Part 100, page 178

DB Cooper-45121Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-359

Document date 29 November 1971

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

TO : SAC(164-81) DATE: 11/29/71

FROM : [REDACTED] b6 b7C

SUBJECT: UNSUB; NWA FLT 305 PORTLAND TO SEATTLE 11/24/71 CAA-HIJACKING, EXTORTION

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On 11/29/71 SGT.[REDACTED] Detective Division, Spokane PD advised they hadve a report wherein a [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED], Spokane advised theri office that he had read a book by b7C a [REDACTED] ,Montana, which was unpublished, fiction, that described a very similar hijacking as took place in this case.

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SUGGESTED LEAD Advise Butte to interview[REDACTED] regarding this unpublished b6 book and to ascertain if in fact it does describe a similar b7C hijacking.

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[REDACTED] b6 b7C 164-81-359 SEARCHED..........INDEXED.......... SERIALIZED.......FILED............ NOV 30 1971 FBI - SEATTLE [signature]

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d dhh

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DB COOPER-45121

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Standard U.S. Government Memorandum header. Addressed to SAC (Special Agent in Charge), file number 164-81. Dated 11/29/71. Sender name redacted under b6/b7C. Subject line identifies the case as UNSUB; NWA Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71, CAA-Hijacking and Extortion — the D.B. Cooper case. On 11/29/71, a Sergeant from the Spokane Police Department Detective Division contacted the FBI to report that a Spokane resident had told their office they had read an unpublished work of fiction by a Montana author that described a hijacking very similar to the D.B. Cooper case. Names of the Spokane resident and the Montana author are redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. Note: 'hadve' and 'theri' appear to be typographical errors in the original document. A suggested investigative lead directs the FBI's Butte field office to interview the redacted individual (the Montana author) regarding their unpublished book, to determine whether it actually describes a hijacking similar to the D.B. Cooper incident. FBI Seattle administrative routing/filing stamp. Document serialized as 164-81-359, searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on NOV 30 1971. A redacted name and handwritten signature also appear. Footer area includes initials 'd' and 'dhh' (likely drafter/typist codes), the standard government savings bond boilerplate footer, and the FBI Vault document identifier DB COOPER-45121. FBI seal/logo visible at bottom left.

Document is well-preserved and largely legible
Multiple redactions present (b6, b7C exemptions) obscuring names
Minor typographical errors in body text appear in the original ('hadve', 'theri')

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