TeletypeSAC Seattle to Director reporting hijacking of Northwest Flight 30524 November 1971page 5 of 7
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Part 10, page 306

DB Cooper-1533

Document date 24 November 1971

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

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INTERVIEWS OF ALL PASSENGERS AND TWO STEWARDESSES COMPLETED AT SEA-TAC. SOME PASSENGERS REALIZED HIJACKING IN PROGRESS ABOUT TEN MINUTES OUT OF PORTLAND. HIJACKER BOARDED AT PORTLAND AS ONE OF THE LAST PASSENGERS AND TOOK MIDDLE SEAT IN RIGHT REAR ROW OF COACH SECTION. HIJACKER CARRIED DARK COLORED ATTACHE CASE AND PAPER BAG ABOUT FOUR INCHES BY TWELVE INCHES BY FOURTEEN INCHES. PASSENGER OBSERVED STEWARDESS AND HIJACKER CONVERSING THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. IMMEDIATELY UPON LANDING AT SEA-TAC, HIJACKER ENTERED REST ROOM, REMAINED THERE ABOUT ONE MINUTE AND THEN RETURNED TO SEAT PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED.

ONE PASSENGER SCUFFLED BRIEFLY WITH HIJACKER. SECOND PASSENGER PULLED FIRST PASSENGER AWAY FROM HIJACKER. NO OTHER UNUSUAL INCIDENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN PASSENGERS AND HIJACKER.

INFORMATION CONCERNING THE HIJACKING WAS FURNISHED TO THE FOLLOWING OFFICES BY TELEPHONE:

AQ, BT, SU, SD, LA, SC, SF, FX, LV, PD, DM, AND [REDACTED]

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Approved: _______________ Sent _______________ M Per _______________ Special Agent in Charge DB Cooper-1533

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