Part 31, page 286

DB Cooper-11542Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4783

Document date 19 June 1973

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 6/19/73

SPC [REDACTED] [REDACTED] b6 b7C NORJAK

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At 3:08 AM, I received a telephone call from [REDACTED] of the SEATAC Police. He stated he was presently interviewing a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Aberdeen, Washington, (no phone, is the [REDACTED] and will be visiting there for about 2 to 3 weeks.) [REDACTED] had been talking to a waitress in a coffee shop at SEATAC stating he knew the identity of D.B. Cooper. The waitress phoned the SEATAC Police and [REDACTED] requested [REDACTED] come to his office for an interview. [REDACTED] said [REDACTED] was not drunk, and was at SEATAC [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] stated that while he [REDACTED] he was acquainted with one [REDACTED] (phonetic) from January to March 1970. [REDACTED] said [REDACTED] had talked to him about how he knew flying and navigation and had [REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] said he was from the Kelso - Longview area and talked at length about raising $200,000 to invest in South America. [REDACTED] believes [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] never mentioned anything about parachutes

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[REDACTED] said he had not come forward before now because he had moved to California after [REDACTED] [REDACTED] believes the picture of D.B. Cooper which is being shown on television is that of [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] said [REDACTED] statement would be in his office if an agent wished to see it.

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SWD/swd (2)

[handwritten signature/initials]

164-81-4783

SEARCHED..........INDEXED........... SERIALIZED.........FILED............ JUN 1 0 1973 FBI - SEATTLE [REDACTED initials]

DB Cooper-11542

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Header of FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, case number 164-81, dated 6/19/73, subject NORJAK. SPC name redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. An officer from SEATAC Police called at 3:08 AM reporting he was interviewing a person from Aberdeen, Washington. This person had been talking to a waitress in a coffee shop at SEATAC, claiming to know the identity of D.B. Cooper. The waitress phoned the SEATAC Police, and the person was brought in for an interview. The person was noted as not drunk. The interviewee stated he was acquainted with a person (name redacted, phonetic spelling) from January to March 1970. This person had spoken about knowledge of flying and navigation, claimed to be from the Kelso-Longview area, and talked at length about raising $200,000 to invest in South America. The person never mentioned anything about parachutes. The interviewee explained he had not come forward earlier because he had moved to California. He believes the picture of D.B. Cooper being shown on television matches the person he knew. The SEATAC Police officer indicated the written statement would be available in his office for an FBI agent to review. Administrative footer with author initials SWD/swd, copy count (2), handwritten case sub-file number 164-81-4783, FBI Seattle filing stamp dated June 10, 1973, and Bates number DB Cooper-11542.

Multiple redaction bars obscure names, phone numbers, and other PII throughout the document
Exemption codes b6 and b7C noted in right margin indicating Privacy Act and law enforcement source redactions
Bottom handwritten case number and signatures are partially legible

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