Part 29, page 378
DB Cooper-10471Serials AX 164-72, SE 164-81
Document date 23 January 1973
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 29 p. 378 (DB Cooper-10471), Airtel, dated 23 Jan 1973, serial SE 164-81-4052 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-29/pages/378
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1/23/73
AIRTEL AIR MAIL
TO: SAC, ALEXANDRIA (164-72)
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE
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An extensive search involving numerous FBI and military personnel was conducted of the area computed to be the most probable area that UNSUB parachuted into on 11/24/71. The results of this search were negative.
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On the night of NORJAK, a jet airliner flew over the home [REDACTED] Washington at an altitude of 5,000 feet. [REDACTED] home is considerably east of the search area and if the jet airliner that flew over his home was the hijacked Boeing 727 this would indicate an error was made in the calculation of the search area.
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The search area was calculated by [REDACTED] Northwest Orient Airlines employee and by [REDACTED] McChord Air Force Base, Tacoma, Washington.
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Attempts are being made to contact [REDACTED] by the Seattle Division to recalculate the search area with him.
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On 1/12/73 [REDACTED] McChord Air Force Base, advised [REDACTED] has been transferred to the Far East. [REDACTED] further advised that he is in possession of the Radar Data and calculations used by [REDACTED] to estimate UNSUB's drop area. [REDACTED] advised he could not make this information available to the FBI personnel without the prior approval of the National Military Command Center.
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2 - Alexandria 2 - Seattle RHN/rse (4) RHN
Searched ___ Serialized ___ Indexed ___ Filed ___
DB Cooper-10471 4352 164-81- [illegible]
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