SA to SAC Seattle re United Airlines personnel folder and Flight 383, 11/23/71

Document date 24 April 1978

Part 41pages 381–3822 pagesDB Cooper-16479–16480

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Document: Memo SA to SAC Seattle re United Airlines personnel folder and Flight 383, 11/23/71
Id: Cooper-Part-41:381-382
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 41 pp. 381–382 (DB Cooper-16479–16480), Memo, dated 24 Apr 1978, serial SE 164-81-7859 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-41%3A381-382

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT memorandom

DATE: 4/24/78 REPLY TO ATTN OF: SA [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE BUfile 164-2111

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81 [REDACTED])

RE: [REDACTED]

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On 4/18/78, United Airlines [REDACTED] [REDACTED] made available [REDACTED] United Airlines personnel folder. A review of that folder indicated that [REDACTED] aboard United Airlines Flight #383, which departed at 1430 on 11/23/71, from Seattle to Los Angeles and then finally arrived at Denver, Colorado, on 11/23/71, at 8:35 in the evening. The United Airlines Flight continued on the next day, 11/24/71, leaving Denver at 2:05 pm and arriving in Portland, Oregon, at 3:26 pm. The flight then went to Oakland, California, back to Portland, and then on to Seattle, arriving at Seattle at 9:10 in the evening.

[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] personnel file indicated that he did not take any sick leave during the months of June through December, 1971, and therefore, he probably was aboard Flight #383; however, it is possible that [REDACTED] could have worked out a trade with another [REDACTED] and therefore, may not have been aboard Flight #383. However, [REDACTED] indicated his records would not reflect that.

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[REDACTED] is described as follows:

Race White Sex Male Height 6' Weight 150 lbs. DOB [REDACTED] SSAN [REDACTED] Address [REDACTED] Occupation United Airlines

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164-81-7859 [SEARCHED] [INDEXED] [SERIALIZED] [FILED] [illegible] APR 24 1978 FBI—SEATTLE

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RNN:arm (3)

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-16479 ★U.S. GPO:1977-0-241-590/3300 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 (REV. 7-76) GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 5010-112

SE 164-81 [REDACTED]

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Education Graduate, University of Idaho, Bachelor of Science degree,

Father [REDACTED] Hales Corners, Wisconsin

[REDACTED] was in the U.S. Army from [REDACTED] through [REDACTED] and was hired by United Airlines in [REDACTED]

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At the time [REDACTED] was hired, his fingerprints were taken and have remained on file with United Airlines. The original fingerprint card was obtained from United Airlines from a [REDACTED] United Airlines, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, telephone [REDACTED] A receipt was given to [REDACTED] and he was advised that the fingerprint card would be returned to him.

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[REDACTED] stated that aboard United Airlines Flight #383 on 11/23/71, was [REDACTED] Redmond, Washington, telephone [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] Kent, Washington, telephone [REDACTED] stated both of the above described individuals are now retired; however, they might remember back as far as 11/24/71 and could possibly say if [REDACTED] was aboard that flight with them.

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It is noted that if [REDACTED] was aboard Flight #383, it would have landed in Portland at 3:26 pm on 11/24/71, which is the approximate time of the hijacking of captioned crime.

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The above described fingerprint card has been sent by separate communication to the Identification Division for comparison with NORJAK partials.

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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2* DB Cooper-16480

Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-7859