Part 47, page 291

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FD-36 (Rev. 8-26-82) FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☒ AIRTEL ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS Date 2/15/85

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164-220) (RUC) (ORA #2) SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SE

Re SF airtel to SE, 1/8/85.

On 2/7/85, [REDACTED] was interviewed at the residence of his daughter, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Alameda, California, who was present during the inter- view. [REDACTED] resides at [REDACTED] Alameda, California, phone [REDACTED] was most cooperative during the interview.

[REDACTED] was very surprised by the fact that FBI agents wanted to speak with him concerning an aircraft hijacking. He initially did not recall D.B. COOPER or the 1971 aircraft hi- jacking, but after several minutes of discussion, he recalled that a hijacking occurred somewhere in the northwest years ago. [REDACTED] advised that the only time he has ever been in the Seattle, Washington area was during his service in the U.S. Navy many years ago.

[REDACTED] advised that he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in [REDACTED] and attended school for two years before beginning preflight school in [REDACTED] He then became a Navy pilot flying both prop and jet aircrafts. He remained in the military until [REDACTED] when he was discharged. He stated he had no background in sky diving, but qualified that by stating that he did eject from a disabled jet on one occasion while in the Navy. In the course of his training at flight school, he advised that all pilots receive training that simulates parachuting from a plane. This was his only experience in the use of a parachute.

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2-Seattle 2-San Francisco DJW/jan (4)

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Approved: _____________ Transmitted _____________ Per (Number) (Time) 1/04 -81-8796 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED ____ SERIALIZED ___ FILED ___ 2 5 1985 FILE DB Cooper-19692