MemoTo SAC Seattle re Ridgefield, Washington informant naming acquaintance as hijacker12 September 19721 page
memoLegibility: high

Part 113, page 260

DB Cooper-51827Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3894

Document date 12 September 1972

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

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 9/12/72

FROM : SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C SUBJECT: NORJAK b7D

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On August 23, 1972, [REDACTED], Ridgefield, Washington, phone number [REDACTED] came into the Longview Resident Agency and advised that they have some information concerning the captioned subject.

[REDACTED] advised she thinks [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] b7C could possibly be the hijacker due to his strange actions b7D from November, 1971, until present. [REDACTED] advised that from November, 1971, to June, 1972, [REDACTED] has hardly left his house and that he appears to be trying to keep out of sight. [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] never comes outside and that he rarely has visitors. She also stated that [REDACTED] told her that he was a paratrooper in the military and that he belongs to a paratrooper club in Portland. [REDACTED] advised that prior to November, 1971, [REDACTED] did a lot of hiking in the woods in the area of La Center and Woodland, Washington. [REDACTED] further advised that the [REDACTED] show no sign of affluence and that she has received several calls concerning their credit. She stated that [REDACTED] recently took a job working for [REDACTED], at the new plant in Vancouver, Washington.

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[REDACTED] supplied the following des- b6 cription of [REDACTED] b7C b7D Race White Sex Male Height 5' 5" to 5' 6" Weight 155 to 160 pounds Eyes Blue Hair Black, curly, combed over to the side Complexion Very light Scars and marks None visible

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164-81-3894 SEARCHED SERIALIZED [initials] SEP 1 2 1972

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