Part 12, page 355
DB Cooper-2535Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-427
Document date 1 December 1971
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 12 p. 355 (DB Cooper-2535), Memo, dated 1 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-427 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-12/pages/355
Transcript
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 12/1/71
SA THOMAS J. MANNING
UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SE
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A fixed wing aircraft was utilized today, to cover Woodland in a northerly direction to Silver Lake and east to west 20 miles, making a total area of 800 square miles covered with negative results. It was found that this was extremely rough terrain and no sightings were made of any suspicious objects. Further, the Confer Road in the Kalama, Washington area was covered by air with negative results.
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MANNING advised that last night (12/1/71) at 1:30 AM, the Sheriff's Office called and said a hitchhiker [REDACTED] who gave his address in [REDACTED] Washington, said he had been picked up [REDACTED] by a white, male, driving a red colored, late model foreign car, believed to be a Porshe. The address he gave them, [REDACTED] was non-existent.
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The Sheriff's Office deputy in a high speed chase on I-5, caught the Porsche outside of Kalama. The car was [REDACTED]
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The hitchhiker claimed there was a sack of $20 bills on the floor of the car.
SA [REDACTED] is going to see [REDACTED] today (12/1/71). At this time he is not available.
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TJM:klb (3)
164-81-427 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] DEI FBI—SEATTLE
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DB Cooper-2535