Header identifying this as an FBI FOIA/PA deleted page information sheet associated with civil action 1:16-cv-01790. Listing of 44 deleted pages from Part 11 of the D.B. Cooper FBI file. Most pages…

FOIA exemption or redaction marker indicating the content of this page has been withheld. The 'X' border and row of X characters are typical of FBI Vault FOIA redaction stamps.

Volume separator page directing the reader to continue to the next volume of the FBI file. File reference identifier for the DB Cooper case, page or document number 1896. Two hole-punch marks visib…

Header of a US Government memorandum from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten and stamped notations i…

Header block of an FBI internal memo from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle, regarding the unknown subject hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, on 11/24/71. Case classifi…

Standard US Government memorandum header from SA (Special Agent) to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB (unknown subject) on Northwest Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71. An informant advised SA that he…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking case dated 11/29/71. An FBI Special Agent showed photographs of two susp…

FBI memo dated 11/29/71 from an unidentified Special Agent to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. On 11/26/71, an SA showed photograp…

Standard FBI interoffice memorandum header. Addressed to SAC Seattle, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the UNSUB (D.B. Cooper) NWA Flight #305 hijacking case. A redacted source reported on 1…

Memo header addressed to SAC Seattle with case number 164-81, dated 11/29/71. The reporting Special Agent name is redacted. Subject line identifying the case as the UNSUB hijacking of NWA Flight #30…

Teletype routing header from Phoenix FBI field office (file 164-100) sent urgently to Seattle, Charlotte, and Indianapolis offices on November 29, 1971 at 10:22 AM regarding the UNSUB in the Northwes…

Page header indicating this is page two of a teletype with reference number PX 164-100. Continuation of a teletype describing a suspect. A witness (name redacted) described a person (phonetic name r…

Teletype routing header from Portland FBI office to Seattle and Chicago, marked URGENT, dated November 27, 1971 at 9:20 PM. Handwritten annotation indicating the subject matter relates to a suspect.…

Teletype routing header indicating an urgent message sent at 9:20 PM on November 27, 1971 from Portland (file 164-41) to Seattle and Chicago. Subject line identifying the case as the Northwest Airli…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated November 29, 1971, marked URGENT priority. FBI teletype from SAC Seattle to Director FBI regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking of Northwest A…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header. Date, transmission type, and priority fields are blank. Continuation (page two) of an FBI teletype regarding parachutes provided to the D.B. Coop…

FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header dated 11/29/71, sent via facsimile/teletype, priority URGENT, in plaintext. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hija…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated November 29, 1971, marked PLAINTEXT, FACSIMILE/TELETYPE, URGENT priority. Routing information: from Seattle SAC to Portland SAC regarding t…

Internal FBI memorandum from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland regarding the unknown hijacking suspect on Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71. References a specific suspect…

Standard US Government memorandum form header. FBI memo from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. References an unknown subject on Northwest Airlines Flight #305, Po…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated November 29, 1971, marked PLAINTEXT, URGENT, via FACSIMILE/TELETYPE. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland regarding the D.B. Cooper hi…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with blank Date, Transmit, and Via fields. Page two of an FBI teletype under case SE 164-81 directing the Portland office to interview a redacted individua…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header with date 11/29/71, sent via facsimile/teletype, marked URGENT priority. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Coope…

FBI case file number for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper investigation. A brief continuation of a report noting that information was previously provided to ASAC Vinnie Ruehl in Portland, who in…

Header of a US Government internal memorandum addressed to SAC Seattle, from a Special Agent (name redacted), regarding the UNSUB Northwest Flight 305 hijacking/extortion case dated 11/28/71. Handwr…

Header line with SAC Seattle office designation and date, followed by redacted Special Agent name. Case caption identifying the subject as unknown (UNSUB), referencing Northwest Flight 305 hijacking…

Header of a US Government memorandum from an SA (Special Agent) to SAC (Special Agent in Charge), case 164-81, dated 11/29/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Por…

Standard FBI memo header identifying the case as UNSUB (unknown subject), Northwest Airlines Flight #305, Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71, classified as hijacking and extortion, office of origin Seattl…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated November 29, 1971, sent via urgent teletype. Urgent teletype from SAC Seattle to FBI Director regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header dated November 29, 1971, with blank fields for transmission type and priority. Continuation (page two) of a physical and behavioral description of the D.B.…

Standard FBI teletype transmission form header FD-36, dated November 26, 1971, marked URGENT priority, transmitted in code 009. Handwritten subject annotation indicating the teletype concerns sub-to…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header. Date, transmittal method, and priority fields are blank, indicating this is a continuation page. Page two of an FBI teletype under case SE 164-81…

Teletype routing header from Seattle field office to FBI Director and Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and Portland field offices, sent urgent on 11/26/71 at 5:03 PM. Case subject line identifying the UNSUB…

Page two of a teletype from FBI Portland (case SE 164-31) relaying expert Cossey's assessment that night parachute jumping is very dangerous when terrain is unknown, with a distinct possibility that…

Teletype routing header from FBI Seattle field office (file 164-81) to Director, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and Portland offices, sent urgent on 11/26/71 at 5:34 PM. Subject line identifying the case a…

Page header identifying this as page two of a teletype, with Seattle field office case number 164-81 (the D.B. Cooper NORJAK case). Skydiving expert Cossey states that night jumping is very dangerou…

Teletype routing header from FBI Seattle field office (file 164-81) to Director and multiple field offices, marked URGENT, dated November 26, 1971. Subject line identifying the case as the Northwest…

Continuation (page two) of a teletype (SE 164-31) relaying expert Cossey's assessment that night jumping is very dangerous when terrain is unknown. Cossey states the subject likely suffered ankle and…

Teletype routing header from FBI San Francisco to Seattle, San Diego, and Los Angeles field offices, marked URGENT, dated November 27, 1971 at 11:47 PM. Handwritten marginal annotations summarizing…

Page header indicating this is page two of an FBI document with Seattle field office case number SE 164-2007. Continuation of a witness or interviewee statement describing someone who explained they…

Page header showing this is page three of a multi-page teletype, San Francisco field office case number 164-229. Continuation of a teletype describing individuals who were presented a possible list…

Standard U.S. Government interoffice memo header from SA Max L. Wilson to SAC Seattle, dated 11/29/71, regarding the NORJAK hijacking case. An unnamed source telephoned the FBI Seattle office on 11/…

Standard US Government memorandum header from Special Agent Max L. Wilson to SAC Seattle, dated 11/29/71, regarding the UNSUB on Northwest Flight 305, classified as hijacking and extortion. An anony…

Teletype routing header from FBI Director to Las Vegas, Seattle, and Portland field offices, sent urgently on November 29, 1971. Handwritten filing annotation indicating the subject is evidence, spe…

Teletype routing header from Minneapolis FBI field office to Seattle, marked URGENT, dated November 29, 1971. Handwritten annotation indicating a sub-file designation and search routing. Subject li…

Teletype routing header from Indianapolis field office to Charlotte, Phoenix, and Seattle offices, sent urgently on 11/29/71. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: unknown subject…

Continuation header for page two of FBI teletype regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper case (IP 614). Redacted personal identifying information including home of record and address in North Carolina, wit…

Standard US Government memorandum form header. Memo from SAC Seattle to file regarding a call from SA Henry Shutz at the Bureau. Shutz reported that the artist who interviewed a stewardess (the only…

Header of a US Government memorandum from an unidentified agent to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/2…

Standard U.S. Government interoffice memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71, Portland to Seattl…

Header of a US Government memorandum from SAC Seattle to file 164-81, dated 11/29/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71. SAC Gordon…

Standard United States Government memorandum header. Memo is from SAC J. E. Milnes to File 164-81, dated November 29, 1971, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305, Portland t…

Standard FBI FD-302 interview form header with date of transcription. FBI interview of Earl J. Cossey, a master parachute rigger and jump instructor at Seattle Sky Sports in Issaquah, WA. Cossey des…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. Mr. Cossey explains it would be impossible to hold anything when a parachute opens. He states parachuting from a 727 jet is possible below 10,…

Header block of a US Government interoffice memorandum from a Special Agent (redacted) to the SAC in Seattle, dated November 29, 1971, regarding the hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305. A sta…

Header block of an FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, case number 164-81, regarding the unknown subject hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. A caller from Tacoma, WA telephoned at…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum header for the D.B. Cooper hijacking case, from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, dated November 26, 1971. An Associated Press reporter named Clossy contacted…

Memo header with office and date. Addressee and case identification block identifying the UNSUB case for Northwest Airlines Flight #305 hijacking and extortion. AP reporter Clossy contacted the FBI…

Standard US Government memorandum header from SA (Special Agent) in Milwaukee field office to SAC Seattle, regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case (file 164-81). A female informant in Milwau…

Continuation page (page 2) of an FBI investigative form under case SE 164-81 containing a detailed physical description of an unidentified subject. Describes a medium-complexioned individual, 6'3/4"…

FBI case file number for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper investigation. A female individual (name redacted) advised that she had attempted to contact or locate another individual who apparently…

Header of FBI memo from Milwaukee field office to SAC Seattle, dated 11/29/71, with file number 164-81. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portla…

Page 2 of an FBI physical description form (SE 164-81) for a D.B. Cooper suspect. Contains detailed physical characteristics including medium complexion, 175 pounds, dark brown hair with high forehea…

FBI case file number for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper investigation. An unidentified female individual advised she had attempted to contact or locate another redacted person who apparently r…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header dated November 29, 1971, sent via urgent teletype. Urgent FBI teletype from SAC Seattle to Director and multiple SACs regarding the NORJAK hijacki…

Case file reference number FBI teletype continuation (page 2) directing composite photo distribution to Deschutes and Siskiyou National Forest offices and Redmond Air Base in Oregon for possible ide…

Urgent teletype from Seattle FBI field office to Director and four other field offices (Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland) regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. References a prior San…

Page header indicating this is page two of a multi-page teletype, with case number 164-81. Instructions to LA field office to identify the 'Latin Sky-Divers' parachutist organization and display a c…

Page header indicating this is page three of teletype 164-81. Continuation of a teletype requesting information about parachuting organizations and their publications. Provides summary of the hijack…

Teletype routing header from FBI Seattle field office to Director and four other field offices, marked urgent, dated November 29, 1971. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: North…

Page header indicating this is page two of a multi-page teletype, case number 164-81. FBI teletype instructions directing LA field office to identify the 'Latin Sky-Divers' parachutist organization…

Page header with page number and case reference number. Continuation of a teletype message. First paragraph discusses circulation of UNSUB information through organizations and mentions "POPS" headq…

Teletype routing header from FBI Seattle field office (file 164-81) to Director and four field offices, sent urgent on November 29, 1971 at 3:19 PM. Seattle FBI teletype referencing the D.B. Cooper…

Page header indicating this is page two of a teletype, with case/serial number 164-81. Continuation of a teletype directing the LA field office to identify 'Latin Sky-Divers,' a parachutist organiza…

Page header indicating this is page three of a teletype, case number 164-81. Continuation of a teletype requesting information about chapters/organizations that might circulate publicity about the U…

Teletype routing header from Seattle field office to FBI Director and four other field offices, marked urgent, dated November 29, 1971. Seattle FBI teletype referencing a San Francisco field office…

Page header indicating this is page two of a teletype, with case/serial number 164-81. Instructions for LA office to identify the 'Latin Sky-Divers' parachutist organization and display a composite…

Page three of an FBI teletype (case 164-81) from the Los Angeles field office. Continues discussion about circulating UNSUB publicity through organizations and their publications, referencing "POPS"…

Teletype routing header from Seattle field office to FBI Director and multiple field offices, marked urgent, dated November 29, 1971. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: Northwe…

Page header indicating this is page two of document 164-81. Instructions for LA field office to identify the 'Latin Sky-Divers' parachutist organization and display composite photo of the UNSUB. Com…

Page header indicating this is page three of a teletype, with reference number 164-81. Continuation of an FBI teletype (page 3) requesting information on chapters and organizations that might public…

Standard FD-302 header with form revision date and transcription date. A witness in Washington state reports hearing an extremely loud, low-flying jet plane over their house on the evening of Novemb…

Header of a United States Government memorandum from a redacted Special Agent to SAC Seattle, dated 11/29/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Suspect ROBER…

Handwritten filing instruction indicating that the associated material should be filed in the 'Search' section, Sub-section E. Likely a routing or divider slip for organizing case documents. Printed…

Heavily redacted header area of FBI form FD-250 with black bars covering all field content. Three column-like divisions are visible but all text is obscured. A file label or annotation reading 'DB C…

Vehicle record lookup for a 1960 Dodge with Washington license plate PAU262, registered to an address at 711 Grand, Pullman, WA. Legal owner listed as same as above (name likely on prior page or reda…

Reference/routing numbers for the teletype communication. Handwritten annotation in upper right corner, largely illegible. Teletype message to FBI Seattle providing identifying information on two s…

Standard FBI memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB hijacking of NW Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. A source from Washington state called at 6:20 PM on 11/26/71 to advise t…

Header of a US Government memorandum from a Special Agent (SPC) to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB in the Northwest Airlines Flight #305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Sender name redacted under b6/b7C. A t…

Standard FBI teletype form header FD-36, dated 11/26/71, sent via urgent teletype. Handwritten routing or classification annotations, partially illegible. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Minneapol…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmission form header, dated November 26, 1971, marked URGENT priority via TELETYPE. FBI teletype from SAC Seattle (file 164-81) to Director FBI and multiple SAC offic…

Standard FBI teletype transmission form header FD-36, dated November 26, 1971, marked URGENT priority via TELETYPE. Handwritten marginal annotations, partially illegible, possibly routing or indexin…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header with blank date, type, and priority fields. This is page two of a multi-page transmission. Page two of an FBI teletype analyzing the flight path o…

Teletype header indicating an urgent message sent at 9:45 PM on 11/26/71 from FBI Seattle field office to FBI Director, referencing case file 164-81. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacki…

Page header with page number and case file number. Continuation of FBI teletype regarding D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation. Reports that a witness in Washington stated a photo shown was definitel…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed from an SPC (name redacted) to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of NW Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten annotation, partially…

Standard FBI memorandum header addressed from a Special Agent (SPC) to the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) in Seattle, regarding the UNSUB (unknown subject) of the Northwest Airlines Flight #305 hijack…

Standard US Government memorandum header showing internal FBI memo from a Special Agent to SAC regarding the NWA Flight 305 hijacking case. Handwritten routing or processing notation, possibly indic…

Header of a United States Government memorandum from an unidentified Special Agent to SAC (164-81), dated 11-28-71, regarding the UNSUB on NWA Flight 305 hijacking case. An SA at WFO telephonically…

Standard government memorandum header from a Special Agent (SPC) in the Dallas field office to SAC Seattle, regarding the unsub skyjacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten routing an…

FBI memo header addressed to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB skyjacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71, classified as CAA - Hijacking; Extortion. A person from Dallas, Texas telephonically con…

Standard US Government memorandum header identifying the file number 164-81, dated November 29, 1971, from SAC J. E. Milnes regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portla…

Header block of FBI memo identifying the file number 164-81, dated November 29, 1971, addressed to SAC J. E. Milnes, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from Portland to Se…

Teletype header showing message number, priority, date/time, and transmission type. Routing block indicating the teletype was sent from Phoenix field office to multiple FBI field offices including B…

Page two of a heavily redacted FBI interview document (likely FD-302 continuation). A source advised about the last time they saw an individual whose name is unknown. The source states the individual…

Page three of a multi-page FBI teletype assigning investigative leads to multiple field offices regarding a D.B. Cooper suspect. The suspect is described as a white, male, American with medium comple…

Continuation (page four) of an FBI teletype issuing investigative instructions to multiple field offices. Directs Santa Ana office to conduct criminal checks in Orange County and obtain background in…

FBI teletype routing header from Phoenix field office (file 164-100) sent at 11:47 PM on 11/28/71 via NITEL to multiple field offices including Butte, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Oklahoma City, and Seattl…

Case identifier printed in top-right corner of page. Heavily redacted page two of what appears to be an FBI FD-302 interview report. Visible fragments indicate an interviewee advised about the last…

Page header indicating this is page three of a multi-page teletype. Physical description of a suspect or person of interest: white male, American, medium complexion, unknown eye color, 160 pounds, 5…

Page four (continuation) of an FBI teletype issuing investigative leads. Directs agents to identify who lived at a redacted address, obtain background information, conduct criminal checks at Orange C…

Standard US Government memorandum header from SPC (redacted) to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. A caller from Seattle phoned at 6:15 PM on 11…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB in the Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Sender name redacted under b6/b7C. A caller phoned…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated November 28, 1971, sent via teletype with urgent priority. Handwritten marginal notes referencing a Cessna aircraft and a partial name or n…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with blank date, transmit type, and priority fields. Continuation (page two) of a teletype regarding a source reporting on small landing strips near Yacolt…

Standard FBI teletype form header FD-36, dated November 28, 1971, transmitted via teletype with urgent priority. Handwritten or stamped annotation reading 'Daily TT' indicating this is a daily telet…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum header from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case, dated 11/29/71. An unidentified person called the FBI Seattle of…

Standard FBI FD-302 form revision identifier. Document header and transcription date. FD-302 interview of an unidentified female passenger on Northwest Airlines Flight #305 (Portland to Seattle). S…

FBI FD-302 interview report form identifier and revision date. Document header and transcription date. FD-302 interview of a redacted male passenger from Wisconsin who flew Northwest Airlines Fligh…

Standard FBI interview form header with revision date. Document title and transcription date. FD-302 interview of an unidentified male passenger (name redacted under b6/b7C) who boarded Northwest A…

Standard FD-302 interview report header with form revision date and transcription date. FBI interview of a redacted passenger on Northwest Airlines Flight #305 (Portland to Seattle). The passenger b…

Standard government memo header identifying the document as an internal FBI memorandum from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject (NORJAK) hijacking of Northwest Airlines F…

Standard FBI teletype transmittal form header FD-36, dated November 29, 1971, marked URGENT via TELETYPE. Teletype from SAC Seattle to FBI Director regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of No…

Standard FBI interoffice memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. Sender name is redacted. A female caller te…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. A female caller telephonically…

Header of a US Government memorandum from a Special Agent in the Seattle FBI office regarding the unknown subject of the Northwest Airlines Flight #305 hijacking on 11/24/71. A source reported on 11…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation (Seattle field office file 164-81). A source (identity redacted) states that a subject lived in the area for a while and was reportedly in some…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper case, Seattle field office. Continuation of an FBI interview (likely FD-302) with a female witness who provided a physical description of a person she believ…

Standard FBI memo header addressed to SAC Seattle, case file 164-81, dated 11/29/71, regarding the unknown subject of the Northwest Airlines Flight #305 hijacking on 11/24/71. The reporting Special A…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation (Seattle field office file 164-81). A source states a person is from a particular area and believes they lived there for a while. Details redac…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking. A female source states that redacted individuals still live in the Seattle area and that one of them would possibly know the ident…

Standard FBI memo header addressed from a Special Agent to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Handwritten routing or classification annotation, likely referencing parachuti…

Handwritten annotation at top of page, partially illegible. Date and location line for the press release. FBI press release from Special Agent in Charge J. E. Milnes announcing the search for the D…

Standard US Government memorandum header for FBI Seattle field office regarding the unknown hijacker of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten CC distribution list, mostly redacted…

FBI form identifier and revision date. Document header and date. FD-302 interview of a redacted male witness who was a passenger on Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on November 24, 1971. He boarded at…

FBI case number and dictation/typist codes for the document. A passenger got up to use the bathroom during a delay in landing at Seattle-Tacoma Airport and was directed by the stewardess to use the…

FBI case number and typist/dictation initials for the Seattle field office file on the D.B. Cooper case. Continuation of a physical description of the hijacker (D.B. Cooper) as reported by a witness…

Standard FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date. Female passenger on NWA Flight 305 describes sitting in front of the hijacker on the right side of the plane. She observed a st…

FBI Seattle field office case number and dictation/typist initials for the D.B. Cooper case. A female witness (name redacted under b6/b7C privacy exemptions) stated she was quite certain she could n…

Standard US Government memorandum form header. Memo header fields identifying the sender (ASAC Paul R. Bibler), recipient (SAC Seattle), date (11/29/71), and subject (Unknown Subject, Northwest Airl…

Memo header identifying the recipient (SAC Seattle), author (ASAC Bibler), date, and case subject information for the Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking. A tip from Phoenix reported a swarthy-c…

Two repeated coded database query lines referencing EMVEHREG.VAFBISE.LIC with redacted personal information. Likely a computer system query or record lookup. Redacted under FOIA exemptions b6 and b7C…

Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. Rubb…

Header of a US Government memorandum from SA Kenneth C. Howe to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB on Northwest Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, hijacking and extortion case (164-81), dated 11/29/71.…

Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header from Kenneth C. Howe to SAC Seattle, dated 11/29/71, regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case. SA Wick identified that the only forest fir…

Standard FBI teletype transmission form header, FD-36, dated November 29, 1971, sent via teletype with urgent priority in plaintext. Routing information for the teletype from Portland FBI office to…

Standard FBI teletype transmission form header (FD-36). Date, transmission type, and priority fields are blank. Page two of a Portland FBI teletype (PD 164-61) directing Seattle and Portland field o…

FBI teletype form header showing date 11/29/71, plaintext transmission, urgent priority. Teletype routing and subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: Northwest Airlines Flight 305,…

Standard FBI teletype transmission header with blank date, plaintext/code, and priority fields. Page two of FBI teletype PD 164-41. Instructs Seattle field office to contact Chief of Police May at W…

Handwritten filing annotations and routing notes in upper-right margin area. Teletype routing header indicating an urgent plain-text message from Portland FBI field office to Seattle FBI field offic…

Handwritten routing or filing annotation, partially illegible. Urgent FBI teletype from Las Vegas field office dated 11-29-71 reporting that the Reno Evening Gazette received an envelope postmarked…

Continuation (page two) of a teletype message instructing that press inquiries will be answered by acknowledging the letter was furnished to the FBI and that appropriate inquiries are being conducted…

Standard US Government memorandum header from Portland Division to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Handwritten routing annotation referencing ar…

Standard US Government memorandum form header. Memo routing block: from Portland Division to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten anno…

Standard header of a US Government interoffice memorandum from an FBI agent (name redacted) to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case. A caller from Washington state telephoned…

Header of a United States Government interoffice memorandum addressed to SAC Seattle, dated 11/29/71, regarding the unknown subject who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Seattl…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten routing and filing…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed from an unnamed Special Agent (redacted under b6/b7C) to SAC Seattle, regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Fl…

Standard FBI memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown hijacker of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71, classified as hijacking and extortion. Handwritten routing or fi…

Small photograph affixed to the upper-right area of the teletype, partially obscured by a black redaction box. Appears to show a person but details are unclear due to redaction. FBI teletype from Mi…

Page two of a multi-page FBI teletype or report concerning the D.B. Cooper investigation. A female source in Seattle advised that a subject had previously been in Milwaukee and she thought he had a p…

Page three of a multi-page FBI teletype regarding a D.B. Cooper suspect lead from Milwaukee. Describes a suspect as a heavy smoker who always wore sunglasses and was extremely well dressed. A female…

Teletype routing header from FBI Milwaukee to FBI Seattle, sent urgently on 11/29/71 at 6:13 PM. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: UNSUB on Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Port…

Page two of a multi-page FBI teletype or report describing a lead in the D.B. Cooper case. A female source at Seattle advised about a male individual she had previously known, possibly in Milwaukee,…

Page three of a multi-page FBI teletype regarding a D.B. Cooper suspect tip. A female source advised she attempted to contact or locate a person who possibly resides at an unknown address in Wisconsi…

Standard US Government office memorandum header on Form 64, addressed to file 164-81 from SAC Seattle, regarding the NORJAK hijacking case. SA Henry Shutz called on 11/29/71 inquiring about torn pap…

Standard header block of a U.S. Government Office Memorandum from SAC Seattle to File 164-81, dated 11/29/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305. Special Agent Henry Shut…

Urgent FBI teletype from Director to Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas, and Sacramento field offices regarding the NORJAK hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on November 24, 1971. Directs receiving…

Teletype routing header indicating an urgent message sent from Sacramento FBI field office to Seattle and Portland on November 29, 1971. Subject line identifying the case as the UNSUB hijacking of N…

Page two of a teletype or report in FBI case SC 164-50. A female source describes a male suspect she believes capable of committing the crime. She describes him as extremely intelligent and well educ…

Continuation header indicating this is page three of a teletype under Seattle case file 164-50. Concluding paragraph of a teletype instructing agents to discreetly ascertain a redacted individual's…

Teletype routing header from FBI Sacramento office to Seattle and Portland, sent urgently on November 29, 1971. Standard FBI teletype subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: unknown…

Page two of an FBI teletype (case SC 164-50) in which a female source describes a male suspect she believes capable of committing the crime. She characterizes him as extremely intelligent and well ed…

Continuation (page three) of a teletype under case SC 164-50 instructing agents to use logical sources to discreetly ascertain a redacted individual's whereabouts during the pertinent period to deter…

Standard FBI teletype transmittal form header, FD-36, dated November 29, 1971, marked URGENT priority in plain text. Teletype from Portland FBI office to Seattle regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper cas…

Standard FBI teletype header indicating urgent plain text teletype dated November 29, 1971. Teletype from Portland FBI office to Seattle regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper hijacking of Northwest…

Large rectangular area occupying most of the page. The left portion is blank white (redacted), and the right portion is a dark, heavily degraded or redacted grainy image. Redaction exemption codes b6…

A photograph of a male individual, heavily degraded and low resolution. The face is partially visible but details are difficult to discern. California Department of Motor Vehicles record card for Ro…

FBI form identifier and revision date. Document header with agency name and date. Witness interview describing a male subject who boarded a plane in Portland, Oregon. The subject sat in the middle…

Date of the memo. Header block identifying the memo as addressed from SAC Las Vegas to the FBI Director/FBI Laboratory, regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) who hijacked Northwest Airlines Fl…

FBI teletype from SAC Salt Lake City to Director FBI and multiple SAC offices regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) of the Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on November 24, 1971. The mess…

Standard header of a US Government memorandum from Special Agent John Lee Reed, Jr. to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB on Northwest Airlines Flight 305, hijacking/extortion case. Handwritten annotat…

Header block of an FBI report addressed to SAC Seattle, filed under case 164-81, dated 11/29/71, prepared by SA John Lee Remp, Jr., regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from…

Teletype routing header from San Diego FBI field office to Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, sent urgently on November 27, 1971. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: unkno…

Page header indicating this is the second page of a multi-page teletype. Handwritten slash mark or initial, possibly a routing or review notation. An individual believed to reside in San Diego was…

Page header indicating this is page three of a multi-page document. Continuation of a subject description: average build, olive complexion, dark brown/black hair, low sideburns, possibly brown eyes,…

Page header indicating this is page four of a multi-page teletype. A redacted individual advised that the best method for a package drop would be to fly the aircraft low, slow, with cabin depressuri…

Teletype routing header indicating an urgent message sent at 6:25 PM on November 27, 1971 from the San Diego FBI field office (case 164-91) to Seattle (case 164-81), San Francisco, and Los Angeles.…

Page header indicating this is page two of a multi-page teletype. A redacted individual believed to reside in San Diego was overheard commenting that someone claiming to be a magazine reporter had q…

Page header indicating this is page three of a multi-page teletype. Physical description of a suspect: olive complexion, dark brown/black hair, normal cut, low ear level sideburns, possibly brown ey…

A redacted individual advised on the best method to drop a package from an aircraft: fly low, slow, with cabin depressurized, and throw package from pilots window for accuracy. A redacted source des…

Handwritten annotations, likely routing or filing notes. 'By Movie' possibly refers to a review method or agent name. 'Susp. #' likely a suspect number reference. FBI teletype from San Francisco fie…

FBI Director transmittal form sending facsimile attachment regarding the UNSUB Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking case to SAC Seattle and SAC Chicago. Suspect name is redacted under b6/b7C priva…

Teletype routing header from Cincinnati field office to FBI Director and multiple field offices, marked URGENT. Handwritten suspect notation with name redacted under b6/b7C exemption. A source in C…

Page header and case number for continuation page of FBI teletype. Cincinnati office reports it is not obtaining a photo for witness display at this time in case a current one cannot be located. A r…

Teletype routing header from Cincinnati field office to FBI Director and multiple field offices, marked URGENT. Standard FBI case subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking of Northwest Airl…

Continuation header for page two of FBI teletype, Cincinnati case file 166-55. Cincinnati field office reports it is not obtaining a photo for witness display at this time but will attempt to locate…

Header of a United States Government memorandum from an FBI Special Agent (name redacted) to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Seattle on 1…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum header from an FBI Special Agent (name redacted) to SAC Seattle, dated 11/29/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to S…

NITEL teletype from SAC Butte to Anchorage, Portland, and Seattle offices. An individual in Montana reported that after viewing the composite photograph of the UNSUB published in the Spokane newspape…

Teletype from SAC Butte to Anchorage (via Washington DC), Portland, and Seattle field offices regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking (Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, November 24, 197…

Standard government memorandum header from SA Robert H. Wick to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case. Washington State Parole Board in Olympia suggested a possible suspect f…

Header block of an FBI memo from SAC Seattle office regarding the Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71, classified under file 164-31, with subject categories of hijacking and extortion…

Header of a US Government memorandum from an FBI Special Agent (name redacted) to SAC Seattle, dated 11/30/71, regarding the NORJAK hijacking case. A Boeing Company employee at 7755 East Marginal Wa…

Teletype routing header indicating an urgent message sent from Sacramento FBI field office to Portland and Seattle offices on November 30, 1971. Handwritten annotation summarizing the subject of the…

Page two of an FBI teletype (case SC 164-50) directing Portland to identify the owner of an Oregon license, obtain a copy of the driver's license for display to witnesses in Seattle and Susanville, a…

Standard US Government Memorandum header from Special Agent Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, regarding the unknown subject of the Northwest Airlines Flight #305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Handwritten a…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. Report that investigation efforts to contact doctors' clinics and hospitals in the area from Longview to Vancouver, Washington…

Standard FBI memo header identifying the office, case number, special agent, and subject of the hijacking case. An informant in Washington state advised that a redacted individual should be consider…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation. Brief status update noting that investigation efforts to contact doctors' clinics and hospitals in the Longview to V…

FBI teletype form header FD-36, dated 11/29/71, transmitted via TELETYPE with URGENT priority. Handwritten annotation 'ART'S' and 'SECRET' (crossed out) and 'Sub. K.' in upper right corner. Teletype…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with date, type, and priority fields all blank. This is a continuation page. Continuation from a previous page referencing specific photos in an FBI Facial…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header. Date field is blank on this continuation page. Continuation of a witness description noting the unsub's sunglasses were slightly wrap-around styl…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmission form header with blank date, transmission type, and priority fields. Continuation (page four) of an FBI teletype regarding a witness's evaluation of a compos…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum header on Optional Form No. 10. Memorandum routing block addressed to SAC Seattle from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) who h…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper case (NORJAK). Heavily redacted passage describing a person's height and weight, followed by a statement that someone had associated with a r…

Memo header addressed to SAC Seattle with file number and date. Case identification block listing the D.B. Cooper hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71, cla…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper case, Seattle field office. Fragment of a report describing a subject's physical characteristics (height and weight) and noting that someone had associated w…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header indicating an urgent plaintext teletype dated November 29, 1971. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Butte regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case.…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header dated November 29, 1971, marked URGENT priority. Handwritten stamp or notation reading 'Pub. Sub. C' indicating a public/subject classification ma…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated November 30, 1971, marked URGENT priority. Urgent teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case (North…

Header of a US Government memorandum from an unnamed Special Agent to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten annotation indicating a sub…

Memo header addressed to SAC Seattle with case number 164-31, dated November 29, 1971. Identifies the Special Agent recipient; name redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. Subject line of the memo identi…

Standard U.S. Government interoffice memorandum header regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71. Addressed to SAC S…

Header of a US Government memorandum from Special Agent Charles J. Henry to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB hijacker of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. A suspect name is redacted. A cal…

Large blank or whited-out rectangular area, likely containing redacted text or identifying information. Corresponds to FOIA exemptions b6 and b7C (personal privacy). Very dark, heavily degraded phot…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum header from Special Agent Charles J. Henry to SAO Seattle, regarding the UNSUB (unknown subject) on Northwest Airlines Flight #305 hijacking on 11/24/71. A Kansas…

Large blank white rectangle, likely a redacted photograph or document content. FOIA exemption codes b6 and b7C are noted in the right margin, indicating personal privacy redactions. Dark, heavily re…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to FILE (164-81), dated November 29, 1971, from SAC J. E. Milnes regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Se…

Teletype header from FBI Sacramento field office sent at 8:07 PM on November 29, 1971, addressed to Seattle, Portland, and Las Vegas field offices regarding the UNSUB (unknown subject) in the Northwe…

Page header indicating this is page two of document, with case number SC 164-50. A source states that a redacted individual was believed capable (presumably of the hijacking). Last known information…

Urgent teletype from FBI Pittsburgh to FBI Director (Identification Division), dated 11-29-71. A person from West Virginia offered the name of a suspect in the D.B. Cooper hijacking case (Northwest A…

Page two of an FBI teletype (PG-164NEW) regarding an unnamed individual sought by West Virginia state authorities on unspecified charges. The subject was subsequently arrested. The FBI Bureau is requ…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71, Portland to Seattle route…

Standard FBI memo header identifying the SAC Seattle office, case number 164-81, dated 11/29/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71.…

Standard header block of a US Government memorandum from Special Agent James H. Sandusky to the SAC in Seattle, regarding the unknown hijacker of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Body of m…

FBI case file number for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper investigation. A redacted source from Tacoma, Washington provided a physical description of a person of interest: white male, approximat…

Header block identifying this as an FBI communication from SA James H. Sandusky to SAC Seattle, regarding the unknown subject who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle on 11…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation, Seattle field office. A redacted source from Tacoma, Washington provides a physical description of a white male, approximately 6 fee…

Standard US Government memorandum header from an FBI Special Agent in Seattle to SAC Seattle, dated 11/29/71, regarding the unknown subject who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. H…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation, Seattle field office. A witness provided a physical description of a male subject: white, late 20s or early 30s, 5'10", 160 lbs, dar…

FBI memo header from SAC Seattle office regarding the unknown subject hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305, Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71. Case classified under CAA - Hijacking; Extortion. B…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation (Seattle field office). Physical description of an individual: white male, late 20s or early 30s, 5'10", 160 lbs, dark hair, dark eye…

Standard FBI memo header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case, referencing an individual known only by first name (LNU - Last Name Unknown). On 11/28/71 an indivi…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation (Seattle field office file 164-81). Physical description of D.B. Cooper as provided by a witness: white male, late 20s or early 30s, 5'10", 160…

Teletype routing header from Minneapolis field office to FBI Director and multiple field offices, dated November 29, 1971. Handwritten routing annotations indicating copies sent to witnesses file an…

Page header showing this is page two of a multi-page document with case number MP 164-73. Redacted individuals were unavailable to display a photograph to a redacted person. Fully redacted paragrap…

Page three of an FBI Seattle teletype (case MP 164-73) directing the Philadelphia Division and Little Rock Division to contact redacted individuals and display facsimiles in connection with the D.B.…

Standard header of a US Government Office Memorandum from SAC Seattle to File 164-81, dated 11/29/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305. Memo instructs that if photograp…

Standard FBI Office Memorandum header addressed to File 164-81, dated 11/29/71, from SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB on Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71, classified as hi…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to File 164-81, dated 11/29/71, from SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB on Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71, classified as…

Date of the memo. Memo header identifying recipient (FBI Director, Identification Division, Latent Fingerprint Section) and sender (SAC, Seattle, file 164-81). Handwritten notation and initials, li…

FBI Routing Slip (FD-4 form) dated 11/29/71 directed to the Director, regarding UNSUB Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking/extortion case (file SE 164-81). References a telephone call from a redac…

FBI form identifier and revision date. Document header with date of report. An FBI agent (SAC J. E. Milnes) recounts being at the Northwest Airlines Operations Office at Seattle-Tacoma Internationa…

Date of the letter. A citizen writes to the FBI on November 26, 1971, speculating about the D.B. Cooper skyjacking. The author suggests hiding an emergency locator transmitter in the parachute pack,…

Return address area of envelope with sender name/address redacted under FOIA exemptions b6 and b7C. City listed as Seattle, Wash. U.S. Postal Service postmark dated November 28, 1971, AM processing.…

FBI Seattle field office return address and date of the letter. Brief acknowledgment letter from FBI Special Agent in Charge J. E. Milnes responding to a citizen's letter dated November 26, 1971, th…

FBI teletype form header (FD-36) indicating an urgent plain text facsimile transmission dated 11/29/71, sub-filed under Parachutes, Sub D. Teletype from Portland FBI office to Seattle regarding the…

Standard FBI teletype transmission header indicating a plain text urgent message sent via facsimile, dated November 29, 1971. FBI teletype from Portland office (file 164-41) to Seattle regarding the…

Header of a United States Government memorandum from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten annotations…

FBI form number and revision date stamp. FBI FD-302 interview report in which a redacted witness in Washington was shown the Facial Identification Catalog and selected facial characteristics most cl…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) investigation. A redacted witness states that photograph OJ2-1 on page 107 closely resembles the hijacking subject from the upper li…

Standard US Government memorandum header from Supervisor J. Robert Sutthoff to SAC Seattle, dated November 29, 1971, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305. Supervisor Sutth…

FBI case file number header for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper case. After the hijacked Northwest Airlines plane was followed, it was determined the plane was out of range at Fort Lewis for a…

FBI case file number for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper case. An FBI agent recounts events on the evening of November 24, 1971. They received a call from a Special Agent at the Phoenix Office,…

Header of an FBI internal memo addressed to SAC Seattle, from Supervisor J. Robert Sutthoff, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. Sutthoff describes contactin…

FBI case file number header for the D.B. Cooper case. After following the Northwest Airlines plane, it was determined the plane was out of helicopter range at Fort Lewis. Redacted individuals at For…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper case, Seattle field office. An FBI agent recounts events on the evening of November 24, 1971. They received a call from a Special Agent at the Phoenix Office…

Handwritten routing annotation indicating a copy was sent to SEARCH. Urgent teletype from FBI Portland to FBI Seattle dated November 30, 1971, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Orient Airli…

Header of a United States Government memorandum from Special Agent Robert H. Wick to SAC Seattle, dated 11/30/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of NWA Flight #305 on 11/24/71. An anonymous male call…

FBI memo from SA Robert H. Hick to SAC Seattle reporting a phone call received at 10:25 AM on 11/30/71 at the Olympia Resident Agency. An unidentified mature male caller stated he had seen the hijack…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum form header. Memo header block addressed to SAC Seattle from ASAC Paul R. Bibler regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Fligh…

Standard FBI teletype form header FD-36, dated November 29, 1971, transmitted via teletype with URGENT NITEL priority. Daily teletype from SAC Seattle to FBI Director reporting on the D.B. Cooper hi…

Standard US Government memorandum header for the D.B. Cooper hijacking case (NORJAK). Addressed from a redacted Special Agent to the SAC in Seattle. References Northwest Airlines Flight #305 hijackin…

Memo addressed to Special Agent in Charge, Seattle field office, file 164-81, dated November 30, 1971. Case header block identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: Unknown Subject, Northwest Airlin…

Header block of a United States Government interoffice memorandum from SAC Seattle to SAC Albany, dated November 30, 1971, regarding the unknown hijacker aka Dan Cooper on Northwest Airlines Flight #…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum form header. Internal FBI memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 o…

Header block of an FBI memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, dated 11/30/71, regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. The subject…

Header of a US Government interoffice memorandum from Special Agent Robert H. Wick to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of NWA Flight #305 on 11/24/71. An anonymous caller cont…

FBI memo header addressed to SAC Seattle from SA Robert H. Tick regarding the UNSUB on NWA Flight #305, hijacking and extortion case, dated 11/30/71. An anonymous caller contacted the Olympia RA on…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmission form header dated November 26, 1971, sent via airtel with air mail priority. Airtel from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacki…

Date of the airtel memo. Standard FBI airtel routing header from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. An employee of Northwest Fli…

Standard FBI teletype form header FD-36, dated November 30, 1971, sent via TELETYPE with NITEL priority. Daily teletype from SAC Seattle to FBI Director reporting on D.B. Cooper case activities for…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with blank date, transmission type, and priority fields. Page two of an FBI teletype (case SE 164-81) describing the terrain in the D.B. Cooper search area…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with blank date, transmission type, and priority fields. Continuation (page three) of an FBI airtel or teletype under case SE 164-81. The text corrects a p…

FBI teletype form header indicating a state-wide APB transmitted to the State of Washington, filed under case SE 164-81, dated November 29, 1971. FBI teletype followup on the November 24, 1971 hijac…

FBI teletype form header with case number SE 164-81, form revision FD-358. Page two of FBI teletype describing the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Reports that the bailout location is unknown but search…

Standard FBI State Teletype System form header (FD-358) with Seattle case number SE 164-81. Transmit-in and teletype-to fields are blank. Continuation (page three) of a suspect description teletype,…

Internal document reference or routing numbers. APB from Washington State regarding the November 24, 1971 hijacking of a Northwest Airlines 727. Describes the hijacker showing a bomb (bundle of red…

Header identifying this as an APB (All Points Bulletin) from the State of Washington regarding the Northwest Airlines 727 hijacking on November 24, 1971. Description of how the hijacker showed the s…

Standard FBI teletype transmission form header (FD-36), dated November 30, 1971, sent via urgent plaintext teletype. Routing information and case identification for the D.B. Cooper hijacking: NWA Fl…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated November 30, 1971, marked URGENT priority via TELETYPE. Handwritten stamp or annotation reading 'PuB' with additional handwritten text, lik…

Teletype header from FBI Seattle field office to FBI Director and Washington Field Office regarding the NORJAK hijacking case, sent urgently on November 30, 1971 at 11:05 AM. Seattle FBI requests Wa…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header dated November 30, 1971, marked URGENT priority via TELETYPE. Stamp or handwritten notation reading 'Pub.' with partial additional text, likely a…

FBI FOI/PA deleted page information sheet for Civil Action 1:16-cv-01790 listing 15 deleted pages with exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement personal privacy), or Referral/Co…

Teletype routing header from Cleveland field office to FBI Director and multiple field offices, sent urgently on the evening of November 26, 1971. Handwritten annotations indicating 'ELIM.' (elimina…

Page two of a CV 164-NEW report describing a suspect who was a compulsory registrant with multiple unknown addresses. PD records indicate the suspect was under parole supervision, having been previou…

Document header indicating this is page three of a CV 164-NEW form. Opening fragment describing an investigation that determined a suspect had made contact with a police department. Section describ…

Case number and page header for the teletype. Report states that no further information was found in the suspect's parole file. The U.S. Postal Service shows the suspect forwarded a change of addres…

Teletype page header indicating case number CV 164-NEW, page five of the message. Continuation (page 5) of a multi-office FBI teletype assigning investigative leads to field offices in Birmingham, C…

FBI teletype routing codes at top of page. Teletype header showing NITEL sent at 11:00PM on November 26, 1971 from Memphis field office (file 164-73) to the Director, Cincinnati, Las Vegas, Little R…

Empty or heavily faded bordered rectangle at top of page, possibly a header block or redacted area. Page two of a teletype (NITEL) from the Memphis FBI field office (ME 164-78). States that the Ohio…

Teletype routing header from Portland FBI field office (file 164-41) to the Director, Seattle, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Little Rock, Memphis, Jackson, Birmingham, and all offices via Washi…

FBI NITEL (night teletype) from Salt Lake City field office to FBI Director, Seattle, Portland, and Las Vegas offices regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on…

Standard FBI teletype transmittal form header, FD-36, dated November 28, 1971, sent via teletype with urgent/sub priority. Rubber stamp marking 'SUSPECT' applied over the header area of the teletype…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with date, transmission method, and priority fields left blank. This is a continuation page. Page two of an FBI teletype (case SE 164-81) discussing a susp…

FBI teletype header from Seattle field office to FBI Director and Minneapolis, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, November 24, 1971. Classified as hi…

Page header indicating this is page two of a teletype with Seattle field office file number 164-81. Page two of an FBI teletype regarding a suspect lead in the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. A subject…

Header of a US Government interoffice memorandum from SAC J. E. Milnes to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71, classified under CAA – Hijacking and Extortion…

Header of a US Government interoffice memorandum from SAC J. E. Milnes to SAC Seattle office, dated November 27, 1971, regarding Northwest Flight 305 hijacking and extortion case. SAC Milnes describ…

Standard US Government memorandum header from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, dated 11/27/71, regarding the NORJAK hijacking case (Northwest Airlines Flight 305, 11/24/71). Body of memo identi…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. Lead assignment directing the Seattle field office to show a photograph to witnesses in Seattle, Washington, with instructions…

Standard US Government Memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB on Northwest Flight 305 hijacking/extortion on 11/24/71. Handwritten annotation noting the UNSUB suspect was sp…

Standard US Government memorandum header from an SA (Special Agent) in Seattle field office to SAC Seattle, regarding the NORJAK hijacking case. A female caller contacted the FBI Seattle office on 1…

FBI case file number for the Seattle field office. Addendum to an FBI report describing an interview conducted on November 27, 1971. A female witness reported seeing a man dressed in dark clothing w…

Physical description of the D.B. Cooper hijacking suspect listing race, sex, age, height, weight, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial characteristics, attire, and other features. Describes a white…

Composite pencil sketch of a middle-aged Caucasian male suspect wearing dark sunglasses, dark hair combed back, appearing to wear a suit jacket and tie. The sketch shows the subject from the chest up…

FBI facsimile transmittal cover sheet from the Director of the FBI to SAC Seattle, dated 11-25-71, transmitting an artist's conception related to the unsub hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305…

Teletype routing header from FBI San Francisco field office to Director and Seattle, sent urgently on November 26, 1971. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: unknown subject aka…

Teletype routing header from San Francisco FBI field office to Director and Seattle, marked urgent, dated 11/26/71. Subject line identifying the UNSUB known as Dan Cooper in the Northwest Orient Air…

Standard US Government memorandum header. Memo from SAC J. E. Milnes to file 164-81, dated November 26, 1971, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Seattle…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum form header. Memo from SAC Seattle to file regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. On 11/26/71 at 8:30 AM, the SAC called ASAC Ruehl in Portland to arrange use…

Handwritten FBI identification or index card for an unnamed suspect. Physical description fields list height 5 feet 11½ inches, weight 156 pounds, brown hair. Date of birth, place of birth, FBI numbe…

Standard FD-302 form header with revision date and document date. An employee of Northwest Orient Airlines at Portland International Airport was interviewed about events prior to the hijacking of Fl…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header, dated November 26, 1971. Airtel memo from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle enclosing two copies of FD-302 interview reports of a redacted individual ass…

Date of the AIRTEL memo. FBI AIRTEL memo from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle transmitting two copies of an FD-302 interview of a redacted individual associated with Northwest Orient Airlines at Portlan…

Standard US Government memorandum form header. FBI memo from SA Reese H. Chipman to SAC Seattle dated 11/26/71 regarding the NORJAK hijacking. A caller from Washington telephoned the Portland Office…

Standard FBI interoffice memorandum header from Special Agent Reese H. Chipman to SAC Seattle, dated November 26, 1971, regarding the UNSUB Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking/extortion case. A…

FBI inter-office memo dated November 26, 1971, from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. The memo transmits an attached Air Force-p…

Date stamp, likely 11-26-71 (November 26, 1971) with a possible OCR artifact on the zero. Routing/index stamps in upper right corner indicating indexing, film, and sub-M classification. Standard FB…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Continuation of a report describing a method to identify remaining ransom bills in the hijacker's possession by comparing ser…

Teletype routing header from FBI Portland to FBI Seattle, marked urgent, dated November 26, 1971. Handwritten annotation with an X mark and the words 'RADIO SIGNAL', likely added by an agent reviewi…

Continuation (page two) of a teletype under case PD 164-41 discussing emergency locator beacons carried by general aviation and military aircraft. States that no such beacons were known to have been…

Teletype routing header indicating urgent message from Portland FBI field office to Seattle, dated November 26, 1971. Subject line identifying the case as the hijacking of Northwest Orient Airlines…

Continuation (page two) of a teletype under Portland case file 164-41. States that the signal type is transmitted by emergency locator beacons carried by general aviation and military aircraft, and t…

Standard FBI teletype transmission form header (FD-36), dated November 27, 1971, sent via NITEL teletype in plaintext. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Salt Lake City instructing discontinuation of…

Standard FBI teletype form header FD-36, dated November 27, 1971, sent via NITEL teletype in plaintext. Handwritten routing annotation indicating this was part of a daily teletype batch. FBI telety…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with blank date, transmission type, and priority fields. Page two of an FBI teletype under case SE 164-81 stating that the case continues to receive intens…

Teletype routing header from FBI Seattle field office (file 164-81) to Director FBI and field offices in Portland, Minneapolis, and Las Vegas, sent 7:03 PM on November 27, 1971. Case subject line id…

Page header identifying this as page two of a Seattle FBI teletype, case number SE 164-81. Continuation of a teletype describing a suspect referred to in a prior Seattle teletype dated the 27th of t…

Teletype routing header from Seattle field office (file 164-81) to FBI Director and field offices in Portland, Minneapolis, and Las Vegas, sent at 7:10 PM on November 27, 1971. Subject line identify…

Continuation header for page two of a Seattle FBI teletype, case number SE 164-81. Continuation of a teletype message discussing a suspect referred to in a prior Seattle teletype dated the 27th of t…

Teletype routing header from FBI Seattle field office (file 164-81) to Director, FBI and Portland, Minneapolis, and Las Vegas field offices, sent 7:25 PM NITEL on 11/27/71. Subject line identifying…

Continuation header for page two of a Seattle field office teletype, case number 164-81 (NORJAK/D.B. Cooper). Continuation of a teletype message discussing a suspect referred to in a prior Seattle t…

Teletype routing header indicating an urgent message from FBI Minneapolis to FBI Seattle, dated November 27, 1971. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: unknown subject (UNSUB), N…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated November 27, 1971, sent via teletype with NITEL priority in plaintext. FBI Seattle office teletype directing Kansas City to transmit a susp…

Teletype routing header from Seattle FBI field office to Minneapolis and Kansas City, sent at 9:50 PM on November 27, 1971. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: unknown subject o…

Standard US Government memorandum form header. Memo header fields identifying the sender (ASAC Paul R. Bibler), recipient (SAC, Seattle), case number 164-81, date 11/28/71, and subject: the unknown…

Header block of an FBI memo from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle, dated 11/28/71, regarding the unknown subject hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71. Case cl…

Header of a US Government memorandum from a Special Agent (SPC) to the SAC in Seattle, regarding the UNSUB skyjacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Classified under case 164-81. Handwritten a…

Header block of an FBI memo from the Seattle field office regarding the UNSUB skyjacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71, classified under CAA - Hijacking; Extortion, case number 164-81. An offi…

Standard USG memo header addressed from a Special Agent (SPC) to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB skyjacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71, classified as hijacking and extortion. An individual…

Standard government memo header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB skyjacking of Northwest Flight 305. From SPC whose name is redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. Handwritten routing notation…

FBI memo header addressed to SAC Seattle, case number 164-81, dated 11/28/71, regarding the UNSUB skyjacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71. A row containing the witness's redacted name, home t…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK / D.B. Cooper hijacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Sender line is redacted. A redacted witness report…

Standard FBI memorandum header from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated 11/28/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten annotation apparently…

Continuation of an FBI memo (page 2) requesting dissemination of information to the Portland Division regarding a Special Agent who is a pilot familiar with aircraft registrations and CB radio. Reque…

Header block of an FBI report from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated 11/28/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71, classified…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation (Seattle division). Request to disseminate information to the Portland Division, specifically to a redacted Special Agent who is a pilot famili…

Standard US Government memorandum header from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle, dated 11/28/71, regarding the unknown subject who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle on…

FBI memo header identifying the office (SAC Seattle, file 164-81), dated 11/28/71, directed to ASAC Paul R. Bibler, regarding the unknown subject hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/7…

Standard US Government memorandum header from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK hijacking case, Northwest Airlines Flight 305, dated 11/28/71. Chief of Police Nick Giardino of…

Standard government memorandum header from SPC (Special Agent) in Seattle field office to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB in the Northwest Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Case number 164-81. Marke…

Press statement by J.E. Milnes summarizing the hijacking of Northwest Flight 305. A hijacker claimed to have a bomb, demanded $200,000 and four parachutes (2 breast packs and 2 back packs). NW compli…

Standard U.S. Government interoffice memorandum header from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, regarding the NORJAK hijacking case (Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71).…

Official seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Official FBI letterhead with file number 164-81, Seattle field office address, and date of November 28, 1971. Handwritten or editorial annotati…

Standard FBI memorandum header on a United States Government form, addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case, Northwest Airlines Flight 305, dated November 28, 1971.…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation (Seattle field office). Continuation of a report describing a complainant's account of a location involving a tree/snag. The location is in a d…

Header block of an FBI memo from Seattle field office regarding the NORJAK case (Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71). John Miller, age 58, unemployed, reported to Centralia Police o…

FBI case file number for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper investigation. Continuation from a previous page: an individual describes the location as being on a main thoroughfare, in a different c…

Header of a United States Government memorandum from a Special Agent (name redacted) to SAC Seattle, regarding the unknown hijacker of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71, classified as hijacki…

FBI memo dated 11/28/71 from an SA (Special Agent) to SAC Seattle regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case (NORJAK). A female informant in Seattle reported a residence that she believed would be an e…

Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header. Addressed from a Special Agent (name redacted) to SAC Seattle, file 164-81, dated 11/28/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines F…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper case (Seattle field office file 164-81). Subject's residence believed to be in a redacted area; no known car; rode bus or walked; seen frequently walking in…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. Continuation of a physical description of an individual — notes no hat, white shirt — followed by an employment field. Both fi…

Header of a United States Government inter-office memorandum from a Special Agent (name redacted) to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case (NWA Flight 305, Portland to Seattle,…

Standard FBI memorandum header from a Special Agent to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB Northwest Flight 305 hijacking/extortion case. The complainant's identity is kept confidential and he requests…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. Continuation of an FBI investigative report. A complainant reports that a woman and two men left an unspecified location in the morning of 11/…

Memo header addressed to SAC Seattle with case number 164-81, dated 11/28/71, from a redacted Special Agent. Case identification line for the NORJAK hijacking, followed by a note that the complainan…

Case file number fragment, likely referring to Seattle FBI case 164A-81 (D.B. Cooper hijacking). Continuation of an FBI investigative lead or report. A complainant describes a woman and two men leav…

Header of a US Government memorandum from Special Agent Charles R. St. John to the SAC regarding the NORJAK hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Body of memo listing 3x5 index car…

Header of a U.S. Government memorandum from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. The memo concerns…

Memo header identifying the case as directed to SAC Seattle, from SA Charles E. Farrell, regarding the unknown subject on Northwest Airlines Flight #305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Memo body outlining a…

Memo header identifying the case as the Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71, addressed to SAC Seattle from SA Charles E. Farrell. Case classification: hijacking and extortion. Office…

FBI memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle dated 11/26/71 regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case (Flight #305). The memo directs investigation of flying schools, airports, and sky diving cl…

Header block of an FBI memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71, classified as hijacking and…

Header block of an FBI memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71. Ca…

FBI memo from SAC Seattle to SA Charles E. Farrell dated 11/26/71 regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case (Northwest Airlines Flight #305, Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71). The memo directs investigat…

Header block of an FBI memo from SA Charles E. Farrelly to SAC Seattle, regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71.…

Internal FBI memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, dated 11/26/71, directing investigation of flying schools, airports, and sky diving clubs in southwest Washington State. The memo outlines…

Header block of an FBI internal memo from SAC Seattle (case 164-81) dated 11/26/71 directed to SA Charles E. Farrell regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight…

Case number and date header for the memo. Memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle directing investigation of flying schools, airports, and sky diving clubs in southwest Washington. Three inve…

Standard US Government memorandum header on Optional Form No. 10, addressed to SAC 164-81, dated 11/27/71, from an unidentified Special Agent (redacted under b6/b7C), regarding the NWA Flight 305 CAA…

FBI facsimile cover sheet from the Director to SACs in Seattle and Portland, dated 11-27-71, transmitting an artist conception (composite sketch) of the NORJAK hijacking suspect based on descriptions…

FBI composite sketch of D.B. Cooper suspect. The drawing depicts a middle-aged Caucasian male with a receding hairline or balding crown, dark close-set eyes, a straight nose, thin lips, and a neutral…

Teletype header showing message number, time, date, destination (Seattle) and origin (Springfield) with partially redacted case number. A tipster from Illinois, after reading newspaper publicity abo…

Teletype header indicating message from FBI Springfield field office to Seattle, dated November 26, 1971 at 12:10 AM. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: unknown subject hijacke…

Handwritten header labeling the document as Los Angeles suspects. Handwritten notation indicating priority or page references, likely cross-reference markings. Teletype header from FBI Los Angeles…

Page two of an FBI Los Angeles field office teletype (LA 164-NEW) relaying tips about potential D.B. Cooper suspects. A detective at the LASO (Los Angeles Sheriff's Office) Firestone Substation advis…

Handwritten or stamped routing annotation in upper-right margin, partially illegible. Page three of a Los Angeles FBI teletype (LA 164-NEW) relaying a lead to FBI Seattle. An informant in California…

Teletype routing header from FBI Los Angeles to FBI Seattle, sent 9:41 PM on November 26, 1971. Case subject line identifying the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, Portland to…

Teletype header identifying this as page two of Los Angeles field office communication, case number 164-NEW. Continuation of a teletype lead from the LASO (Los Angeles Sheriff's Office) Detective Bu…

Continuation header indicating this is page three of Los Angeles field office teletype file 164-NEW. Continuation of an FBI teletype from the Los Angeles field office (LA 164-NEW) regarding the NORJ…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated November 28, 1971, sent via teletype with URGENT priority. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Los Angeles regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking…

Teletype routing header from FBI Seattle to FBI Los Angeles, marked urgent, dated November 28, 1971. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown hijacker of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71. Case classified as hijacking a…

Header of a US Government memorandum from an SPC (redacted name) to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305, Portland to Seattle, on 11/24/…

Header block of a US Government memorandum from an unnamed Special Agent to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71, classified as CAA - Hijacking; Ext…

Standard US Government memorandum header from SPC (redacted agent name) to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB skyjacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Rubber stamp or label reading 'SUSP' (suspe…

Standard FBI memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. From a Special Agent whose name is redacted. A suspect name appear…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header dated November 28, 1971, marked URGENT priority, sent via TELETYPE. Urgent teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Butte regarding the D.B. Cooper hijack…

Volume divider page indicating continuation in the next volume of the FBI case file. Case file identifier label indicating the DB Cooper case, page or document number 1895. Two hole-punch marks at…

FBI FOI/PA deleted page information sheet indicating 3 pages were deleted from this section. Pages 4 and 5 were withheld for Referral/Consult, and page 27 was withheld under FOIA exemptions b6 (perso…

Volume divider page indicating the end of Part 11 and directing the reader to continue in the next volume. FBI Vault Bates-style page stamp identifying this as page 2232 in the DB Cooper document co…

Teletype routing header from FBI New York field office, sent urgently on November 30, 1971 to multiple field offices. Suspect designation with name redacted under b6/b7C FOIA exemptions. Subject li…

Page two of an FBI teletype from Seattle indicating that a facsimile photo and background information regarding a redacted individual will follow by airtel. The message ends with standard teletype si…

FBI internal memo dated 11/30/71 from an SA in the Seattle field office to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71. On 11/29/71, a female witness in Seattl…

Teletype routing header from Memphis field office (file 164-78) to Louisville and Seattle, sent at 7:58 PM on November 29, 1971. Memphis teletype regarding the NORJAK case (Northwest Flight 305 hija…

Page header indicating this is page two of a teletype under file number ME 164-78. A redacted source describes a suspect as a white male in his forties, 5'8" to 5'9", 140–150 lbs, with graying hair…

Teletype routing header from Louisville FBI field office to Cincinnati and Seattle, sent urgent on November 30, 1971, case file 164-71. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: unkno…

Page two of a Louisville field office teletype (LS 164-71) describing a D.B. Cooper suspect's criminal history. The suspect entered a Kentucky facility from an offense, was paroled, had a prison file…

Continuation of a suspect physical description from a prior page: height in inches (cut off), 165 lbs, medium build, black hair. Eyes, complexion, education, SSAN, and last known address are all reda…

Handwritten annotation identifying the subject as a Boeing employee lead. Urgent teletype from FBI Director to Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas, and Sacramento field offices dated November 30, 1971. Dir…

Teletype routing header from FBI Director to Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas, and Sacramento field offices, marked URGENT, dated November 30, 1971. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking ca…

Header of a US Government memorandum from an FBI Special Agent (name redacted) to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Handwritten annotation reads 'A…

Original composite sketch (#2) of D.B. Cooper suspect. Frontal portrait of a middle-aged Caucasian male wearing dark-tinted sunglasses, a suit jacket, white dress shirt with pointed collar, and a dar…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header indicating urgent teletype/facsimile transmission dated November 30, 1971. Handwritten annotation indicating the teletype relates to artist's sket…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header with date, transmission type, and priority fields all left blank. This is a continuation page. Page two of an FBI teletype regarding case SE 164-8…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header indicating an urgent plaintext teletype dated November 30, 1971. Urgent teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Los Angeles regarding the D.B. Cooper hij…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Date, transmit method, and priority fields are blank. Case number and page designation followed by a large redacted block, likely containing sensitive inv…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header indicating plaintext, urgent teletype dated November 26, 1971. Urgent FBI teletype from SAC Las Vegas to Director FBI, SAC Denver, regarding the N…

Case file number and page continuation header for Las Vegas field office file 164-60. The Bureau suggested that a redacted individual, linked to the FBI, is a possible subject based on the fact that…

Final page (page three) of a teletype from the FBI Las Vegas field office (file LV 164-60). Indicates an AM copy was sent to Seattle. 'P.' signifies the end of the message. FBI Vault Bates-style pag…

Handwritten routing or processing notation at top of form. FBI headquarters form 1-221 addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines 727 jet on 11-24-71, classified as…

Three 'MASTER' stamps across the top of the page and form revision identifier. FBI identification record form (L-16) providing descriptive data for a white male, 73 inches tall, 185 lbs, with a tatt…

Handwritten routing or processing annotation, partially illegible. Urgent FBI teletype from Milwaukee field office to Seattle and Minneapolis, dated November 30, 1971. Reports that press and TV cove…

Page two of an FBI Milwaukee teletype (MI 1S4-37) describing a suspect identified through a review of Milwaukee files. The subject is a white male with a heavy build. Personal identifying details (na…

Page header indicating this is page three of a Milwaukee field office teletype, case file MI 164-37. Continuation of a Milwaukee FBI teletype describing a suspect. A review of the Milwaukee file dis…

Standard FBI teletype form header FD-36, dated November 30, 1971, transmitted via teletype with urgent priority. Urgent FBI teletype from Seattle field office to Las Vegas field office regarding D.B…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header with blank date, transmit, and via fields. Continuation (page two) of an FBI teletype regarding a Datsun stationwagon. If a photograph is secured,…

Standard U.S. Government memo header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten routing notation, likel…

Header line identifying the memo as addressed to the Special Agent in Charge, Seattle field office, with local file number 164-81 and date 11/30/71. From line (Special Agent name redacted under b6/b…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated November 26, 1971, sent via AIRTEL with AIRMAIL priority. Airtel from SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking (UNSUB…

Standard US Government memorandum header from a Special Agent (name redacted) to the SAC in Seattle, dated 11/30/71, regarding the NORJAK hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305. A female caller…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation (Seattle field office). Physical description of a subject: white American male, 6 feet tall, 180 pounds. Date of birth and past address are red…

Header block of FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. Office of Origin is Seattle, Bureau file 164-21…

Physical description of a person of interest: white American male, 6 feet tall, 180 pounds. Date of birth and past address are redacted under b6/b7c FOIA exemptions. A redacted individual reviewed a…

Teletype routing header indicating an urgent message sent at 3:34 PM HST on 11/30/71 from FBI Honolulu (file 164-85) to FBI Seattle (file 164-81) via Washington. Subject line identifying the case as…

Page header with teletype page number and case file number HN 164-85 P. Series of heavily redacted lines referencing locations in California and Hawaii. Likely biographical or address information ab…

Page header indicating this is page three of a multi-page teletype. Redacted personal information about a subject who attended something (illegible), resided at a redacted address in the vicinity of…

Handwritten notation, likely a page or section number '3/6' or possibly '316'. Bates-style document identification stamp reading 'DB Cooper-2272'.

FBI teletype from SAC Butte to Director FBI, SAC Portland, and SAC Seattle dated November 30, 1971. Reports a suspicious incident on Sunday November 28: a couple driving a circa-1967 black Chevrolet…

Teletype header indicating message number 164-26, page two of a multi-page teletype. Continuation of a teletype describing a female subject encountered at a cafe who claimed to be en route to Jackso…

FBI teletype from SAC Butte to Director FBI, SAC Portland, and SAC Seattle, dated November 30, 1971 at 6:44 PM. Reports a suspicious incident from Sunday November 28 in Idaho. A couple driving a circ…

Teletype header indicating message number 164-26, page two of a multi-page message. Continuation of a teletype describing a female subject who maintained conversation about the D.B. Cooper matter at…

Standard FBI teletype transmittal form header (FD-36), dated December 1, 1971, sent in plaintext via urgent teletype. Urgent teletype from Portland FBI office to Seattle regarding the D.B. Cooper hi…