SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re low-flying aircraft report from Longview

This copy: Part 65 p. 246Also filed at Part 28 pp. 233–234 (primary) · Part 65 p. 368 · Part 74 p. 230

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SA Manning to SAC Seattle re telephonic contact with Longview RA

Document date 19 October 1972

Part 65page 2461 pageDB Cooper-27542

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 65 p. 246 (DB Cooper-27542), Memo, dated 19 Oct 1972, serial SE 164-81-4009 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-65%3A246-246

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE 10/19/72 FROM : SA THOMAS J. MANNING SWS ? Sub ? Sus X SUBJECT: NORJAK

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On 10/19/72 [REDACTED], Washington, telephone [REDACTED], telephonically contacted the Longview RA and advised that [REDACTED] he lives just north of the [REDACTED] He advised that to get to his residence [REDACTED]

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He pointed out that the night of the hijacking he was watching television and heard an announcement concerning the hijacking. Almost as soon as he heard the announcement a large plane flew low overhead and flew slightly to the east of his house over [REDACTED] b6 area. He pointed out the area into which the plane flew was one b7C which is extremely heavily wooded and an area into which one would have difficulty going on foot.

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He advised that he has been thinking of calling the FBI on this matter but has kept putting it off and feels that the flight of the plane that night would indicate that the area searched to date has not included [REDACTED] area and the route over which the b6 plane flew. He pointed out that he lives directly under the north- b7C south flyway for the airlines and this is the only time that he and [REDACTED] have ever heard a plane flying over that low. He requested an agent contacting him personally in order that the flight of the plane could be accurately described.

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Contact with [REDACTED] will be made 10/20/72- b6 b7C One copy of this memorandum furnished to SA [REDACTED] at Longview RA for handling on 10/20/72.

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Sub E 164-81 - 4009 SEARCHED............ INDEXED............ SERIALIZED...24... FILED...d.d[illegible] OCT 2 0 1972 FBI—SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-27542

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4009