MemoTo SAC Seattle re Tacoma witness letter to Senator Jackson alleging CIA pilot as hijacker30 December 1971page 3 of 4
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Part 19, page 83

DB Cooper-5938Serials SE 164-81

Document date 30 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 19 p. 83 (DB Cooper-5938), Memo, dated 30 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1940 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-19/pages/83

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SE 164-81

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Coat - had a high sloping collar, completely covering the neck. The coat went down to the man's knees, indicating that it was not at all full and the person was not very heavy in weight

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[REDACTED] stated that he could not hazard a guess as to the person's age as he was able to see very little of the person who could have been the hijacker. The voice was described as being very low, and very smooth. The pilot was described by [REDACTED] as follows:

Height: Approximately 5' 10" Weight: 170 pounds, Build: Trim in appearance Face: Solid face, round, with round cheekbones and a round chin, full lips, no strain lines anywhere on the face, face Germanic or Slavic in origin Age: Approximately 30 Hair: Dark in color with a heavy head of hair which covered half of his forehead, sideburns, average Dress: Gray slacks with a gray coat that did not match, Characteristics: Self-confident

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It is [REDACTED] contention that the hijacker "is a person who had jumped at some time with technical construction and/or aid in navigation, speed of plane, setting of wings, and use of explosives. Someone who had flown that kind of plane before may have accidentally or purposely passed this information on to the hijacker. It was obvious that it had to have been planned by someone who knew navigation." [REDACTED] feels that the pilot may easily have been a pilot for the Central Intelligence Agency. [REDACTED] feels this is the case because he stated that|

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[REDACTED] If the pilot had been a former pilot for the CIA dropping men and supplies in Southeastern Asia, then the pilot could have easily passed this information on to one of

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DB Cooper-5938