Interview of Washington witness re small single-engine plane landing 11/24/71

Interviewed 3 December 1971Dictated 3 December 1971Transcribed 9 December 1971

Part 65page 571 pageDB Cooper-27276

Also filed at: Part 18 p. 446 · Part 71 p. 406 · Part 99 p. 168

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Document: FD-302 interview of Washington witness re small single-engine plane landing 11/24/71
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 65 p. 57 (DB Cooper-27276), FD-302 interview, interviewed 3 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-65%3A057-057

FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

1 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 12/9/71

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[REDACTED] Washington, advised that on November 24, 1971, between 8:00 and 8:30 p.m. one small plane circled [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. She stated that the weather was foggy with some rain at the time this plane came into land and recalled further that it was on the ground about 30 minutes and took off again. She advised [REDACTED] told her it was a single engine plane and that he had observed one man getting out of the plane.

She pointed out that she had no reason to be suspicious of this aircraft coming in to land and staying on the ground, as small planes land [REDACTED] b6 frequently. b7C

She stated that she feels sure the plane landed on November 24, 1971, as she was doing chores at the time and could relate the plane landing to the next day being Thanksgiving.

[REDACTED] continued that she did not see the b6 landing lights turned on at any particular time and recalls b7C further that there were no planes flying in that vicinity all afternoon. She pointed out that the plane came [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and she observed the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] but she did not see the plane land. She also stated that at times other planes land there at night and she thought nothing of this plane coming [REDACTED].

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Interviewed on 12/3/71 at [REDACTED], Washington File # SE 164-81 - [guess: /864] b6 b7C by SA [REDACTED] :bfr Date dictated 12/3/71

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DB Cooper-27276

Serials: SE 164-81