AirtelADIC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re Coast Guard member's Vancouver, Washington suspect7 November 1975page 1 of 2
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Part 36, page 371

DB Cooper-13987Serials LA 164-497, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6928

Document date 7 November 1975

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 11/7/75

Transmit the following in ______ (Type in plaintext or code)

Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL (Priority)

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: ADIC, LOS ANGELES (164-497)(P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle

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[REDACTED] U. S. Coast Guard, who resides at [REDACTED] Long Beach, California, telephone number [REDACTED] advised that approximately three years ago he accompanied [REDACTED] in Vancouver, Washing- ton. He indicated that while there, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who is a former commercial airline pilot. During the visit he found [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He also noticed a pair of sunglasses which appeared identical to the sunglasses which he observed in a newspaper sketch of D. B. COOPER. He stated that he visited this residence approximately two weeks prior to the D. B. COOPER hijacking.

He described [REDACTED] as a white male, 6'1", 180 pounds, black hair, approximately 40 years of age. He also indicated that [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] formerly worked at the Portland Thunderbird Motel at Jantsen (phonetic) Beach, Oregon. [REDACTED] was [REDACTED].

Following the hijacking, he mentioned [REDACTED] that [REDACTED] looked similar to the sketch of D. B. COOPER; however, [REDACTED] stated that it could not be him. He stated that he did not pursue this any further in order

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GAT/jah (4)

Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge

Sent ________

164-81-6928

DB Cooper-13987

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