Part 27, page 403
DB Cooper-9485Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3870
Document date 5 September 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 27 p. 403 (DB Cooper-9485), Memo, dated 5 Sep 1972, serial SE 164-81-3870 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-27/pages/403
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) September 5, 1972
SA [redacted]
NORJAK OO: SEATTLE
RE: SOURCE [redacted] UNSUB; PARACHUTE ON ELK MOUNTAIN THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM THE AIR
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On August 24, 1972, SA [redacted] Portland Division, telephonically advised his office received a letter in the mail from [redacted] in Warrenton, Oregon, which reads as follows:
"Date, August 21, 1972. Re D. B. COOPER. Look on Elk Mountain, directly east of Kelso. The parachute can be seen from the air. Believed he is or has been in a tree. Look high. Signed [redacted] Warrenton, Oregon."
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[redacted] stated a Portland Agent would contact [redacted] to determine his reliability and in addition, whether this information is of such a value to warrant further inves- tigation. [redacted] further advised that if it appears [redacted] is a reliable source, the exact location of the para- chute, as well as where [redacted] was when he saw the parachute, would be determined; and this information would be forwarded telephonically to SA THOMAS J. MANNING in the Longview Resident Agency. [redacted] stated if the information was of no value, he would report this fact to Seattle Division by appropriate communication.
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On August 24, 1972, the above information was made available to SA THOMAS J. MANNING, and he advised that if it would be necessary to charter an aircraft in order to locate instant parachute, he has a contact that he has used in the past that would be available for low-flying aerial searches as would be required in this instance.
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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164-81-3870
DB Cooper-9485