Newspaper article discussing D.B. Cooper's hijacking and parachute escape plan. The article describes how Cooper planned his jump: demanding parachutes sent out in a suitcase with the ransom money, c…

Cooper explains his rationale for demanding two complete sets of parachutes — so that the authorities would not dare give him a fake, since he implied he would take someone with him. A low-resolutio…

Severely degraded scan artifacts above the main headline; no readable content could be extracted. Page number 24, publication abbreviated 'LA', dated October 21, 1972. Full-width bold headline of t…

Faint ghost or bleed-through text at the very top of the page outside the microfiche frame. Appears to be a partial duplicate or shadow of the bold caption text about Cooper stashing money and parach…

Magazine or newspaper page 40, dated October 21, 1972, with a 'NEXT WEEK' teaser headline announcing an upcoming article titled 'Why D.B. Cooper Did It, And Why He Demanded [...]'. The final word(s)…

First-person account (attributed to someone claiming to be Cooper) describing his emotional state after the hijacking, driving home, arriving at midnight, his wife's brief reaction, and his inspectio…

FBI composite sketch of the D.B. Cooper suspect without sunglasses. The sketch shows a middle-aged male with short dark hair, a narrow face, wearing a dark suit jacket and tie. A small handwritten or…

Masthead of The [Sun] Journal newspaper, New Bern, North Carolina, dated Thursday, April 13, 1972. Public notice placed in the New Bern, N.C. newspaper by the family of Richard Floyd McCoy, Jr., sol…

Cover of 'Air Line Pilot' magazine, the publication of professional flight crews. The issue is dated February (year obscured/cropped). Cover lines reference articles on a round-the-world flight, MLS…

Publication section masthead logo for 'the briefing' column within Air Line Pilot magazine. Article announcing the 1972 ALPA Air Safety Forum themed 'What Price Safety?' to be held May 23-25 at the…

Cover of an alternative or underground magazine (issue No. 16, dated October 21, 1972, priced at 25 cents) featuring a story on D.B. Cooper as its lead article. The cover headline reads 'The D.B. Coo…

A heavily contrasted photographic reproduction of a Series 1969 $20 Federal Reserve Note with serial number L 54904730 A, issued by Federal Reserve Bank 12 (San Francisco). The portrait of Andrew Jac…

Large halftone/photographic reproduction of a U.S. $20 Federal Reserve Note, Series 1969. Serial number L 54904730 A is clearly visible. The note shows Federal Reserve District 12 (San Francisco). Si…

Cover page of an alternative/underground newspaper (issue No. 18, dated November 4, 1972, priced at 25¢). The lead story headline is 'THE D.B. COOPER SKYJACKING — Part III: Doublecross Leads to the F…

Publication masthead 'LA' with date November 4, 1972 and page number 10. Large bold headline, partially cut off at right margin. Appears to be the title of an ongoing article series about D.B. Coope…

Introductory passage (partially cut off) describing how an intermediary showed Fleming stolen bills and told part of the story, prompting Fleming to pay $30,000 for the rest of the story on tape and…

Narrative excerpt describing a scene in which a man named Lewis visits a home identified as Cooper's shortly before Christmas, approximately three weeks after the skyjacking. Lewis notices skydiving…

Masthead of the 'LA' publication dated November 4, 1972, with the large headline 'REAL D.B. COOPER?' displayed prominently across the top of the page. Publication page number 11 visible in upper righ…

Large photographic image of a dark silhouette of a person's head and upper shoulders, facing forward, against a very dark background. Two small circular bullet points or markers are visible on the le…

A large, dark, low-contrast photograph occupying the left half of the page. Two silhouetted figures are visible; the image is heavily shadowed and detail is largely obscured. Narrative first-person…

Opening of a first-person account (author unnamed on this page) describing negotiations with Harper's executives at the Beverly Hills Hotel over a D.B. Cooper story, with conditions imposed including…

Heavily degraded upper text block with pervasive character artifacts. Contains fragmentary readable phrases related to the D.B. Cooper affair — references to Thomas, Harper's, FBI, Cooper, and negoti…