SAC Albuquerque to SAC Seattle re NORJAK stamp-collector lead at Kirtland AFB

Memorandum

To : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) Date 2/22/84 From : SAC, [REDACTED] Subject: NORJAK CAA - HIJACKING OO: Seattle

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Enclosed for Seattle are various documents obtained from U. S. Air Force [REDACTED] Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), New Mexico, and a copy of a brochure of the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Western Australia.

For information of Seattle, [REDACTED] is assigned to the [REDACTED] located at KAFB, New Mexico. [REDACTED] advised SAC, Albuquerque, that [REDACTED] of the American Topical Magazine, one of two stamp collectors' periodicals, and in that capacity had become acquainted through correspondence with one [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] during the course of composing the periodical and reviewing the membership directory of the American Topical Association Head- quarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, noticed that [REDACTED] was an avid collector of parachute stamps. This interest served as the impetus for her to correspond with [REDACTED] advised that in reviewing various correspondence received by [REDACTED] [REDACTED] from [REDACTED] it appeared [REDACTED] satisfied the profile of the subject in captioned case and he apparently left the United States at approximately the same time that captioned event occurred.

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As Seattle will note from the enclosures, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was born on [REDACTED] at the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] In 1960, he initiated his first parachute jump and served in the U. S. Armed Forces from [REDACTED] in the Airborne Special Forces. During that time he was an active member in [REDACTED] sport parachute clubs throughout the world. His highest license was a Class [REDACTED] In addition, [REDACTED] cites in the documentation provided that he was a member of the U. S. Park Service but did no smoke jumping with the Park Service in that there was a two-year waiting list for such duty. The directory of the American Topical Association lists several addresses for [REDACTED] to include a period of residence from [REDACTED] at

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(2) - Seattle (Enc. 2) 1 - Albuquerque JAC/pd (3)

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164A-81-8753 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED MAR 02 1984

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DB Cooper-19480

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[REDACTED] Seattle, Washington [REDACTED] and a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Seattle, Washington [REDACTED] for the period [REDACTED] In a letter written to the [REDACTED] on 2/14/74, he states that he left the States in June, 1971. [REDACTED] is currently the [REDACTED] of the [REDACTED] in Western Australia, and lists an address of [REDACTED] Australia [REDACTED] He is apparently the [REDACTED] of the [REDACTED] in Australia. In the crest of that office it is indicated that he has had the experience of 250 freefalls as a skydiver.

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[REDACTED] advised that neither he nor [REDACTED] have ever met [REDACTED] but have had several letters from him. He advised that the enclosed correspondence is the only correspondence which records identifiable information and the remainder of the correspondence merely refers to various stamp collectors' points of interest. [REDACTED] suggested that should the coincidences of residence, background, skydiving and parachute skills, and de- parture from the United States at approximately the same time as captioned incident promote further inquiry, such could be made through the American Topical Association in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where [REDACTED] membership number is [REDACTED]

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This information provided Seattle for analysis and initiation of further investigation should such seem warranted.

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-2*- DB Cooper-19481