FBI News Inquiry, Portland, re Columbia River dredging items and sketch of possible parachute
Document date 20 December 1982
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 97 pp. 25–26 (DB Cooper-43436–43437), Memo, dated 20 Dec 1982, serial PD 164-41-1890 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-97%3A025-026
U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation
NEWS INQUIRY
In Reply, Please Refer to File No.
Portland, Oregon December 20, 1982
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The FBI has been informed that during a dredging operation of the Columbia River items were located that could have been portions of a parachute and a money bag. There is speculation by some sources that these items could be the parachute and money bag of D. Cooper, the Northwest Airlines hijacker of November 24, 1971.
These items have not been made available to the FBI for examination; however, from a description of them published by the news-media, they do not conform with the known description of the parachute and money container with which Cooper exited the airplane.
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Searched ___________ Serialized __________ Indexed ____________ Filed ______________
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NOTE: On 12/20/82, an article by UPI indicated that [redacted], Oregon, [redacted] located what appeared to be parts of a parachute and a money bag [redacted] the Columbia River. A review of the file discloses that the parachute taken by Cooper was white, not olive drab, and there was no money sack as described by [redacted]
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164-41-1890
b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-43436 FBI/DOJ
[Hand-drawn sketch of a wavy/oscillating line pattern, possibly depicting a parachute or parachute cord/shroud lines]
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copy of parachute (?) found in Columbia River by [REDACTED]
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164-41 1A b6 b7C DB Cooper-43437
Serials: PD 164-41, PD 164-41-1890