Interview report (FD-302)Interview of NORJAK suspect with descriptive data (DN 164-98)Interviewed 24 April 1973page 2 of 2
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Part 31, page 113

DB Cooper-11268Serials DN 164-98

Interviewed 24 April 1973Dictated 27 April 1973

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 31 p. 113 (DB Cooper-11268), FD-302 interview, interviewed 24 Apr 1973, serial SE 164-81-4688 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-31/pages/113

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DN 164-98 2.

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[REDACTED] [guess: disclosed] a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] stating that he had had [REDACTED] in [REDACTED], and was unable to do any real strenuous exercises. He advised he had gone through jump training at Ft. Benning, Georgia, during 1945, and had not jumped out of an airplane since he left the military. [REDACTED] stated he would have a difficult time jumping off a three-foot step in view of [REDACTED] and would not attempt to do any jumping for fear that he would seriously injure himself.

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[REDACTED] advised he was not in the Seattle area during November, 1971, and emphatically denied participating in any aircraft hijacking, stating he had been [REDACTED] for approximately ten to eleven years and did very little flying. [REDACTED] further advised that he was not a qualified pilot and knew little about aeronautics.

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[REDACTED] stated he did not wish at this time to furnish fingerprints, advising that he was [REDACTED] California, [REDACTED] and that the FBI should have a record of his prints. [REDACTED] was informed that to enable the FBI to fully eliminate him as a suspect, the Agent would like to have him furnish major case fingerprints. [REDACTED] advised he would discuss this procedure with his attorney and if his attorney agreed, he would furnish the prints at a later time. [REDACTED] requested that the Bureau verify his alibi of having [REDACTED] at the time the hijacking occurred.

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During the conduct of the interview, [REDACTED] was very evasive about any specific dates or [REDACTED].

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The following description was obtained through observation and interview:

Name [REDACTED] Race White Sex Male Date of Birth [REDACTED] Place of Birth [REDACTED] Height 6' Weight 150 pounds Eyes Blue

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