Interview of Flight 305 witness re artist's conception and Facial Identification Catalog
Interviewed 25 November 1971Dictated 28 November 1971
Also filed at: Part 19 pp. 67–68 · Part 110 pp. 305–306
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-78:140-141 Document: FD-302 interview of Flight 305 witness re artist's conception and Facial Identification Catalog Id: Cooper-Part-78:140-141 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-78%3A140-141 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 78 pp. 140–141 (DB Cooper-33962), FD-302 interview, interviewed 25 Nov 1971, serial MP 164-73-234 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-78%3A140-141
FD-302 (REV. 3-17-69)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date December 2, 1971
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[REDACTED] residence telephone [REDACTED] informed as follows:
She was [REDACTED] to Northwest Airlines Flight 305, that was hijacked between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, on November 24, 1971. She had previously related to Special Agents of the FBI at Seattle all details that she could recall concerning the hijacker, and understood that the purpose of this inter- view was to assist in the preparation of an artist's concep- tion of the hijacker, by answering certain questions regarding the best recollection she has as of this time of the hijacker.
[REDACTED] described the hijacker generally as a white male, age 38-45, olive complexion, height 73 inches, weight 165-170 pounds, slim build, and hair dark brown or black.
She was unable to describe his eyes as he wore hore-rimmed dark glasses at all times she observed him while aboard the flight, and she further pointed out that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] permitted to leave the plane at Seattle.
When questioned further to further define various characteristics of the hijacker, she described his head as oval, eyes unknown, eyebrows average, nose small, mouth small, thick lower lip, thin upper lip, chin pointed, ears average, cheek and cheekbone average, hair straight, and slightly balding. She could not make any comment concerning facial lines, and said he did not have a moustache, beard or pockmarks and skin irregularities.
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On 11/25/71 at Minneapolis, Minnesota File # MP 164-73 -234
by [REDACTED] SA [REDACTED] SA TES:wkb Date dictated 11/28/71
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
MP 164-73
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[REDACTED] was then exhibited a "Facial Identification Catalog," depicting various types of heads, eyes, etc., and thereafter picked the following identified photos as being best representative in her opinion, of the hijacker: Head - KA3-9, Eyes - unknown, Eyebrows - OC1-10, Nose - OD4-1, mouth KE9-11, Chin KF3-17, Ears - KG1-12, Cheek and cheekbone - OH1-9, Hair KJ1-1. As previously indicated, she did not suggest any particular number for facial lines, moustache, beard or pockmarks and skin irregularities.
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[REDACTED] was subsequently exhibited a facsimile copy of an artist's conception, based on information furnished to the artist by Stewardess [REDACTED]. Her first comment upon viewing this drawing was, "That's him"; however, she later made the following suggestions, which in her opinion would make the drawing a closer likeness to the hijacker: the man depicted is too young; the hair-line is good, but the hair should be thinner. His ears were slightly smaller in the fleshy area, and not so squared off. The nose should be thinner. Mouth - bottom lip is good but not quite so wide; more hollow below cheekbone and jaw. Chin possibly smaller.
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In addition to the above, [REDACTED] had made the following additional comments concerning the hijacker:
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His clothing consisted of dark pants, white shirt, black or dark tie, coat dark, and wore black horn-rimmed colored glasses. He looked very clean cut, was a very heavy smoker, no noticeable accent, very soft spoken, and he did not impress her as being athletically inclined.
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DB Cooper-33962
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Serials: MP 164-73, MP 164-73-234