED] to be from Kanab, Utah. [REDACTED] apparently had met her while he was prospecting in
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Interviewed on 8/16/76 at California File # SF 164-220 164-81- [guess: 9056] SAs [REDACTED] by [REDACTED] Date dictated 8/17/76
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. DB Cooper-14764 GPO: 1975 O - 566-118
SF 164-220 WEG/jr
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Utah flying a J3 Piper Cub with geiger counters on the wing. While he was in Utah he had [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Shortly thereafter he attended [REDACTED] [REDACTED] school.
When [REDACTED] left he gave [REDACTED] the keys to his 1951 Ford, requesting [REDACTED] in turn give them to [REDACTED] which he did. [REDACTED] understood that [REDACTED] later found him at Missoula, Montana.
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[REDACTED] advised that approximately one month ago, while working [REDACTED] he was correspond- ing with Flight 137 for Evergreen. [REDACTED] curious to know if the [REDACTED] acknowledged that he had been flying for Evergreen for approximately 25 years and did know [REDACTED] The pilot continued that [REDACTED] dropped out of sight at the same period that the D. B. COOPER hijacking took place. There was conversation among the employees that [REDACTED] may have been D. B. COOPER. [REDACTED] understood from the pilot, whose name he did not obtain, that no one has heard from [REDACTED] since his disappearance.
Approximately three weeks ago [REDACTED] had the occasion to speak to the same pilot again who was flying for Evergreen on an Electra out of Redding, California, to Burbank, California. No further conversation was held regarding [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] is described as follows:
Race Caucasian Current age Approximately 47 years old Height 5'9" Build Slender Hair Black Eyes Black and described as beady Nose Broad Complexion Dark Nationality Appeared to be American Indian Teeth [REDACTED] Mannerisms Drank heavily, mainly Jim Beam and unrecalled type of red wine; smoked, cigarette brand unrecalled.
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DB Cooper-14765
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b6 b7C
SF 164-220 WEG/jr
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Characteristics Witty Casual dresser Occupation Pilot, believed qualified in C146s and DC-3s
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[REDACTED] was shown a copy of a composite of D. B. COOPER. After examining the composite for a few minutes, he stated that he could neither identify nor eliminate [REDACTED] as being D. B. COOPER. He stated that [REDACTED] ears stuck out more and his nose was bigger, but the lips and eyes resemble [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] was unable to furnish any information regarding the current whereabouts of [REDACTED] but stated possibly [REDACTED] who [REDACTED] at the Seattle center of SEATAC may have additional information regarding [REDACTED] also speculated that FAA files may contain employment applications and other documents which may further identify [REDACTED] _ _ _ _ . . _
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[REDACTED] was not furnished any physical description of D. B. COOPER.
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DB Cooper-14766
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Serials: SE 164-81-9056, SF 164-220
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