Interview, Buffalo NY, re hitchhiker's account of unidentified white male
Dictated 27 May 1980Transcribed 27 May 1980
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 44 pp. 264–265 (DB Cooper-18134–18135), FD-302 interview, dictated 27 May 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-44%3A264-265
FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77)
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 5/27/80
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[REDACTED] Buffalo, New York, telephone number [REDACTED] was advised as to the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the inquiry, that being the information he had regarding NORJAK. [REDACTED] stated that on May 21, 1980, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in regards to a local employment. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and based on his experience, stated he believed [REDACTED] statements.
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During the course of a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] related the following story to [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] advised that in January, 1980, he was hitchhiking on Route 5, going towards Seattle, Washington, during a snow storm. At that time, an unidentified white male driving a late model [REDACTED] stopped to give him a ride. This white male could only be described as being in his mid 40's and having [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and the unidentified white male pro- ceeded to the Seattle area until they came to an unidentified body of water. At this point [REDACTED] and the unidentified white male proceeded to take a motorboat to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] On [REDACTED] was a log cabin in which the unidentified white male apparently resided.
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Once inside, the unidentified white male showed [REDACTED] a parachute with the word NASA written across it. The unidentified white male then proceeded to tell [REDACTED] a story of how several years earlier he had hijacked an un- identified plane for $1,000,000. The unidentified white male further explained that after receiving the $1,000,000, he parachuted from the plane. At that point, [REDACTED] stated that the unidentified white male showed [REDACTED] large amounts of cash, which [REDACTED] believed to be close to $1,000,000. Before retiring for the night, the unidentified white male showed [REDACTED] a newspaper clipping giving an account of the aforementioned hijacking in which a photograph of the perpe- trator of this hijacking was shown. The photograph [REDACTED] stated was that of the unidentified white male in the room with him.
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Investigation on [REDACTED] at Buffalo, New York File # Buffalo 164-146 [REDACTED] by SA [REDACTED] ph Date dictated 5/27/80
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[stamp] JUN 4 1980 DB Cooper-18134
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BU 164-146 -2-
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[REDACTED] was given $100 by the unidentified white male the following day and was transported from [REDACTED] [REDACTED] by boat. At this point, [REDACTED] stated he continued his hitchhiking across the country and has not seen nor heard from the unidentified white male again.
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[REDACTED] stated one of the reasons he believed [REDACTED] was the fact that he related other truthful stories in which [REDACTED] admitted [REDACTED] [REDACTED] stated both his demeanor and [REDACTED] itself indicated [REDACTED] truthfulness. [REDACTED] advised that he was interested in any reward being offered for the above-mentioned unidentified white male. [REDACTED] then concluded the interview by supplying Special Agent [REDACTED] with an eight-page [REDACTED] and advised that he would be willing to cooperate with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in any way possible.
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DB Cooper-18135
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b6 b7C b7D
Serials: BU 164-146