AirtelADIC Los Angeles to Director re Bryant Coffelt as NORJAK suspect and 'Still at Large' documentary24 January 1977page 2 of 7
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Part 39, page 127

DB Cooper-15294Serials LA 164-497

Document date 24 January 1977

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 39 p. 127 (DB Cooper-15294), Airtel, dated 24 Jan 1977, serial SE 164-81-7327 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-39/pages/127

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LA 164-497

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For the information of the Bureau and receiving offices, information has recently come to the attention of the Seattle, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles Divi- sions concerning a television documentary, "Still at Large" by Alan Landsburg Productions, Los Angeles, concerning the skyjacker as D. B. COOPER. It has recently been ascertained through investigation at Las Vegas and Los Angeles that this production is based [REDACTED] [REDACTED] currently residing [REDACTED] Nevada.

[REDACTED] has been interviewed in Las Vegas and ad- vised [REDACTED] [REDACTED] whom he refused to identify. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] During 1974, while [REDACTED] [REDACTED] During conversation, [REDACTED]

Subsequent investigation by Las Vegas revealed that [REDACTED] had made inquiry through [REDACTED] to confirm the death of one BRYANT COFFELT in Honolulu.

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Subsequent investigation at Los Angeles reveals [REDACTED] believes to be D. B. COOPER is one BRYANT COFFELT, also known as Bryant Jack Coffelt, J. C. Ross, John Hardy, Jr., a white male, born 2/20/16, at Carthage, Missouri, or 2/20/25, at Picher, Oklahoma.

On 1/17/77, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] were interviewed by SAs [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] in the presence of their attorney, [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] advised he has purchased exclusive rights [REDACTED] of a story based on the activities of "D. B. COOPER," [REDACTED] [REDACTED] stated he is convinced that [REDACTED] genuinely believes [REDACTED] named BRYANT COFFELT is the skyjacker known as COOPER.

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