Part 9, page 8

DB Cooper-637Serials SD 164-91, SD 164-91-63

Document date 20 September 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 9 p. 8 (DB Cooper-637), Memo, dated 20 Sep 1972, serial SD 164-91-63 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-09/pages/8

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SAN DIEGO (164-91) (P) DATE: 9/20/72

FROM : SA [REDACTED b6/b7C]

SUBJECT: UNSUB; aka - D. B. Cooper (NORJAK)

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On 9/18/72, [REDACTED b6/b7C] San Diego Sheriff's Office, advised EMIL MOSSER (white male American, age 75) who resides at 863 Vail View Drive, Vista, California, contacted the Vista Sub Station. Mr. MOSSER has home phone 726-2758. Mr. MOSSER reported to the Sheriff's Office that at about 10:00 AM on 9/14/72 he was in [REDACTED b7C] on East Vista Way, Vista, next to [REDACTED b7C] and saw a man there who resembled the artist's drawing of unknown subject, also known as D. B. Cooper.

It is suggested that Mr. MOSSER be contacted regarding above.

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(2) - 164-91

JDA:tld (2) [signature illegible]

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1[6]4-91-6[3] SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED SEP 20 1972 [illegible unit abbreviation, possibly DISCO] [signature/initials illegible]

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-637

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Standard United States Government Memorandum header. Addressed to the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the San Diego field office, case file 164-91 (P), dated September 20, 1972. Sender is a Special Agent whose name is redacted. Subject is the UNSUB aka D. B. Cooper, under operation NORJAK. On September 18, 1972, a redacted individual at the San Diego Sheriff's Office reported that Emil Mosser, a 75-year-old white male residing at 863 Vail View Drive, Vista, California (phone 726-2758), had contacted the Vista Sub Station. Mosser reported that on September 14, 1972 at approximately 10:00 AM, he was at a redacted location on East Vista Way in Vista and observed a man resembling the FBI artist's composite sketch of D. B. Cooper. The memo recommends following up with Mosser. Administrative routing notation indicating two copies of memo 164-91. Typist/author initials JDA:tld. Two copies confirmed by handwritten check and signature. FBI filing stamp confirming the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on September 20, 1972. Serial number appears to be 164-91-63, consistent with the case file referenced in the TO line. Standard pre-printed footer on Optional Form No. 10 encouraging purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds. Page identifier 'DB Cooper-637' appears at bottom right, indicating this is page 637 of the DB Cooper FBI Vault release.

Document is clearly legible with good contrast.
Multiple redactions present (b6/b7C FOIA exemptions) obscuring sender name, informant identity, and specific locations.
Signature at bottom is handwritten and partially illegible.
Bottom file stamp partially obscured but largely readable.

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