Nitel Chicago to Seattle and Portland re suspect Gary E. I. Sandal

Document date 27 November 1971

Part 90pages 123–1253 pagesDB Cooper-40119–40121

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 90 pp. 123–125 (DB Cooper-40119–40121), Teletype, dated 27 Nov 1971, serial PD 164-41-37 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-90%3A123-125

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TO SEATTLE AND PORTLAND FROM CHICAGO

HIJACKING OF NORTHWEST AIRLINES SEVEN TWO SEVEN, ELEVEN TWENTYFOUR LAST. OAA - HIJACKING.

RE SEATTLE TELEPHONE CALL TO CHICAGO AND CHICAGO TELEPHONE CALL TO SEATTLE ELEVEN TWENTYSEVEN INSTANT.

[REDACTED], ROCKFORD AIRPORT ADVISED THERE IS NO PHOTO OF GARY E. I. SANDAL AT ROCKFORD AIRPORT. TWO COPIES OF ID. CARD PHOTO SENT TO FAA KANSAS CITY. PERSON TO CONTACT AT KANSAS CITY IS [REDACTED] THROUGH FAA PHONE [REDACTED].

SANDAL EMPLOYED AT ROCKFORD SINCE MAY, SEVENTY. SANDAL REQUESTED SF ONE SIX ZERO FAM FLIGHT AND WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY O'HARE TO PORTLAND NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT SEVEN THREE FIVE ON ELEVEN TWENTYTHREE LAST AND RETURN SCHEDULED NORTHWES FLIGHT FIVE SIX EIGHT PORTLAND TO O'HARE ELEVEN TWENTYSEVEN INSTANT. SF ONE SIX ZERO FAM FLIGHT IS A

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GARY E.I. SANDAL COVERED

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164-41-37

SEARCHED _____ SERIALIZED _____ [INDEXED] _____ NOV 27 1971 FBI — [PORTLAND]

Approved: _______ Special Agent in Charge Sent _____ SE-FM OCR _____ Per _____

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PAGE TWO FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT FOR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, SANDAL WOULD HAVE LEGITIMATE REASON FOR ASKING PILOT ABOUT CONTROL PROBLEMS, BUT NOT ABOUT PARACHUTES IN FLIGHT AND LOWERING RAMPS. SANDAL IS A SKY DIVER AND BRAGS ABOUT OVER ONE HUNDRED JUMPS, HOWEVER NONE IN LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SANDAL APPARENTLY TOOK [REDACTED] VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS. SANDAL DESCRIBED BORN SIX TWENTYSIX THIRTY- NINE, JAMESTOWN, N.D. FIVE NINE TO FIVE TEN, ONE SEVENTY- FIVE TO ONE EIGHTY POUNDS, BLUE EYES, HAIR DARK BROWN TO BLACK, CUT SHORT, STRAIGHT, PARTED AND COMBED BACK RECEDING SLIGHTLY AT SIDES, NORMAL SIDEBURNS, SOMETIMES WEARS GLASSES, MEDIUM TO MUSCULAR BUILD, MEDIUM COMPLEXION, NOSE CROOKED APPARENTLY FROM OLD BREAK, QUICK TO SMILE OR LAUGH, RELAXED AND GLIB, NEAT DRESSER NORMALLY WEARS SHIRT AND TIE AND WING TIP SHOES, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ROCKFORD. SANDAL NOT KNOWN TO HAVE FINANCIAL TROUBLES OR TO BE A BIG SPENDER OR TO HAVE TALKED OF HIJACKINGS.

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DB Cooper-40120 Approved: _____________ Sent _________ M Per _________ Special Agent in Charge

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PORTLAND TO O'HARE NORTHWEST FLIGHT FIVE SIX EIGHT AS SCHEDULED.

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SEE [guess: PHO] TEL TO SE 11/27/71 - [guess: ser] 39

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DB Cooper-40121

Serials: PD 164-41-37