Part 11, page 353

DB Cooper-1828Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-125

Document date 28 November 1971

Open in FBI Vault (Part 11, page 353 of the PDF)

FBI 164-81, Vault Part 11 p. 353 (DB Cooper-1828), Memo, dated 28 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-125 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-11/pages/353

Transcript

The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.

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

Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 11/28/71

FROM : SPC [REDACTED] b6 b7C

SUBJECT: UNSUB; SKYJACKING OF NORTHWEST FLIGHT 305 21/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

---

INF. [illegible signature, possibly "Sndy" or "Sandy"]

---

[REDACTED] home telephone [REDACTED] bus. telephone

---

[REDACTED] advised that while flying to Seattle from Los Angeles last Sunday evening he observed an individual that strongly xx resembled the unsub displayed in the morning paper. [REDACTED] advised that the individual was acting in a supposed suspicious manner just prior to landing in Seattle. The stewardess positioned in the rear of the plane also noticed the man.

[REDACTED] advised that the plane was an XXXX Western Airlines 727 from Los Angeles to Seattle with a brief stop at Portland.

---

b6 b7C b7D

---

No Action

---

164-81- [guess: 125] SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] NOV [illegible] 197[1] FBI - SEATTLE

---

FEE/fee (3)

---

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-1828

AI notes

Commentary by the AI model that transcribed this page. It may bring in context the page itself does not state. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.

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 'INF.' followed by an illegible signature or name. Redacted contact information fields for home and business telephone numbers. An unnamed witness reported that while flying from Los Angeles to Seattle last Sunday evening, he observed a man who strongly resembled the hijacking suspect (UNSUB) as depicted in the morning newspaper. The individual was acting suspiciously just before landing in Seattle, and a stewardess in the rear of the plane also noticed him. The flight was a Western Airlines 727 from Los Angeles to Seattle with a brief stop at Portland. FOIA exemption codes noted in the right margin indicating redactions for personal privacy (b6), source identity (b7C), and confidential source (b7D). Large handwritten notation indicating no further action was taken on this lead. FBI Seattle filing stamp showing the document was searched, indexed, serialized and filed in November 1971 under case number 164-81. Likely a routing or filing notation indicating copies or fees. Standard government form footer with savings bonds slogan and Bates-stamped page identifier DB Cooper-1828.

Names and phone numbers redacted with black bars
Some marginal annotations in handwriting
Subject date possibly mis-typed as 21/24/71 instead of 11/24/71

Part 11, page 353

People

Places

Dates mentioned

Transcript