Part 41, page 443
DB Cooper-16558Serials PD 164-41
Document date 17 May 1978
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 41 p. 443 (DB Cooper-16558), Memo, dated 17 May 1978 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-41/pages/443
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) DATE: 5/17/78
FROM: ASAC [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: NORJAK
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On 5/17/78, Bureau [REDACTED] Criminal Investigative Division, FBIHQ, Ext. 4192, advised he had a memo- randum on his desk containing results of interview of [REDACTED] External Affairs Division, with CBS Newscaster [REDACTED] Based on queries of [REDACTED] by [REDACTED] requested the Portland Division to determine answers to the following:
[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] that CBS investigation revealed that one of the stewardesses (name not known to [REDACTED]) apparently identified a photograph of JACK COFFE[LT] as D. B. COOPER. This photograph was apparently not shown to the stewardess by the FBI, however, [REDACTED] did not know the identity of the individual who displayed the photograph to the stewardess. [REDACTED] requested any information in our file which would indicate that one of the stewardesses identified photograph of COFFELT as D. B. COOPER.
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[REDACTED] (2) [REDACTED] further advised that [REDACTED] that their investigation indicated that one of the passengers (name not known to [REDACTED]) apparently identified a photograph of COFFELT as identical to D. B. COOPER and that this photograph was shown by FBI Agents. [REDACTED] requested confirmation of this point.
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(3) [REDACTED] advised that CBS interviewed officials at Boeing Aircraft and they advised CBS that the plane crew on the night of the skyjacking would not have "felt" a drop in cabin pressure as has been described in the news media as occurring. According to CBS, Boeing advised that the opening of the rear door and the resultant parachuting out of D. B. COOPER would not have been apparent to the plane crew as previously described in news media accounts. [REDACTED] requested any data that the Bureau h[as] in files to refute this claim.
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SIM:[REDACTED] (2) [REDACTED] 2/16/72 EXPANDED WITH REASSIGN.
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