Handwritten letter from citizen to FBI Seattle naming a possible Cooper suspect

Document date 5 December 1977

Part 41page 1791 pageDB Cooper-16194

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Document: Handwritten letter from citizen to FBI Seattle naming a possible Cooper suspect
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 41 p. 179 (DB Cooper-16194), Handwritten note, dated 5 Dec 1977, serial SE 164-81-7728 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-41%3A179-179

oct. 5, 1977

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Federal Bureau of Inv. Seattle Wash.

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Dear Sir: I wish to bring to your attention, the possibility of identity of D. J. Cooper, the hijacker. [REDACTED] / [REDACTED] Port Angeles × [REDACTED] port angeles, [REDACTED] has the physical appearance of cooper and knowledge of airplanes, the name Cooper could arrive from the Rental equipment by that company name.

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Sincerely [REDACTED]

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164-81[illegible]-7728 SEARCHED [illegible] INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] DEC 5 1977 FBI — SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-16194

Serials: SE 164-81-7728