Part 113, page 141

DB Cooper-51642Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3820

Document date 24 August 1972

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)(P) 8/24/72

SA [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] b7C NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

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On August 22, 1972, [REDACTED] employee of the Wilson Motor Company, Ballard, Washington, phone [REDACTED] telephonically advised that an acquaintance of his thinks she knows who unsub is in this matter.

[REDACTED] stated that the woman advised him that the man shs suspects to be unsub approached her requesting a loan of $63,000. Later, after the hijacking, the man told her he did not need the money. The man is a former airline pilot and lives in Ellensburg, Washington. The man runs [REDACTED] which he purchased approximately 1 1/2 years ago. The woman advised [REDACTED] that this man fits the description of unsub to a "T".

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[REDACTED] stated that he was reluctant to disclose the b6 name of the woman because she indicated to him that b7C she was not willing to provide this information to the author- ities. [REDACTED] advised he would recontact the woman and request that she call the FBI, Seattle.

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LEADS

At Seattle, Washington

Will contact [REDACTED] to determine if he has any further b6 information in this matter. b7C

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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(3) RNN/slb [REDACTED] /64- 81-3820 [stamped] AUG 24 1972 [initial] N

DB COOPER-51642

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Header block of an FBI internal memo addressed to SAC Seattle, file number 164-81, classified under NORJAK (the FBI codename for the D.B. Cooper hijacking case), dated August 24, 1972. An employee of Wilson Motor Company in Ballard, Washington called the FBI on August 22, 1972, to relay a tip from a female acquaintance. The woman suspects a man who asked her for a $63,000 loan before the hijacking, then said he didn't need the money afterward. The suspect is described as a former airline pilot living in Ellensburg, Washington, who purchased a business approximately 1.5 years prior and fits the UNSUB description closely. The tipster was reluctant to identify the woman because she did not want to provide the information to authorities. He agreed to recontact her and urge her to call the FBI Seattle office directly. Leads section directing Seattle field office to follow up with the tipster for additional information. Standard ARMED AND DANGEROUS warning included. Page footer with administrative notations: page 3 of the document, dictated by agent RNN, typed by slb. Handwritten serial number 164-81-3820, date stamp AUG 24 1972, an initial, and the Vault page identifier DB COOPER-51642.

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