Minneapolis to Seattle re chase aircraft pilots and altitudes
Document date 27 November 1971
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 77 pp. 384–385 (DB Cooper-33777), Teletype, dated 27 Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-77%3A384-385
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Date: 11/27/71
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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)
UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE. CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.
REURTEL NOVEMBER TWENTYSIX, LAST.
[REDACTED] ON CAPTIONED FLIGHT ADVISED THAT ALL LIGHTS EXCEPT NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS WERE OFF SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF OUT OF SEATTLE. AT NO TIME DID THEY FLASH THEIR LIGHTS ON AND OFF DURING THE HIJACKING. [REDACTED] ADVISED THAT THEIR FLIGHT PATH WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY SEVEN NAUTICAL MILES FROM AMBOY, WASHINGTON, AND THE PLANE WAS AT TENTHOUSAND FEET INDICATED EIGHT THOUSAND ABOVE GROUND, FLYING IN CLOUDS. THE FLASHING RADIO BEACON AT KALAMA, WASHINGTON, WAS NOT OBSERVED SINCE THEY WERE IN THE SOUP, ON INSTRUMENTS.
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1 - Minneapolis HDL:pl (1) Approved: __________ [signature] Special Agent in Charge Sent 3:14 M Per [initial]
☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135
Searched_____ Serialized___2 [guess: Indexed]___ [guess: Filed]___
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MP 164-73
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[REDACTED] ADVISED CONTACTING THE PILOTS OF THE CHASE AIRCRAFT TO DETERMINE THEIR ALTITUDES AND LOCATION AT THIS TIME. [REDACTED] ADVISED THAT REASON THEY NEVER FLASHED THEIR LIGHTS ON AND OFF WAS THEY NEVER WERE SURE HE WAS NOT STILL ON BOARD UNTIL TOUCHDOWN AT RENO.
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Approved: _______________ Sent _______________ M Per _______________ Special Agent in Charge ☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135 DB Cooper-33777
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