Handwritten letter from Prescott, Arizona citizen with theories on Cooper's jump and money

Document date 18 November 1975

Part 68pages 202–2076 pagesDB Cooper-28992–28997

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Document: Handwritten letter from Prescott, Arizona citizen with theories on Cooper's jump and money
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 68 pp. 202–207 (DB Cooper-28992–28997), Handwritten note, dated 18 Nov 1975, serial SE 164-81-SUBJ (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-68%3A202-207

b6 b7C 18 NOVEMBER, [19]75 G 2, 1409. #TO. HEC. & NPSP NO pay for with[in] Prescott, Arizona PH [redacted]

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Special Agent in charge F.B.I. 915 E, Second Ave. Seattle, Wash., 98174

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Sir:

Thats ODD! I was just writing to you on [guess: the] story about that "sky jacker," story [guess: in the] Nov., 25, 1975 edition I got [guess: yesterday] by my [guess: small] phone Rang. I keep [guess: getting] people wanting [redacted] [guess: more] in [illegible] facts [guess: left], b7

The phone [guess: we have] number is [redacted] So I out of curiosity [guess: looking] [guess: into] the [guess: phone] number[guess: ed] today & DD! the Na-m[illegible] [redacted] Not D.B., [guess: Los] [illegible] 164-81-SubJ

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SEARCHED SERIALIZED NOV [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

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DB Cooper-28992

S/C[illegible] spoke a - But [REDACTED b6/b7C] When you [guess: say] cm they "I sound alike." the [REDACTED] lives he corresponds to the [guess: Press] off phone Book

whatever [REDACTED] is / [REDACTED] I guess. I looked it up in the Phone Book - But it isn't [guess: p] [REDACTED b6/b7C]

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[REDACTED] . I havent even thought about aBout the wrong numbers/calls I keep getting, still my phone [guess: Ready] this morning. Co-incidence. huh.

most probably the guy [guess: homes] / initials Being "similar" Dont mean [guess: Board] either. But it is 000!

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[guess: maybe] the guy [guess: youre] seeking is related to th[illegible] [REDACTED b6/b7C]

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DB-Cooper-28993

I don't know Their ages nor what they look like! : One Day my phone rang & to my Surpri[se] [REDACTED] & I said b6/b7C No this is [REDACTED] - Then [I recognized] he was [REDACTED] [checkbox] He's Been Calling [REDACTED] b6/b7C

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[REDACTED] [I think] I know [guess: that] [guess: this is a] [guess: grind] wanting me to [guess: handle] my own [guess: troubles] - or my

b6/b7C [REDACTED]

give me hell. I [guess: in] survived the

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It [guess: might] Behoove you to have the [guess: Atomic] [guess: Theorist] figures out

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DB Cooper-28994

From the [guess: Wightlifton] objects.

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[sketch of elongated arrow or bird-like shape pointing right]

[guess: Thrown] in [guess: loosely] [guess: at] that 196 mph. [guess: Specs] the air density - [guess: earth] the [guess: axis] - [guess: move] [guess: Doy] [guess: dynra]. [guess: Won] [guess: many] B e [guess: any] [guess: whires] from 15 0. to 300 [guess: miles] off the course [guess: worse] [guess: Mono] [guess: figureso]. [guess: Thears] a [guess: bipid][guess: unlease] of [guess: AMR] - [guess: Duplicate] [guess: Byplane].

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[sketch of circular or mechanical object, possibly depicting ripple pattern or parachute canopy from above]

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[guess: Its] like when a [guess: peBBLy] is [guess: Dropping] into a pool - with [guess: ever] widening ripples. Did that guy take all 4 chutes with him or just the one, at 10,000 ft a guy gets the Bends without [illegible] [illegible] if [guess: over].

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DB Cooper-28995

He Doesn't freeze [guess: up] to Death 1st. I know [guess: a Pin] 1023 [guess: I] [illegible] in & o' course I got stuck 1st. [guess: Testimony] even the [illegible] have [illegible] An [illegible] [guess: Birdface] out o' Edwards [guess: AFB,] " Detail" It was Freezing at 10,000 Ft & hot as Hell. at the ground. If that Skyjackers Trip [guess: Done] was Damp - his chute [guess: probably] ... Froze & Broke & you'd not ever find him [guess: in] [illegible] spot. man [guess: at] AFB. Ransome, left Lost a sgt. out of a [guess: plane] [illegible] what [guess: altitude]?) & no chute - They Have never found [guess: a trace] of him. Hopefully he Died Before he hit Well it could Be [guess: your] [guess: working] your Feed into the computer [guess: wire] Wrong- The guy may [illegible] Sky [guess: Divers] Some Few Thousands of feet too Before opening his chute

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DB Cooper-28996

Well sir Dunno? If Anything I've [guess: said] will Be of any help. If they [guess: crammed] the money in to suitcase - it may have Dropped [guess: from] [guess: his] grasp. If [guess: he'd] [guess: stashed] it on his person - it could have [guess: ruptured] off his person & s[guess: cattered] to the 4 winds, Well thought you'd like to know of my co-incidence [guess: yhave] [guess: with].

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b6 b7C

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DB Cooper-28997

Serials: SE 164-81-SUBJ