FBI FOI/PA deleted page information sheet for Civil Action# 1:16-cv-01790 listing 70 deleted pages from Part 15 of the D.B. Cooper file. Pages were withheld under Referral/Consult or FOIA exemptions…

Listing of 22 pages (271–290, 315, 316) marked as Referral/Consult, indicating these pages were withheld and referred to another agency for FOIA consultation. Standard FBI FOIA processing stamp indi…

Volume separator page directing the reader to continue to the next volume of the FBI file. Partially visible label or stamp on the right margin, likely a file tab or volume identifier referencing th…

Handwritten sub-file classification marking, likely indicating Sub C, D, L routing or filing codes. Urgent teletype from FBI Director to Seattle and San Francisco field offices granting authority to…

Date of the document. FBI Airtel memo header from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland regarding the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, the Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Two suspect references are…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation (Seattle field office file 164-81). A police department in Washington state advised that records revealed a white male subject, 5'10½", 160 lbs…

Date of the airtel memo. Standard FBI AIRTEL header from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland regarding the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Body of memo references…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation. A police department in Washington state advised the FBI that their records revealed a white male subject, 5'10½", 16…

Urgent FBI teletype from SAC Butte to Director FBI, SAC Seattle, SAC Portland, and SAC Minneapolis regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. References a Seattle teletype from December 4, 1971. Repor…

Teletype header indicating bureau routing number 164-26 and that this is page two of the message. A redacted individual explained that a redacted person would have to have been working on certain da…

Handwritten annotation at top of page, likely a routing or sorting mark. Summary teletype from Portland FBI field office (164-41) to Seattle (164-81), dated December 8, 1971 at 7:19 PM, regarding th…

Summary teletype from FBI Portland (164-41) to FBI Seattle (164-81) dated 12/8/71 reporting that the volume of look-alike calls received by the Portland office has diminished to low volume and that t…

Teletype routing header indicating an urgent message sent at 7:33PM on 12/8/71 from San Francisco field office to Seattle field office. Case reference line identifying the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, Nort…

Teletype routing header showing an urgent message sent December 8, 1971 at 7:15 PM from Portland FBI office to Seattle, Albuquerque, San Francisco, Oklahoma City, and Little Rock field offices, with…

Case number and page continuation header for FBI teletype. A redacted individual made a statement on December 8, 1971. The content of the statement is fully redacted in a large blocked-out area. En…

Teletype routing header from Portland FBI field office to multiple offices including Seattle, Albuquerque, San Francisco, Oklahoma City, and Little Rock. Sent urgently at 7:15 PM on December 8, 1971.…

Case number and page continuation header. A redacted individual made a statement on December 8, 1971. The substance of the statement is redacted. A large block of text has been fully redacted under…

Teletype routing header indicating message from Portland to Omaha and Seattle, sent 8:54 PM on 12/8/71. Subject line identifying the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, NW Airlines Flight 305, classified as hijac…

FBI teletype from Portland to Omaha and Seattle dated December 8, 1971, regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Reports that a Mutual of Omaha flight insurance representative at Portland Internatio…

Teletype header from San Francisco FBI field office to Los Angeles and Seattle offices, sent at 7:45PM on December 8, 1971. Case subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking of Northwest Orien…

Date of the airtel memo. FBI AIRTEL from SAC Seattle to SAC Kansas City regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case (UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, Northwest Airlines Flight #305, Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71)…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated December 8, 1971, marked URGENT priority. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Los Angeles and SAC St. Louis regarding the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper…

Teletype routing header showing urgent message sent from Seattle FBI field office to Los Angeles and St. Louis offices on December 8, 1971. Standard FBI teletype subject line identifying the D.B. Co…

Standard FBI teletype transmission form header (FD-36), dated December 8, 1971, sent via TELETYPE with NITEL priority. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Minneapolis reporting the elimination of a red…

Standard FBI teletype transmission header form FD-36, dated 12/8/71, transmitted in plaintext via TELETYPE at NITEL priority. Serialized as number 019. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland rega…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header dated December 8, 1971, sent via TELETYPE with NITEL priority. Teletype routing from Seattle SAC to San Francisco SAC regarding the D.B. Cooper hi…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with blank date, transmission type, and priority fields. Continuation (page two) of an FBI teletype under case SE 164-81, concluding a request that someone…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated December 8, 1971, marked URGENT priority. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Chicago requesting Chicago office determine whether a redacted i…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle (case 164-81), from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71…

FBI case file number for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper investigation. On December 3, 1971, a criminal records check was conducted through the Seattle Police Department on a redacted individua…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. An FBI check verified that a redacted individual was present at a location on November 24, 1971 (the date of the D.B. Cooper h…

Teletype header indicating a night teletype from Portland FBI field office (164-41) to Seattle FBI field office (164-81), sent at 8:50 PM on December 8, 1971. Case subject line identifying the unkno…

Continuation (page two) of a teletype or report under file PD 164-A1. A redacted individual's telephone number is noted. The subject may be able to provide information regarding former employees. A r…

FBI NITEL (night teletype) from Portland (164-41) to Seattle (164-81), dated December 8, 1971 at 8:50 PM, regarding the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, NW Airlines Flight 305 hijacking/extortion case. Referenc…

File number and page indicator for a Portland FBI field office teletype, page two. Continuation (page two) of a teletype stating that a redacted individual's telephone contact may be able to provide…

Upper portion of the form containing a large redacted text block on the left and what appears to be a photograph on the upper right. Both the name block and the photo are heavily redacted under FOIA…

Standard FBI teletype form header indicating an urgent plaintext teletype dated December 9, 1971. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Houston regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, requesting Houston…

Teletype routing header from Memphis FBI office to Las Vegas (urgent), Los Angeles, and Seattle, dated December 8, 1971 at 11:45 PM. Subject line identifying the case as Northwest Airlines Flight 30…

Continuation header indicating this is page two of a multi-page teletype or communication. A redacted passage describing a white male subject: 6'2" tall, 200 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes. Name, da…

Redacted subject's work worksheet for the week of November 22–26 indicates they worked ten hours each day on November 22, 23, and 24, and were off on November 25 and 26. Entirely redacted block of t…

Closing warning of a multi-page teletype stating the subject should be considered armed and dangerous, followed by the END marker. The 'P.' likely denotes the priority or paragraph marker. Teletype…

Teletype routing header from Las Vegas FBI field office to Seattle, Los Angeles, and Memphis offices, sent December 9, 1971. Handwritten notation, likely 'Elim' indicating elimination of a suspect.…

Page header indicating this is page two of a teletype or communication with Las Vegas field office file number 164-60. Continuation of a teletype message (page two). The sender notes discrepancies i…

Teletype header indicating message number NR024, plain text, sent at 2:59 PM urgent priority on December 9, 1971, operator initials GJC. Routing block showing the teletype is addressed to the FBI Di…

Handwritten sub-file designation 'Sub G' written in pen at top right of page. Urgent teletype from FBI Director to Philadelphia, Seattle, and Minneapolis field offices regarding NORJAK case. Referen…

Handwritten subdivision marking, likely indicating a sub-file designation. Urgent teletype from FBI Director to Las Vegas, Portland, Sacramento, and Seattle field offices regarding NORJAK (D.B. Coop…

Date of teletype Teletype header identifying the case as UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, NWA Flight 305 hijacking on November 24, from SAC Minneapolis to SAC Los Angeles. An NWAL (Northwest Airlines) employe…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated December 6, 1971, sent in plain text via airtel with air mail special delivery priority. Airtel from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header dated December 7, 1971, sent via AIRTEL. AIRTEL memo from SAC Phoenix to Seattle field office regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Air…

Teletype routing header from Chicago field office to Seattle and Springfield, marked urgent, dated December 9, 1971. Chicago office reports to Seattle and Springfield regarding NORJAK case. Seattle…

Continuation of teletype referencing a subject previously at Stateville who was transferred to Illinois State Penitentiary. Name and date are redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. Fully redacted paragra…

Handwritten routing or classification annotations, likely indicating public release copy and a name 'Ranson' with initial 'm'. FBI teletype from the Director to all SACs regarding NORJAK case. Relay…

Page two of a teletype message, likely from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover or issued in his name, stating that the suspect is believed to have parachuted from a Boeing 727 aircraft in flight from Seatt…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated December 9, 1971, marked URGENT priority via TELETYPE. Urgent teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Phoenix regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) c…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated December 7, 1971. Routing block identifying the airtel as sent from Butte field office to Seattle field office regarding the UNSUB aka Dan Coo…

Teletype or report reference number, likely Bureau Teletype #164-26. Continuation of an FBI report discussing an individual who wrote a story involving characters escaping with money. Only two copie…

Teletype routing header from FBI Jackson field office to Director and multiple field offices, marked URGENT, sent December 9, 1971 at 4:42 PM. Subject line identifies this as a NORJAK (D.B. Cooper)…

Header indicating this is the second page of a multi-page FBI document. Heavily redacted passage; only the fragment 'ADVISED AFTER' is legible between redaction blocks. Exemption codes b6, b7C, b7D…

Heavily redacted section containing statements from at least two individuals. One person advised something about 'at that time,' and a female ('she') advised something. Content is almost entirely obs…

Continuation (page four) of an FBI teletype, likely from FBI Seattle (FBISEATTLE) routed through JFK. The message requests lead information from the Salt Lake City field office in Utah regarding effo…

Teletype routing header indicating an urgent plain-text message from Springfield field office to Seattle field office, dated December 9, 1971. Handwritten or stamped notation 'ELIM.' likely indicati…

Teletype routing header from Oklahoma City field office to Seattle and Albuquerque, marked urgent, dated December 9, 1971. Subject line referencing NORJAK (FBI codename for D.B. Cooper case). The RE…

Page two of a multi-page teletype, heavily redacted under FOIA exemptions b6, b7C, and b7D (personal privacy). The unredacted fragments indicate discussion of a subject's movements: exact dates of ar…

Page header indicating this is page three of a multi-page teletype. Description of a suspect or person of interest described as a white male adult (WMA) with a full head of hair, dark eyes, heavy da…

Standard header of a US Government interoffice memorandum from a Special Agent to SAC Seattle, regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Handwritten subdivision file notation, likely indicati…

Standard government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case. The sender is a redacted Special Agent. A handwritten notation 'Serb - H.' appears near…

Teletype routing header from San Francisco FBI field office to Seattle FBI field office, sent at 8:45 PM via NITEL on 12/9/71. Handwritten annotation, possibly initials or routing notation. San Fra…

Teletype routing header from San Francisco field office to Seattle, dated December 9, 1971 at 8:51 PM. Redacted block in upper right area, protected under FOIA privacy exemptions b6 and b7C. San Fr…

Urgent teletype from FBI Cleveland to Director and Seattle, dated December 9, 1971, regarding the NORJAK case. References a Norfolk teletype to the Bureau from December 8. Cleveland is reporting on e…

Urgent teletype from FBI Portland office to FBI Seattle office reporting that investigation in the Portland territory under the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case has produced no positive information to date.…

Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header. Memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, file 164-81, dated 12/9/71, regarding NORJAK case. RE line is redacted. A hospital employee who…

FBI memo header addressed to SAC Seattle from SA Charles E. Farrell regarding NORJAK case, file number 164-81, dated 12/9/71. A hospital contact (name redacted) reported to SA Webber that an insuran…

Standard header of a United States Government interoffice memorandum from Special Agent Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, dated December 9, 1971, regarding the NORJAK case. Handwritten notation ind…

FBI internal memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. A suspect with the same date of birth as the hijacker was investigated. On 12/9/71, a source confi…

FBI Identification Division Latent Fingerprint Section report header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle on 11-24-71. Referenc…

Header line addressing SAC Seattle, dated December 7, 1971. A large rectangular redaction block, likely containing names or identifying information. Margin annotations b6 and b7C indicate FOIA exemp…

Header of FBI Identification Division Latent Fingerprint Section report, dated December 7, 1971, addressed to SAC Seattle with file numbers 164-81, 164-2111, and latent case number A-45410. Subject…

Addressee line and date for the continuation of an FBI report directed to SAC, Seattle. A redacted block, likely containing names or personal identifying information protected under FOIA exemptions…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header with date 12/9/71, sent via TELETYPE, priority NITEL. Daily teletype from SAC Seattle to FBI Director re NORJAK. Portland Division is conducting i…

Standard FBI teletype form header FD-36, dated December 9, 1971, transmitted via TELETYPE at NITEL priority. Daily teletype from SAC Seattle to FBI Director regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Port…

Teletype header showing date, routing from Kansas City (file 164-80) to Oklahoma City, marked PLAINTEXT and IMMEDIATE priority. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: Northwest Air…

Case number and page continuation header for FBI Kansas City file 164-80, page two of a multi-page teletype. Continuation of a teletype directing the Oklahoma City field office to contact a redacted…

Teletype routing header from Oklahoma City field office to Seattle and Kansas City, dated December 7, 1971, marked urgent. Subject line identifying the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper case: unknown subject, Nort…

Case number and page indicator for page two of teletype. Redacted interview account. A person was interviewed and stated they were definitely in a certain location on November 24. Another individual…

Teletype header from FBI Albuquerque field office to Oklahoma City, Springfield, and Seattle offices, sent urgently on December 10, 1971. Subject line (RE:) is fully redacted. Case designation is NOR…

Page two of an FBI teletype (file AQ 149-131) describing a subject of interest in the D.B. Cooper case. The subject has a full head of hair, heavy dark beard (although normally cleanshaven), dresses…

Standard US Government memorandum header. From Special Agent Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, dated 12/9/71, regarding case NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking case), file number 164-81. Memo details a…

Standard US Government memorandum header. Memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, dated 12/9/71, regarding NORJAK case (164-81). Sub-classifications C, E, K noted. Memo details Bureau approv…

FBI Airtel header from Director FBI (file 164-2111) to SAC Albany, LEGATS Ottawa, and Mexico City, dated 12/7/71, regarding case codenamed NORJAK marked as 'CHANGED'. FBI Director instructs all offi…

Continuation header of an FBI Airtel addressed to SAC Albany and Legal Attachés in Ottawa and Mexico City, regarding the NORJAK case. Continuation of instructions directing that leads on individuals…

FBI Airtel form header dated 12/7/71 from Director, FBI (file 164-2111) to SAC Albany and Legal Attachés in Ottawa and Mexico City. FBI Director instructs all offices that the D.B. Cooper hijacking…

Header indicating this is an airtel (internal FBI communication) addressed to the SAC (Special Agent in Charge) of Albany and the Legal Attachés (LEGATS) in Ottawa and Mexico City. Subject line refe…

FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement personal privacy) noted in margin. Teletype header from FBI Omaha office to Seattle and St. Louis field offices regarding the NORJ…

Date of the document. FBI AIRTEL memo header from SAC St. Louis to SAC Omaha regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case (UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, Novem…

Teletype header showing date, routing from Kansas City (file 164-80) to Philadelphia, marked IMMEDIATE priority and PLAINTEXT, with handwritten notation 'Sub J'. Case subject line identifying the No…

Page two of a teletype (KC 164-80) directing the Philadelphia FBI field office to investigate a redacted individual at a redacted location in Pennsylvania. The purpose is to eliminate the person as a…

Teletype routing header from New York field office to FBI Director, Seattle, and Philadelphia. Marked urgent, sent 3:30 AM on December 8, 1971. Standard FBI subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper…

Page two of an FBI teletype from Seattle. The text describes a redacted individual who spent November 24th and 25th (Thanksgiving) with a redacted person at a redacted location. The message ends with…

Teletype routing header indicating an urgent message from FBI Portland (164-41) to FBI Seattle (164-81), dated December 9, 1971. A parking lot attendant at Portland International Airport reported th…

Teletype page header with partially redacted file number, indicating this is page two of the message. Continuation of an FBI teletype from Seattle field office. Agents will check out redacted indivi…

Teletype routing header from Portland FBI field office to Seattle FBI field office, marked urgent, dated December 9, 1971, regarding the NORJAK case. A parking lot attendant at Portland Internationa…

Case file number and page indicator for the second page of a teletype. Continuation of a teletype message from FBI Seattle. The office will check out redacted individuals in Seattle at a redacted lo…

Urgent teletype from FBI Los Angeles (file 164-497) to Seattle, Portland, Kansas City, and San Francisco field offices dated December 9, 1971, regarding the NORJAK case. References a San Francisco te…

Continuation (page two) of an FBI report under file LA 164-497. A female subject's statements regarding the purpose or details of a trip are noted as unknown. Further statements by her are redacted.…

Case number and page indicator for Los Angeles FBI field office file 164-497, page three of a multi-page document. Opening line referencing a reinterview of a redacted individual located in Californ…

Page four of an FBI teletype (LA 164-497) describing a white male suspect: six feet tall, 155 pounds, brown hair and eyes, with a Social Security number (redacted). NCIC check was negative. The indiv…

Teletype routing header from Los Angeles field office to Seattle, Portland, Kansas City, and San Francisco, marked URGENT, dated December 9, 1971, regarding case 164 (NORJAK/D.B. Cooper). Body of te…

FBI case number and page indicator for continuation page. Redacted passage referencing a female subject whose purpose or details of trip are unknown. She states something that is redacted. Large re…

Case number and page indicator for this teletype page. Reference to a reinterview of a redacted individual located in California. Name and details redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. A large section…

Case number and page continuation header for FBI Los Angeles field office file 164-497, page four. Continuation of FBI teletype describing a suspect: white male, six feet tall, 155 pounds, brown hai…

Handwritten annotations, likely routing or classification marks. FBI teletype from Sacramento office to Director, Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Diego regarding NORJAK case. Reports that inclement we…

Case number and page continuation header for Seattle FBI file 164-59, page two of a teletype. Continuation of a teletype message referencing a person last seen December third with a listed residence…

Teletype routing header indicating an urgent message sent from FBI Portland to FBI Seattle on December 9, 1971 at 4:35 PM. Body of teletype under case name NORJAK. An agent at Union Pacific Railroad…

Urgent FBI teletype from Portland field office to Seattle dated December 9, 1971, regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. A Special Agent with the Union Pacific Railroad in Portland, Oregon, reporte…

Case file number, typist initials, and page number for the FBI report. SA Theodore F. Bruhl conducted an investigation in Honolulu on December 1, 1971. A female contact at the Honolulu Police Depart…

Continuation header for FBI report, case number HN 164-85, typist initials TFB:key, page 2. An agent ran a name and address check on a redacted individual; no record was found. A female witness adv…

Case file reference number, dictation/typist initials, and page number for this FBI document. A heavily redacted sentence fragment indicating a female individual referenced her records. Both the per…

Case number, agent/typist initials, and page number header. SA Theodore F. Bruhl conducted an investigation in Honolulu on November 29, 1971. A contact at HPD reviewed central police records for the…

FBI form number and revision date Opening of FD-302 interview report. A redacted individual advised that his records contained information regarding a redacted person's application for employment.…

Case number and page continuation indicator for FBI file HN 164-85, page 2. Heavily redacted passage describing an individual who left his employment. A second fragment indicates someone said a file…

Standard FD-302 form header with revision date 11-27-70 and transcription date of December 3, 1971. Page marked as page 1. Heavily redacted FD-302 interview content. Only visible fragments indicate…

Standard FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date of December 3, 1971. An unnamed interviewee (redacted under b6/b7C exemptions) states he was employed by a redacted entity, disc…

Standard US Government memorandum header on Optional Form No. 10. Memo routing information from SAC Honolulu to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71…

Teletype header indicating an urgent message sent from the Phoenix FBI field office (file 164-100) to the Seattle FBI field office (file 164-81) on December 9, 1971. Body of an FBI teletype regardin…

Continuation header indicating this is page two of a teletype, with Phoenix office file number 164-100. The Phoenix FBI division recommends that a photograph of the referenced suspect be shown to wi…

Teletype header from San Francisco FBI field office to Seattle, sent as a NITEL (night telegram) on December 9, 1971. San Francisco file 164-220, Seattle file 164-81. Body of teletype referencing NO…

Header indicating this is page two of a San Francisco FBI teletype, case number 164-220. Continuation of a teletype describing a person of interest. A redacted source advised that a redacted individ…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC under case number 164-81, dated December 8, 1971. Sender name is redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. Subject is the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper NWA Hi…

Standard header of a US Government memorandum from a Seattle field office Special Agent to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Prosecuting Attorn…

Standard US Government interoffice memo header from SA (Special Agent, name redacted) to SAC Seattle, regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case, file 164-138, dated December 8, 1971. Phil Bors…

Teletype header showing date, transmission type (NITEL), and a redacted block. Routing and subject line of the teletype identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case, addressed to SAC San Francisco and…

A citizen writes to the FBI suggesting a possible suspect in the D.B. Cooper case. The writer states that everything read in the newspaper fits this man 'pretty good.' The suspect's name and identify…

Large redacted area covering what appears to be a photograph or image. Redaction polygon covers the entire top portion of the page. Rectangular redacted area, possibly a caption, label, or smaller i…

Return address area has been fully redacted with a blank rectangle, consistent with FOIA privacy exemptions b6/b7C/b7D. Postal cancellation stamp showing a partial date of 1974 and what appears to b…

Small handwritten notation or date stamp in top-left corner of the page. A citizen writes to the FBI suggesting a possible suspect in the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. The writer states that everythin…

First redacted block with FOIA exemption codes b6, b7C, b7D indicating personal privacy and confidential source protections. Second redacted block with same FOIA exemption codes. Third redacted blo…

Redacted return address block, contents obscured by black rectangle per FOIA exemptions b6, b7C, b7D. Handwritten mailing address directed to the FBI at the U.S. Court House in Portland, Oregon. Po…

Header of a US Government memorandum from a Special Agent to the SAC of the Seattle field office regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, dated December 10, 1971. The Portland Division received a le…

FBI internal memo from Portland Division to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. A letter was received on 12/6/71 from a source identifying a possible suspect. The source requests ano…

FBI Portland filing stamp and case number with date of receipt December 6, 1971. Case number 164-81-979. A citizen writes to the FBI reporting that on Sunday, November 28, 1971, at about 11:00 PM, t…

Page 2 of a handwritten witness statement describing how the author had seen the hijacker sketch on television and was not certain of the resemblance to a subject. Another person confirmed the subjec…

Page number indicator showing this is page 3 of the letter. Continuation of a sentence from a previous page. The writer states that someone used to live in the area but moved to a redacted location…

Return address block has been redacted, likely under FOIA exemptions b6/b7C to protect personal identity. Circular postmark stamp showing year 1971 and partial text 'WASH.' indicating Washington sta…

Faint, illegible text fragments near the top-left of the page, possibly remnants of a header or form field. Faint, illegible text fragments near the top-right of the page. A large rectangular box s…

FBI Portland processing stamp showing the letter was received and indexed on December 6, 1971. A citizen's handwritten letter to the FBI dated December 2, 1971, reporting that on Sunday November 28…

Page 2 of a handwritten witness statement. The writer describes having previously seen a composite sketch of the hijacker on television but being uncertain of the resemblance to a subject. After anot…

Continuation of a handwritten letter (page 3). A large redacted block precedes visible text indicating that someone used to live in a particular area but moved to a redacted location some years ago.…

Handwritten mailing address on envelope directed to the FBI field office at the U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Circular postal cancellation/postmark stamp. Year partially visible as 197x, sugg…

Standard USG memorandum header addressed from a Special Agent (name redacted) to SAC Seattle, regarding NORJAK case 164-81, dated December 10, 1971. Memo body states that on 12/6/71 the Portland Off…

Header block of an FBI internal memo addressed to the SAC (Special Agent in Charge), Seattle field office, regarding case 164-81 (NORJAK). The assigned SA name and subject Re: line are redacted under…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum header from an unnamed Special Agent (SA) to the SAC in Seattle, regarding the NORJAK unsub case (Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71). Case file n…

FBI case number header, page tracking stamp, and circled serial number 73. A photograph was obtained from a police department of a redacted individual. Notes about when the photo was taken and its a…

Standard FBI FD-36 Airtel transmission form header dated December 8, 1971. Airtel from SAC Dallas to SAC Seattle regarding a suspect lead in the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. A Dallas PD officer conta…

FBI Dallas field office case file number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Heavily redacted paragraph(s) describing a subject who is considered the [unknown - redacted]. Redacted under b6 and b7C…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header dated December 6, 1971, sent via AIRTEL / AIR MAIL priority. Airtel from SAC Buffalo to SAC Seattle regarding the Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking (…

Page 2 of an FBI interview report (likely FD-302) for case BU 164-46 (D.B. Cooper). On 12/2/71, an unidentified female witness was interviewed and advised as follows (content redacted). She furnished…

FBI case file number for the NORJAK / D.B. Cooper investigation. Peculiarities section of an FBI form describing physical characteristics or habits of a subject. Visible details note sunglasses and…

FBI form identifier and revision date stamp. Document header with title and date. Opening narrative of an FD-302 interview report. A subject (name redacted under b6/b7C) furnished information and w…

FBI airtel (FD-36) from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle dated 12/8/71 regarding the UNSUB D.B. Cooper hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Encloses two copies each of an FD-302 intervi…

Teletype routing header. Urgent message sent at 3:14 PM on December 10, 1971 from FBI Springfield to Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, and Seattle field offices. Body of NORJAK teletype from Springfield.…

FBI internal memorandum from a Special Agent to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. An interview was conducted on December 8, 1971 with an unnamed suspect who had been identified by…

Header of FBI internal memo addressed to SAC with case number 164-81, dated 12/10/71, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding NORJAK case, office of origin Seattle. Reference line citing a prior me…

Standard FBI teletype transmission form header, dated December 8, 1971, sent via urgent teletype in plaintext. Routing information: teletype sent from Portland FBI field office to Denver and San Fra…

Standard FBI teletype transmission form header dated December 7, 1971, sent in plaintext via NITEL teletype. FBI Denver office teletype to Portland and San Francisco regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Coope…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with blank date, transmit method, and priority fields. Page two of an FBI teletype or airtel (case 164-98) in which a subject claimed to know no one and st…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with blank date, transmission type, and priority fields. Opening of page three of a multi-page FD-36 document, case number 164-98. A redacted individual st…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with blank Date, Type, and Priority fields. This is a continuation page. Page four of a NITEL (night teletype) in case 164-98. During an interview, an unna…

Teletype routing header from San Francisco field office to Seattle and Portland, marked URGENT, dated December 9, 1971. San Francisco office reports on a NORJAK suspect lead. References prior Denver…

Standard header for a U.S. Government interoffice memorandum form. Memo header fields identifying the recipient as SAC Seattle (case 164-81), sender as ASAC Paul R. Bibler, dated 12/8/71, regarding…

Teletype routing header indicating an urgent message sent at 7:08 PM on December 10, 1971, from Portland FBI field office (file 164-41) to Seattle, Anchorage (via Washington D.C.), and Butte. Handwr…

Teletype routing header showing an urgent message sent at 7:08 PM on December 10, 1971 from Portland FBI field office (file 164-41) to Seattle, Anchorage (via Washington D.C.), and Butte. Teletype m…

FBI Laboratory report header addressed to SAC Portland regarding the UNSUB (D.B. Cooper) Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking case, dated December 8, 1971. Two specimens received from Portland on…

FBI laboratory examination results for specimens Q5 through Q12 from the D.B. Cooper case. The specimens were not identified in the Anonymous Letter File. No watermarks or indented writing of evident…

Form identifier and revision number in upper left corner. FBI Laboratory transmittal form addressed to SAC Portland regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Reques…

Teletype routing header from FBI Sacramento (164-50) to FBI Seattle (164-81), urgent priority, dated December 10, 1971. Handwritten annotation indicating the suspect was eliminated, with a sub-file…

Urgent summary teletype from FBI Portland to FBI Seattle regarding NORJAK case. Portland reports continuing to pursue look-alike leads but no definite information regarding the identity of the hijack…

Teletype routing header from Minneapolis field office to Director FBI, Portland, Seattle, and Washington Field Office, sent at 6:31 PM on December 10, 1971. Minneapolis reports that a suspect's phot…

FBI San Francisco teletype to Seattle, dated December 10, 1971, regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. San Francisco reports that a suspect referenced in a prior nitel of December 9 has been determ…

Teletype routing header indicating a night teletype sent at 9:39 PM on December 10, 1971, from the Sacramento FBI field office to Los Angeles and Seattle offices. Case name NORJAK with Office of Ori…

Page header indicating this is page two of a teletype, with case number SC 164-50. CLETS query results describing a white male suspect: 6'1", 180 lbs, brown hair, holding a California driver's licen…

Teletype routing header from FBI Knoxville office to Director, Dallas, and Seattle offices, sent at 7:40 PM on December 10, 1971. Handwritten annotation, possibly a routing or filing note. Partially…

Teletype header showing Knoxville Division case number 164-35, page two of the communication. Continuation of FBI teletype from Knoxville Division. Review of company employment records confirms a re…

Teletype routing header showing message NR 006 sent at 9:32 PM on December 9, 1971 from Richmond field office (164-74) to the Director and field offices in Alexandria, Houston, Jackson, and Seattle.…

Page header identifying this as page two of a Richmond field office teletype, file number 164-74. States the file contains no photograph and the only relative listed is redacted. Additional backgrou…

Continuation of a teletype (page three) under Philadelphia file 164-74, requesting investigation to develop lead information regarding the whereabouts of a redacted suspect. Leads section directing…

Teletype routing header showing urgent message sent from FBI Director to multiple field offices on December 10, 1971. Handwritten notation, likely routing or initials. FBI Director instructs multip…

Urgent FBI teletype from Cleveland field office to Director and Seattle, dated December 10, 1971, regarding a NORJAK suspect lead originating from a Cleveland teletype of December 9. Investigation re…

Handwritten routing or classification annotation FBI San Francisco field office requests 340 additional copies of the NORJAK ransom bill list for distribution to local law enforcement agencies inclu…

Teletype routing header from FBI Los Angeles (file 164-497) to FBI Seattle (file 164-81), sent at 11:59 PM on December 10, 1971. Handwritten annotation, likely shorthand for 'Eliminate' — indicating…

Header indicating this is page two of Los Angeles field office teletype number 497. Continuation of a teletype describing a witness or contact who recalled events on the afternoon of November 24 (th…

Teletype routing header from Los Angeles FBI field office to Seattle, Portland, Kansas City, and San Francisco offices, sent at 11:55 PM on December 10, 1971. Body of NORJACK teletype referencing a…

Page header showing this is page two of case file 164-497 (D.B. Cooper). Continuation of a statement indicating a person does not know the redacted individual or anyone resembling the artist's conce…

FBI case file number and page designation for a Los Angeles field office report, page three. Continuation of a report indicating that possibly related information was learned and all parties agree o…

Case number and page indicator for a multi-page teletype from the Los Angeles field office. Continuation (page four) of a teletype directing the interview of a redacted individual in Missouri, as re…

FBI NITEL (night teletype) from San Francisco field office to Seattle, Los Angeles, Kansas City, and Portland regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. References an LA teletype from December 9. A red…

Teletype routing header from Charlotte field office (164-101) to Seattle field office (164-81), sent as a NITEL on 12-11-71 at 5:40 AM. Handwritten annotation, likely a routing or filing notation.…

Teletype routing header from Minneapolis field office to FBI Director and multiple field offices (Jackson, Portland, Salt Lake City, Seattle, WFO) with associated case file numbers. Sent as a NITEL (…

Standard FBI FD-302 interview form header with date of December 9, 1971. A witness reported observing an airplane flying at treetop level near an airfield on the night of November 24, 1971, between…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header indicating an AIRTEL sent via AIRMAIL priority, dated December 7, 1971. Handwritten routing and administrative annotations indicating the airtel was distri…

FBI case file number for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper case. Administrative instruction requesting that all communications about the Cooper case include sub-captions with suspect names, forma…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated December 7, 1971, sent via AIRTEL with AIRMAIL priority. Routing block identifying the airtel as sent from SAC Seattle to SAC Albany regarding…

Seattle FBI field office case number for the NORJAK / D.B. Cooper investigation. Administrative instruction requesting that all communications include sub-captions with suspect names, formatted as '…

Header block of an FBI NITEL (night teletype) from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Denver and SAC Seattle, dated December 7, 1971. Case title line identifying the subject as UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, referencing…

Case number and page continuation header for FBI Los Angeles field office file 164-497. A redacted individual states something about a person described as a white male of redacted age. Names and ide…

Page three of an FBI teletype from the Los Angeles field office (case 164-497) discussing leads to establish the whereabouts of a redacted individual on November twenty-four. The remainder of the pag…

Standard FD-302 FBI interview form header with date 11/30/71 and page number 1. An individual at the Reno Evening Gazette advised the FBI that on November 27, 1971, between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m., the n…

FBI file number header for Las Vegas field office case 164-60, with dictation initials TJW:kmc and page number 1. Administrative data section referencing a well placed source who advised and stated…

FBI FD-302 interview summary dated 12/2/71 documenting contact with a Sheriff's Office in Nevada. A male official stated their records describe a white female subject. Nearly all identifying details…

Page number and FBI Las Vegas field office case file number for the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper investigation. FOIA exemption codes indicating redactions made for personal privacy (b6) and law enforcement pe…

Standard FD-302 FBI interview report header with form revision date and report date of December 2, 1971. A Deputy from a Nevada Sheriff's Office reported that on November 29, 1971, he was called to…

FBI FD-302 form documenting a query to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles regarding a 1971 Datsun 2-door sedan. The DMV provided the Nevada license plate number, VIN, and registered owner inform…

Standard FD-302 form header with revision date and document date of December 1, 1971. Brief investigative observation noting that on November 30, 1971, a redacted individual was observed with a 1971…

FBI FD-302 interview record documenting a check with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles regarding a 1968 Volkswagen 2-door Stationwagon. The license plate, VIN, registered owner, and vehicle sta…

Standard FD-302 interview/report form header with date of 12/1/71. Statement that the Nevada Division of Driver's License, Department of Motor Vehicles furnished copies of driver's license records i…

Standard FD-302 FBI interview form header with date 12/2/71. A sheriff's office in Nevada advised that fingerprints of a redacted individual were returned from the FBI Identification Division with n…

Page 2 continuation header of an FBI document from the Las Vegas field office, case file number 164-60. A line beginning with 'Office on' followed by a large rectangular bordered box whose contents…

Standard FD-302 interview report header with form revision date and document date of 12/1/71. A female source advised that her files reflect information about an individual associated with Nevada wh…

Standard FD-302 interview form header with date of 12/1/71. Heavily redacted interview content. Visible fragments indicate the subject or interviewee was located in Nevada, formerly from Nevada, and…

Standard FD-302 FBI interview form header with revision date and document date. An employee of the Nevada Division of Drivers License, Department of Motor Vehicles, confirmed that a particular Nevad…

FBI form identifier and revision date. Document header with date of report. FBI interview of Captain William A. Scott, captain of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 (the hijacked flight). Scott was inte…

Standard FD-302 interview form header with date. A stewardess (name redacted) pointed out to Special Agents JOHN F. RICKS and another agent (redacted) the two seats occupied by the unknown subject (…

Handwritten annotation 'SAVE' written in large letters at the top right of the page, likely an internal filing instruction. Very faint text or stamp impression, mostly illegible. Possibly numerical…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with date 12/3/71, sent via AIRTEL with AIRMAIL priority. Transmittal memo from SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle enclosing FD-302s and investigation inserts re…

FBI Las Vegas field office file number for this report. Subject identification: William A. Scott, Captain of Flight #305 (the hijacked Northwest Orient flight). Log of plane examination activities…

FBI Las Vegas field office case number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. Page 3 of an FBI Las Vegas investigative log listing multiple investigative actions taken on 11/30/71 and 12/2/71 in the D.B…

FBI Las Vegas field office case number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. Entry dated 12/2/71 referencing a location in Nevada (city redacted) with a Special Agent name redacted under FOIA exemption…

Date and handwritten routing notation FBI Seattle office (SAC) sends an airtel to FBI Las Vegas office regarding missing FD-302 interview reports related to the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Seattle n…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated December 6, 1971, sent via AIRTEL with AIR MAIL priority. Handwritten annotations appearing to be routing or subdivision notations: D., E., G-…

Standard US Government memorandum header from SA Elgin E. Olrogg to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. SA Olrogg reports…

Header block of an FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, from SA Elgin E. Olrogg, regarding the unknown subject who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71. Case cla…

Standard FBI teletype form header FD-36, dated December 7, 1971, marked PLAINTEXT and URGENT priority. Handwritten annotation referencing D.B. Cooper and parachutes, likely a filing or routing note.…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with blank date, transmittal method, and priority fields. Page two of an FBI teletype providing a detailed physical description of the D.B. Cooper hijackin…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with date, transmission type, and priority fields left blank. This is a continuation page. Page three of SE 164-81 teletype requesting that glossy copies o…

FBI letterhead and case reference block identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on November 24, 1971. Narrative account of the hijacking. An unknown man using the nam…

Page 2 of an FBI report on the D.B. Cooper hijacking. Describes the hijacker's initial demands for $200,000 and parachutes, the dictated ransom note, the delivery of money and parachutes at Sea-Tac a…

Subject line identifying the document as relating to the unknown hijacker known as Dan Cooper. Describes the hijacker's demands regarding takeoff with stairs down, the agreed flight path from Sea-Ta…

Subject line identifying the case as relating to unknown subject aka Dan Cooper. FBI prepared an artist's conception of the hijacker based on interviews with three stewardesses from Flight #305 and…

Continuation header identifying the subject of the report as the unknown individual known as Dan Cooper. Continuation of a wearing apparel description for the unknown subject, listing a black rain-t…

FBI form number and revision date. FBI header with document date. Transmission method fields indicating AIRTEL via AIRMAIL priority. Routing block of FBI airtel from SAC Seattle to Director FBI re…

Header of a United States Government interoffice memorandum from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle, dated December 8, 1971, regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case (Northwest Airlines Flight 305).…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header dated December 8, 1971, sent via TELETYPE with NITEL priority. Teletype addressing block from SAC Seattle to FBI Director regarding the UNSUB aka…

FBI description sheet for the D.B. Cooper hijacker, listing physical characteristics including race, sex, age, height, weight, build, complexion, hair, eyes, voice, habits, and clothing worn during t…

Date of the airtel memo. Standard FBI airtel header identifying the memo as airmail from SAC Seattle to Director FBI regarding the unknown subject aka Dan Cooper, concerning the hijacking of Northwe…

Standard US Government memorandum header from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Handwritten routing or action annotations, partially legible. Appear to be…

Standard FBI teletype transmittal form header, dated December 8, 1971, marked PLAINTEXT and URGENT priority. Handwritten annotations indicating subject categories, likely filing or routing notes ref…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with blank date, transmission type, and priority fields. Page two of an FBI teletype from the Seattle Division requesting that a glossy photograph of the a…

FBI FOI/PA Deleted Page Information Sheet for Civil Action# 1:16-cv-01790 listing 40 deleted pages. Deletion reasons include Referral/Consult (26 pages), FOIA exemptions b6 and b7C for privacy (7 pag…

Volume divider page indicating the end of the current volume and directing the reader to continue in the next volume. Includes the case reference identifier DB Cooper-4109.

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header indicating a teletype sent urgently on 12/9/71. Handwritten notation reads 'Sub A LEADS.' Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland proposing three investi…

FBI Seattle field office case file number for the D.B. Cooper case. Continuation (page two) of an FBI directive listing investigative steps numbered FOUR and FIVE. Step four instructs agents to cont…

Teletype routing header from Seattle FBI field office to Portland FBI field office, marked urgent, dated December 9, 1971. FBI case code name for the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation. Seattle FB…

Page header indicating this is page two of a document, with case reference number 164-81. Continuation of an investigative directive (items THREE through FIVE) related to the D.B. Cooper hijacking.…

Handwritten routing or classification annotation. Teletype routing header showing an urgent message dated December 9, 1971, sent from the FBI Director to Las Vegas and Seattle field offices, referen…

Teletype routing header from Minneapolis field office to FBI Director and multiple field offices (Houston, Jackson, Salt Lake City, Seattle), sent at 7:12 PM NITEL on December 9, 1971. Standard FBI…

Standard FBI teletype form header (FD-36) dated December 9, 1971, sent via teletype at NITEL priority in plaintext. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Las Vegas regarding the NORJAK case. A redacted i…

Standard US Government memorandum header from an FBI Special Agent to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper hijacking case on Northwest Airlines Flight #305, Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71.…

An individual was interviewed on 12/6/71 regarding a suspect. The interviewee advised that he has a record of the suspect and has been trying to locate someone without success. Further details are re…

A witness (name redacted) was interviewed on 12-7-71 regarding a suspect. The witness had worked with or near the suspect and provided a physical description: at least 50 years old, 5'9"-5'10", 160-1…

Standard U.S. Government interoffice memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case (NORJAK), Flight 305, Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71. Note indicating the me…

An FBI interview or lead report regarding a suspect in the D.B. Cooper hijacking. On 12/6/71, a redacted source advised they had a record of a redacted individual and had been trying to locate them w…

An unnamed witness advised the FBI about a suspect who worked at an unspecified location and quit without giving a reason. The witness noted the suspect had mentioned something but did not know what…

Standard US Government memorandum header. Dated December 9, 1971, from a Special Agent (name redacted) to the SAC in Seattle, regarding the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight…

An individual was interviewed on 12/6/71 regarding a suspect. The interviewee stated someone has been trying to locate someone without success. Further details are redacted. A records review reveale…

An interview on 12-7-71 in which a redacted source advises that the suspect worked at a redacted location until quitting without giving a reason, and made a statement the source did not understand.…

Standard FBI memorandum header addressed to SAC (164-81)(P), dated 12/9/71, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding NORJAK case, OO Seattle, concerning a suspect whose name is redacted. Investigati…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) investigation. Continuation from a previous page: a subject was determined not to fit the hijacker's physical description due to his…

Memo header identifying this as a communication to the SAC under case 164-81 (NORJAK), office of origin Seattle, dated 12/9/71. On 12/6/71, a redacted source advised that the owner of an apartment c…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation. Continuation of an FBI report concluding that an unnamed individual does not match the hijacker's description due to…

Teletype routing header from Minneapolis field office to Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle offices, sent at 7:08 PM on December 9, 1971. Standard FBI teletype subject line identifying the D.B. Coop…

Page header indicating this is page two of a Minneapolis field office report, file number 164-73. A female source (name redacted) advised the FBI about a male individual. She does not know what type…

Continuation header showing this is page three of a teletype, case number MP 164-73. Fully redacted paragraph, likely containing personal identifying information protected under FOIA exemptions b6 a…

Header of a U.S. Government Office Memorandum (Standard Form 64) from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle, file 164-81, dated 12/9/71, regarding NORJAK. Classification markings 'Sub. C M' appear near…

Header of a United States Government memorandum from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle, dated 12/9/71, regarding the NORJACK case. ASAC Bibler recounts calling the Bureau on 12/9/71 and speaking wi…

Handwritten filing or sub-file annotations, likely indicating sub-file designations D, C, and L. Teletype routing header indicating a night teletype from Boston field office to Seattle and San Franc…

Page two of an FBI teletype regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation. Discusses USPA (United States Parachute Association) member records and jump center waivers. A USPA representative offer…

FBI Boston field office teletype to Seattle and San Francisco regarding NORJAK investigation. Reports findings from Strong Enterprises, Inc. in Quincy, Mass., a parachute equipment supplier. Identifi…

Page header indicating this is page two of a multi-page teletype. Continuation of a teletype discussing USPA (United States Parachute Association) records. A USPA representative advised that member…

Date of the memo. Standard FBI AIRTEL header with routing information. Sent via AIRMAIL from SAC San Francisco to the Director of the FBI regarding the NORJAK case. Handwritten annotations, likely…

Date of the airtel memo. FBI airtel memo from SAC Sacramento to the Director, FBI regarding UNSUB aka Dan Cooper and the hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305. The memo encloses two aeronautic…

Date of the airtel. Airtel header block from SAC Portland to Director FBI (attention FBI Laboratory) regarding the UNSUB case involving Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Portland…

Date of the airtel Header block of an FBI AIRTEL memo from SAC Portland to the Director, FBI, regarding the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, the Northwest Airlines Flight #305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Handwritt…

Standard US Government memorandum header. Filed under case 164-81, from SAC Seattle, dated 12/10/71, subject NORJAK. Sub-classifications M and C noted. SAC Seattle contacted SA Henry Shutz at the Bu…

Handwritten classification or routing annotation reading 'Sub - M C G' FBI airtel memo from SAC Seattle to Director FBI regarding NORJAK case. Encloses three copies of a letter sent to U.S. Secret S…

Return address and date of the letter from FBI Seattle field office. Addressee block identifying the recipient as James J. Rowley, Director of the U.S. Secret Service in Washington, D.C. Subject li…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated December 10, 1971, sent via TELETYPE/NITEL. Oval stamp reading DAILY TELETYPE. Handwritten annotation near the header line, partially ille…

Teletype header identifying this as a daily teletype from Seattle field office (file 164-81) to the FBI Director (file 164-2111), sent at 8:20 PM. Daily NORJAK case update: Portland continuing to ba…

Date and handwritten sub-file routing notation. Airtel memo from SAC Seattle to SAC Los Angeles regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Seattle encloses copies of two letters received by FAA Seattl…

Date of the document. Standard FBI AIRTEL header from SAC Minneapolis to SAC Portland regarding the NORJAK unsub case, Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71, with Seattle as office of…

FBI field office case file number header. A source provided a photograph of a suspect taken by a county sheriff's office in Oregon. The photograph was shown to Northwest Airlines stewardesses who sa…

Date of the airtel memo. FBI AIRTEL header from Pittsburgh SAC to Detroit SAC regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case, Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71. Body of…

FBI form number or file reference at top of page. Seattle field office lead directing agents to use a photograph of a redacted individual to locate him for interview in connection with information f…

Date of the AIRTEL memo. Standard FBI AIRTEL routing header from SAC Minneapolis to SAC Milwaukee regarding the NORJAK / D.B. Cooper hijacking case (Northwest Airlines Flight 305, 11/24/71). A witn…

FBI case file number for the Minneapolis field office, case 164-73. A redacted individual reported that another redacted person bore resemblance to the artist's conception of the Unsub (unknown subj…

Teletype header showing urgent message sent at 7:50 PM on December 10, 1971 from FBI Director to Portland and Seattle field offices, with case file numbers. Body of teletype regarding the NORJAK cas…

Handwritten or typed sub-classification header marking this as Sub-G. Teletype routing header from FBI Director to New York, Seattle, and Portland field offices, sent urgently on December 10, 1971.…

Internal FBI memorandum from Special Agent Robert H. Wick to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper case (UNSUB; NWA Flight #305, 11/24/71). On December 9, 1971, DMV driver's license photograph…

FBI memo from SA Robert H. Wick to SAC Seattle dated 12/9/71 regarding the UNSUB in the NWA Flight #305 hijacking on 11/24/71. The memo describes obtaining driver's license photographs from DMV on De…

Portland FBI field office NITEL (night teletype) to Seattle regarding the NORJACK (D.B. Cooper) case. A suspect was investigated in response to a Seattle airtel dated December 6, 1971. The suspect's…

Teletype routing header from Portland FBI office to Seattle FBI office, sent at 6:10 PM on December 11, 1971. Portland FBI reports on a NORJACK suspect lead responding to a Seattle airtel from Decem…

Date of the document. Handwritten annotations, likely routing or classification marks. 'Sub' with dashes and letters T and G. FBI AIRTEL header block from SAC Minneapolis to FBI Director, Identific…

Case/file reference number, likely Minneapolis field office file 164-73. Request directed to the FBI Latent Fingerprint Section to examine a flight coupon for usable latent fingerprints. Warning de…

Teletype header showing message sent from Portland FBI field office to Seattle and Los Angeles offices on December 11, 1971 at 6:07 PM. Subject line references the NORJAK case and a prior Minneapoli…

Small stamp or routing mark in upper-left corner, partially illegible. Page two of a teletype (case PD 164-41) containing a physical description of a white male suspect: approximately five feet nine…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed from SA Reese H. Chipman to the SAC of the Seattle field office, case file 164-81 serial 149, dated December 10, 1971. Subject line is NORJACK (the…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case, dated December 9, 1971. The author is a Special Agent whose name is redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. H…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the NORJAK case, dated December 9, 1971. Investigation conducted on December 3, 1971 in a…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC (164-81)(P), dated 12/10/71, from an SA (name redacted under b6/b7C), regarding NORJAK case out of the Seattle office. Body of memo referenc…

FBI memo header addressed to SAC with case number 164-81, dated 12/10/71, regarding NORJAK case, office of origin Seattle. Memo body referencing a telephone conversation between two Special Agents o…

Form header identifying this as FBI form FD-9, an Identification Record Request. Standard printed instructions for completing the FD-9 Identification Record Request form. FBI Identification Record…

Standard FD-302 form header with date December 8, 1971. FD-302 interview report of an unidentified individual (redacted) questioned by SA Charles Paul Rose and another redacted agent regarding the N…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation (Seattle/Portland field office designation). Heavily redacted passage describing an individual's movements and visits to various locations. The…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation (Atlanta field office file 164-254). Fragment of narrative text continuing from a previous page, describing a house where unidentified individu…

FBI case file number for the Seattle (AT) field office D.B. Cooper investigation. An unnamed individual (redacted) denied knowledge of the hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 but acknowledged…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated December 8, 1971. Airtel routing from SAC Detroit to SAC Seattle regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case, UNSUB, Northwest Airlines Flight 30…

A postmaster was shown the composite drawing of the unknown subject on 12/1/71 and stated he did not recognize it as anyone he knew. He noted the composite did not look like a specific individual (na…

FBI case file number header for the document. An interviewee states on 12/1/71 that he did not recognize the composite sketch of the unknown subject as anyone he knew, only knew the person enough to…

Physical description fields for a person of interest. Weight listed as 190 pounds; all other descriptors (Hair, Eyes, Complexion, DOB, POB) are redacted under FOIA exemptions b6 and b7C. A redacted…

Teletype header indicating message number, transmission time, date, and type (NITEL = night teletype). Routing information from Butte field office (164-26) to Seattle field office (164-81) regarding…

Case number and page indicator for continuation of teletype message. Continuation of a physical description of a suspect (weight in lbs., brown hair, with redacted eye color and complexion). Subject…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated December 9, 1971, sent via AIRTEL / AIR MAIL. Routing block identifying the airtel as sent from SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle regarding the UNS…

FBI Las Vegas field office case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. A redacted source advised that a redacted individual is considered a highly reliable employee. Additional redacted cont…

Standard FBI airtel transmittal form header, FD-36 revision 5-22-64, dated December 10, 1971, sent via AIRTEL. Routing block of FBI airtel from SAC Baltimore (file 164-103) to SAC Seattle (file 164-…

FBI case file number for the Baltimore field office, case 164-103. Records check found no descriptive data or criminal/arrest records for the redacted individual at the County Police Department Iden…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated December 10, 1971, sent via AIRTEL. Airtel from SAC Omaha to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. References a Butte teletype dated 12/3/71. A r…

Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header from SAC St. Louis (164-63) to SAC Seattle (164-81), dated 12/9/71, regarding UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, NWA Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71. NPRC re…

Urgent teletype from FBI Portland to FBI Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. References a WFO airtel dated December 7, 1971. Reports that on December 12, 1971, witnesses who were employees of Northwes…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, case 164-81, from an unidentified Special Agent, dated 12/10/71, subject NORJAK, regarding an automobile with a Washington state lic…

Teletype header showing urgent communication from Portland FBI (file 164-41) to Seattle FBI (file 164-81), dated December 10, 1971. Case title NORJAK with references to a Sacramento airtel to Seattl…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum header addressed to file 164-81, from SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten routing and cross-refer…

Standard FBI teletype transmission form header, FD-36, dated November 29, 1971, marked URGENT priority. Handwritten routing annotations, likely indicating distribution or supervisor notes. Reference…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header with date, transmission type, and priority fields left blank. This is a continuation page (page two). Continuation of a teletype describing the D.…

Standard FBI teletype transmission form header, FD-36, dated November 30, 1971, sent via teletype with urgent priority. Handwritten routing annotations and stamps in upper right area, partially ille…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header with blank Date, Transmit, and Via fields. This is a continuation page. Continuation of a numbered list (items 4-8) describing the UNSUB (D.B. Cooper). Inc…

Standard US Government memorandum header from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated 11/30/71, regarding the unknown subject who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71, classified as…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Continuation of a report describing the terrain in Clark County near the search area (farm land, clearings, dense timber, hea…

Standard FBI teletype form header (FD-36) dated December 10, 1971, sent in plain text via NITEL priority teletype. Teletype from FBI Albuquerque field office to Seattle, referencing a Springfield te…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header dated December 3, 1971, sent via AIRTEL with AIRMAIL priority. FBI AIRTEL from SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Refer…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header with date 12/8/71, sent via AIRTEL priority. Routing block identifying the airtel as sent from SAC Philadelphia to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB a…

Date of the airtel memo. FBI airtel from SAC Philadelphia to SAC Seattle enclosing seven copies of an FD-302 reflecting an interview of a stewardess (name redacted) related to the D.B. Cooper hijack…

Standard US Government memorandum header on Optional Form 10, from Special Agent Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71. SA Manning refer…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum header from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71. SA Manning reports that a previously identifie…

Teletype routing header from Dallas field office to Minneapolis and Seattle, dated December 13, 1971 at 6:19 PM. Dallas office reports to Minneapolis that there is no federal penitentiary at Lubbock…

Standard FBI memo header addressed to SAC Seattle, case 164-81, regarding NORJAK, dated 12/13/71. FROM field is redacted. Handwritten notation reads approximately 'Unsub of Bus Portland to Seattle'.…

Header block of FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle with case number 164-81 and date, with a redacted name block and case name NORJAK. A Greyhound bus driver telephonically contacted the FBI Seattle o…

Standard US Government memorandum header from an FBI Special Agent in Seattle to the SAC, regarding NORJAK case, Sub. J, Serial 617, dated December 9, 1971. Handwritten routing or supervisory initia…

Header of a US Government memorandum from a Special Agent (name redacted) to the SAC in Seattle regarding the NORJAK case, dated December 9, 1971. A handwritten notation 'Sub H' appears next to the R…

Standard U.S. Government interoffice memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, file 164-81, from a Special Agent whose name is redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. Subject is NORJAK (FBI code name for…

Redacted sender/return address block at top of page. Date line of the memo. A memo from an unidentified sender to FBI agent Earl Milnes, dated December 3, 1971. The writer proposes that the FBI iss…

FBI Seattle field office return address and date of letter. Handwritten routing or processing annotations, likely indicating publication category C and M. FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy)…

Header line indicating this is a plaintext urgent teletype. Urgent teletype from FBI Director to SAC Sacramento authorizing the rental of a Cessna aircraft for terrain searches related to the NORJAK…

Urgent FBI teletype from Kansas City field office to Los Angeles regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Reports a suspect whose identity is redacted as possibly responsible for the hijacking, based…

Page two of an FBI teletype from the Kansas City field office (KC 164-80) continuing a suspect physical description: 168 pounds, brown hair, with eyes, complexion, and FBI number redacted. Notes no r…

Teletype routing header from Newark field office to FBI Director, Seattle, and St. Louis, marked urgent, dated December 13, 1971. Handwritten annotation identifying the subject as John Emil List, wi…

Teletype continuation header with reference number NK -164-196, page two. Physical description of a suspect on the list: 180 lbs, straight black-graying hair, mastoid operation scar behind right ear…

Urgent FBI teletype from Minneapolis to Seattle, Dallas, Denver, and Portland regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. A redacted individual was furnished to the Minneapolis Division as a possible su…

Page two of what appears to be an FBI teletype or report describing a male subject of interest in the D.B. Cooper case. The subject had a prior conviction for which he received probation, was not pro…

Page header indicating this is page three of a multi-page teletype. A photo of a redacted suspect was shown to the stewardesses of Flight 305, who said the person in the photo was too young, good-lo…

Final page (page four) of an FBI teletype, likely originating from or routed through FBI Seattle. The Dallas field office is instructed to contact a federal penitentiary in Texas to establish a suspe…

Date of the airtel memo. FBI AIRTEL from SAC New Haven to Director FBI regarding NORJAK case. New Haven Office suggests a possible suspect based on similar MO involving an attache case containing dy…

A limerick poem praising D.B. Cooper, signed with the pseudonym 'D. B. Cooper' and the phrase 'Viva Las Vegas'. Appears to be a fan letter or hoax correspondence. Number written near the dividing li…

Handwritten annotation identifying this as relating to D.B. Cooper's note, page 1 final version, with dimensions 44.4 by 4½ (likely inches or a reduction/enlargement ratio). Additional handwritten d…

Document date Standard FBI AIRTEL header from SAC Las Vegas to FBI Director/FBI Laboratory regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case, Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Las Vegas fi…

Standard US Government memorandum form header (Optional Form No. 10, May 1962 edition). Memo routing fields: addressed to SAC Seattle with case number 164-81, from a redacted Special Agent, regardin…

Teletype routing header from Portland FBI office to Seattle FBI office, marked urgent, dated December 13, 1971. Portland office reports that on December 12, 1971, witnesses who were employees of Nor…

Urgent teletype from Portland FBI field office (164-41) to Seattle (164-81) regarding NORJACK case. References a Sacramento airtel dated December 6, 1971. Reports that on December 12, 1971, witnesses…

Teletype routing header from Portland FBI office (164-41) to Seattle FBI office (164-81), sent urgently on December 13, 1971 at 1:55 PM. Case name NORJACK. Handwritten annotation reading 'Elim', lik…

Urgent teletype from Portland FBI field office (164-41) to Seattle (164-81) regarding NORJACK case. References a Seattle airtel to Portland dated December 6, 1971. Reports that a suspect was working…

Header block of an FBI AIRTEL memo dated 12/13/71 from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland regarding NORJAK case. SA MAX FISHER at Portland FBI was telephonically contacted on December 11, 1971 by an indivi…

FBI Seattle field office case file number for the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper case. Continuation of an FBI interview (likely FD-302) with a redacted witness/tipster who describes a suspect possibly identical…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. A witness (redacted) stated that several people at an establishment know or recall a person (last name unknown) being at that…

Header of a US Government memorandum from a Special Agent (name redacted) to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, concerning the hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 from Portland t…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation. An FBI Special Agent telephonically reported that an individual was contacted at the Portland Airport at 3:25pm. The…

Teletype routing header from Portland FBI office to Seattle and Anchorage offices, marked urgent, dated December 13, 1971. Teletype regarding a NORJACK suspect who boarded Continental Flight 452 fro…

Teletype routing header from Kansas City FBI field office to Seattle, marked URGENT, dated December 13, 1971. Kansas City FBI reports that a sheriff advised he is acquainted with a redacted individu…

Header identifying this as page two of a Kansas City field office teletype, case file 164-80. A large rectangular redacted block covering what appears to be a full paragraph of text. FOIA exemption…

Case number and page continuation header for Kansas City file 164-80, page three. Page three of an FBI teletype from the Kansas City field office regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. The communi…

Handwritten sub-file designation 'SUB-O' in upper right corner of the teletype. Urgent summary teletype from Portland FBI field office (164-41) to Seattle (164-81) regarding NORJACK case, reporting…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header from the New York field office dated December 13, 1971, sent via NITEL (night teletype) in plain text facsimile. Routing line identifying recipien…

Teletype routing header from FBI Los Angeles field office to Seattle, Kansas City, Portland, and San Francisco offices, sent 9:39 PM on December 13, 1971. FBI Los Angeles teletype regarding the NORJ…

Continuation page (page two) of an FBI report under Los Angeles field office case number LA 164-497. States that an unidentified individual traveled to the FBI office to have a photo taken. The subje…

Page three of an FBI teletype from the Los Angeles field office (LA 164-497) regarding an unnamed individual connected to the D.B. Cooper investigation. The subject learned the FBI was looking for hi…

Case number and page designation for a multi-page FBI teletype, page four of the LA 164-497 series. Final page of a multi-office FBI teletype. Los Angeles is forwarding a photograph via airtel. Kans…

Teletype from FBI Los Angeles to Seattle and San Diego field offices regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. References a prior Butte teletype from November 30. Reports that a redacted individual be…

Case file number for FBI Los Angeles field office and page indicator. Continuation of a suspect physical description (195 pounds, 6 feet 1 inch), last seen November 27, with redacted personal detail…

Teletype header indicating an urgent message sent at 6:22 PM on December 13, 1971 from SAC Portland (case 164-41) to SAC Seattle and SAC Sacramento. Portland FBI office reports on a NORJAK suspect d…

Teletype routing header indicating an urgent message sent at 6:22 PM on December 13, 1971 from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle and SAC Sacramento, referencing Portland case file 164-41. Teletype regardi…

Teletype header showing message from San Francisco FBI field office (file 164-220) to Seattle FBI field office (file 164-81), sent at 11:02 PM on December 13, 1971. Handwritten notation, likely abbr…

Teletype routing header from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle and SAC Los Angeles, sent December 13-14, 1971. Portland office reports that on December 13, 1971, Oregon State Police relayed a tip from an…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper), dated December 9, 1971. A redacted individual was contacted…

Memo header addressed to SAC Seattle with case number 164-81, dated December 9, 1971. The reporting Special Agent's name is redacted. On December 6, 1971, a redacted individual was contacted by a Sp…

FBI Seattle field office return address and letter date. Handwritten routing or classification annotations in upper right margin. FOIA exemption codes indicating redactions for personal privacy (b6…

Handwritten filing/classification notation indicating subject subdivision and routing codes. Urgent teletype from FBI Sacramento to Seattle and San Francisco offices regarding the NORJAX (D.B. Coope…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated December 13, 1971, sent via NITEL priority. Daily teletype from SAC Seattle to FBI Director regarding NORJAK case. Seattle and Portland are…

FBI teletype from Albuquerque field office to Seattle field office dated 12/13/71, regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. References a prior teletype from 12/10. A redacted individual designated as…

Page header indicating this is page two of a teletype message with Albuquerque file number 149-131. Continuation of a teletype message directing Seattle FBI to handle a logical investigation on an u…

Page one of a two-page NITEL (night teletype) from FBI Albuquerque to FBI Seattle dated 12/13/1971 regarding the NORJAK case. References a previous teletype from 12/10. A redacted individual is ident…

Continuation header for page two of an FBI teletype, referencing Seattle case file 149-131 (D.B. Cooper). Redacted text indicating that an unnamed individual may know the whereabouts of a person of…

Standard FBI teletype form header (FD-36) dated December 13, 1971, sent via NITEL teletype in plaintext. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland regarding NORJAK case. References a prior Portland…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated December 13, 1971, sent via NITEL. NITEL teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland regarding the NORJAK case. A protected source reported t…

Standard FBI teletype form header FD-36, dated December 13, 1971, sent via teletype with NITEL priority. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Butte and SAC Portland regarding the NORJAK case. References…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header. Date and transmittal method fields are blank. Page two of a teletype message under case SE 164-81. Due to heavy snow, an individual was unable to…

Teletype routing header indicating a night teletype (NITEL) sent at 8:41 PM on 12/13/71 from the Seattle FBI field office (file 164-81) to Butte and Portland (file 164-41). NORJAK teletype relaying…

Page header indicating this is page two of a teletype under Seattle file number 164-81, the D.B. Cooper NORJAK case. Continuation of a teletype message regarding record reviews through December 13 t…