Interview report (FD-302)Interview of witness shown artist's conception of Cooper, with description of suspectDictated 31 October 1977page 1 of 4
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Part 9, page 153

DB Cooper-855Serials SD 164-91-143, SE 164-81

Dictated 31 October 1977Transcribed 1 November 1977

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FD-302 (REV 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription: 11/1/77

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[redacted] home address [redacted] [redacted] telephone [redacted] was interviewed at his place of employment. [redacted] [redacted] telephone [redacted] He furnished the following information:

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After the initial hijacking of an airplane which was a Portland to Seattle flight in which the man bailed out of the airplane which occurred in about 1971, a man came to [redacted] attention who he felt could be of possible significance.

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The man's name is [redacted] (phonetic) and his middle initial is possibly [redacted]. It was in late [redacted] or the first part of [redacted] at which time [redacted] was working for the [redacted].

As of about [redacted] years ago, [redacted] the Washington and Oregon areas. [redacted] He travels [redacted] [redacted] His address could be obtained through the office in [redacted] or possibly through the [redacted]

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[redacted] was working [redacted] that is when [redacted] on two occasions for a period of [redacted] each and [redacted] a third time which [redacted]

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When they first met, which was in [redacted] [redacted] had recently [redacted] [redacted] had been working [redacted] but he had been [redacted] mentioned why he had been [redacted] [redacted] does not [redacted] but he does remember that [redacted] said it was [redacted] In conversation. [redacted] said that [redacted]

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Interviewed on: 10/31/77 at [redacted] California File # SE 164-81 / SD 164-91 - 143

by: SA [redacted] Mlr Date dictated: 10/31/77

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