AirtelSAC Pittsburgh re interview of United Airlines employee on Cooper skyjacking3 December 1976page 2 of 3
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Part 38, page 441

DB Cooper-1514

Document date 3 December 1976

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 38 p. 441 (DB Cooper-1514), Airtel, dated 3 Dec 1976, serial SE 164-81-7245 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-38/pages/441

Transcript

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FD 164-J3

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[REDACTED] is now a great deal of hard feeling between [REDACTED] to the extent that [REDACTED] has harassed the [REDACTED] and is believed to have [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] states that [REDACTED] ties the physical description of D. B. COOPER exactly, and had characteristics of a deep voice, obvious education, polite manner when not angered and is a heavy smoker of filter cigarettes. [REDACTED] is described as a heavy drinker in his off hours and currently has a full [REDACTED] beard which he did not have when [REDACTED] [REDACTED] believed [REDACTED] frequent taverns and saloons in and around the [REDACTED] Pa. area. [REDACTED] reportedly [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] had told him that he had [REDACTED] for Eastern and is now on some sort [REDACTED] from Eastern airlines. [REDACTED] suspects from conversation with [REDACTED] that [guess: purposely] conditions himself to fail his annual [illegible] test. [REDACTED] had indicated h[e] had been in Vietnam as [REDACTED] possibly with Air America or some other civilian airlines.

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[REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] drives an early model Cadillac sedan, white in color, which had Massachusetts tags. He also displayed a Georgia driver's license which he stated he got when stationed in Atlanta with Eastern Airlines. [REDACTED] believed [REDACTED] was furloughed from Eastern [REDACTED] employer in 1971, and [REDACTED] Eastern Airlines. [REDACTED] also indicated that he did not want to fly anymore, and professional entrance [REDACTED] with Eastern Airlines [REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] has no known employment except he is sometimes involved in [REDACTED] with [REDACTED] Eastern Airlines also of [REDACTED] In. [guess: Mass] houses, (two) are reportedly for sale in the $80,000.00 range. [REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] does not give any outward display of having a great deal of money, but never seems to lack for what he wants.

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[REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] did not want any [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] he also made frequent [REDACTED] all over the country and [REDACTED] reportedly once [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-1514