Re torn decal found near Toutle River, Cowlitz County
Interviewed 8 November 1978Dictated 14 November 1978Transcribed 17 November 1978
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Id: Cooper-Part-73:089-089
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-73:089-089 Document: FD-302 re torn decal found near Toutle River, Cowlitz County Id: Cooper-Part-73:089-089 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-73%3A089-089 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 73 p. 89 (DB Cooper-31420), FD-302 interview, interviewed 8 Nov 1978 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-73%3A089-089
FD-302 (Rev. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 11/17/78
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[redacted] Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office, Kelso, Washington, provided the following information:
A few days previous, the individual by the name of [redacted] a Kelso, Washington resident, having a home telephone number of [redacted] provided the Sheriff's Office with a portion of a decal found by him approximately twelve miles due east of Castle Rock, Washington, in a remote area. [redacted] stumbled upon this decal. The area where [redacted] discovered this was near Toutle River Park.
A review of the decal found by [redacted] revealed it was made of white plastic with dark red lettering. The decal was torn but read "...ergency..it handle, aft air stair, to operate, access door, pull on re..., ..dle. Lock wire will bre.., ..hen handle is pulled". At the bottom of the decal where the letters and numbers BAC27DPA.
[redacted] indicated he is maintaining the original decal found by [redacted] but provided a Polaroid photo- graph of the decal for the FBI.
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Interviewed on 11/8/78 at Longview, Washington File # SE 164-81
by [redacted] Date dictated 11/14/78
DB Cooper-31420
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164-81-Sub Q
Serials: SE 164-81