Interview report (FD-302)Interview of witness re white low-wing airplane with brownish-blue stripeInterviewed 28 November 19711 page
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Part 18, page 448

DB Cooper-5780Serials SE 164-81-866

Interviewed 28 November 1971Dictated 4 December 1971Transcribed 9 December 1971

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 12/9/71

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[REDACTED] Washington, stated that he and [REDACTED] during the afternoon hours of November 24, 1971, and that he observed a small low wing airplane, white in color, with a brownish blue strip running from the front of the plane to the rear bearing the prefix letters [REDACTED] and some number on the bottom of one wing, circling low over the general area of [REDACTED] Washington. He stated that the plane continued to fly over the area all afternoon and into the evening and that he last saw it around 8:00 PM.

He stated that after dark the plane turned on a greenish colored light in front and a red light on the tail. He stated that he paid close attention to the plane as he was [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] He stated that he saw the same plane in the same general area about one month ago. He said it was a low wing model plane. He did not see the plane land.

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Interviewed on 11/28/71 at [REDACTED] Washington File # SE 164-81-/866 b6 b7C by SA [REDACTED] [REDACTED]:bfr Date dictated 12/4/71

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. DB Cooper-5780