Part 37, page 358

DB Cooper-14526Serials 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6949

Document date 20 May 1976

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 5/20/76

FROM : SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE BUfile 164-2111

RE: SUB E - SEARCH AREA SUB CC - SEARCH PERSONNEL SUB DD - COMPLAINTS RESULTING FROM SEARCH

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On 4/29/76, [REDACTED] Kirkland, Washington, [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] appeared at b6 Seattle Office and advised he is going to undertake a search b7C of Lake Merwin.

[REDACTED] advised he has developed a closed circuit b6 TV system whereby he tows a TV camera in a waterproof b7C container from the back of his boat and it is possible, according to [REDACTED] to control the depth of this towed TV camera.

[REDACTED] stated the average depth of Lake Merwin b6 is approximately 140 ft. and that at that depth, a man b7C can only dive for about one hour a day. [REDACTED] stated the visibility should be about 100 ft. but for his com- putations he will use 30 ft. as a minimum visibility. [REDACTED] estimates he will be able to search a 64 ft. wide search area traveling at 5 miles per hour. [REDACTED] co-partner [REDACTED] and according to [REDACTED] he has started a company with [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] stated that to this point, he has invested b6 about $5,000 in the project and [REDACTED] was interested in b7C learning about all rewards offered concerning captioned matter. The writer provided such information to [REDACTED]

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164-81-6949 SEARCHED [REDACTED] INDEXED SERIALIZED [REDACTED] FILED MAY 3 [illegible] FBI-SEATTLE [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-14526

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Standard FBI memorandum header from a Special Agent in Seattle to the SAC (Special Agent in Charge) regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper), dated May 20, 1976. References Bureau file 164-2111 and sub-files concerning search area, search personnel, and complaints resulting from search. An individual from Kirkland, Washington appeared at the Seattle FBI office on April 29, 1976, to advise that he planned to search Lake Merwin using a closed-circuit TV system towed behind his boat. He described the lake's average depth as approximately 140 ft., estimated 30 ft. minimum visibility, and said he could search a 64 ft. wide area at 5 miles per hour. He had invested about $5,000 in the project and inquired about rewards related to the D.B. Cooper case. The individual had a co-partner and had started a company related to the search effort. Filing stamps, serial markings, and administrative notations at the bottom of the memo, including FBI-Seattle filing stamp dated approximately May 3, case serial number 164-81-6949, and DB Cooper vault page reference 14526.

Several redacted (blacked out) sections throughout the document, marked as b6/b7C exemptions
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