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(Rev. 08-28-2000)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 08/22/2001

To: Laboratory Attn: [REDACTED] b6 b7C From: Seattle Squad 5/ PSVCTE Contact: [REDACTED]

Approved By: [REDACTED] b6 Drafted By: [REDACTED] b7C

Case ID #: SE 164A-81 (Pending) 9377

Title: NORJAK; CAA - HIJACKING

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Synopsis: To transmit recovered possible parachute to the Laboratory for analysis. For reference, the BUfile is 164-2111.

Package Copy: Being forwarded under separate cover is one apparent parachute (1B23) recovered from a bank of the Columbia River.

Details: The above apparent parachute was recovered by [REDACTED] [REDACTED] a resident of Washougal, Washington. [REDACTED] advised that in August 2000 he was in the Reed Island area of the Columbia River with his family digging in the sand. This item, which appears to be a parachute canopy, was recovered buried along the waterline. [REDACTED] provided this item to the FBI on August 2, 2001. It was noted that the canopy is still very wet and contains a large quantity of sand. During the review in Seattle small green markings were noted on the canopy.

As Seattle has no facility to properly dry an item this size, it was packed in paper and is being provided in a wet condition.

Of note, in February 1980, $5800 in currency identified with this hijacking was recovered from the Tena Bar area of the Columbia River, just south of Vancouver. A flow study commissioned by the FBI at that time determined that the money had likely been naturally deposited in that location and had probably flowed down the Washougal River or one of its tributaries. The Washougal River empties into the Columbia immediately down river (west) from Reed Island.

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[guess: Sent] 8-22-0 / [guess: via] [illegible] [guess: FEC64] [illegible] 7227 4193 1877 [guess: POF]

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DB Cooper-21559