Part 24, page 187

DB Cooper-7583Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2601

Document date 28 March 1972

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI Date: 3/28/72

Transmit the following in ___OO2___ (Type in plaintext or code) Via TELETYPE URGENT (Priority)

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TO: SAC, OKLAHOMA CITY

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) [REDACTED b6/b7C]

NORJAK.

RE SEATTLE TELCALL THIS DATE.

DURING TERRAIN SEARCH OF SUSPECTED DROP AREA OF THE HIJACKER IN THIS CASE, A PILOT LICENSE WAS FOUND TODAY. THIS LICENSE WAS ISSUED TO [REDACTED b6/b7C] CONNECTICUT. LICENSE WAS FOR SINGLE ENGINE LAND PLANE, ISSUED [REDACTED] THE NUMBER WAS [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

[REDACTED b6/b7C] DESCRIBED AS BORN [REDACTED b6/b7C] SEVENTY AND ONE HALF INCHES, ONE HUNDRED SIXTY LBS., BROWN HAIR, GREEN EYES."

OC DETERMINE ANY SUBSEQUENT ADDRESS FOR HOLDER OF THIS LICENSE THROUGH FAA RECORDS. IF SUBSEQUENT ADDRESS LOCATED, ADVISE SEATTLE AND APPROPRIATE OFFICE COVERING NEW RESIDENCE, INSTRUCTING THAT OFFICE TO DETERMINE CURRENT WHEREABOUTS OF LICENSE HOLDER, OCCUPATION, AND OTHER CURRENT DATA, PARTICULARLY WHERE HE WAS ON NOV. TWENTYFOUR, NINETEEN SEVENTYONE. LEADS SHOULD BE SET OUT BY TELEPHONE, CONFIRMED BY TELETYPE. IF NO MORE CURRENT ADDRESS FOUND, ADVISE SEATTLE BY TELEPHONE TODAY SO THAT LEAD CAN BE SET OUT FOR NEW HAVEN.

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PRB:eon (3) Approved: ___________ Sent _4/[guess: 4]___ M Per _[guess: gy]_ Special Agent in Charge 164-81-2601 DB Cooper-7583

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Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmission form header, dated March 28, 1972, marked URGENT priority, transmitted in plaintext. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Oklahoma City regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. A pilot license for a single engine land plane was found during a terrain search of the suspected hijacker drop area on 3/28/72. The license was issued to a redacted individual from Connecticut. The license holder is described as 70.5 inches tall, 160 lbs, brown hair, green eyes. Oklahoma City is instructed to determine the license holder's subsequent address through FAA records and investigate the holder's whereabouts on November 24, 1971 (the date of the hijacking). Leads to be set by telephone and confirmed by teletype. If no current address found, a lead will be set out for the New Haven field office. Footer of the FD-36 form showing clerk initials PRB:eon, 3 copies, approval line for Special Agent in Charge, send time notation, and document reference numbers including 164-81-2601 and DB Cooper-7583.

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