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FD-302 (REV. 3-10-82)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 2/7/92

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[REDACTED] [handwritten text, partially illegible: [guess: 1/30 - 7- In 93/41 , /0 0/4]] date of birth [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Golconda, Illinois, telephone [REDACTED] advised he also receives mail at [REDACTED] Mt. Vernon, Illinois, [REDACTED] was advised as to the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview, and provided the following information:

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[REDACTED] advised that although he uses [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Golconda, Illinois, and telephone [REDACTED] that he is rarely at that address. [REDACTED] is currently residing in Mt. Vernon and currently has no telephone at his current address. [REDACTED] stated that if anyone needs to get a hold of him again, it would be easiest to send a letter to his [REDACTED] in Mt. Vernon, and he would get back to them as soon as possible.

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[REDACTED] contacted the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), Carbondale, Illinois, on January 28, 1992, and requested an Agent meet with him as soon as possible. [REDACTED] met with Agents to discuss the possible identity of D.B. COOPER who hijacked an airplane in the early 70's. [REDACTED] stated that he believed [REDACTED] JOHN D. COOPER, SR., date of birth January 7, 1928, was the person who hijacked the airplane and identified himself as D.B. COOPER. Although [REDACTED] does not have any solid physical evidence linking [REDACTED] to the hijacking, [REDACTED] did state that [REDACTED] admitted to him that he had hijacked that airplane. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] was a member of the 101st Army Airborne Unit and was also a Green Beret. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] served in Vietnam and also was an Airborne instructor. In addition, [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] was a snow ski instructor as well as a winter survival instructor. After COOPER, SR. retired from the military in 1966, he purchased a ranch near Ten Sleep, Wyoming, and continued to live there until he moved to Canada somewhere in the area of 1974 or 1975. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] is still living in Canada and owns a 1,100 acre of cattle farm in Canada. The value of this farm, according to [REDACTED] is approximately to $800,000 to $900,000.

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Investigation on 1/30/92 at Mt. Vernon, IL File # 164A-81-9102

SA [REDACTED] & by SA [REDACTED] GHC/bbs Date dictated 1/31/92

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. DB COOPER-48420

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