MemoSAC Portland to SAC Indianapolis re anonymous letter to former SAC Mattson naming Cooper lookalike19 November 19761 page
memoLegibility: high

Part 121, page 163

DB Cooper-55767Serials 164-2111, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-796

Document date 19 November 1976

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 121 p. 163 (DB Cooper-55767), Memo, dated 19 Nov 1976, serial SE 164-81-796 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-121/pages/163

Transcript

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

TO : SAC, INDIANAPOLIS DATE: 11/19/76

FROM : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) [signature/initials, illegible] [redacted box]

SUBJECT: NORJAK (OO: Seattle) BUfile 164-2111

Re report made by SA [redacted] 5/30/73, at Seattle.

On 11/5/76, the following quoted anonymous letter, hand printed in ball point pen, on plain white paper was received at the Portland Office, addressed to former SAC JULIUS MATTSON:

"I think I saw a man that resembles this picture. [redacted] told this man was called. [redacted] Wears an [redacted] Wears aviator's glasses, rumored he is [redacted] has unlimited use of [redacted] reported living [redacted] Indiana, west, near [redacted]"

The writer enclosed a clipping from the Chicago Tribune, Sunday, November 24, 1974, captioned "D. B. COOPER, $200,000 Leap Still a Mystery." The clipping contained a copy of the 1971 FBI composite sketch of the hijacker.

LEADS

INDIANAPOLIS

AT [redacted] INDIANA Will conduct appropriate investigation to locate, identify and eliminate the individual described in this anonymous letter.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

2 - Seattle (164-81) 2 - Indianapolis 2 - Portland

RPH:egc (6)

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164-81-796 [guess: partially legible, followed by additional illegible cursive marks/initials]

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DB COOPER-55767

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