Facsimile teletype Chicago to Seattle and Portland re suspect Sandal, sky diver, with leads

Document date 27 November 1971

Part 98pages 158–1603 pagesDB Cooper-44219–44221

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Document: Facsimile teletype Chicago to Seattle and Portland re suspect Sandal, sky diver, with leads
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 98 pp. 158–160 (DB Cooper-44219–44221), Teletype, dated 27 Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-98%3A158-160

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TO SEATTLE AND PORTLAND FROM CHICAGO SUSP

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

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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 NORTHWEST FLIGHT FIVE SIX EIGHT PORTLAND TO O'HARE ELEVEN TWENTYSEVEN INSTANT. SF ONE SIX ZERO FAM FLIGHT IS A

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SAC ADVISED (OUA) 11/27

Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge Sent __________ M Per __________

* U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-138

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SEARCHED .......... INDEX SERIALIZED ......... FILED NOV 27 1971 164-81-[illegible]

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DB COOPER-44219

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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 [blank] IN 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. [blank] [blank], ROCKFORD. SANDAL NOT KNOWN TO HAVE FINANCIAL TROUBLES OR TO BE A BIG SPENDER OR TO HAVE TALKED OF HIJACKINGS.

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Approved: _______________ Sent ___________ M Per _______________ Special Agent in Charge SU.S.GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1977-243-163

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DB COOPER-44220

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LEADS:

[illegible] PORTLAND [guess: DETERMINE] IF [guess: BAGGAGE] RETURNED.

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

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DB COOPER-44221

Serials: 164-81-[illegible]

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