To SAC Seattle re Continental Flight 306 pilot's observations, NORJAK
This copy: Part 76 p. 22Also filed at Part 65 p. 194 (primary) · Part 74 p. 174
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To SAC Seattle re NORJAK Search Area Sub E and wind conditions (Continental Flight 306 pilot)
Document date 8 April 1977
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Part of: SA to SAC Seattle re weather conditions and feasibility of the jump, NORJAK
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 76 p. 22 (DB Cooper-32926), Memo, dated 8 Apr 1977, serial 164-8-7449 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-76%3A022-022
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 4/8/77
FROM : SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE BUFILE 164-2111
RE: SEARCH AREA SUB E WIND AND WEATHER- SUB U
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Re memo of SA [REDACTED] dated 3/14/77. b6 b7C On March 29, 1977, [REDACTED] [REDACTED], Washington, home telephone [REDACTED], was contacted at his home and he provided the following information:
[REDACTED] stated he was flying on Continental Flight b6 306 which originated in Burbank, California, with a stop b7C over in San Jose, California, and another stop in Portland, Oregon, and then the final destination was Seattle, Washington. [REDACTED] stated he landed in Seattle at approximately 5:30 P.M. on November 24, 1971. [REDACTED] advised that it was his recollection that Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 landed at Seattle- Tacoma International Airport at approximately 5:32 P.M. on that same night. [REDACTED] advises estimated time of departure was 6:10 P.M., but he actually left Seattle at about 7:09 P.M. to fly back to Portland, Oregon.
[REDACTED] advised that when he landed at Portland the b6 wind was from 160 degrees at 35 knots and this was approxi- b7C mately 7:49 P.M. During the flight down to Portland, [REDACTED] noticed that his cruising altitude of about 13,000 feet that he was flying into a headwind of about 60 knots. [REDACTED] explained that on the way to Seattle from Portland his ground speed was 480 knots, but on the way back down to Portland his ground speed was only 420 knots. According to [REDACTED] the wind apparently was shifting from approximately 160 to approximately 200 degrees.
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Serials: 164-2111, 164-8-7449, SE 164-81