Part 44, page 103
DB Cooper-17909Serials SE 164-81
Document date 23 April 1980
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 44 p. 103 (DB Cooper-17909), Memo, dated 23 Apr 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-44/pages/103
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 4/23/80
SA [REDACTED]
NORJAK OO: Seattle
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For information, on 3/5/80, [REDACTED], [REDACTED], Vancouver, Washington, phone number [REDACTED] tele- phonically contacted the Vancouver RA and advised as follows:
Approximately 6½ years ago he discovered two para- chutes approximately 50 to 100 feet apart "near the area previously searched by the FBI". [REDACTED] declined to furnish the location of the parachutes as he wants to negotiate and receive a reward before identifying the area. [REDACTED] further stated that one parachute is white and the other is orange, and when he first observed them he thought they were "weather balloon shutes".
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[REDACTED] advised that this area can be reached by four-wheel drive vehicle to within a quarter mile of the lo- cation of the parachutes. From there, individuals with machetes could proceed through the forest to the exact loca- tion within two or three hours.
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[REDACTED] stated that he has not since returned to the area, and is not aware if the parachutes would still be there.
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MES:val (2)
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[partially illegible] SERIALIZED... [illegible] [illegible] - SEATTLE
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DB Cooper-17909