Part 32, page 4

Document date 20 June 1973

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 32 p. 4 (DB Cooper-11599), Airtel, dated 20 Jun 1973, serial SE 164-81-Y807 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-32/pages/4

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SE 164-81

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(1) All of the descriptions of UNSUB supplied by crew and passengers agreed for the most part, and no indication of UNSUB wearing a disguise (i.e., wig, makeup) was given.

(2) All of the statements by crew and passengers agreed for the most part as to what took place during the hijack. A conspiracy involving seven or more persons would probably have some discrepancies as to story content.

(3) The crew described a pressure oscillation which occurred at 8:11 PM on November 24, 1971. The fact that an oscillation would occur when someone parachuted from the rear air stairs was not known until January 6, 1972 (see above).

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On June 19, 1973, [REDACTED] Official of Northwest Orient Airlines, furnished the following descriptions of two of the three NORJAK crew members:

[REDACTED]

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Since the description of the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was not determined, the following lead is set forth on a UACB basis:

LEAD

MINNEAPOLIS At Minneapolis, Minnesota

Will discreetly determine [REDACTED] description and set out leads to have other appropriate investigation conducted necessary to determine if [REDACTED] could have posed as UNSUB.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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DB Cooper-11599

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FBI case file number for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper case. Three numbered findings regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking: (1) crew and passenger descriptions of the UNSUB were consistent with no disguise indicated; (2) statements were largely consistent, making a large conspiracy unlikely; (3) a pressure oscillation at 8:11 PM on Nov 24, 1971 was noted by crew, and this phenomenon from rear-stair parachute exit was not understood until Jan 6, 1972. On June 19, 1973, a redacted official from Northwest Orient Airlines provided physical descriptions of two of the three NORJAK crew members. The descriptions themselves are fully redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. A lead is assigned to the Minneapolis FBI field office to discreetly determine a redacted person's description and investigate whether that individual could have posed as the UNSUB (D.B. Cooper). The subject is noted as Armed and Dangerous. FBI Vault document identification stamp. Original document page number.

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