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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 4/4/73

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Canton, Ohio, voluntarily [redacted] at the Canton, Ohio Resident Agency. Upon arrival Mr. [redacted] informed that during previous contact with Bureau Agents regarding "D. Cooper" he had lied in that he does have a strong feeling as to the identity of COOPER.

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[redacted] related that prior to 1964 he, [redacted] was associated with a group of parachutists in Canton, Ohio, who performed with [redacted] known as [redacted] He stated that through [redacted] he became acquainted with [redacted] whose [redacted] OBRINGER, etc., Dick Obringer, Dick Ours an experienced parachutist and former member of the 82nd Airborn [guess: Army] Paratroops Unit. [redacted] informed that OBRINGER was a skilled paratrooper, although somewhat of a loner.

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[redacted] advised that subsequent to the hijacking of a Northwest Airlines Boeing 727, he observed a composite of the individual known as "D. B. COOPER". He states immediately after observing this photograph in a local newspaper, he felt that it was an "excellent" likeness of the aforementioned OBRINGER.

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He further related that during September - October, 1972, he received a telephone call from OBRINGER, who informed he was visiting [redacted] Canton, Ohio. [redacted] stated that during the telephone conversation he told OBRINGER "haven't they caught you yet". Thereafter, OBRINGER replied that they should not discuss the matter on the telephone and that he would visit [redacted] in person. [redacted] stated that later that day, OBRINGER and his wife, [redacted], visited him at his residence. He stated that during their visit which last approximately 2 hours, they discussed "old times" and also the aforementioned hijacking. [redacted] commented that OBRINGER did not specifically admit involvement in the hijacking, but made an off-hand com- ment as "I missed the DZ (drop zone) by 5 miles. He stated that he was afraid to ask OBRINGER any further questions regarding the hijacking. [redacted] commented also that at the time he saw OBRINGER he was wearing sunglasses similar to those depicted in the composite drawing of "D. B. COOPER".

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Interviewed on [redacted] at Canton, Ohio SEARCHED...INDEXED... SERIALIZED...FILED... by [redacted] Date dictated [redacted]

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