AirtelSAC Cincinnati to Director re composite sketch identification at Rickenbacher AFB16 December 1974page 1 of 4
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Part 118, page 61

DB Cooper-54038Serials 164-2111, CI 164-55, SE 164-81

Document date 16 December 1974

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 12/16/74

Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code)

Via ____ AIRTEL ____ (Priority)

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)

FROM: SAC, CINCINNATI (164-55) (P) [handwritten annotation, illegible: "Sub 7 4/3" or similar]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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On 12/2/74, SA [redacted], Office of Special Investigations (OSI), Rickenbacher Air Force Base (RAFB), telephonically contacted the Columbus Resident Agency (RA) of the FBI and advised SA GERALD L. JONES that he had received a telephone call from [redacted] who is a [redacted] with an office near RAFB. [redacted] told him he had seen a composite of unknown subject (unsub) in captioned case in a local newspaper and advised that he recognized the composite as depicting an NCO who had worked for him at Lockbourne AFB (now RAFB) before his retirement from the Air Force in 6/71.

[redacted] was contacted on 12/2/74 and advised that the composite resembled Staff Sgt. [redacted] who had worked for him as an NCO in the [redacted] in 1971. [redacted] stated that [redacted] at the [redacted]

use the name DAN COOPER and DON COOPER so that [redacted] [redacted] stated that he had observed [redacted] on several occasions.

[redacted] advised that he had shown the composite to a fellow retired NCO from RAFB, [redacted], who also believed the composite depicted a person believed to be [redacted] further advised that Master Sgt. [redacted]

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Bureau (2) 2 - Seattle (164-81) 2 - St. Louis 2 - Cincinnati GLJ:pag (8)

[handwritten stamp/notation, largely illegible: "...81-... Sub 7 43"]

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Approved: _______________ Sent _______ M Per _______ Special Agent in Charge *U.S. Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574