Part 33, page 185

DB Cooper-12288Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6038

Document date 28 December 1973

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 12/28/73

SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

RE: PARACHUTE INFORMATION SUB D

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Re Portland letter to Seattle dated 12/5/73.

Referenced communication enclosed for Seattle a nylon cord found near Mount Hood, Washington, 10/73.

The above described nylon cord was shown to EARL COSSEY, the former owner of the parachute supplied to UNSUB in this matter.

COSSEY stated after viewing the nylon cords that they were steering devices for steerable parachutes. COSSEY further stated that the parachutes supplied to UNSUB were of a non-steerable variety and therefore, had no steering devices whatever.

ARMED & DANGEROUS

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3 - Seattle RMN/rse (3)

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164 81 6038 [illegible] [illegible] N

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Sub D

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DB Cooper-12288

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Header block of an FBI internal memo from the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case file, routed to SAC Seattle, dated December 28, 1973, regarding parachute information, Sub D. The SA name is redacted under b6/b7C privacy exemptions. The memo references a Portland letter dated 12/5/73 regarding a nylon cord found near Mount Hood, Washington in October 1973. The cord was shown to Earl Cossey, the former owner of the parachute supplied to the UNSUB (D.B. Cooper). Cossey identified the cords as steering devices for steerable parachutes and stated that the parachutes supplied to the UNSUB were non-steerable, meaning they had no steering devices. This effectively ruled out the nylon cord as being related to the hijacking parachutes. Distribution and typist notation indicating three copies sent to Seattle, prepared by agent with initials RMN, typed by rse. Handwritten notations including what appears to be a serial or file number 164-81-6038 and additional partially illegible markings. Handwritten notation 'Sub D' appearing as a routing or sub-file designation, written in cursive. Bates stamp or archival page number from the FBI Vault digitization of the D.B. Cooper file.

Typewritten text is clear and fully legible
SA name redacted with black bar (b6/b7C exemption)
Some handwritten notations in lower portion are partially legible

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