MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect information from confidential source4 December 19711 page
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Part 14, page 282

DB Cooper-3653Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-845

Document date 4 December 1971

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 8010-108-08

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 12/4/71

FROM : SA THOMAS J. MANNING

SUBJECT: UNSUB; Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING OO: Seattle

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[guess: Sub] SEA R C/+ [guess: a/b] [guess: 4/51] - [illegible] 09

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Re San Francisco teletype to Bureau and Seattle, 11/26/71

[REDACTED] Washington was contacted on 12/1/71 and he was not able to furnish any details on the helicopter sightings. He also mentioned [REDACTED] and stated [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] but could provide no information other than that furnished in the teletype.

It was noted that the area [REDACTED] number of airfields and these are regular sized to small private strips and there is a lot of air traffic [REDACTED] by small planes. Further it is known by the writer that both the State Patrol and the US Army have helicopters flying [REDACTED] [REDACTED] frequently due to its proximity to IS 5 which is a main guiding line for such craft.

No other information of value was obtained [REDACTED] re the aircraft and in view of the traffic in the air [REDACTED] it is not possible to identify the aircraft he mentions and further investigation is not warranted in the [REDACTED] RA.

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(2) TJM/

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