TeletypeSacramento to Seattle re NORJAK parachute lead26 October 19721 page
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Part 113, page 334

DB Cooper-5190Serials SC 164-50, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4096

Document date 26 October 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 113 p. 334 (DB Cooper-5190), Teletype, dated 26 Oct 1972, serial SE 164-81-4096 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-113/pages/334

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NR 06 SC CODED 9:13 PM NITEL 10-26-72 ERD TO: SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: SACRAMENTO (164-50) 2P

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NORJAK. OO: SEATTLE.

RE TELCALL OF SUPERVISOR NEVES, SACRAMENTO WITH SEATTLE OCT. TWENTYSIX, INSTANT.

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FOR CONFIRMATION, [REDACTED] PLUMAS COUNTY SO, GUINCY, CALIF., REPORTED THIS DATE THAT ONOCT. TWENTYFIVE, LAST, HE FOUND ORANGE PARACHUTE IN AREA KNOWN AS BEAR CREEK NEAR BUCKS LAKE IN PLUMAS COUNTY. THIS LOCATION IS STATED TO BE TWENTYFIVE MILES NORTH OF FLIGHT PATH OF VICTIM AIRPLANE IN THIS CASE. HE ADVISED THERE WAS NO PARACHUTE PACK AT SITE. IT APPEARED SOMEONE HAD PLACED CHUTE UNDER MANZANITA BRUSH OR WIND COULD HAVE BLOWN CHUTE TO ITS LOCATION. THERE WAS ABOUT SIXTEEN TO TWENTY FEET OF ELECTRICAL WIRE, SIX STRANDS TAPED TOGETHER IN ONE LINE. THERE WAS ALSO MICROSWITCH.

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[REDACTED] BRIEF SEARCH OF AREA FAILED TO DISCLOSE FURTHER INFO. RUGGED TERRAIN NOT SUITABLE FOR MILITARY JUMP OPERA- TION, AND NO RECENT FOREST FIRES IN AREA IN WHICH PERSONNEL OR SUPPLIES MAY HAVE BEEN DROPPED BY PARACHUTE. END PAGE ONE

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Sub 520 164-81-4096 SEARCHED ---- INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] [illegible] OCT 28 197[2] [illegible signature]

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DB COOPER-5190[8]

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