Part 16, page 222

DB Cooper-4542

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 16 p. 222 (DB Cooper-4542), Handwritten note, serial SE 164-81-1968 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-16/pages/222

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in a Tall tree with the chute strung out in a way that it would be hard to see from the air or Ground. What I mean is when looking for deer you don't look for the whole deer, you look for an ear or tail or nose. How many of your searchers were looking for an elbow or a knee or a foot. Probably a majority of them were looking for old D.B. in the whole. Now the Snow presents a problem. A Spring Search is most probable. But I'd Keep up a Winter Search also. Page III Please.

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DB Cooper-4542

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Continuation of a handwritten letter offering search advice for the D.B. Cooper case. The writer uses a deer-hunting analogy, arguing that searchers should look for small visible parts (an elbow, knee, or foot) rather than expecting to spot the whole person or parachute, which could be caught high in a tall tree with the chute spread out and hard to see. The writer notes snow complicates searching and recommends a spring search as most likely to succeed, but urges continuing winter searches as well. The note references 'Page III,' indicating this is a multi-page letter. FBI Vault sequential page/document reference stamp.

Handwritten cursive on lined paper, mostly legible with some words requiring contextual inference
Two hole punches at top of page
Page appears to be a continuation of a multi-page handwritten letter
Some ink bleed-through and photocopy artifacts along edges

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