AirtelDirector FBI to SAC Seattle re anonymous United Airlines employee's rumor of Denver suspect19 May 1976page 1 of 2
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Part 37, page 364

DB Cooper-14533Serials 164-2111, 44-91-6952, SE 164-81

Document date 19 May 1976

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5/19/76 (Date) To: SAC, Seattle (164-81)

From: Director, FBI (164-2111) b6 NORJACK b7C OO: SE

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The following information was provided to an SA of the San Francisco Division by an United Airlines em- ployee who desired to remain anonymous. This information is being furnished Seattle for analysis and possible lead potential.

The United Airlines (UA) employee advised that an individual whose true name is [REDACTED], according, to rumor, [REDACTED] in Denver, Colorado, for a period of time shortly before the skyjacking. [REDACTED] allegedly was a military trained paratrooper and a sky- diver by hobby. This individual is supposed to be an [REDACTED] who supposedly bragged in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] that he could accomplish a feat such as bailing out of an airline plane. Further, [REDACTED]

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Finally, this individual has not been seen since shortly before the date of the skyjack. The invididual providing this information insists that this information was [REDACTED] of UA, especially those associated with the UA Denver base; but that [REDACTED] airline officials squelched the rumore, fearing that it might result in bad publicity for the airline.

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DB Cooper-14533

44-91-6952 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ MAY 21 1976 LE

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