Part 55, page 18

Document date 15 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 55 p. 18 (DB Cooper-23153), Memo, dated 15 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-55/pages/18

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497)(P) DATE: 12/15/71

FROM : MIDNIGHT SUPERVISOR [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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RE: SUSPECT [REDACTED]

LT. [REDACTED] Jail Division, LAPD, telephonically advised at 5:40 am, 12/15/71, a [REDACTED] in Los Angeles, had contacted him on 12/14/71, regarding captioned matter and with the belief his [REDACTED] identify would not be divulged he related the following information: [REDACTED] white male in late 40's is a former pilot for an [REDACTED] carrying cargo and lost his license for some unknown reason. Since that time [REDACTED] has been bitter [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He was subsequently arrested for [REDACTED] [REDACTED] reportedly, and somewhere in that state. He [REDACTED] [REDACTED] excellent navigator and is also a sky diver. He has reportedly served time in the U.S. Penitentiary in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] has also [REDACTED]

LT. [REDACTED] advised him that [REDACTED] saw [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] to the use of morticians wax for facial makeup as part of a costume for a party. The most recent information on [REDACTED] whereabouts is [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] etc., at [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] He report- edly was living in [REDACTED] with a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He is in apparent financial difficulty. A [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at this time and [REDACTED]

Further details are unknown. [REDACTED] has a photo of [REDACTED] LT. [REDACTED] has LAPD number [REDACTED] and resides at [REDACTED] [REDACTED] California, [REDACTED]

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LA indices reveal a main case on [REDACTED] in [REDACTED] containing [guess: photos] no photo and [REDACTED] containing a photo. 2 - 164-497 RAH:

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SEARCHED [REDACTED] INDEXED [REDACTED] SERIALIZED [REDACTED] FILED [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 1971

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Sa[vings Plan] DB Cooper-23153

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b6 b7C b6 b7C b7D b6 b7C b7D b6 b7C b6 b7C

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Standard US Government memorandum header with routing information. Memo is from the Midnight Supervisor (name redacted) to SAC Los Angeles, dated 12/15/71, regarding NORJAK (the FBI's code name for the D.B. Cooper case). An informant contacted LAPD Lt. (name redacted) on 12/14/71 with a tip about the NORJAK suspect. The suspect is described as a white male in late 40s, a former pilot who lost his license, an excellent navigator and sky diver, who served time in a U.S. Penitentiary. He reportedly used morticians wax for facial makeup as part of a costume for a party. He is in apparent financial difficulty. LAPD has a photo of a person of interest. Note about LA field office indices check revealing a main case file. Distribution notation shows 2 copies to file 164-497. Initials RAH indicate the drafting agent. FBI file processing stamp showing the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed in 1971. Standard government form footer promoting U.S. Savings Bonds, plus a Bates-style page identifier for the DB Cooper file. FOIA exemption codes annotated in the right margin corresponding to each redacted section. b6 = personal privacy, b7C = law enforcement personal privacy, b7D = confidential source identity.

Multiple redacted (blacked-out) sections throughout the document obscure names, locations, and other details
Marginal annotations (b6, b7C, b7D) indicate FOIA exemption codes
Some words partially obscured by redaction bars

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