TeletypePortland to Seattle re parachute sighting near Oakridge, Oregon identified as meteorological instrument4 December 19711 page
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Part 102, page 3

DB Cooper-45940Serials 164-2111, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-598

Document date 4 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 102 p. 3 (DB Cooper-45940), Teletype, dated 4 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-598 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-102/pages/3

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NR 001 PD PLAIN 9:25 AM URGENT 12-4-71 GEO TO: SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: PORTLAND (164-41) (P) IP

UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER; HIJACKING OF NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR, SEVENTY ONE; CAA- HIJACKING EXTORTION; OO: SEATTLE; BUFILE ONE SIX FOUR- TWO ONE ONE ONE.

REMYTEL DECEMBER THREE, SEVENTY ONE.

SMALL PARACHUTE SPOTTED IN FOREST NEAR RIGDON FOREST STATION, NEAR OAKRIDGE, OREGON, REPORTED IN RETEL DETERMINED TO BEAR METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION ON IT.

NO FURTHER ACTION RE THIS LEAD BEING TAKEN.

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NJS FBI SE CKR

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Susp: Parachute Spotted near Rigdon [guess: Forest] Station, Oakridge, Ore

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Sub. 139 164-81-598 SEARCHED......INDEXED... SERIALIZED...[illegible]..FILED...[illegible] DEC 4 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-45940