SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re Yacolt Cessna sighting (file copy)
This copy: Part 99 pp. 185–186Also filed at Part 11 pp. 358–359 (primary)
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SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re canvass near Yacolt, grey Cessna sighting
Document date 28 November 1971
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-99:185-186 Document: Memo SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re canvass near Yacolt, grey Cessna sighting Id: Cooper-Part-99:185-186 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-99%3A185-186 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 99 pp. 185–186 (DB Cooper-44677), Memo, dated 28 Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-99%3A185-186
SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 11/28/71
SA THOMAS J. MANNING
UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305 PORTLAND TO SEATTLE 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: Seattle
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On November 28, 1971, an intensive door to door canvass being conducted in the area previously designated as a search area for the hijacker. In the course of these contacts, an individual in the Yacolt, Washington vicinity advised that a two-seater grey Cessna airplane aroused her suspicions. She pointed out that [REDACTED] small landing strips in the vicinity of Yacolt and LaCenter, [REDACTED] she stated [REDACTED] [REDACTED], probably out of the Portland, Oregon area. This plane has a very large red light on the top of the tail and it was described by individuals who had seen it as "abnormally large" for a plane that size. Further, this plane was flying in the vicinity of the small air strips on the night of November 24, 1971, and never made a landing and it was dark at the time. The plane made a number of passes over various locations in that vicinity with its landing lights on as if it was looking for some- thing.
Also information was developed that a car, make and model unknown at this time with an unknown license plate was parked on a road in the vicinity of the location at which the aircraft was making the night passes on November 24, and also on November 25, 1971.
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Information has been developed that the partial registration number of the gray Cessna is [REDACTED] with the [REDACTED] numerals not recorded and unknown. [REDACTED]
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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED SERIALIZED /1/12 FILED /1/1 NOV 29 1971 FBI—SEATTLE
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TJM:bfr (2)
SE 164-81
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It is requested that this information be disseminated to the Portland Division, attention SA RALPH HIMMELSBACH who is a pilot and familiar with registrations and CB radio. Further, it is requested that sources familiar with air craft registrations in the state of Washington be contacted to determine whether this particular aircraft can be identified with the information presently available.
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Investigation in the LaCenter area based upon the latest information from [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED], Northwest Airlines, will continue. b7C An exact plotting of the location of the circle as furnished by [REDACTED] will be taken care of this date.
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DB COOPER-44677
Serials: SE 164-81