TeletypeLas Vegas to Director, Seattle and Portland re aerial and ground search of Nevada route and parachute evidence26 November 1971page 1 of 3
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Part 111, page 29

Serials LV 164-60, SE 164-81-148

Document date 26 November 1971

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NR005 LV PLAIN 11:52 PM NITEL 11-26-71 SGT TO DIRECTOR, SEATTLE, PORTLAND FROM LAS VEGAS (164-60) 3P

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LAS VEGAS SEARCHED AREA. CHUTES sub. COURSE [guess: Suf]

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UNSUB: HIJACKING OF NORTHWEST AIRLINES SEVEN TWENTY SEVEN, FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE, PORTLAND, OREGON. CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION.

REMYTELS NOVEMBER TWENTYFIVE LAST.

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CONTROLLERS ADVISED THAT CAPTIONED FLIGHT PROCEEDED FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ON NIGHT OF NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST THROUGH OREGON AND INTO CALIFORNIA TO A POINT NEAR FRENCHMAN'S RESERVOIR, CALIFORNIA. THE FLIGHT THEN TURNED DUE EAST TO THE NEVADA BORDER AND PROCEEDED DUE EAST TO A POINT TWELVE MILES INSIDE BOUNDARY OF NEVADA. THE FLIGHT THEN PROCEEDED DIRECTLY SOUTH TO RENO, NEVADA, A DISTANCE OF APPROXI- MATELY TWENTYFIVE MILES. THE FLIGHT CIRCLED BRIEFLY IN THE RENO- SPARKS, NEVADA, AREA PREPARATORY TO LANDING. WHILE THE APPROACH AREA IS HEAVILY POPULATED WITH RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS-TYPE STRUCTURES, THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA IS VIRTUALLY ENTIRELY UNINHABITED DESERT AREA.

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1 - cc - "SEARCH" - Sub. of 1 - cc. 'CHUTES' 1 - cc 'COURSE'

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64-81-148 NOV 26 1971 FBI - SEATTLE