MemoASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle re parachute found in Skamania County, Bureau interest31 May 19721 page
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Part 111, page 265

DB Cooper-50653Serials SE 164-81

Document date 31 May 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 111 p. 265 (DB Cooper-50653), Memo, dated 31 May 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-111/pages/265

People

Charles W. BatesFBI agentPaul R. BiblerFBI agentRichard J. GallagherFBI agent

Not identified: COSEY

Places

Lewis River Ranger StationLewis River RoadSeattleSkamania CountyWoodland

Dates mentioned

1/521972-05-015/28/725/31/72

Transcript

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 5/31/72

ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER

NORJAK

RE: PARACHUTE FOUND IN SKAMANIA COUNTY

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Supervisor [REDACTED] called from the Bureau. He said that Asst. Director BATES and Mr. GALLAGHER were extremely interested in our teletype about the para- chute and wanted us to consider a further search in the area; consider sending material to the Laboratory and also to show the material we found to the person we got the chutes from.

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I told [REDACTED] that we would certainly do whatever is necessary to either establish or eliminate this as the one used in the crime, as soon as possible.

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I called [REDACTED] He said that 41 miles east of Woodland on the Lewis River Road and 7 miles north of the Lewis River Ranger Station, on an unapproved highway, is an informal camp ground used by many hikers, hunters and fishermen and this is where the straps were found. They were found on 5/28/72 by a camper. The two pieces in [REDACTED] possession are each about 20" long, 1 3/4" wide, greyish-green in color, made of webbing with some kind of plastic material on the back. Each piece had been burned on each end. One of the pieces has the number 12345 on the back. They were found in the remains of an old fire, partially concealed through the natural accumulation of dirt, pine needles, etc. They were actually found by a woman scrapping around in the ground trying to find a place for a sleeping bag.

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The third piece which [REDACTED] does not yet have, but which he will get this morning, allegedly has a name on the back -- EISNER Company, 1/52, and number 5010857.

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I requested [REDACTED] to get that piece as soon as possible; to bring them all to Seattle; take them out and show them to COSEY, the man who owned the parachute. He said he should be here in Seattle sometime early this afternoon.

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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED [guess: 22ms] FILED [guess: 02s] MAY [guess: 3] 1 1972 FBI -- SEATTLE DB COOPER-50653

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